About

Provided by Jenner & Block LLP

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.

Chambers Review

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Litigation: Securities - Illinois

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What the Team is Known For

Jenner & Block is a highly respected litigation practice with a stellar reputation for its comprehensive handling of general commercial and securities litigation. The firm is hugely proficient in matters involving insurance, bankruptcy and IP. It also assists with significant fraud cases and securities disputes and possesses leading trial capabilities. It maintains an enviable client list, representing blue-chip organizations from a range of sectors, including financial services, education and energy.

Work Highlights

  • Jenner & Block represented Methode Electronics and its subsidiary, Hetronic, in trademark disputes across the US and Europe.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Anton R Valukas
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Anton R Valukas
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Senior Statespeople

Anton Valukas is a highly respected litigator with extensive experience in commercial and criminal trial proceedings as well as big ticket internal investigations.

David Bradford
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David Bradford
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Senior Statespeople

David Bradford maintains a broad-based civil litigation practice, complementing his strong trial capabilities with strength in large scale MDLs arising from sectors such as media and financial services.

He is first rate in every regard.

David is one of the single most gifted and talented litigators. He is incredibly bright, practical and dedicated.

Annie Kastanek
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Annie Kastanek
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Annie Kastanek has notable experience arguing federal appeals and has handled cases concerning antitrust and product liability. She co-chairs Jenner & Block’s appellate and supreme court practice.

Annie Kastanek is terrific.

I think very highly of Annie, she is awesome.

Annie is fabulous.

Daniel Ring
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Daniel Ring
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Daniel Ring offers clients broad experience in mass torts litigation and routinely handles cases concerning medical devices, toxic torts and groundwater contamination. He co-leads the firm's product liability and mass torts practice, and its Chicago litigation practice.

Howard Suskin
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Howard Suskin
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Howard Suskin is a well-regarded securities litigator who frequently defends against class and derivative actions involving claims such as breach of fiduciary duty and securities fraud.

He has guided us successfully through significant and complex securities litigation matters. We trust his judgment and are grateful for his dedication and service to us.

Howard has done a terrific job on our case. He has brought deep subject matter expertise and a keen understanding of the strategic management.

Terri Mascherin
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Terri Mascherin
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Terri Mascherin is an expert trial lawyer who frequently tackles large scale multi-jurisdictional disputes, including corporate litigation and IP cases.

Terri is the best litigator I have ever worked with. She has incredible instincts and courtroom presence.

She is an extraordinary, very savvy litigator.

Andrew Vail
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Andrew Vail
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Andrew Vail focuses his practice on litigation and arbitration, with experience handling complex contract, real estate and trade secret-related disputes.

His value lies in his unflappable judgment and capacity to navigate situations involving significant reputational and financial risk. He has provided exceptional clarity and calm during the most challenging moments, offering counsel that is always both technically superb and pragmatically viable.

Andrew is terrific. He is incredibly dedicated, results-oriented and understands what we want to achieve.

Dean Panos
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Dean Panos
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Dean Panos is recommended for his ability to handle complex class actions for consumer product manufacturers. He has considerable expertise representing food and beverage clients in alleged misleading labelling claims and product recalls.

Dean is like a conciliary. The type of person I can call up anytime, bouncing questions off him. He is a font of wisdom about how cases will go and he is consistently right. When he says settle, you have to settle. When he says fight, you have to fight.

Debbie Berman
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Debbie Berman
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Debbie Berman is co-head of Jenner & Block's commercial litigation group and offers notable expertise representing a broad range of clients in big-ticket disputes.

Debbie does not give up. She is relentless, exceptionally bright and indefatigable.

Debbie gives her full mind, heart and soul to her matters. She is tremendously talented and gifted in legal strategy.

She is a talented litigator who cares for clients' outcomes and ideas.

She is an exceptional attorney with deep knowledge of her space and ability to navigate the ups and downs of the business objectives during the course of litigation.

Wade Thomson
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Wade Thomson
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Wade Thomson is recognized for his adept handling of a wide array of commercial litigation, including contractual, intellectual property and privacy-related claims. He cochairs Jenner & Block's business litigation practice.

He is an all-star. He is bright, great in court and incredibly personable and good with clients.

Wade is a true client advocate in every way. He is creative in solutions and strategy.

Wade is a fantastic client manager. He’s our first call on the big cases and he knows our business and industry well enough to assign the right attorneys to the right cases.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Illinois

Litigation: Appellate

Annie Kastanek
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Annie Kastanek
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Litigation: General Commercial

Anton R Valukas
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Anton R Valukas
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Senior Statespeople
David Bradford
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David Bradford
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Senior Statespeople
Terri Mascherin
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Terri Mascherin
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Andrew Vail
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Andrew Vail
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Debbie Berman
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Debbie Berman
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Band 2
Wade Thomson
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Wade Thomson
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Litigation: Product Liability

Daniel Ring
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Daniel Ring
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Dean Panos
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Dean Panos
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Band 2
Litigation: Securities

Howard Suskin
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Howard Suskin
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