Jenner & Block

From its Windy City roots, Jenner & Block has grown to more than 500 lawyers with offices in Chicago; London; downtown Los Angeles and Century City; New York; San Francisco; and Washington, DC. The client roster is a blend of established corporate institutions and trendy players in the arts, entertainment, consumer brands, and technology. 

A Litigation Star Is Born

Founded in 1914 by a trio of lawyers with big-name Chicago firm pedigrees, Jenner & Block’s early clients included the city’s banks, mortgage houses, and blue-collar corporations. In the 1920s, the firm’s profile grew as litigator Edward Johnston developed into one of the nation’s foremost antitrust attorneys. Johnston’s victory in the landmark 1925 U.S. Supreme Court case Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association v. United States cemented the firm’s reputation as a litigation powerhouse, a reputation it still holds today.

Collaboration Is Key

Jenner & Block has leading international litigation, arbitration, and investigations practices. The firm's top-notch appellate team has secured victories in courts at all levels and recorded more than 100 arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court, including the landmark win for LGBTQ+ rights in Lawrence v. Texas. The litigation department is fully integrated, meaning lawyers work across subpractices and regions through collaboration, and includes Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers and former U.S. attorneys, U.S. Supreme Court clerks, and general counsel. The firm is also one of only a handful of firms that have been nationally recognized for higher education, Native American law, and law firm defense practices.

Beyond litigation, Jenner & Block handles investigations, government strategy, regulatory, and transactional work. The firm’s nationally recognized Native American law practice, led by enrolled members and descendants of federally recognized tribes, preserves tribal sovereignty and empowers tribal governments. The team secured landmark victories in McGirt and Brackeen v. Haaland while handling matters spanning litigation, government relations, administrative law, and economic development. The firm's Organizational Values and Strategy Task Force helps clients navigate inclusion initiatives, offering guidance on litigation defense, government inquiries, program compliance, and liability issues. Jenner & Block demonstrates its commitment to public service through extensive pro bono work, including across civil rights and access to justice initiatives.

A Professional Home

Jenner & Block invests in attorney development. Junior associates explore practice areas before matching with groups as third years and receive billable credit for a diverse first-year experience. The firm provides professional development programming, including cohort-specific programs, boot camps, and personalized coaching. Associates take leadership roles on committees, in affinity groups, and with task forces, developing them into future firm owners.

• Jenner & Block represented Kraft Heinz, Kellogg, General Mills, and Nestlé USA in securing a landmark jury verdict finding major egg producers and trade groups liable for a long-running price-fixing conspiracy. This victory marked the first successful jury verdict in a series of related antitrust cases.
• Partner Anton Valukas was appointed the examiner in the Lehman Brothers Holdings bankruptcy, reputed to be the largest such case in U.S. history. The resulting account, coined by the press as the “Valukas Report,” was universally applauded for its clarity and usefulness in determining what brought about the demise of Lehman Brothers, an event many commentators point to as the precipitating event of the economic crisis of 2008.
• Jenner & Block represented three tribes, Cherokee Nation, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, and Oneida Nation, before SCOTUS in Brackeen v. Haaland, a case concerning the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The 7-2 decision upheld ICWA in its entirety.
• Jenner & Block partner Shoba Pillay conducted a comprehensive investigation and produced a final report as the court-appointed examiner In re Celsius Network LLC, et al., regarding Celsius’ crypto assets and public representations, Celsius’ bitcoin mining utility obligations, and certain tax procedures.

• Named to the A-List and is thus considered to be the best of the best, 2024—The American Lawyer
• Named an Intimidating Opponent and included on the Most Feared in Litigation list, 2024—BTI Consulting
• Ranked the No. 1 Law Firm for Pro Bono 12 times, 2024—The American Lawyer.
• Beacon of Justice Award, 2024—National Legal Aid & Defender Association
• Named to the Appellate Hot List for the 16th consecutive year, 2024—The National Law Journal