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Jenner & Block’s New York Office Earns Top Honors in Chambers USA 2026 for Commercial Litigation, White-Collar Litigation, Media & Entertainment, and Intellectual Property

The Chambers USA 2026 guide has recognized Jenner & Block as a leading firm in 40 practice areas, with practice rankings in 17 national and 23 state categories, and 86 lawyers individually recommended across practice areas at the national and state level. Ranked firms and individuals demonstrate qualities most valued by clients, including technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, and commitment.

Partner Andrew Vail has been reelected as the Chicago Bar Association’s (CBA) Secretary for the 2026–2027 term. He will serve alongside President Trisha M. Rich, First Vice President Kathryn Carso Liss, Second Vice President Jonathan B. Amarilio, and Treasurer Adam Zebelian.

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

An Ohio jury found Goodyear liable for misappropriating five trade secrets related to self-inflating tires in 2022, awarding the plaintiff, Coda Development, $2.8 million in compensatory damages and $61.2 million in punitive damages. Coda Dev. s.r.o. v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 160 F.4th 1350, 1353 (Fed. Cir. 2025). Following trial, however, the district court threw out the verdict and found in favor of Goodyear because, among other things, Coda had failed to sufficiently define its trade sec

In Quintara Biosciences Inc. v. Ruifeng Biztech Inc., the Ninth Circuit held that, unlike certain state trade secret statutes, the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) “does not require a plaintiff to identify with particularity its alleged trade secrets from the start,” while reaffirming a district court’s “broad discretion and ample alternatives . . . to manage the disclosure of trade secrets in discovery.” --- F. 3d ----, 2025 WL 2315671, at **2, 8 (9th Cir. 2025).

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently abandoned a prior rule that would have banned the use of most employee noncompete agreements in the United States. Many employers require employees to sign noncompete agreements, which typically limit employees from competing with their prior employers for defined periods of time. These agreements are sometimes challenged by the FTC or by private employees who claim that the agreements are overly broad.

In a groundbreaking decision with significant implications for businesses operating in digital asset markets, luxury goods, and experiential entertainment, Judge Pamela K. Chen of the Eastern District of New York has become the first federal judge to recognize a musical work as a protectable trade secret under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA).1The September 25, 2025 ruling in PleasrDAO v. Shkreli expands trade secret protection beyond traditional business information to encompass unique cultu

While many states recently have enacted laws making it harder for employers to enforce noncompetes, Florida is bucking the trend by enacting some of the strongest noncompete protections in the country. The newly enacted Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act (the Act) expands the scope of enforceable noncompetes and implements robust enforcement mechanisms for noncompetes entered into after July 1, 2025, provided that certain require

The Tenth Circuit recently upheld an Oklahoma District Court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of a trade secret defendant based on insufficient specificity as to the trade secrets at issue, as well as a lack of proper secrecy over those alleged trade secrets. The case, styled as Double Eagle Alloys, Inc. v. Hooper, included claims under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), Oklahoma Uniform Trade Secrets Act (OUTSA), common law misappropriation, and civil conspiracy.

Partner Andrew Vail was recently installed as Chicago Bar Association (CBA)’s Secretary for the 2025-2026 term.  

We have seen a rise in employees going on the offensive and suing their former employers for damages for not informing them that their noncompete is invalid under the applicable state law or for exaggerating the scope of a valid noncompete. Therefore, employers should ensure that the noncompetes they seek to enforce are valid in the jurisdiction where the employee works (and resides, if different) and to be accurate as to the scope of any noncompete—and in California, to affirmatively inform emp

The Chambers USA 2025 guide has recognized Jenner & Block as a leading firm in 38 practice areas, with practice rankings in 15 national and 23 state categories, and with 81 lawyers recommended across practice areas at the national and state level. Published annually, Chambers USA ranks outstanding lawyers and law firms across the United States based on in-depth market analysis and independent research.

Partner Jason Bradford was quoted in a recent Law360 article discussing the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence and trade secret protection.

Jenner & Block's Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants Practice will host an in-person CLE program on April 22 for an in-depth discussion on trending topics in the field. 

The 2025 Chambers Global guide ranked Jenner & Block as a leading law firm in four practice areas: Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (Band 2); Corporate Crime & Investigations (Band 3); Derivatives (Band 3); and Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) (Band 3). The firm's Energy practice saw notable advancement in this year's rankings.

US civil juries have returned a number of substantial trade secret verdicts against defendants over the past decade. In December 2024, a company from South Korea became the most recent defendant on the receiving end of a large trade secret jury verdict.

On December 10, 2024, President-Elect Trump named Andrew Ferguson as incoming Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair. After earning his law degree from the University of Virginia, Mr. Ferguson clerked on the DC Circuit and for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Mr. Ferguson then spent several years at law firms in Washington DC. Most recently, Mr. Ferguson served as chief counsel to Senator Mitch McConnell and as Republican counsel to the US Senate Judiciary Committee, before he became an FTC

On Tuesday, President-Elect Trump named Andrew Ferguson as incoming Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair. After earning his law degree from the University of Virginia, Mr. Ferguson clerked on the DC Circuit and for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Mr. Ferguson then spent several years at law firms in Washington DC. Most recently, Mr. Ferguson served as chief counsel to Senator Mitch McConnell and as Republican counsel to the US Senate Judiciary Committee, before he became an FTC Commission

Jenner & Block and Partner David Singer were recognized in the World Intellectual Property Review’s (WIPR) 2024 USA Trade Secrets Rankings. The comprehensive guide features the leading law firms and lawyers at the forefront of trade secrets law in the United States.