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Jenner & Block’s litigation department differentiates itself through its deep experience and abiding commitment to excellence. With more than 400 litigators and dispute lawyers in five offices, Jenner & Block is a leading practice for the most important litigation and arbitration matters facing companies. The firm’s known reputation and trusted experience for board-level counsel, internal investigations, complex commercial disputes and arbitrations position Jenner & Block to handle its clients’ most sensitive and sizeable matters, including massive disputes that can involve upwards of 1,000 lawyers at any time (including contract lawyers). Over a recent 18-month period, the firm’s lawyers tried more than 125 matters with more than US$30 billion at stake. The media recognized several litigation department successes including the Appellate and Supreme Court Practice’s perfect record during the October 2015 US Supreme Court term, winning seven cases on the merits, and the firm’s winning streak in patent appeals in the Federal Circuit. This track record of victories is evidence of what the firm does best: tries cases and takes them to appeal. Jenner & Block’s work is diverse, remarkable and noteworthy.

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Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded - New York

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What the Team is Known For

Jenner & Block operates a broad commercial practice that fields experience in high-value breach of contract claims, product liability disputes and false advertising matters. It also has a highly rated practice in litigation involving music and the arts, representing artists and labels in IP and contractual disputes. The firm acts for a wide-ranging client base, which includes energy companies, manufacturing businesses and technology corporates. It is further noted for its handling of securities litigation and consumer class actions.

Work Highlights

  • Jenner & Block continued to defend Microsoft in a class action lawsuit related to its $70 billion acquisition of Activision. The claims focus on technical aspects of the merger and allege that the transaction involved a breach of fiduciary duty connected to a sexual harassment scandal at Activision, with the plaintiffs seeking over $1 billion in damages.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Joanna Wright
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Joanna Wright
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Joanna Wright is highly regarded for her experience handling a range of commercial disputes, including bankruptcy, securities and product liability. She cochairs the firm's business litigation and its mass torts and product liability practice.

Joanna is a great strategist. She is thoughtful, hardworking, a great collaborator and can see the forest for the trees.

Joanna is a true problem-solver on top of being an outstanding litigator. She has an uncanny ability to see around corners and prepare for the unknown, preparing clients for all potential outcomes and how best to position for the desired outcome.

Joanna brought an incredible business and strategic sense to the team and her strategic vision in complex litigation is astounding.

Stephen L Ascher
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Stephen L Ascher
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Stephen Ascher handles a diverse range of securities and broader financial litigation. His client base includes hedge funds, CMBS trusts and real estate companies.

Stephen's responsiveness and depth of experience is absolutely paramount. His counsel is spot-on and he can take a complex issue and break it down into its simplest form.

Stephen is very knowledgeable about our business and its various nuances, and is very efficient.

Stephen is a go-to outside adviser who doesn't hesitate to provide support through strategic thinking and making his network available to the client. His litigation experience is broad, which gives him commercial insight into how things work on the client side. He is a great quarterback for complicated matters.

Stephen is a very good writer and a creative thinker.

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Jeremy M. Creelan
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Jeremy Creelan is cochair of Jenner & Block’s consumer brands and fintech and crypto assets practices. He is highlighted for his expertise in matters related to consumer fraud class actions, financial services litigation and insurance disputes, among others.

Jeremy is an excellent litigator who has particularly deep knowledge of the New York political and regulatory environment. He has a great appreciation for the nuance in the matters we are dealing with. He can see the bigger picture and give us advice in those contexts.

Jeremy is super smart, super creative and super responsive. He is easy to get along and work with and I feel really taken care of by him.

Jeremy is client oriented, always responsive and respectful.

Jeremy is very responsive and very quick.

Jeremy is responsive and immediately on top of the matter. He really does stand out as super responsive. He reaches out the appropriate amount in a way that is truly helpful. He just truly wants to know how he can help.

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Litigation: General Commercial

Joanna Wright
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Joanna Wright
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Jeremy M. Creelan
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Litigation: Securities

Stephen L Ascher
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Stephen L Ascher
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