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Revision as of 06:40, 5 January 2007 by Freshfields (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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 Sullivan and Anton Valukas.
MCI
Jenner & Block rose to prominence as a litigation firm during its long, historic 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. 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.
As a place to work, Jenner & Block ranks on several Avery Index Top 20 Lists including #2 Most Dedicated to Diversity, #18 Happiest Associates, #2 Most Committed to Pro Bono Work, and #9 Perfect Law Firm.
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