Jenner & Block
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Jenner & Block is a U.S. law firm with offices in Chicago, New York
, Los Angeles
, and Washington, DC. Approximately 450 attorneys serve a wide range of clients in corporate litigation, business transactions, and in the public sector. Jerold S. Solovy was the longtime Chair of the firm, but on Sept. 26, 2007, the firm announced that Solovy would step down from that post after 17 years in favor of Anton "Tony" Valukas. The voting partners did not reelect Solovy to the firm's Policy Committee in 2008. Susan C. Levy became Managing Partner on June 30, 2008. Thomas J. Perrelli
was the managing partner for the Washington, DC office which was established in 1982.
Founded as a partnership in 1914, the firm has undergone several name changes. During the period from the 1920s to the 1950s, the firm was known as Johnston, Thompson, Raymond & Mayer, led by a leading Chicago trial lawyer, Edward R. Johnston, and a former Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, Floyd E. Thompson. Their early successes included defending Preston Tucker
's company, Tucker Corp., against corporate financing fraud charges. After Albert E. Jenner became a name partner in 1955, he helped the firm cement its reputation as a pro bono
powerhouse (according to the editors of The American Lawyer in 2003) and established Jenner & Block's longstanding relationship representing General Dynamics
. Samuel W. Block
was made a name partner in 1964, and the firm has been known as "Jenner & Block" ever since.
Among some of the distinguished lawyers who have practiced at Jenner & Block are Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens
, Judge Phillip Tone of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and two former U.S. Attorneys for the Northern District of Illinois
, Thomas P. Sullivan
and Anton Valukas.
Jenner's main offices in Chicago are currently located at 353 North Clark
. The main office was previously located at 330 North Wabash until October 2009.
in the 1970s. Jenner & Block received the assignment from its former partner, John R. Worthington, who served as the General Counsel of Microwave Communications, Inc., the company that later became MCI Communications
. Jenner & Block filed a lawsuit against AT&T in March 1974 alleging that AT&T had monopolized the market for telecommunications services in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act
. The case came to trial in 1980 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois based in Chicago. AT&T was represented by its outside law firm, Sidley & Austin, now Sidley Austin
. After several months of trial, on June 13, 1980, a federal jury returned a verdict in favor of MCI in the amount of $600 million. After trebling the judgment as required by the antitrust laws, the $1.8 billion judgment was the largest monetary award in the history of American law. While the judgment was eventually thrown out on appeal and the case was settled for much less, it was the beginnings of the break-up of the AT&T monopoly; it established MCI as AT&T's primary competitor in the long distance telephone market; and it thrust Jenner & Block into its role as AT&T antagonist.
against Google
Inc., YouTube
Inc. and YouTube LLC alleging massive, intentional copyright infringement
. The case
is being heard in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan. Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., who represented the movie studios in MGM Studios v. Grokster in their victory before the U.S. Supreme Court, is the lead lawyer for Viacom. In a similar case, Jenner & Block is representing the Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA) in copyright litigation against XM satellite radio
.
.
, see Reno, Turner, and Iowa Utilities Board cases below. The appellate practice is currently led by Paul M. Smith
and Donald B. Verrilli, Jr.. Like Smith and Verrilli, a number of lawyers in the Washington D.C. office are former clerks to the Supreme Court. Prominent cases argued by Jenner & Block attorneys before the Supreme Court include:
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, and Washington, DC. Approximately 450 attorneys serve a wide range of clients in corporate litigation, business transactions, and in the public sector. Jerold S. Solovy was the longtime Chair of the firm, but on Sept. 26, 2007, the firm announced that Solovy would step down from that post after 17 years in favor of Anton "Tony" Valukas. The voting partners did not reelect Solovy to the firm's Policy Committee in 2008. Susan C. Levy became Managing Partner on June 30, 2008. Thomas J. Perrelli
Thomas J. Perrelli
Thomas John Perrelli is an American lawyer and the United States Associate Attorney General. Perrelli also served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the United States in the late 1990s.-Early life:...
was the managing partner for the Washington, DC office which was established in 1982.
Founded as a partnership in 1914, the firm has undergone several name changes. During the period from the 1920s to the 1950s, the firm was known as Johnston, Thompson, Raymond & Mayer, led by a leading Chicago trial lawyer, Edward R. Johnston, and a former Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, Floyd E. Thompson. Their early successes included defending Preston Tucker
Preston Tucker
Preston Thomas Tucker was an American automobile designer and entrepreneur.He is most remembered for his 1948 Tucker Sedan , an automobile which introduced many features that have since become widely used in modern cars...
