Chambers USA2026 has recognized Jenner & Block's Chicago office as a hub of legal excellence, with 35 individual lawyers ranked across 24 practice areas.
Chicago Practice Highlights:
- Band 1: Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
- Band 1: Litigation: General Commercial
- Band 1: Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Band 2: Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Band 2: Energy & Natural Resources
- Band 2: Litigation: Securities
- Band 3: Environment
- Band 3: Intellectual Property
- Band 4: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Band 5: Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Illinois-based lawyers earning Band 1 honors include:
- Gregory Boyle– Band 1 (National), Derivatives: Enforcement
- Annie Kastanek– Band 1, Litigation: Appellate
- David Kroeger– Band 1, Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
- Terri Mascherin– Band 1, Litigation: General Commercial
- Reid Schar– Band 1, White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Dan Ring– Band 1, Litigation: Product Liability: Toxic Torts, Band 1, Litigation: Product Liability
- Catherine Steege– Band 1, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- John Storino– Band 1 (National), Law Firm Defense
- Howard Suskin– Band 1, Litigation: Securities
- Dean N. Panos– Band 1, (National), Food & Beverage: Regulatory Litigation
Other Chambers' honored Illinois lawyers include:
- Angela Allen– Band 4, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Debbie Berman– Band 2,Litigation: General Commercial, and Band 3: Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets (National)
- Gregory Boyle– Band 2 (National), Derivatives
- David Bradford– Senior Statespeople, Litigation: General Commercial
- Joseph P. Gromacki– Eminent Practitioners, Corporate/M&A
- Reginald Hill– Band 3, Intellectual Property
- Annie Kastanek– Band 4, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Marjorie R. Kennedy– Band 3, Energy & Natural Resources
- David M. Kroeger– Band 3, Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder (National)
- David C. Layden– Band 3, Privacy & Data Security: Litigation (National)
- Vincent E. Lazar– Band 2, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- John H. Mathias Jr.– Senior Statespeople, Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
- Michelle McAtee– Band 4, Real Estate
- Katharine McLaughlin– Up and Coming, Law Firm Defense
- April A. Otterberg– Band 2, Law Firm Defense (National)
- Dean N. Panos– Band 2, Litigation: Product Liability
- Ron Peterson– Senior Statespeople, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Shoba Pillay– Band 4, Litigation, White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Thomas Quinn– Up and Coming, Derivatives
- Matt Renaud– Band 3, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Donald Resnick– Senior Statespeople, Real Estate
National Rankings Highlighting Chicago Talent:
Band 1 Nationwide:
- Higher Education
- Law Firm Defense
Band 2 Nationwide:
- Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation
- Energy: Electricity Regulatory & Litigation
Band 3 Nationwide:
- Appellate Law
- Corporate Crime & Investigations: The Elite
- Derivatives
- Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite
Band 5 Nationwide:
- Securities: Litigation