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Jenner & Block said partner Katie Wynbrandt was named a 2026 DC Rising Star in the appellate category at The National Law Journal’s DC Legal Awards. The firm said she handles constitutional, statutory and administrative law disputes in federal courts as a member of its appellate and Supreme Court practice.
Jenner & Block said Helen Gilbert joined its San Francisco office as a partner after more than a decade in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California. The firm said she will advise on investigations, white-collar matters, corporate crises and national security issues.
Jenner & Block said Joseph Torres and Jennifer Beach wrote an Employee Relations Law Journal article examining a Seventh Circuit decision on ERISA beneficiary changes. The firm said the article addressed the standard of review in interpleader actions and the continued role of the substantial compliance doctrine.