's company, Tucker Corp., against corporate financing fraud charges. After Albert E. Jenner became a name partner in 1955, he helped the firm cement its reputation as a pro bono
Pro bono
Pro bono publico is a Latin phrase generally used to describe professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment or at a reduced fee as a public service. It is common in the legal profession and is increasingly seen in marketing, technology, and strategy consulting firms...
powerhouse (according to the editors of The American Lawyer in 2003) and established Jenner & Block's longstanding relationship representing General Dynamics
General Dynamics
General Dynamics Corporation is a U.S. defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest defense contractor in the world. Its headquarters are in West Falls Church , unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, in the Falls Church area.The company has...
. Samuel W. Block
Samuel W. Block
Samuel W. Block was an American lawyer and one of the name partners at Jenner & Block.Block was born in 1911 in Saint Joseph, Missouri. He attended Yale University, receiving his A.B. in 1933...
was made a name partner in 1964, and the firm has been known as "Jenner & Block" ever since.
Among some of the distinguished lawyers who have practiced at Jenner & Block are Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens
John Paul Stevens
John Paul Stevens served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from December 19, 1975 until his retirement on June 29, 2010. At the time of his retirement, he was the oldest member of the Court and the third-longest serving justice in the Court's history...
, Judge Phillip Tone of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and two former U.S. Attorneys for the Northern District of Illinois
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is the trial-level court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois....
, Thomas P. Sullivan
Thomas P. Sullivan
Thomas P. Sullivan is a prominent Illinois attorney known for his involvement in notable constitutional cases, investigations, and contributions to public policy and law. He is a partner at the Jenner & Block law firm.-Biography:...
and Anton Valukas.
Jenner's main offices in Chicago are currently located at 353 North Clark
353 North Clark
353 North Clark is a tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. The building began construction in 2007 and was completed in 2009. It has 44 floors with a total of of floorspace. 353 North Clark is the home of Jenner & Block, a law firm, and Mesirow Financial, a financial services firm.-External...
. The main office was previously located at 330 North Wabash until October 2009.
MCI v. AT&T
Jenner & Block rose to national prominence as a litigation firm during its antitrust fight with AT&TAT&T
AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services...
in the 1970s. Jenner & Block received the assignment from its former partner, John R. Worthington, who served as the General Counsel of Microwave Communications, Inc., the company that later became MCI Communications
MCI Communications
MCI Communications Corp. was an American telecommunications company that was instrumental in legal and regulatory changes that led to the breakup of the AT&T monopoly of American telephony and ushered in the competitive long-distance telephone industry. It was headquartered in Washington,...
. Jenner & Block filed a lawsuit against AT&T in March 1974 alleging that AT&T had monopolized the market for telecommunications services in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act requires the United States federal government to investigate and pursue trusts, companies, and organizations suspected of violating the Act. It was the first Federal statute to limit cartels and monopolies, and today still forms the basis for most antitrust litigation by...
. The case came to trial in 1980 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois based in Chicago. AT&T was represented by its outside law firm, Sidley & Austin, now Sidley Austin
Sidley Austin
Sidley Austin LLP, formerly known as Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, is one of the oldest law firms in the world. It is the sixth-largest U.S.-based corporate law firm with more than 1,650 lawyers, annual revenues of more than one billion dollars, and offices in 17 cities worldwide, with the most...
. After several months of trial, on June 13, 1980, a federal jury returned a verdict in favor of MCI in the amount of $600 million. After trebling the judgment as required by the antitrust laws, the $1.8 billion judgment was the largest monetary award in the history of American law. While the judgment was eventually thrown out on appeal and the case was settled for much less, it was the beginnings of the break-up of the AT&T monopoly; it established MCI as AT&T's primary competitor in the long distance telephone market; and it thrust Jenner & Block into its role as AT&T antagonist.
Viacom v. Google
On March 13, 2007, Jenner & Block filed a US$1 billion lawsuit on behalf of ViacomViacom
Viacom Inc. , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an American media conglomerate with interests primarily in, but not limited to, cinema and cable television...
against Google
Google
Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
Inc., YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
Inc. and YouTube LLC alleging massive, intentional copyright infringement
Copyright infringement
Copyright infringement is the unauthorized or prohibited use of works under copyright, infringing the copyright holder's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works.- "Piracy" :...
. The case
Viacom International Inc. v. YouTube, Inc.
