Laura P.MacDonald

Last month, Partner Neil Barofsky testified before the US Senate Judiciary Committee to present findings from the ongoing investigation into Credit Suisse's historical ties to Nazi-era clients. His testimony, which included a 75-page written statement, revealed previously unreported relationships between the bank and Nazi-era entities.

After more than 13 years of advocacy, Jenner & Block successfully secured asylum for pro bono client Asad Mangal and his family, bringing safety and stability to a family that has endured appalling hardship.

Six Jenner & Block partners have been named to Lawdragon’s 2025 “500 Leading Global Litigators” list. The award honors top litigators and trial attorneys globally.

Partner Laura MacDonald and Special Counsel Ronan O’Reilly authored a chapter titled “Covered Investors” in the tenth edition of Lexology In Depth’s Investment Treaty Arbitration, providing insight into how investment arbitration tribunals determine whether a claimant qualifies as a covered investor under an applicable international investment agreement (IIA).

Lawdragon has identified the accomplishments of six of our lawyers who focus on international arbitration and litigation by featuring them in the 2024 500 Leading Global Litigators guide. The Jenner partners included in the guide are Kenneth Beale, Elizabeth Edmondson, Laura MacDonald, Terri Mascherin, James Rogers, and Lizzie Shimmin.

In their chapter “Covered Investors” for the ninth edition of Lexology In Depth’s Investment Treaty Arbitration, Jenner & Block Partner Laura MacDonald and Special Counsel Ronan O’Reilly provide an in-depth look at how investment arbitration tribunals determine whether a claimant qualifies as a covered investor under an applicable international investment agreement (IIA). The authors discuss the definition of covered investors, explore current issues concerning the nationality of covered investo

In their chapter for The Investment Treaty Arbitration Review, Jenner & Block Partner Laura MacDonald and Special Counsel Ronan O’Reilly provide an in-depth look at how investment arbitration tribunals address whether a claimant qualifies as a covered investor under an applicable international investment agreement (IIA). The authors discuss how covered investors are defined, explore current issues concerning the nationality of covered investors, and analyse the degree of control that the investo

Lawdragon has identified the accomplishments of seven of our lawyers who focus on international arbitration and litigation by featuring them in the 2023 500 Leading Global Litigators guide. The Jenner partners included in the guide are Kenneth Beale, Elizabeth Edmondson, Charlie Lightfoot, Laura MacDonald, Terri Mascherin, James Rogers, and Lizzie Shimmin.

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By: Laura P. MacDonald and Elizabeth A. Edmondson

On March 31, 2022, the US Supreme Court issued a significant decision in Badgerow v. Walters, No. 20-1143, ending a circuit split about when federal courts have subject matter jurisdiction to review domestic arbitration awards under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). In an 8-1 opinion, the Court ruled that federal courts cannot “look through” to the underlying controversy to establish subject matter jurisdiction to confirm or vacate an arbitral award under the FAA. As a result, absent diversity

In this chapter from the sixth edition of The Investment Treaty Arbitration Review, Partner Laura P. MacDonald and Associate Sebastian Canon Urrutia provide an in-depth look at how investment arbitration tribunals address whether a claimant qualifies as a covered investor under the applicable International Investment Agreement (IIA). The authors focus on how covered investors are defined, explore current issues concerning the nationality of covered investors, and analyze the degree of control th

The 2021 edition of The Legal 500 United States recognizes Jenner & Block in 24 national practice categories. Of those, the firm received a Tier-1 ranking in the Copyright, Native American Law, and Telecoms and Broadcast (Regulatory) categories.

The Supreme Court agreed last week to consider whether a federal statute allowing courts to assist “foreign or international tribunal[s]” gather evidence applies to private commercial arbitral tribunals, or whether it merely concerns state-sponsored arbitral bodies. This decision will resolve a long-running question about the extent to which 28 U.S.C. § 1782(a) can bring US courts into private foreign disputes.

The pandemic is a great time to revisit and highlight the utility of submission agreements—agreements that allow parties without pre-existing arbitration clauses to choose to submit a particular dispute to arbitration.

The COVID-19 pandemic—and the historic $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act) in particular—has focused a spotlight on lobbying.  For countless individual businesses and certain sectors of the economy, interacting with federal, state and local government has never been so vital.  As they more frequently interact with the various levels of government to ensure that their immediate and long-term needs are addressed, and that they are able to participate in g