Partner Shoba Pillay will share her insights about litigating fraud at a panel during the American Bankruptcy Institute’s 2024 Annual Spring Meeting in Washington, DC. She and other panelists will discuss strategies for bringing and litigating multi-count causes of action springing from fraud. They will also offer observations about how to uncover hidden assets in the context of fraud-based avoidance actions.

In an article for Bloomberg Law, Partner Michelle Kallen and Associate Peggy Xu discuss how state attorneys general can play a pivotal role in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine.

On April 17, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, a closely watched employment discrimination case.[1]In a unanimous opinion written by Justice Kagan, the Court reversed the Eighth Circuit, which had ruled in favor of the employer.  The opinion holds that a Title VII plaintiff need not demonstrate that an employer’s discriminatory action caused a “significant” disadvantage within the workplace. Rather, to prevail under Title VII, a plaintiff merely must de

London Partner Rob Dalling offers insights to ICLG on the effectiveness of sanctions as a diplomatic tool in an article titled, “UK Targets Businesses Funding Sudan War in Bid to End Conflict.” The piece examines the UK government’s recent announcement of sanctions aimed at companies financing the Sudanese Armed Forces. 

Jenner & Block Partner Alison Stein was featured in Variety’s 2024 Legal Impact Report, which recognizes “entertainment’s top dealmakers and litigators.”

In an article for City AM, London Investigations, Compliance, and Defense Partner Rob Dalling examines recent UK sanctions in response to cyber-attacks, for which the government holds China responsible. “The UK has introduced new sanctions aimed against Chinese interference, but their bark is far worse than their bite,” wrote Rob.  The article highlights the limited real-world impact, primarily freezing assets of targeted individuals and companies, and discusses the political value of these meas

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In this episode of Trial Tested, former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks recounts her early career and the challenges she faced as a female trial lawyer, first in the Department of Justice's organized crime division and then as the youngest Watergate prosecutor.

The fingerprints of the federal courts are all over Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) jurisprudence, and Illinois state courts may want to change that. A recent Illinois Appellate Court decision disagreed with a prominent Seventh Circuit decision, potentially altering the future of BIPA litigation in the insurance context.

Partners Jennifer Lee, Alex Romain, and Todd C. Toral will present a CLE designed to help in-house counsel respond to corporate turmoil. All three partners, based in Jenner & Block’s West Coast offices, have significant experience guiding a variety of clients through crises.

Partner Keisha Stanford, Chair of Jenner & Block’s Anti-Corruption and FCPA Practice, will analyze real-world scenarios that present ethical issues in compliance and investigations during a CLE sponsored by the Practising Law Institute. As a panelist, Keisha will draw upon her extensive experience counseling clients about compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other anti-corruption laws.

Partner Keisha Stanford, Chair of the Anti-Corruption and FCPA Practice, shares her thoughts on the Department of Justice’s new whistleblower program in an article for GIR.

In an article for Bloomberg Law, Partner Katie Johnson and Associates Illyana Green and Mary Marshall provide insight into the new legal debate over fetal personhood in Alabama following the state’s Supreme Court’s ruling that frozen embryos have the same rights as people.

Ed Anderson Brings Renowned Experience as a Litigator before the US International Trade Commission 

Partner Shoba Pillay will discuss the use of artificial intelligence in the practice of law during a CLE panel at Loyola University Chicago’s 2024 Women in the Law Conference: Trending Developments in the Legal Field. She and other panelists will examine whether and how to use AI and ethical and data security questions surrounding the technology.

In their article for Law360, Partners Laurel Loomis Rimon, Megan Poetzel, Jeremy Creelan, and Associate Farryal Siddiqui discuss the exponential growth in consumer financial products driven by bank-fintech partnerships and the newfound risks related to the handling of consumer complaints that have emerged as a result.

London-based Investigations, Compliance, and Defense Partner Lucy Blake provided commentary to ICAEW Insights about how businesses should approach fraud risk. Titled “How Business Should Approach Fraud Risk,” the article examines the new Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act, which has introduced a ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence into UK law.

On April 5, Partner Lindsay Harrison will speak at Harvard Law School’s alumnae summit, Celebration 70+. To celebrate the 70thanniversary of the first class of women graduates, the event will feature more than a dozen panels and workshops. Lindsay’s panel will focus on the recent decisions and the decision-making process coming out of the Supreme Court.

Special Counsel Lenny Powell will join the Federal Bar Association Indian Law Conference for a panel discussion about Indian Law litigation. Panelists will use Haaland v. Brackeen as a case study to explore the Tribal Supreme Court Project’s coordinated briefing and effectiveness. They will also discuss ways to increase representation of American Indians and Alaska Natives at the highest levels of oral advocacy.

In her recent article for the New Law Journal, London Investigations, Compliance, and Defense Partner Lucy Blake  sheds light on significant changes the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is undergoing following Nick Ephgrave's appointment as its new Director