Viacom International, Inc. v. YouTube, Inc., No. 07 Civ. 2103, is a U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York case in which Viacom sued YouTube, a video-sharing site owned by Google, alleging that YouTube had engaged in "brazen" and "massive" copyright infringement by allowing users...
is being heard in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan. Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., who represented the movie studios in MGM Studios v. Grokster in their victory before the U.S. Supreme Court, is the lead lawyer for Viacom. In a similar case, Jenner & Block is representing the Recording Industry Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
(RIAA) in copyright litigation against XM satellite radio
XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio is one of two satellite radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Radio. It provides pay-for-service radio, analogous to cable television. Its service includes 73 different music channels, 39 news, sports, talk and entertainment channels, 21 regional...
.
Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy
Jenner & Block chairman Anton Valukas was appointed as the Examiner in the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy and he hired Jenner & Block to produce the Report which was notable for bringing to light Lehman's use of Repo 105Repo 105
Repo 105 is a repurchase agreement which results in an accounting maneuver where a short-term loan is classified as a sale. The cash obtained through this "sale" is then used to pay down debt, allowing the company to appear to reduce its leverage by temporarily paying down liabilities—just long...
.
Supreme Court practice
Jenner & Block was one of the first national law firms to establish a Washington D.C. practice specifically focused on appeals before the U.S. Supreme Court. It was once headed by Bruce Ennis, Jr., now deceased, who argued more than a dozen cases before the Supreme Court during his career, including an unprecedented three cases arising under different provisions of the same law, the landmark Telecommunications Act of 1996Telecommunications Act of 1996
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was the first major overhaul of United States telecommunications law in nearly 62 years, amending the Communications Act of 1934. This Act, signed by President Bill Clinton, was a major stepping stone towards the future of telecommunications, since this was the...
, see Reno, Turner, and Iowa Utilities Board cases below. The appellate practice is currently led by Paul M. Smith
Paul M. Smith
Paul March Smith is an American attorney who has argued many important cases, most notably Lawrence v. Texas. He is currently a partner at Jenner & Block’s Washington, DC office and is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department.-Education:...
and Donald B. Verrilli, Jr.. Like Smith and Verrilli, a number of lawyers in the Washington D.C. office are former clerks to the Supreme Court. Prominent cases argued by Jenner & Block attorneys before the Supreme Court include:
- Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc.Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc.Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc., 501 U.S. 560 , is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States on freedom of speech and the ability of the government to outlaw certain forms of expressive conduct...
(considering the free speech implications of nudity) - Morrison v. OlsonMorrison v. OlsonMorrison v. Olson, 487 U.S. 654 , was a case that went before the Supreme Court of the United States. By a 7 to 1 margin, the Court ruled that the Independent Counsel Act was constitutional...
(independent counsel law) - AT&T v. Iowa Utilities Board (landmark telecommunications law case),
- FCC v. Nextwave (multi-billion dollar appeal of bankruptcy ruling),
- Reno v. ACLU (indecency on the Internet),
- Turner Broadcasting System v. FCC (constitutionality of Cable Act)
- Wiggins v. Maryland (death penalty case),
- Lawrence v. TexasLawrence v. TexasLawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 , is a landmark United States Supreme Court case. In the 6-3 ruling, the Court struck down the sodomy law in Texas and, by proxy, invalidated sodomy laws in the thirteen other states where they remained in existence, thereby making same-sex sexual activity legal in...
(constitutionality of law criminalizing homosexual sodomy), - MGM Studios v. Grokster (landmark case on copyright laws in cyberspace).
Clients
Jenner & Block has represented currently or in the past the following clients:- AlcanAlcanRio Tinto Alcan Inc. is a Canadian company based in Montreal. It was created on November 15, 2007 as the result of the merger between Rio Tinto PLC's Canadian subsidiary, Rio Tinto Canada Holding Inc., and Canadian company Alcan Inc. On the same date, Alcan Inc. was renamed Rio Tinto Alcan Inc..Rio...
- American AirlinesAmerican AirlinesAmerican Airlines, Inc. is the world's fourth-largest airline in passenger miles transported and operating revenues. American Airlines is a subsidiary of the AMR Corporation and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas adjacent to its largest hub at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport...
- American Psychological AssociationAmerican Psychological AssociationThe American Psychological Association is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States. It is the world's largest association of psychologists with around 154,000 members including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. The APA...
- Columbia PicturesColumbia PicturesColumbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
- DellDellDell, Inc. is an American multinational information technology corporation based in 1 Dell Way, Round Rock, Texas, United States, that develops, sells and supports computers and related products and services. Bearing the name of its founder, Michael Dell, the company is one of the largest...
- The Dow Chemical Company
- Entertainment Software AssociationEntertainment Software AssociationThe Entertainment Software Association is the trade association of the video game industry in the United States. It was formed in April 1994 as the Interactive Digital Software Association and renamed on July 16, 2003...
