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Jenner & Block has published the 2023 edition of Protecting Confidential Legal Information: A Handbook Analyzing Issues under the Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work Product Doctrine, a comprehensive look at issues related to attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine. First published in 1984, the guide remains one of the firm’s most popular publications and an invaluable resource.

Managing IP honored a Jenner & Block team led by Partners Debbie L. Berman and Wade A. Thomson for their appellate victory on behalf of client Hetronic International in a trademark and trade secrets dispute. The victory won in the “Impact Case of the Year” category at an event on April 7 in New York. The Managing IP Awards celebrate the firms, individuals, and companies behind the most innovative and challenging intellectual property work, as well as those driving the international IP market.

​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.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the CAA), signed into law on December 27, 2020, includes a number of important provisions relevant to institutions of higher learning and elementary and secondary schools. This alert summarizes the key education-related terms of the new legislation, focusing on the coronavirus relief funds, appropriations for the Department of Education for fiscal-year 2021, and the simplification of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

On January 13, 2021, Judge David O. Carter of the US District Court for the Central District of California granted Marriott International Inc.’s motion to dismiss a putative class action arising from a data breach incident disclosed in March 2020. In his order, Judge Carter dismissed all six of the plaintiff’s claims, which included asserted violations of California’s unfair competition law and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Following an investigation, Marriot confirmed that no sens

On Friday, July 17, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board announced the launch of two loan options under its previously launched “Main Street Lending Program” that are aimed at providing greater access to credit for nonprofit organizations, such as educational institutions, hospitals, and social service organizations. As described in detail in our previous alerts (available here and here), the Program is designed to provide up to $600 billion in loans to small- and medium-sized entities in order to ea

In response to unrestrained growth in COVID-19 cases and testing limitations in March 2020, nearly all colleges and universities closed their physical campuses to students and transitioned to online learning. Many universities are eager to reopen their campuses to students and others for some limited in-person activities and classes this fall. In addition to social distancing, cloth masks, and symptom monitoring, the ability to and practice of testing persons for active COVID-19 infection will p

Jenner & Block recently updated a publication in its Practice Series library:Protecting Confidential Legal Information: A Handbook For Analyzing Issues Under The Attorney-Client Privilege And The Work Product Doctrine. 

Jenner & Block received the Korean American Bar Association (KABA) of Chicago’s Distinguished Service Award for its pro bono work in the highly publicized murder trial of Hyungseok Koh at the organization’s 21stAnnual Banquet on October 25, 2014 at the Union League Club of Chicago.  The award is provided to firms for outstanding pro bono contributions.  In the case, Mr. Koh was charged with the first-degree murder of his 22-year-old son, Paul Koh.  After a 13-day trial, he was found not guilty.