WilmerHale Partner Molly Jennings has been named a Next Generation Leader by Corporate Counsel as part of its 2026 Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) Awards, which recognize women lawyers who are shaping the future of the legal profession through excellence, leadership and impact. 

The Next Generation of Leaders category honors women lawyers under 40 who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement, leadership within their organizations and meaningful contributions to the legal industry and broader community. 

Molly is a trusted advisor to clients facing complex, multi-front consumer-protection disputes that threaten opportunities for future growth and innovation.  She regularly defends the world’s leading technology companies in sprawling class actions, litigation brought by state Attorneys General and actions brought before administrative courts.  Her work crosses a number of substantive areas of law, including privacy, consumer protection, antitrust, anti-discrimination, the False Claims Act and the Administrative Procedure Act.  She is also actively engaged in WilmerHale’s mentoring efforts, playing a leadership role in the firm’s Parents Group and serving as a formal and informal mentor to associates across the firm.  

Honorees were recognized at an awards dinner on April 14 in Chicago, Illinois.