- ExelonExelonExelon Corporation is an electricity generating and distributing company headquartered in the Chase Tower in the Chicago Loop area of Chicago. It was created in October, 2000 by the merger of PECO Energy Company and Unicom, of Philadelphia and Chicago respectively. Unicom owned Commonwealth Edison...
- Fannie Mae
- General DynamicsGeneral DynamicsGeneral Dynamics Corporation is a U.S. defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest defense contractor in the world. Its headquarters are in West Falls Church , unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, in the Falls Church area.The company has...
- General ElectricGeneral ElectricGeneral Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...
- General MotorsGeneral MotorsGeneral Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
- HoneywellHoneywellHoneywell International, Inc. is a major conglomerate company that produces a variety of consumer products, engineering services, and aerospace systems for a wide variety of customers, from private consumers to major corporations and governments....
- Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500....
- L-3 CommunicationsL-3 CommunicationsL-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. is a company that supplies command and control, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems and products, avionics, ocean products, training devices and services, instrumentation, space, and navigation products. Its customers include...
- Lockheed Martin Corp.
- MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc.
- MCI CommunicationsMCI CommunicationsMCI Communications Corp. was an American telecommunications company that was instrumental in legal and regulatory changes that led to the breakup of the AT&T monopoly of American telephony and ushered in the competitive long-distance telephone industry. It was headquartered in Washington,...
- Merck and Co.
- Merrill Lynch & Company
- Mitsubishi ElectricMitsubishi Electricis a multinational electronics and information technology company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group....
- Neutral TandemNeutral TandemEstablished in 2003, "“Neutral Tandem”", Inc. provides voice, data and video interconnection services worldwide to wireless carriers, cable companies and CLECs. Headquartered in Chicago, Neutral Tandem is a public company and traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol TNDM .-History:* In 2003, Neutral...
- Nissan North America
- Olin Corp.Olin Corp.The Olin Corporation is a major manufacturer of ammunition and chlorine and sodium hydroxide . Based in Clayton, Missouri, it traces its history to two companies, both founded in 1892: Franklin W...
- Parallel Networks LLC
- PlayboyPlayboyPlayboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
- Recording Industry Association of AmericaRecording Industry Association of AmericaThe Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
including in the GroksterMGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd.MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. 545 U.S. 913 is a United States Supreme Court decision in which the Court unanimously held that defendant P2P file sharing companies Grokster and Streamcast could be sued for inducing copyright infringement for acts taken in the course of marketing file sharing...
case - Sam Zell
- Sara Lee
- Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
- Takeda Pharmaceutical
- Terri SchiavoTerri SchiavoThe Terri Schiavo case was a legal battle in the United States between the legal guardians and the parents of Teresa Marie "Terri" Schiavo that lasted from 1998 to 2005...
- ViacomViacomViacom Inc. , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an American media conglomerate with interests primarily in, but not limited to, cinema and cable television...
Prominent lawyers and alumni
- Mitchell Berman, Professor, University of Texas School of LawUniversity of Texas School of LawThe University of Texas School of Law, also known as UT Law, is an ABA-certified American law school located on the University of Texas at Austin campus. The law school has been in operation since the founding of the University in 1883. It was one of only two schools at the University when it was...
- Samuel W. BlockSamuel W. BlockSamuel W. Block was an American lawyer and one of the name partners at Jenner & Block.Block was born in 1911 in Saint Joseph, Missouri. He attended Yale University, receiving his A.B. in 1933...
, name partner - Keith F. Bode, longtime partner, now retired
- Ruben CastilloRuben Castillo (judge)Ruben Castillo is a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.- Early life and education :...
, United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisUnited States District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisThe United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is the trial-level court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois.... - Nicholas ChabrajaNicholas ChabrajaNicholas D. Chabraja was the Chief Executive Officer of General Dynamics Corporation He attended Northwestern University where he graduated with Bachelor of Arts and law degrees...
, CEO of General DynamicsGeneral DynamicsGeneral Dynamics Corporation is a U.S. defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest defense contractor in the world. Its headquarters are in West Falls Church , unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, in the Falls Church area.The company has... - Bruce Ennis, Jr., former National Legal Director, ACLU
- Heather K. Gerken, Professor, Yale Law SchoolYale Law SchoolYale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
- William J. Haynes, IIWilliam J. Haynes, IIWilliam James "Jim" Haynes II is an American lawyer and former General Counsel of the Department of Defense during President George W. Bush's administration. Haynes resigned as General Counsel effective March 2008...
