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Following a 2022 ProPublica article reporting on the use of a third-party software to inflate rents in “a new kind of cartel,” a new wave of antitrust enforcement and class actions targets companies using pricing algorithms, including those in the real estate and hospitality industries. Huiyi Chen discusses the latest development in those lawsuits and how companies can mitigate risks through insurance coverage. This client alert was also published by the American Bar Association Litigation Secti

Jenner & Block is proud to host its inaugural Realty Rendezvous, a comprehensive half-day program designed to promote conversations about the industry. At four different panels, top minds in the industry will discuss trends and hot topics affecting real estate and hospitality clients. Following the panels, attendees will enjoy a networking reception with a menu featuring curated hors d'oeuvres and drink pairings, including Brown Estate wine and a special Bulleit Bourbon tasting in celebration of

Jenner & Block has published the 2023 edition of Protecting Confidential Legal Information: A Handbook Analyzing Issues under the Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work Product Doctrine, a comprehensive look at issues related to attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine. First published in 1984, the guide remains one of the firm’s most popular publications and an invaluable resource.

In their article, Partner David Kroeger and Associate Huiyi Chen explore the market for cyber insurance coverage. They focus on the trend in which insurers are limiting coverage for “state sponsored” or “state backed” cyber incidents—in other words, incidents perpetrated by a government or nation state against another state. For companies that rely on cyber insurance coverage, such reductions in coverage could be significant, the authors observe.

Associate Huiyi Chen is among only 10 lawyers selected for this year’s Prospective Partners Program at the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association convention in Indianapolis. This program aims to increase the number of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander partners in Big Law through introductions, mentorship, and relationship building.

The US Supreme Court today delivered a “complete victory” to our clients and affirmed the 2022 decision of the North Carolina Supreme Court in Moore v. Harper, a consolidation of three cases stemming from North Carolina’s redistricting process.

This article was originally published in Law360 on April 10, 2023.

Entering 2023, businesses in the hospitality industry continue to face significant litigation risks arising out of employment-related claims. In this article, we will highlight three areas of employment-related litigation risks facing hospitality companies: wage and hour claims, BIPA and other privacy actions based on collection of employees’ biometric information, and human trafficking claims. A common tool available to manage risk in each of these areas is insurance. Accordingly, we also ident

Today, Jenner & Block filed a Supreme Court brief in Moore v. Harper, continuing its advocacy for free and fair election maps on behalf of its client, the North Carolina League of Conservation Voters.

On June 30, the US Supreme Court granted writ of certiorari in Moore v. Harper, a case arising from the North Carolina General Assembly’s efforts to gerrymander new congressional maps. Jenner & Block represents the North Carolina League of Conservation Voters in its fight for free maps and fair elections, in opposition to the General Assembly’s efforts. 

In their Insurance Law Update, Partner David Kroeger and Associate Huiyi Chen explain that purchasing directors and officers insurance (D&O) has not been standard practice for public companies in China – until recently. Indeed, the demand for such insurance has spiked due to the new Chinese Securities Law that went into effect in March 2020. The authors analyze China’s first “special representative” securities action brought against a public company and its directors and officers in 2021. In tha

Jenner & Block represented the North Carolina League of Conservation Voters, which, along with other plaintiffs, argued that the state’s congressional and legislative election maps were unconstitutionally gerrymandered. After the team prevailed in the North Carolina Supreme Court, state courts approved redrawn maps that treat all voters fairly regardless of party, race, or region.

In their Insurance Law Update, Partner David Kroeger and Associate Huiyi Chen explain that purchasing directors and officers insurance (D&O) has not been standard practice for public companies in China – until recently. Indeed, the demand for such insurance has spiked due to the new Chinese Securities Law that went into effect in March 2020. The authors analyze China’s first “special representative” securities action brought against a public company and its directors and officers in 2021. In tha

A Jenner & Block team secured a victory when the North Carolina Supreme Court declared that the General Assembly’s gerrymandered Congressional and state legislative maps were unconstitutional beyond a reasonable doubt and barred them from being used in future elections.

In this article, Jenner & Block Associate Huiyi Chen explains that insurance coverage litigation often encounters the use of experts in a variety of substantive areas. She offers insight into how to navigate the thorny issues that can emerge with the use of experts and shares practical tips.  She also gave a panel presentation on the same topic at the ABA 2021 Women in Litigation Joint CLE Conference.

Jenner & Block Associate Huiyi Chen chaired and spoke on this panel, offering an overview of the use of experts in insurance coverage litigation and how it is different from the use of experts in litigation in general. She and other panelists also highlighted recent trends they have observed in case law and practice. Ms. Chen is a member of the firm’s Complex Commercial Litigation Practice and Insurance Recovery and Counseling Practice. She has worked on insurance coverage litigation, antitrust

In this Insurance Law Update, Jenner & Block Partner David M. Kroeger and Associate Huiyi Chen examine special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, which are shell entities that go through initial public offerings without any underlying business operations or assets, other than cash in a trust account. With the pressure to accomplish an initial business combination in a short period of time comes risks of litigation, they explain. The authors then highlight SPAC-related securities litigati

In this update, Jenner & Block Partner David M. Kroeger and Associate Huiyi Chen explain that courts and state legislatures have begun to tackle insurance issues unique to cyber incidents, which have greatly increased the quantity and complexity of risks facing large companies in recent years.They highlight two recent judicial and legislative developments and observe that “there is still a long way to go before policyholders can expect more certainty and uniformity in the burgeoning territory

In the October Insurance Law Update, Partners Brian S. Scarbrough and Caroline L. Meneau and Associate Huiyi Chen explain that the directors and officers liability insurance market has hardened since 2019. “Directors and officers of public and private companies face the potential for a variety of lawsuits related to the collateral damage and economic fallout due to the coronavirus and the pandemic response,” they observe. They then examine the risks and discuss how to mitigate them. The ILU was

In the December Insurance Law Update, Partner Jan A. Larson and Associate Huiyi Chen focus on email spoofing as a new loss mechanism within an insurance context.  Email spoofing involves the use of presumably legitimate and familiar email address to trick an individual or entity into transferring funds to a source later discovered to be fraudulent.  The authors highlight a decision in SS&C Technologies Holdings v. AIG Specialty Insurance Co. in the US District Court for the Southern District of