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Jenner & Block Secures Trial Victory for Chance the Rapper
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Jenner & Block Named Law Firm of the Year, Earned Additional Honors Across Categories by The American Lawyer 2025 Industry Awards
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Chicago Bar Association Names Jenner & Block Law Firm of the Year
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Partner Ashley Callen, Co-Chair of the firm's Congressional Investigations Practice, has been named a Fall 2026 Fellow at the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service at the McCourt School of Public Policy.
Jenner & Block is pleased to announce that Michael J. Vernick has joined as a Partner in its Washington, DC, office.
Today, Jenner & Block’s bipartisan Congressional Investigations practice, in partnership with the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), released the 2025 edition of When Congress Comes Calling, the gold-standard handbook for the congressional oversight community. This is the first update to the handbook since 2017.
Recognitions
2026 Chambers USA Recognizes 40 Practice Areas, 86 Lawyers from Jenner & Block
The Chambers USA 2026 guide has recognized Jenner & Block as a leading firm in 40 practice areas, with practice rankings in 17 national and 23 state categories, and 86 lawyers individually recommended across practice areas at the national and state level. Ranked firms and individuals demonstrate qualities most valued by clients, including technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, and commitment.
Three Jenner & Block Partners Named to Forbes’ Best-In-State-Lawyers List
Partners Annie Kastanek, Emily Loeb, and Alison Stein have been named to Forbes’ inaugural Best-In-State Lawyers list, which recognizes top lawyers from across all 50 states. The list highlights lawyers “who can best meet your legal needs, be it litigation, tech transactional, employment, intellectual property, civil rights, M&A, or private equity.”
Chambers USA 2025 has recognized Jenner & Block’s Washington, DC office as a hub of legal excellence, with 27 individual lawyers ranked across 16 key practice areas.
Publications
In Law360, Trump Debarment Threat Calls for Targeted Defense Plan
Partners Ashley Callen and David Robbins authored an article for Law360 examining how entities should respond when suspension or debarment is threatened directly by the president, rather than initiated through the usual agency-driven process.
In the National Law Journal, Congressional Investigations Co-Chair Emily Loeb, Special Counsel David Manners-Weber, and Associate Kate Mather examine a recent DC Circuit decision that gives fresh weight to 2020 Supreme Court dicta on common-law privileges in congressional investigations.
Partner Ashley Callen spoke with Global Investigations Review about the likely uptick in congressional oversight of companies if Democrats retake a chamber of Congress in the November 2026 US midterm elections.
Client Alerts
Takeaways from the White House’s Framework for Artificial Intelligence
On March 20, 2026, the White House released a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence, briefly recommending a set of legislative priorities for Congress across seven subject areas to “win[] the AI race.” The framework represents the clearest statement to date of the Administration’s ambitions for congressional action and offers a sense of where legislative engagement will likely focus over the coming year, including on preemption, child safety, and scaling infrastructure. But it is
Mr. Bitcoin Goes to Washington
Few industries experienced a more drastic reversal of fortune on Election Day than the cryptocurrency sector. On November 4, several of its largest companies were locked in a seemingly interminable battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission and its Chair, Gary Gensler, in federal court, while legislative relief was stalled by a skeptical and sometimes openly intransigent Democratic Senate and White House. By the time the dust had settled on November 6, crypto’s political prospects had re
AG-Designate Gaetz’s Surprising Alignment with the New Antitrust Movement—And What It Could Mean
On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to bring about the “most aggressive regulatory reduction” in US history, suggesting a break from the Biden Administration’s focus on curbing corporate power. However, President-elect Trump’s choice for Attorney General, Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, has actually expressed surprising alignment with—and support of—key Biden antitrust and regulatory officials and actions.
Events
Jenner & Block is proud to sponsor the 2026 Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) Conference, taking place September 14–16 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Jenner & Block and Invariant Host Webinar on Congressional Oversight Preparedness
On June 4, Jenner & Block and Invariant co-hosted a virtual panel on congressional oversight preparedness, bringing together legal, advocacy, and communications perspectives on what it takes to navigate a congressional investigation.
Partner Ashley Callen to Speak at Inaugural Federalist Society Legislative Branch Summit
On May 20, Partner Ashley Callen will speak at the Federalist Society's Inaugural Legislative Branch Summit in a plenary session titled "Legislation, Confirmations, and Oversight—Working and Succeeding in a Legislative Legal Role."