, former General Counsel, Department of DefenseUnited States Department of DefenseThe United States Department of Defense is the U.S... - Ann Kappler, former General Counsel of Fannie Mae
- Albert Jenner, name partner
- Susan C. Levy, managing partner
- Prentice MarshallPrentice MarshallPrentice Henry Marshall was a United States District judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.- Early life and education :...
, United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisUnited States District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisThe United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is the trial-level court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois.... - Jennifer MartinezJennifer MartínezJennifer S. Martinez is a human rights lawyer and a professor of law at Stanford Law School. She represented José Padilla in the Supreme Court in Rumsfeld v. Padilla....
, Professor, Stanford Law SchoolStanford Law SchoolStanford Law School is a graduate school at Stanford University located in the area known as the Silicon Valley, near Palo Alto, California in the United States. The Law School was established in 1893 when former President Benjamin Harrison joined the faculty as the first professor of law... - Randy Mehrberg, Chief Legal Officer of ExelonExelonExelon Corporation is an electricity generating and distributing company headquartered in the Chase Tower in the Chicago Loop area of Chicago. It was created in October, 2000 by the merger of PECO Energy Company and Unicom, of Philadelphia and Chicago respectively. Unicom owned Commonwealth Edison...
- J. Paul OetkenJ. Paul OetkenJames Paul Oetken , known professionally as J. Paul Oetken, is a District Judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He was confirmed on July 18, 2011 in an 80–13 vote and received his commission on July 20, 2011...
, U.S. District Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkThe United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is a federal district court. Appeals from the Southern District of New York are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (in case... - Robert S. Osborne, General Counsel of General MotorsGeneral MotorsGeneral Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
- Thomas J. PerrelliThomas J. PerrelliThomas John Perrelli is an American lawyer and the United States Associate Attorney General. Perrelli also served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the United States in the late 1990s.-Early life:...
, Associate Attorney General of the United States - Ronald R. Peterson, current partner
- Harry J. Roper, current partner
- David Savner, General Counsel of General DynamicsGeneral DynamicsGeneral Dynamics Corporation is a U.S. defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest defense contractor in the world. Its headquarters are in West Falls Church , unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, in the Falls Church area.The company has...
- Paul M. SmithPaul M. SmithPaul March Smith is an American attorney who has argued many important cases, most notably Lawrence v. Texas. He is currently a partner at Jenner & Block’s Washington, DC office and is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department.-Education:...
, current partner - Jerold S. Solovy, firm Chairman Emeritus
- John Paul StevensJohn Paul StevensJohn Paul Stevens served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from December 19, 1975 until his retirement on June 29, 2010. At the time of his retirement, he was the oldest member of the Court and the third-longest serving justice in the Court's history...
, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court - Russ Strobel, CEO of NicorNicorNicor, Inc. is an energy and shipping company headquartered in Naperville, Illinois. Its largest subsidiary, Nicor Gas, is a natural gas distribution company. Founded in 1954, the company serves more than two million customers in a service territory that encompasses most of the northern third of...
- Barry SullivanBarry Sullivan (lawyer)Barry Sullivan is a Chicago lawyer and, as of July 1, 2009, the Cooney & Conway Chair in Advocacy at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. He is a former litigation partner at Jenner & Block LLP, where he was also a member of the Appellate and Supreme Court and the Labor and Employment...
, former Dean of Washington & Lee Univ. School of Law, current partner - Thomas P. SullivanThomas P. SullivanThomas P. Sullivan is a prominent Illinois attorney known for his involvement in notable constitutional cases, investigations, and contributions to public policy and law. He is a partner at the Jenner & Block law firm.-Biography:...
, former U.S. Attorney and current partner - David J. Bradford, Founder MacArthur Justice Center and current partner
- Phillip Tone, former Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Anton Valukas, former U.S. Attorney and current firm Chairman
- Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., former Deputy White House Counsel and Solicitor General of United States
- Andrew Weissmann, FBI General Counsel
- John R. Worthington, longtime General Counsel of MCI CommunicationsMCI CommunicationsMCI Communications Corp. was an American telecommunications company that was instrumental in legal and regulatory changes that led to the breakup of the AT&T monopoly of American telephony and ushered in the competitive long-distance telephone industry. It was headquartered in Washington,...
Recognition
- Jenner & Block has been recognized as an "A List" firm by the American Lawyer.
- Jenner & Block has a long history of providing pro bono legal services and was awarded the Pro Bono Publico Award from the American Bar AssociationAmerican Bar AssociationThe American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
in 1995.