Allison N.Douglis

Jenner & Block announced the elevation of 10 lawyers to the partnership and advancement of five lawyers to special counsel, effective January 1, 2026. 

Jenner & Block Associate Allison Douglis, in partnership with Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA), will lead a workshop titled, “Generative AI: What Creators Should Know,” on September 23. This comprehensive webinar was designed specifically for creators seeking to stay informed and protect their intellectual property in the digital age. 

A family from Afghanistan now has asylum in the United States thanks to the efforts of a Jenner & Block team.

This week, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld a Jenner & Block’s team 2022 jury trial win that protected beverage maker Diageo’s trademarked design of its distinctive Bulleit bourbon and rye whiskey bottles.

Artificial intelligence raises various novel legal questions about data privacy, bias in outputs, cybersecurity, and ethics, among other topics. In 2023, however, intellectual property concerns associated with artificial intelligence took center stage. In the last year, at least twelve lawsuits have been brought against generative AI companies raising copyright infringement and related claims.

Jenner & Block’s Election Law and Redistricting Practice secured two major victories in the highest courts of New York and Wisconsin this month. In both matters, judges ordered that new electoral maps be drawn in time for the 2024 elections.

The New York Court of Appeals sided with three clients who belong to the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) and ruled that the IRC should fulfil its constitutionally mandated duty. In its opinion, the four-judge majority held that the IRC should submit to the legislature a new congressional redistricting plan by February 28, 2024.

This client alert provides an update on case law following the Supreme Court’s decision in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC. For the prior client alert on the Jack Daniel’s decision, click here.

On September 25, US District Judge Paul Gardephe issued an order granting a Jenner & Block team’s motion to dismiss the federal trademark claims brought by Liberty Tax Service. The plaintiff alleged that clients AMC Networks Inc. and Sony Pictures Television Inc. had infringed on their trademark and trade dress with the depiction of a fictional business in the show “Better Call Saul.”

New York’s Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) has been ordered to submit a second set of congressional maps to the state legislature in accordance with the constitutional process adopted by New York voters in 2014. The decision of the state’s Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department aligns with arguments of a Jenner team that represented three members of the IRC who agreed with this plan.

Last week, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC, a trademark case addressing how the Lanham Act intersects with the First Amendment. While the parties each argued for broad holdings in their briefs and at oral argument, the Court took a “narrower path” in resolving the case. It held that a dog toy evoking a bottle of Jack Daniel’s was not entitled to special First Amendment protection but left open the larger question about whether and when

This CLE will cover the fast-developing world of generative AI, including an overview of recent technical developments, intellectual property issues, other legal issues, practical and ethical concerns, and government responses. It will cover topics such as what use cases are developing for generative AI; what works made with generative AI can and cannot be copyrighted; potential legal risks for creators and users of generative AI; and potential ethical risks for those who use generative AI to pe

Media companies that contract to broadcast sports events stand to lose when a team fails to live up to expectations.  In this article for the Sports Business Journal, Special Counsel David W. Sussman and Associate Allison Douglis offer three contract drafting strategies that could mitigate those risks associated with poor team performance. “Of course, media companies may not always have the bargaining power to realize their favored contractual approaches, but given the lack of other legal recour

For three weeks in December, a team of 26 Jenner & Block lawyers researched the availability of and access to mental health services for children in grades K-12 in 45 different states. Client Inseparable and 16 other organizations joined to form the Hopeful Futures Campaign, which used the data to assess the accessibility of mental health services in all 50 states.

On Monday, November 15, 2021, the NCAA held a special convention to discuss a proposed draft constitution for the organization. The draft constitution, circulated a week earlier, would make several significant changes to the NCAA’s governance and rules if adopted. These changes target, among other things, antitrust concerns implicated by the Supreme Court’s June 2021 decision in National Collegiate Athletic Ass’n v. Alston, 141 S. Ct. 2141 (2021).

Jenner & Block obtained a resounding victory when the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division, First Department ruled on a critical appeal. The court unanimously reversed a trial court decision, reinstating all four fraud causes of action (for fraudulent inducement, fraudulent concealment, fraudulent misrepresentation, and aiding and abetting fraud) that the trial court had dismissed.

​Jenner & Block was honored to assist Fair Fight Action in preparing a report to Congress on voting discrimination in Georgia and the need to modernize the Voting Rights Act.

Partner Stephen L. Ascher led the team, which included Partner Andrew J. Lichtman and Associates Jeremy H. Ershow and Allison N. Douglis.

On March 21, 2020, the cybersecurity provisions of the New York “Stop Hacks and Improve Data Security” (SHIELD) Act go into effect.  The SHIELD Act puts New York into the small but growing list of states requiring that companies that control resident data take specific actions to protect that data.  While much ink has been spilt on the move by New York to join this minority, the requirements of the SHIELD Act are likely familiar to businesses that have been taking steps to protect consumer data.