Katie B.Johnson

On March 10, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its first-ever Department-wide Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (CEP) for criminal matters, superseding all component-specific and US Attorney’s Office-specific corporate enforcement policies currently in effect. The new policy extends the framework the Criminal Division previously introduced in May 2025 to all DOJ components that handle corporate criminal matters, with the exception of antitrust violations un

On May 19, 2025, United States Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche circulated a memo to the Department, announcing the establishment of the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, an effort aimed at leveraging the civil False Claims Act (FCA) and its qui tam provisions, which authorize whistleblowers to bring federal civil rights enforcement against entities who “defraud the United States by taking its money while knowingly violating civil rights laws.” This multi-component initiative, co-led by the Fra

On Thursday morning, the Supreme Court issued its decision in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. Justice Kavanaugh wrote for a unanimous Court dismissing the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine from the case for lack of Article III standing. Justice Thomas joined the Court’s opinion in full but wrote a separate concurrence to address the issue of associational standing. Although the decision has generally been hailed as a victory for reproductive rights, the litigation over access to mifepr

In an article for Law360, Partner Katie Johnson and Associates Michael Brady and Rachael Hanna discuss the flurry of rules the Biden Administration is currently finalizing  ahead of the statutory “lookback period” deadlines under the Congressional Review Act.

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.

Dozens of business organizations and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce have asked the Department of Labor to extend the 60-day comment period for the Wage and Hour Division's Proposed Overtime Rule. Partner Katie Johnson spoke with Law360 about the process and norms for such an extension.

With the government’s annual funding package set to expire Sept. 30 and no spending compromise in sight, the federal government appears headed for an imminent shutdown.

The District of Columbia Courts, in partnership with the DC Access to Justice Commission and the DC Bar Pro Bono Center, announced their 2021 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll honorees. Thirty-nine Jenner & Block lawyers were recognized in this year’s class for contributing 50 hours or more of pro bono service to those who cannot afford legal counsel. Thirty-one lawyers achieved the High Honor distinction for providing 100 hours or more.

Only 19 days in, the 117th Congress has already taken its place in history. On January 3, 2021, the 117th Congress was sworn in, expecting to begin its work with a divided government: a Democrat-controlled House of Representatives and Republican-controlled Senate. Just two days later, however, runoff elections in Georgia completely upended that calculus after Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff pulled off improbable victories in their respective elections, giving Democrats (who count two I

Published annually by our Investigations, Compliance, and Defense team, the guide provides a comprehensive analysis of significant developments in anti-corruption laws and practice worldwide. It features a deep dive on recent trends (including visual summaries of key statistics), with subsequent chapters on US Department of Justice (DOJ) policy changes, an update on anti-money laundering, corporate criminal liability in the UK, and analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit on an

NEW YORK – DECEMBER 20, 2021 – Jenner & Block has elected 10 lawyers to the partnership, effective January 1, 2022. Coming from three offices and serving across practice areas, this diverse group will support the firm’s clients and the partnership with their experience in a range of litigation and transactional matters.

On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14036, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy" (the “EO”). The sweeping competition EO, coupled with six competition bills advanced by a bipartisan vote of the House Judiciary Committee in June, signals a sustained focus on competition policy from both the White House and Congress, and that focus is set to only intensify over the next year in the lead up to the midterms.

Since 2011,the DC courts have published an annual Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll that recognizes lawyers who contributed 50 hours or more of pro bono service to those who cannot afford legal counsel. The 2020 Honor Roll includes 55 DC office lawyers. In a joint letter, DC Court of Appeals Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby and DC Superior Court Chief Judge Anita Josey-Herring thank all honorees, noting that 2020 presented unique pressures like the pandemic. “We salute you for using your talents a

During his second week in office, President Biden issued an additional tranche of 12 official presidential actions, several of which rescinded actions by the Trump Administration. Our team’s analysis of President Biden’s week-one executive actions can be found here. The Biden Administration’s executive orders (EOs) and other presidential actions in week two are focused on slowing the spread of COVID-19, increasing access to health care for underserved communities, and creating a whole of gover

President Biden issued 30 official presidential actions during his first week in office. These executive orders (EOs), presidential statements, and memoranda rescind dozens of Trump-era policies. They also set forth a more assertive approach to combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, establish stronger ethical standards for political appointees, and present a policy agenda focused on climate change, labor rights, social justice, and immigration reform.

Published annually by Jenner & Block’s Investigations, Compliance and Defense team, this 2020 Year in Review provides a comprehensive analysis of developments international anti-corruption laws and practice over the last 12 months. This update includes a new deep dive on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement trends, including charts and visualizations of key statistics, as well as chapters on SEC enforcement, corporate criminal liability in the United Kingdom, the impact of the COVI

The Guide analyzes significant developments in anti-corruption laws and practice from 2019 and early 2020.  Readers will find an overview of the FCPA and the UKBA, descriptions of new policies and their implications, and answers to questions that may be pertinent to companies operating in the international marketplace.  Twenty-four lawyers from across offices authored The Guide.