Jacob D.Alderdice

Last month, Partner Neil Barofsky testified before the US Senate Judiciary Committee to present findings from the ongoing investigation into Credit Suisse's historical ties to Nazi-era clients. His testimony, which included a 75-page written statement, revealed previously unreported relationships between the bank and Nazi-era entities.

Jenner & Block, in partnership with The Legal Aid Society, has filed a federal class action lawsuit challenging the New York State Office of Children and Family Services' (OCFS) practice of subjecting youth to solitary confinement.

On June 5, 2025, the US Supreme Court held, in a unanimous decision, that civil litigants in US courts seeking to enforce an arbitration award against foreign nations or instrumentalities do not need to meet a higher standard for jurisdiction than the one set forth by the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (the “FSIA”). CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. v. Antrix Corp., No. 23-1201. Though the Court’s opinion is fairly narrow and non-controversial, it suggests that future efforts by foreign nation

The debate over pharmaceutical advertising on television has resurfaced with renewed vigor, among populist conservatives and activists, such as Charlie Kirk, who have advocated for regulatory intervention, and from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee for Secretary of HHS, and Brendan Carr, the new FCC Chairman, who have either called for or agreed with calls to ban pharmaceutical advertising. This article examines the potential for restrictions on direct-to-consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical advertisi

In an article for Pratt’s Cybersecurity Law Report, Partner Jacob Alderdice and Associates Billy Goldstein and Elizabeth Avunjian survey the thorny issues involving attorney-client privileged documents that can arise in disputes between buyers and sellers after a merger or acquisition has closed.

In an article for the American Bar Association, Partner Jacob Alderdice and Associate Billy Goldstein provide insight on the recurring risk of class action lawsuits faced by companies in the life sciences and other fields arising from disclosures about their interactions with the US Food and Drug Administration.

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.

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.

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.

Jenner & Block elevated 10 lawyers to the partnership this year, promoting associates and special counsel from the firm’s Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC offices.

In this edition of Jenner & Block’s Consumer Finance Observer (CFO), our lawyers from a broad range of practice areas provide analysis of key issues currently at the forefront of consumer finance law and policy.In this issue, you will find analysis and updates on:

In a recent interpretive rule announced on August 10, 2022,—and unveiled at a summit of the National Association of Attorneys General—the CFPB stated that digital marketers are subject to the CFPB’s jurisdiction, and expressly warned that it may take enforcement action against these entities. Such enforcement is likely to concern anti-discrimination provisions, and the new rule notes that State Attorneys General have jurisdiction to enforce these rules as well.

A lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina alleges horrific living conditions for the more than 250 children detained by the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, the agency tasked by law with providing South Carolina’s detained children with care and rehabilitation rather than punishment.

On December 16, The Legal Aid Society recognized a Jenner & Block team with a 2021 Pro Bono Publico award for “providing significant and invaluable support in litigation around the use of hotels for people who are homeless during the pandemic.”

Shoppers in online marketplaces, or customers checking reviews before dining or retaining a service, have become increasingly reliant on internet testimonials. Mark P. of Hoboken, NJ rates Hank’s Burger Depot 5 out of 5 stars, and he tells you it’s the best burger and shake he’s ever had. But did Hank promise Mark P. a free meal in exchange for leaving that review? Does Mark P. work at the Burger Depot? Does Mark P. even exist? As e-commerce, social media, and influencer marketing have all grown

In July 2021, a Jenner & Block team consisting of Partner Dawn Smalls; Associates Jacob D. Alderdice, Ali I. Alsarraf, and Andrew C. Elliott; and Paralegal Grace Liberman, partnering with The Legal Aid Society, won a TRO against the City of New York, securing a pause to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s order to move homeless New Yorkers who had been placed in single- or double-occupancy rooms in local hotels throughout the COVID-19 pandemic back into congregate shelter without adequate notice and an ind

On December 21, 2020, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, a massive legislative package that provided $1.4 trillion to fund the federal government and $900 billion in long-delayed stimulus to respond to the continuing effects of the coronavirus pandemic (the Supplemental Stimulus Act).[1] After initially signaling that he might veto the law, President Trump eventually signed the bill into law on December 27, 2020. After last March’s stimulus legislation (the Coronavirus Ai

On June 8, 2020—shortly after announcing the program was set to launch—the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (Federal Reserve) announced material changes to some of the key terms for the “Main Street” lending program.[1]  As of June 15, 2020, months after it was first announced, the program is finally operational.