Jenner & Block

Kasowitz Opens LA Office With 2 Ex-Jenner & Block ProsLaw360 (subscription)Law360, New York (May 20, 2013, 6:49 PM ET) -- Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP opened the doors to a new office in Los Angeles on Monday with the addition of two well-regarded policyholder attorneys from Jenner & Block LLP: Jerold Oshinsky, …Kasowitz opens new Calif. office with two Jenner insurance recovery partnersABA JournalKasowitz Benson, Eversheds, Latham, Davis:Business of LawBloombergTwo new partners at Kasowitz Benson open third California officeThomson Reuters News & InsightThe American Lawyer -JDJournal.com -Wall Street Journal (press release)all 8 news articles »

Nicole Harris Free In Chicago: Charges Dismissed Against Wrongfully Convicted …Huffington PostAttorneys with mega firm Jenner & Block say a key to Harris' victory was that the judge barred crucial witness testimony from her older son Diante who they allege saw the younger brother strangle himself. "False confessions happen and Chicago has been …Mother finally feels free after charges dismissed in death of sonChicago Tribuneall 7 news articles »

SPECIAL REPORT-For top US lawyers, case in Guam is rare prizeReuters AlertNetHe thought he could even share the argument time at the lectern, as he later told Reuters, perhaps to present "prepared remarks." In an email responding to lawyer Matthew Hellman of Jenner & Block, Levin wrote, "My ultimate goal, beyond what I hope for …

Electrical Fire Forces Evacuation of Several Biglaw OfficesAbove the LawA second source added that Jenner & Block is also in the building. Here are additional details, from PIX 11: Thousands of people headed to work Tuesday, were turned away at the entrance to their East side high-rise office building. An electrical fire …and more »

Clifford Chance, Covington, Chadbourne: Business of LawBloombergKilpatrick Townsend Adds Partner to Insurance Recovery Team. Mary Craig Calkins has joined the Los Angeles office of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP as a partner in the firm's insurance recovery team. She had been a partner at Jenner & Block LLP.and more »

Prosecutors get 2 weeks to decide fate of motherChicago TribuneAttorneys from Northwestern University's Center on Wrongful Convictions and the law firm Jenner & Block's pro bono team took up Harris' case almost immediately after receiving a letter from her. "We're very grateful that the Supreme Court chose not to …and more »

The risk in Eric Holder's survivalWashington Post (blog)George Freeman, a lawyer at the New York firm Jenner & Block LLP and a former lawyer for the New York Times, says that the heat Holder has already taken could well serve as a deterrent: “You could argue that Holder is so back on his heels, that could …and more »

Fox News Phone Records SearchedWall Street JournalGeorge Freeman, a First Amendment lawyer at Jenner & Block who formerly worked as counsel at the New York Times, said the government was likely influenced by the Times litigation a decade ago, in which the newspaper received advance notification and …and more »

Steptoe Partner Elected DC Bar President-ElectThe BLT: Blog of Legal Times (blog)Benitez edged out Jenner & Block partner Lorelie Masters for the top job by around 200 votes, according to results provided by the D.C. Bar. Voter participation was up this year, with the bar reporting a 12 percent return on the more than 75,000 …

NY Strikes Fear Into Insurers Waffling On Defense CoverageLaw360 (subscription)Matthew Jacobs, a partner at Jenner & Block LLP, said the American Guarantee decision will raise the stakes for insurers that are trying to determine whether to defend a policyholder, but that it falls in line with what courts have ruled for decades …and more »