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.
In addition, three partners are recognized in the “Hall of Fame” category: Richard Levin (Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate); Andrew H. Bart (Copyright) and Samuel Feder (Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory).
Five partners are also recognized as “Next Generation Lawyers.” They include Adam G. Unikowsky (Appellate: Supreme Courts (States and Federal); Jan A. Larson (Insurance: Advice to Policyholders); Alison I. Stein (Copyright), (Media and Entertainment: Litigation); Nick Saros (Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-Contentious Matters)); and Edward L. Prokop (M&A: Middle-Market ($500M-999M)).
Ten partners are recognized as “Leading Lawyers” in their respective practices: Jessica Ring Amunson(Appellate: Supreme Courts (States and Federal)); Ian Heath Gershengorn (Appellate: Supreme Courts (States and Federal)); Mélida Hodgson (International Arbitration); Martin C. Glass (Cannabis); Matthew E. Price(Energy Litigation: Conventional Power); Marc L. Warren (Transport: Aviation and Air Travel – Litigation and Regulation); Susan J. Kohlmann (Copyright); Debbie L. Berman (Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-Contentious Matters)); Andrew H. Bart(Media and Entertainment: Litigation); and Rebekah P. Goodheart (Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory).
Overall, 90 lawyers are recommended in 24 national practice categories in The Legal 500 United States 2021 editorial. Legal 500 recognizes Jenner & Block in the following categories:
- Appellate: Courts of Appeal
- Appellate: Supreme Courts (States and Federal)
- Cannabis
- Copyright
- Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Corporates
- Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Individuals
- Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design
- ERISA Litigation
- Energy Litigation: Conventional Power
- Environment: Litigation
- General Commercial Disputes
- Government Contracts
- Insurance: Advice to Policyholders
- International Arbitration
- M&A: Middle-Market ($500m-$999m)
- Media and Entertainment: Litigation
- Native American Law
- Restructuring (including Bankruptcy): Corporate
- Securities Litigation: Defense
- Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory
- Telecoms and Broadcast: Transactional
- Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-Contentious Matters)
- Transport: Aviation and Air Travel: Litigation Regulation
- US Taxes: Non-Contentious
The 90 recommended lawyers in each ranked Legal 500 practice area include:
Appellate: Courts of Appeal | Supreme Courts (States and Federal)
- Jessica Ring Amunson
- Michael T. Brody
- Ian Heath Gershengorn
- Lindsay C. Harrison
- Matthew S. Hellman
- Adam G. Unikowsky
Cannabis
Copyright
Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense
- Anthony S. Barkow
- David Bitkower
- Christine Braamskamp
- Katya Jestin
- Douglass A. Mitchell
- David Pressman
- Charles D. Riely
- Reid J. Schar
- Erin R. Schrantz
- Dawn L. Smalls
- Andrew Weissmann
- Lee S. Wolosky
- Charles B. Sklarsky
Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design
- Jenna A. Bressel
- Matthew J. Renaud
- Raymond D. Sinnappan
Energy Litigation: Conventional Power
- David W.DeBruin
- Suedeen Kelly
- Randy E. Mehrberg
- Matthew E. Price
- Glenn Rippie
Environmental: Litigation
ERISA Litigation
General Commercial Disputes
- Debbie L. Berman
- David J. Bradford
- Ross B. Bricker
- Jeremy M. Creelan
- Michael A. Doornweerd
- Douglass A. Mitchell
- Megan B. Poetzel
- David Pressman
Government Contracts
Insurance: Advice to Policyholders
International Arbitration
- Michael A. Doornweerd
- Elizabeth A. Edmondson
- Mélida Hodgson
- Laura P. MacDonald
- David Pressman
- Patricia Cruz Trabanino
- Sebastian Canon Urrutia
M&A: Middle-Market ($500M-$999M)
- Kevin T. Collins
- Carissa Coze
- Joe P. Gromacki
- Thomas Monson
- Edward L. Prokop
Media and Entertainment: Litigation
Native American Law
Restructuring (including Bankruptcy) – Corporate
Securities Litigation – Defense
Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory
Telecoms and Broadcast: Transactional
Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-Contentious Matters)
- Debbie L. Berman
- Brent Caslin
- Chris S. Lindsay
- Amit B. Patel
- Rick Richmond
- Nick G. Saros
- Julie Ann Shepard
- Andrew W. Vail
Transport: Aviation and Air Travel – Litigation and Regulation
- Marc L.Warren
- Grant Schweikert
US taxes – Non-Contentious