Savannah E.B.McNeily

Last month, Washington state passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1155 (SB 1155), legislation that bans virtually all non-compete agreements and significantly narrows the scope of permissible non-solicitation agreements in the state. The new law takes effect on June 30, 2027, and applies retroactively to all existing non-compete agreements, rendering them void and unenforceable regardless of when they were entered into. Employers are required to make reasonable efforts to provide written notic

Illinois civil litigation demands precision. From the first filing to the final appeal, practitioners must navigate a complex and ever-changing web of case law, rules, deadlines, and procedures. 

Jenner & Block was named Law Firm of the Year and honored in several different categories by The American Lawyer at the 2025 Industry Awards. These awards recognize “the legal industry's most impactful and important work of the past year.” 

The American Lawyer has listed Jenner & Block as a finalist in six categories in the 2025 Industry Awards. These awards recognize “the legal industry's most impactful and important work of the past year.”

On February 27, Chicago-based Partner Andrew Vail along with Associates Chris Blythe, Savannah McNeily, and Vaughn Olson will present during a Chicago Bar Association CLE hosted by the Civil Practice Committee on recent updates to Illinois civil rules and procedures.  The CLE will also feature an update from the Chicago Bar Association’s Legislative Liaison, as well as a discussions of good faith findings and civility in civil practice, featuring perspectives from the bench and in-house counsel.

Press coverage of a recent trademark case involving country superstar Luke Combs and a Florida fan who used Combs’s likeness on tumblers focused attention on newly adopted Illinois Supreme Court Rule 102(f), which allows summons to be delivered electronically in some circumstances. In an article for Law360, Andrew Vail, Jason Bradford, Chris Blythe, and Savannah McNeily look closely at the case and explain what really happened.

On December 13, 2023, Variety reported that Luke Combs stated he was “sick to [his] stomach” to learn he won a $250K judgment in Illinois federal court against a Florida woman who earned $380, selling 18 handmade Luke Combs-themed beverage tumblers with Combs’s likeness on them. The woman claims to have not received any notice of suit, including because notice of suit was sent only to an AOL email account she rarely uses, where the message was filtered to a spam folder. The woman also asserted t

An Illinois federal jury awarded clients Kraft Heinz Co., Kellogg Co., General Mills Inc., and Nestle USA Inc. $17.7 million for the damages they suffered from the overcharges they paid due to a conspiracy to inflate the prices of eggs by the nation’s largest egg producers and two industry groups. The plaintiffs are entitled to have the $17.7 million trebled. 

After a five-week trial, a federal jury in Illinois found that two of the largest egg producers in the nation, Cal-Maine Food and Rose Acre Farms, and two egg trade groups, United Egg Producers and United States Egg Marketers, are liable for conspiring to inflate the prices of eggs from the late 1990s through at least 2008.

On Friday, September 8, the Florida Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, et al. v. State of Florida, et al., a case challenging Florida’s House Bill 5 (HB 5) which bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The 15-week ban, which has been in effect since last July, has harmed patients across the state. While the case challenges a 15-week ban, the impacts of the state supreme court’s decision could go far beyond that. If the court upholds

Should cases under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) for alleged breaches of fiduciary duty be allowed before a jury trial?

Jenner & Block lawyers will lead presentations about different aspects of preserving the record for appeal in civil practice in a CLE sponsored by the Chicago Bar Association. In a panel called “Preserving the Record for Appeal,” Partners Annie Kastanek and Gabi Gillett will discuss the benefits of including appellate counsel in a trial team, covering everything from strategic input on legal strategy to jury instructions to options for interlocutory appeal. Associates Savannah Berger and Chris B

As universities and corporations across America have expanded their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts in recent years, some states are pushing back. Florida and its governor, Ron DeSantis, have led this push-back, but they are not alone.[1] With the anti-DEI movement gaining momentum and spreading to other states, the consequences are mounting not just for educational institutions but also for private companies and their employment practices. Below, we describe the latest developmen

The last few years have been eventful and, at times, difficult ones for institutions of higher education. Institutions have been deeply impacted by issues ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic, to debates over free speech, to changes in immigration law, and to the ever-increasing pace of technological change, to name but a few. These impacts have been felt by institutions in numerous ways, including through increased legal risk and litigation. But notwithstanding all that has happened, 2023 may be

Working in partnership with abortion service providers and civil liberties groups, a Jenner & Block team filed a lawsuit in Florida to block the implementation of a new state law that would ban abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy and could put doctors in jail for providing essential care beyond that point.

The 2022 edition of Jenner & Block’s Illinois Civil Practice Guide provides comprehensive guidance on Illinois civil rules and procedures. This edition has been updated to address new Illinois Supreme Court rules, case developments and questions raised by practitioners throughout 2021-22. This year, the authors include a short section regarding court orders and rule changes made in response to the pandemic.