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Jenner & Block LLP

Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite

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Jenner & Block LLP

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Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite - USA - Nationwide

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Jenner & Block LLP is a highly respected litigation practice with a strong reputation for handling sophisticated and complex commercial disputes. The firm demonstrates broad expertise across the energy, healthcare, technology and financial services industries, among others. It has experience handling contract disputes, arbitrations, securities cases and IP matters. The team has notable capabilities in class action defense.

Notable practitioners

Chicago-based Michael Doornweerd and Terri Mascherin, San Francisco and Chicago-based Reid Schar and New York-based Damian Williams cochair the litigation department.

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Work Highlights

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  • Jenner & Block LLP 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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  • Jenner possesses an unrivaled intellectual command over the most complex legal and factual landscapes. They excel at quickly distilling multi-layered, technical disputes into clear, winning arguments, consistently demonstrating the strategic foresight necessary to navigate high stakes litigation.

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  • I have absolute confidence that they can manage complex and sophisticated matters.

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  • Jenner & Block deeply understands clients needs and our purpose and strategy, so they can deliver results that are consistent with them. They demonstrate that they share our values.

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  • Jenner & Block's lawyers are creative, smart and savvy advocates. They are always responsive, agile and strategic in handling complex matters. Their commercial insight is also excellent.

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  • The depth of Jenner & Block's litigation and strategic experience is a key strength. The firm is an incredible partner with expertise across the spectrum to ensure complex litigation is entirely covered. The service is exceptional and the legal work is top notch.

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