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Lawdragon has recognized Jenner & Block Partners Aaron Cooper, Madeleine Findley, and Shoba Pillay, Co-Chairs of the firm's Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice, on their 2026 list of the 500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers. This guide celebrates the lawyers who handle the most sensitive online threats, protecting valuable data – including digital assets – shaping compliance programs and protecting against corporate espionage and national security threats in the cyber realm.

Chambers USA 2026 has recognized Jenner & Block’s Washington, DC office as a hub of legal excellence, with 29 individual lawyers ranked across 16 key practice areas.

Jenner & Block has been named a 2025 Pro Bono Innovator by Bloomberg Law, an honor which recognizes law firms "going above and beyond in delivering impactful pro bono work." This annual report recognizes legal service providers working to improve the lives of underserved pro bono clients and increase access to justice.

Aaron Cooper and Madeleine Findley, Co-Chairs of Jenner & Block’s Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice, will speak on a panel at Privacy & Security Academy’s Fall Forum on November 12.

With federal privacy enforcement increasingly limited, state regulators have stepped forward as consumer privacy enforcers. This year may have offered a reprieve from the rapid adoption of new state consumer privacy laws seen in 2023 and 2024, but privacy enforcement activity has accelerated steadily and is poised to grow even more. In fact, yesterday the California Attorney General announced a $530,000 settlement with Sling TV arising from an investigative sweep into compliance with California’

On April 8, 2025, the US Department of Justice’s National Security Division’s final rule regulating sensitive data about US persons came into effect. DOJ also announced a 90-day grace period on enforcement. At a moment of heightened geopolitical competition, the rule was designed to prevent foreign adversaries from exploiting data that could be used to enhance artificial intelligence capabilities, augment intelligence collection and foreign espionage, or enable malicious cyberattacks and malign

On July 2, Jenner & Block advised its client Theratechnologies Inc. in entering into a definitive arrangement agreement to be acquired by CB Biotechnology LLC, an affiliate of Future Pak LLC. Theratechnologies is a Quebec-based commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the commercialization of innovative therapies.

On June 11, Jenner & Block advised its client The Campbell Center in completing its merger with New Horizons. This merger marks a pivotal moment, uniting two San Fernando Valley, California based non-profits that have each served the neurodiverse community for 70 years. The Campbell Center supports adult individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities through supported employment, community integration services, and residential services.

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. 

Partners Aaron Cooper, Madeleine Findley, and Shoba Pillay were named to Lawdragon’s second annual list of the 500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers. The accolade recognizes leading lawyers in privacy, data, security, incident response, and the deals and lawsuits that revolve around all things Cyber.

On April 8, 2025, the United States Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Security Division’s (NSD) final rule (Final Rule)1regulating certain sensitive US data transfers took effect. DOJ has made clear that it will take steps to enforce these regulations. Fortunately, entities seeking to understand their obligations under the Final Rule can benefit from an additional 90-day period to come into compliance.

California has again made headlines this week with two notable data privacy developments under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”): (1) the California Attorney General’s (“California AG”) announcement of a new investigative sweep into the location data industry, and (2) the California Privacy Protection Agency’s (“CPPA”) first public CCPA enforcement action against Honda. In this alert, we highlight the key issues and takeaways from each.

As we enter a new year, the patchwork of US privacy laws continues to expand and become more complex. With the change in control of the White House and Congress, the prospects for a federal privacy law have grown even less likely. State legislatures have been actively considering and adopting privacy laws, and we expect that activity will increase. Over the course of 2025, eight new state consumer privacy laws will take effect. Laws in four states—Delaware, Iowa, Nebraska, and New Hampshire—will

On October 21, 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the US Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released for comment proposals to implement President Biden’s February 2024 Executive Order 14117 (the EO), “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern.”1The proposed rules are framed as national security, rather than data privacy, regulations and will regula

In honor of American Bar Association's US Pro Bono Week, Jenner & Block is celebrating and shining a spotlight on the impactful work our lawyers do to help preserve and strengthen the communities we serve. Earlier this year, the firm, an international leader in pro bono service, surpassed its five-year commitment of providing $250 million in free legal services to those in need of access to justice—a year and a half ahead of schedule.

In their article for Law360, Partners Michelle Kallen, Madeleine Findley, and David Layden and Associate Daniel Echeverri discuss the impact of data privacy laws that have recently taken effect in five states and how companies can understand what the laws regulate and enforce.

An examination of the California Attorney Generals’ enforcement action against DoorDash under the California Consumer Privacy Act by Partner Madeleine Findley and Associates Daniel Echeverri and Ginsey Kramarczyk is now available in the latest edition of Pratt’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Law Report.

As an onslaught of recent class actions allege, companies may be liable for eavesdropping and wiretapping based on the use of common analytics software on their platforms.

On March 27, 2024, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), an operational component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), posted for public inspection its long-anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking for a cyber incident response rule (the Proposed Rule). The Proposed Rule is scheduled to be published to the Federal Register on April 4, 2024.

On February 28, 2024, President Biden issued Executive Order 14117 on Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern (the EO).[1]The EO empowers the US government, led by the Department of Justice (DOJ), in coordination with other federal entities, to prevent US adversaries from accessing Americans’ bulk sensitive personal data or US government-related data, which can be used for malicious purposes, including analysi