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Jenner & Block, Publications, "When Congress Comes Calling: A Handbook for Responding to Congressional Investigations – 2025 Edition" (December 11, 2025)

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A Jenner & Block publication notice of December 11, 2025 announcing the 2025 edition of When Congress Comes Calling: A Handbook for Responding to Congressional Investigations, released by its Congressional Investigations practice with the Project on Government Oversight (POGO). Listed authors include Ashley Callen, Emily M. Loeb and Jon Skladany. It is the first update to the handbook since 2017 and covers document requests, depositions, privilege assertions and subpoena enforcement, with guest editors from both parties who served in senior legislative and executive branch posts.

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When Congress Comes Calling: A Handbook
for Responding to Congressional
Investigations – 2025 Edition
Publications
December 11, 2025
By: Ashley Callen, Emily M. Loeb, Jon Skladany, Matthew Klapper, Caroline Cease, Hilary Ledwell, David Manners-Weber, Benjamin
Noah Rosenberg, Sam Ungar, Miroslava Becerra Garcia, Lily Hopwood, Cheryl Olson, Adam Weidman


Jenner & Block's nationally ranked, bipartisan Congressional Investigations practice, in partnership
with the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), released the 2025 edition of When Congress
Comes Calling, the definitive guide for parties to congressional investigations. This is the first update
to the handbook since 2017.




The handbook offers practical guidance for congressional investigators on everything from
document requests and depositions to dealing with privilege assertions and enforcing subpoenas.
For nearly two decades, it has served as the go-to resource for the congressional oversight
community, including staff and counsel to the executive branch and private sector.


Since the last edition, Congress's expanded use of its investigative authority, more aggressive
oversight of private parties, and increased media attention have fundamentally reshaped how
congressional investigations unfold and their potential impact on those being examined. This
updated edition provides critical analyses of recent legal developments, evolving investigative
practices, and strategic considerations for modern congressional investigations. The handbook
features insights from guest editors comprising Democratic and Republican experts who have held
senior positions across the legislative and executive branches, offering readers information
essential for effectively navigating congressional oversight.




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Ashley Callen
Partner
acallen@jenner.com
+1 202 639 6000

Emily M. Loeb
Partner
eloeb@jenner.com
+1 202 639 6000

Jon Skladany
Partner
jskladany@jenner.com
+1 202 639 5340

Matthew Klapper
Partner
mklapper@jenner.com
+1 202 639 6053

Caroline Cease
Partner
ccease@jenner.com
+1 202 639 6056

Hilary Ledwell
Partner
hledwell@jenner.com
+1 202 639 5353

David Manners-Weber
Special Counsel
dmannersweber@jenner.com
+1 202 639 3877

Benjamin Noah Rosenberg
Associate
nrosenberg@jenner.com
+1 415 293 5952

Sam Ungar
Partner
sungar@jenner.com
+1 202 637 6382
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Congressional Investigations


Government Controversies and Public Policy Litigation



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