RachelMagaziner

Jenner & Block served as lead counsel to Chapter 11 Trustee, Claudia Z. Springer, Principal of Novo Advisors (Novo), in the bankruptcy cases of Epic! Creations, Inc., Neuron Fuel, Inc., and Tangible Play, Inc. Working closely with Novo as the Trustee’s financial advisor, Jenner as main counsel, and a number of other teams, Springer led the Novo team to restore employee confidence, fill gaps in the management team, and ultimately successfully sell the business for more than $97 million in just ov

A Jenner team represented a client in a Section 1983 action against Wexford Health Sources, the former medical provider for the Illinois Department of Corrections, and several Wexford employees. Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act allows individuals to sue state actors, including private companies contracted to perform state functions, such as prison healthcare providers, for violations of their constitutional rights. Here, the client alleged that Wexford's deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs violated his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment.