Todd C.Toral

The Daily Journal has honored a Jenner & Block team with a 2026 California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year (CLAY) Award for their work in Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria v. California Department of Social Services —a pro bono matter that secured both individual justice and statewide policy change for Native American foster youth.

The survey captured preferences of experienced in-house lawyers actively managing arbitration portfolios across a range of industries.

The unanimous decision in Kjoller v. Superior Court of Nevada County marks a turning point in how California courts will handle AI-generated hallucinations in legal filings. Combined with the recent passage of SB 574 by the California Senate, the message to practitioners is unmistakable: the era of plausible deniability for AI mistakes is over.

A Jenner & Block team led by Partners Jason Hipp, Todd C. Toral, and Brent Caslin were named as Runners-Up for Litigators of the Week by The American Lawyer for securing an important victory for Yazidi-American survivors of genocide. The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York ruled that plaintiffs have a right to sue under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1992 (ATA) if they hold US citizenship at the time of suit, establishing a clear right to seek relief for terror victims.

Jenner & Block successfully represented a former foster youth and member of the Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria, a federally recognized tribe in Humboldt County, California, who faced homelessness and the loss of critical services. The firm advocated for pro bono clients Madison Fisher and her tribe in litigation against the State of California and Humboldt County, securing $45,000 in compensation and a statewide policy change that will protect Native foster youth throughout California.

A Jenner & Block team secured a settlement for the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF), providing funds for AUAF to continue educating Afghanistan women at a critical time. 

Twenty-nine Jenner & Block partners have been named to Lawdragon’s 2026 “500 Leading Litigators in America” list. The award honors lawyers who have excelled in commercial litigation, product liability, mass torts, securities and other fiduciary litigation, white collar and investigations, administrative proceedings, class actions, antitrust, energy and technology disputes, intellectual property, trademark and patent wars.

On June 11, Jenner & Block advised its client The Campbell Center in completing its merger with New Horizons. This merger marks a pivotal moment, uniting two San Fernando Valley, California based non-profits that have each served the neurodiverse community for 70 years. The Campbell Center supports adult individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities through supported employment, community integration services, and residential services.

Partners Brent Caslin and Todd C. Toral were featured in the Daily Journal’s Special Report, “Salute to Veterans 2024.” The special coverage features judges and lawyers with a military background reflecting on how their service influenced their approach to law and justice.

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.

CENTURY CITY AND SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 13, 2023 – Jenner & Block has expanded its presence in California, opening its third office in the state in Century City and more than doubling its footprint in San Francisco. With these additions – at 2029 Century Park East in Century City and 525 Market Street in San Francisco – the firm is poised to support its booming California practices and exciting lateral growth.

Jenner & Block Partner and former Marine Corp infantry officer Todd C. Toral was featured in a Daily Journal story about veterans in the California legal community.Todd, a frequent advocate for veterans, discussed his mission to “advance the cause of soldiers, sailors, Marines, and airmen” whenever possible.

Jenner & Block lawyers from across the firm represented a cohort of Afghanistan students from the Asian University for Women that caught one of the last flights out of Kabul as the city fell to the Taliban in 2021. These women were forced to flee their homes in Afghanistan fearing for their lives because of their gender, ethnicity, or political opinion opposing the Taliban regime, among other things. Most of them experienced acts of violence and persecution during several harrowing attempts at e

A cross-office team submitted an amicus brief on behalf of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization dedicated to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families. The brief supports petitioner James R. Rudisill in his effort to persuade the US Supreme Court to reverse an en banc decision by the Federal Circuit regarding education benefits made available to servicemembers by the GI bills.

With pro bono support from Jenner & Block, the California Tribal Families Coalition (CTFC) and Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria filed a lawsuit against Humboldt County and the State of California for discriminatory treatment of tribal foster youth.

Three Jenner & Block partners will share their insights at the annual meeting of International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution. The event offers a deep dive into alternative dispute resolution tools, techniques, and best practices. On March 1, Partner Todd C. Toral will moderate, and Partner Shoba Pillay will speak at a panel called “Blame the Victim?” This discussion will explore the implications of a cybersecurity incident, including how to meaningfully prepare for litigation, m

Days before February 14, the date when we publish our pro bono report each year, a high-profile pro bono client was given what he called a “second chance to begin a new life.” Majid Khan had been a detainee at Guantánamo Bay for more than 16 years and on February 2, he was resettled in Belize. “Thank you for believing in me,” he said the day of his release. Majid’s case represents just one matter over the past year where Jenner & Block took on an incredibly challenging case and demonstrated a co

In his thesis for Harvard University’s MLA in International Relations degree, Partner Todd Toral identifies new moral principles for entering into and the conduct of war. He analyzes how such rules evolved from antiquity to the modern period and discusses recent engagements that describe how the West moved toward and adopted virtuous war principles. He concludes by discussing how international norms and legal frameworks should respond to meet the moral challenges imposed by virtuous war and clos

Partners Brent Caslin and Todd C. Toral were featured in The American Lawyer’s article on veterans in Big Law, which discussed the low number of veterans in the legal industry. The article observes that veterans account “for just 2.8% of attorneys and 1.8% of those in Big Law but they bring a unique set of skills and varied life experiences that firms would be remiss to overlook.”

Jenner & Block Partner Todd C. Toral was recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal in its 2022 “Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Lawyers” issue. The publication shares “profiles of the very best litigators and trial attorneys in the region” and says, “these are the trusted advisors you want in your corner in court.”