Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite
USA Guide 2024 : District of Columbia
Band 4
Contact number
+1 202 639 6000Chambers Review
Jenner & Block LLP offers significant expertise in complex commercial litigation, and acts for large corporations in federal and state trials. It retains a standout practice in IP litigation, with a specialty in music royalty disputes. The team is active across a number of sectors, including energy and financial services. It can also draw on the firm's notable experience in appellate matters.
Work Highlights
- Jenner & Block represents Hyatt in a series of class action defenses, including surrounding worker vacation time accrued during the furlough period of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Jenner & Block team is very client-focused and provides consistently excellent advice."
"If you have a monumental piece of litigation, you want to go to Jenner."
"The Jenner & Block team is very client-focused and provides consistently excellent advice."
"If you have a monumental piece of litigation, you want to go to Jenner."
Notable Practitioners
David DeBruin secures excellent results for a diverse client base, ranging from energy companies to Native American tribes, in high-stakes litigation. He offers significant experience in M&A litigation and False Claims Act cases, as well as in appellate proceedings.
"If you have a 'bet the ranch' litigation, you want David DeBruin. He's phenomenal."
Thomas Perrelli currently serves as chair of Jenner & Block LLP. He is well regarded in the market for his expertise in high-profile litigation, regularly acting for government bodies and corporations from a wide range of sectors.
"When it comes to complex cases and generating resolutions for complex cases, he's one of the best."
"As settlement counsel he is just exceptional."
"He's outstanding."
Lindsay Harrison is an experienced commercial litigator who is frequently sought after by notable clients in the real estate, hospitality and education sectors. She is managing partner of Jenner & Block LLP's DC office and cochairs the firm's real estate and hospitality practice.
"She is just a fantastic litigator."