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| Founded in ], their early successes included defending ]'s company against corporate financing charges. After ] became a partner in 1965, he helped the firm cement its reputation as a ] powerhouse (according to the editors of ''The American Lawyer'' in 2003) and established Jenner & Block's longstanding relationship representing ]. Among some of the distinguished lawyers who have practiced at Jenner & Block is Supreme Court Justice ], and two former U.S. Attorneys for the Northern District of Illinois, ] and ]. | Founded in ], their early successes included defending ]'s company against corporate financing charges. After ] became a partner in 1965, he helped the firm cement its reputation as a ] powerhouse (according to the editors of ''The American Lawyer'' in 2003) and established Jenner & Block's longstanding relationship representing ]. Among some of the distinguished lawyers who have practiced at Jenner & Block is Supreme Court Justice ], and two former U.S. Attorneys for the Northern District of Illinois, ] and ]. | ||
| Jenner & Block was one of the first national law firms to establish a Washington D.C. practice specifically focussed on appeals before the Supreme Court. It was once headed by ], now deceased, and is currently led by Paul M. Smith and Donald B. Verrilli, Jr.. Among the prominent cases argued by Jenner & Block lawyers before the Supreme Court are Morrison v. Olson (independent counsel law), Iowa Utilities Board v. AT&T (landmark telecommunications law case), FCC v. Nextwave (multi billion dollar appeal of bankruptcy ruling), Reno v. ACLU (indecency on the Internet), Wiggins v. Maryland (death penalty case), Lawrence v. Texas (constitutionality of making homosexuality criminal), MGM v. Grokster (landmark case on copyright laws in cyberspace). | |||
| ==MCI v. AT&T== | ==MCI v. AT&T== | ||
| Jenner & Block rose to prominence as a litigation firm during its long, historic antitrust fight with ] in the 1970s. Jenner & Block received the assignment from its former partner, John H. Worthington, who served as the General Counsel of Microwave Communications, Inc., the company that later became ]. Jenner & Block filed a lawsuit against AT&T in March of 1974 alleging that AT&T had monopolized the market for telecommunications services in violation of the ]. 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 ]. 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 dollars. After trebling the judgment as required by the antitrust laws, the 1.8 billion dollar 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, the case definitively established MCI as AT&T's primary competitor and Jenner & Block as AT&T's nemesis. |
Jenner & Block rose to prominence as a litigation firm during its long, historic antitrust fight with ] in the 1970s. Jenner & Block received the assignment from its former partner, John H. Worthington, who served as the General Counsel of Microwave Communications, Inc., the company that later became ]. Jenner & Block filed a lawsuit against AT&T in March of 1974 alleging that AT&T had monopolized the market for telecommunications services in violation of the ]. 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 ]. 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 dollars. After trebling the judgment as required by the antitrust laws, the 1.8 billion dollar 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, the case definitively established MCI as AT&T's primary competitor and Jenner & Block as AT&T's nemesis. | ||
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| ==Recognition== | ==Recognition== | ||
| Jenner & Block has been recognized as an "A List" firm by the American Lawyer. | 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 ] in 1995. | |||
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Jenner & Block is a U.S. law firm with offices in Chicago, Dallas, New York, and Washington, DC. Over 400 attorneys serve a wide range of clients in corporate litigation, business transactions, and in the public sector. Jerold S. Solovy is the longtime Chair of the firm; Gregory Gallopoulous is the Managing Partner. Thomas J. Perrelli is the managing partner for the Washington, DC office.
Founded in 1914, their early successes included defending Preston Tucker's company against corporate financing charges. After Albert E. Jenner became a partner in 1965, 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. Among some of the distinguished lawyers who have practiced at Jenner & Block is Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, and two former U.S. Attorneys for the Northern District of Illinois, Thomas P. Sullivan and Anton Valukas.
Jenner & Block was one of the first national law firms to establish a Washington D.C. practice specifically focussed on appeals before the Supreme Court. It was once headed by Bruce Ennis, Jr., now deceased, and is currently led by Paul M. Smith and Donald B. Verrilli, Jr.. Among the prominent cases argued by Jenner & Block lawyers before the Supreme Court are Morrison v. Olson (independent counsel law), Iowa Utilities Board v. AT&T (landmark telecommunications law case), FCC v. Nextwave (multi billion dollar appeal of bankruptcy ruling), Reno v. ACLU (indecency on the Internet), Wiggins v. Maryland (death penalty case), Lawrence v. Texas (constitutionality of making homosexuality criminal), MGM v. Grokster (landmark case on copyright laws in cyberspace).
MCI v. AT&T
Jenner & Block rose to prominence as a litigation firm during its long, historic antitrust fight with AT&T in the 1970s. Jenner & Block received the assignment from its former partner, John H. 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 of 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. 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 dollars. After trebling the judgment as required by the antitrust laws, the 1.8 billion dollar 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, the case definitively established MCI as AT&T's primary competitor and Jenner & Block as AT&T's nemesis.
Clients
Jenner & Block has represented currently or in the past the following clients:
American Psychological Association
Dell
Dow Chemical
Exelon
General Dynamics
General Electric
General Motors
Honeywell
MCI Communications
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Playboy
Recording Industry Association of America in the Grokster case
Sara Lee
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 Association in 1995.
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