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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.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a major change in its approach to investigating and prosecuting white-collar crime involving taxpayer dollars and taxpayer-funded programs.

Lawdragon has recognized eight Jenner & Block partners on their 2026 list of the 500 Leading Global Leaders in Crisis Management. The list recognizes preeminent lawyers who guide clients through their most critical legal challenges, including government investigations, regulatory enforcement, and complex class action litigation.  

Lawdragon recognized nine Jenner & Block partners on their inaugural 500 Global Leaders in Crisis Management list. This list highlights professionals at the forefront of managing crises across legal, strategic, and regulatory domains.

Approximately four months after President Trump imposed a pause on new Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA) investigations and enforcement actions, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued new guidelines lifting that pause but laying out its new enforcement priorities. The new FCPA guidelines, along with remarks by acting Criminal Division leader Matthew Galeotti,[1]and a May 12, 2025 memo on white-collar enforcement set forth an approach to FCPA enforcement that is explicitly aimed at promo

In an executive order issued on February 10, 2025 (Executive Order), and a memorandum issued by Attorney General Pam Bondi regarding cartels and transnational criminal organizations on February 5, 2025 (Cartel Memo), the Trump Administration has begun making its mark on enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).1The Executive Order, entitled “Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security,”2establishes a 180-day pause on new FCP

On February 5, 2025, in one of her first actions as the nation’s chief law enforcement official, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued several new memoranda that significantly refocus US Department of Justice (DOJ) national security investigations, resources, and enforcement priorities. With two of these memos, General Policy Regarding Charging, Plea Negotiations and Sentencing (AG Bondi’s Memo) and Total Elimination of Cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations (Cartel Memo), the Attorney Gen

We are excited to announce that on 7 November, Partners Rob Dalling and Shreve Ariail will be presenting at the Lex Mundi CBI meeting in Barcelona.

On June 14, 2024, in Attorney General of the United States v. Stephen A. Wynn, a panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit held that the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) cannot civilly compel an individual to retroactively register under the Foreign Agent Registration Act (“FARA” or “Act”) after their agency relationship with a foreign principal has ended. The decision upheld the 2022 DC District Court dismissal of a DOJ lawsuit seeking an injunction to require Las Vegas casino mogul Step

Earlier this year, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) Unit entered into what appeared to be the first publicly announced deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) to resolve alleged FARA violations. In the two cases at issue, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia (USAO-DC) and DOJ’s National Security Division’s (NSD) Counterintelligence and Export Control Section announced that Barry Bennett, a lobbyist and consultant, and Douglas Watts, a forme

In a case that underscores the judiciary’s deference to the executive branch’s broad power to protect national security and control access to classified information, a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision that the court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction to consider a former employee’s retaliation claim against a defense contractor under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) because the government’s decision to revoke his security clearan

On August 9, 2023, President Biden issued an executive order to regulate, for the first time, US outbound investments in key technologies in China that are critical to national security. The executive order directs the Treasury Department, in consultation with the Department of Commerce and other agencies, to issue regulations that will prohibit or require notification for specified transactions. These requirements will apply to investments in three sectors of the Chinese economy: semiconductors

On October 7, 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order establishing the US’s commitments with respect to the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework. With it, the Administration took a significant step toward establishing a new, more stable data privacy and cybersecurity environment for data transfers between the EU and US. It also fulfilled commitments the US had agreed to in principle as reflected in the March joint US-EU announcement of the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework. The Fram

Partners Rachel Alpert and Shreve Ariail will participate in the Law, Innovation, Security & Technology Society at UVA Law and the National Security Policy Center (NSPC) at the Frank Batten School of Public Policy’s event "The Tab on FABs: Semiconductor Supply Chain Security." The panel discussion will take place on October 25, 2021, at 12:00 PM EST at UVA’s School of Law and will focus on semiconductor supply chain and its impact on national security. Ms. Alpert, who will serve as a panelist, i

Ariail adds to Jenner & Block’s deep bench of former government officials