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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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October 19, 2023
MVP: Kirkland's Seth Traxler
Seth Traxler of Kirkland & Ellis' media and entertainment transactions practice counseled asset managers to acquire pop stars' music catalogs and facilitated a partnership between a technology company and the NBA in efforts to help everyone feel like they're sitting courtside, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 media and entertainment MVPs.
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October 19, 2023
MVP: Sidley's Tai-Heng Cheng
When Tai-Heng Cheng of Sidley Austin LLP wasn't settling high-stakes international disputes or presiding over tribunals involving treaties between sovereign states this past year, he was co-leading the firm's international arbitration and trade practice and co-managing its Singapore office while also finding time for global philanthropy, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 international arbitration MVPs.
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October 19, 2023
MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Matt Hurd
Matt Hurd of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP recently led Pfizer's acquisition of Seagen, a global biotech company specializing in cancer medicines, in a $43 billion all-cash deal, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Life Sciences MVPs.
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October 18, 2023
MVP: Greenberg Traurig's Michael J. Grygiel
Michael Grygiel of Greenberg Traurig's national media and entertainment litigation practice has helped shape First Amendment case law concerning opinions expressed over social media and defended newspapers' rights to access crucial information, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Media and Entertainment MVPs.
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October 18, 2023
MVP: Latham's Damara Chambers
Latham & Watkins LLP's Damara Chambers guided Consolidated Edison Inc. through a national security review to close its $6.8 billion sale of its renewable energy business to a German group and helped Viasat Inc. in its $7.3 billion acquisition of a satellite communications firm, earning her a spot among Law360's 2023 International Trade MVPs.
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October 18, 2023
MVP: Sheppard Mullin's Eric Klein
Eric Klein of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP represented VillageMD through its $8.9 billion acquisition of Summit Health-CityMD, the largest health care services transaction of 2022, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Health Care MVPs.
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October 18, 2023
MVP: Paul Weiss' Krishna Veeraraghavan
Krishna Veeraraghavan of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP is leading home health provider Amedisys Inc. in its $3.3 billion acquisition by a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary and advised Amazon in its $3.9 billion acquisition of One Medical, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Life Sciences MVPs.
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October 18, 2023
MVP: Gibson Dunn's Brian Rosenthal
Brian Rosenthal at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP was part of a legal team that convinced West Texas' U.S. District Judge Alan Albright to throw out a lawsuit, midtrial, from one of the patent bar's most prolific plaintiffs, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 intellectual property MVPs.
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October 18, 2023
MVP: Greenspoon Marder's Richard C. Giller
Richard C. Giller of Greenspoon Marder LLP created the sports insurance recovery practice niche, representing and securing millions of dollars in coverage for professional athletes and teams across the NBA, NHL, MLB and NFL, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Insurance MVPs.
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October 18, 2023
MVP: Latham's Gary Axelrod
Gary Axelrod of Latham & Watkins LLP represented Flynn Properties in a joint venture with Värde Partners and their $1.1 billion purchase of an 80% interest in 89 select service and extended stay hotels from Highgate Hotels and Cerberus Capital Management LP affiliates, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Hospitality MVPs.
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October 18, 2023
MVP: Paul Hastings' Joseph R. Profaizer
Joseph Profaizer of Paul Hastings LLP successfully secured a complete victory of more than $2 billion for Japanese pharmaceutical company Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp., as well as a complete win for Daiichi Sankyo Co. in a $27.5 billion case, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 International Arbitration MVPs.
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October 17, 2023
MVP: Jones Day's Lorne Cantor
Jones Day partner Lorne Cantor shepherded Hard Rock International Inc. through its billion-dollar acquisition of an iconic Las Vegas hotel and casino and in other major deals over the last year, winning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Hospitality MVPs.
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October 17, 2023
MVP: Buchanan Ingersoll's Daniel Pickard
Daniel Pickard of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC founded the firm's international trade practice this year, adding a new major player to the sector, and led the team that successfully advocated for the U.S. International Trade Commission determination that freight rail couplers imported from China were undercutting the domestic industry, landing him among Law360's 2023 International Trade MVPs.
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October 17, 2023
MVP: Covington's Mark Herman
Mark D. Herman of Covington & Burling LLP led Merck & Co. to a $1.4 billion victory, defeating its insurers' war exclusion to secure coverage for NotPetya malware attacks against the company, allegedly carried out by a Russian military intelligence agency, making him one of Law360's 2023 Insurance MVPs.
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October 17, 2023
MVP: Freshfields' Elliot Friedman
Elliot Friedman of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP's international arbitration practice served as lead counsel to ConocoPhillips and secured a win in D.C. federal court to enforce an $8.5 billion arbitral award against Venezuela, a case related to one of the largest expropriations in history, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 International Arbitration MVPs.
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October 17, 2023
MVP: Davis Wright's Nathan Siegel
Nathan Siegel of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has wielded his nonfiction storytelling chops in defense of media outlets and docudrama series, including in a defamation case at the Sixth Circuit over coverage of a viral 2019 video showing a high school student and a Native American activist standing face-to-face, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Media & Entertainment MVPs.
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October 17, 2023
MVP: Paul Hastings' Eric Dittmann
Eric Dittmann of Paul Hastings LLP shepherded Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. through its win over Novartis Pharma AG after a four-year multibillion-dollar royalty battle and represented L'Oreal in protecting its skincare business after a suit filed by the University of Massachusetts Medical School and Carmel Laboratories threatened 180 products, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Life Sciences MVPs.
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October 17, 2023
MVP: Baker Botts' Hopkins Guy
Hopkins Guy at Baker Botts LLP was part of a legal team that convinced a federal judge in Utah to flip a $469 million verdict against Dish Network Corp., earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 intellectual property MVPs.
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October 17, 2023
MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Anthony Del Rio
Anthony M. Del Rio of Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as the lead health care regulatory attorney advising Oak Street Health Inc. in its $10.6 billion sale to CVS Health Corp. and advised Envision Healthcare Corp. on its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Health Care MVPs.
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October 16, 2023
MVP: Debevoise & Plimpton's Catherine Amirfar
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP's Catherine Amirfar is representing small island nations in a landmark case that asks a United Nations tribunal to ensure nations can be held to their climate change commitments, earning her a spot among Law360's International Arbitration MVPs.
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October 16, 2023
MVP: Husch Blackwell's Daniel Wilson
Daniel Wilson of Husch Blackwell LLP knows his way around the challenging and high-stakes world of trade enforcement, something clean energy firms found valuable when facing, and ultimately escaping, duties on their products, earning Wilson a spot among Law360's 2023 International Trade MVPs.
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October 16, 2023
MVP: Covington's Michael Hill
Michael Hill of Covington & Burling LLP's commercial and corporate transactional practice coached the National Football League through its multibillion-dollar streaming deal with YouTube, earning him a spot as one of Law360's Media & Entertainment MVPs.
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October 16, 2023
MVP: Cohen Ziffer's Robin Cohen
Robin Cohen of Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP and her team representing an ex-Xerox unit overturned a jury verdict that favored a group of insurers concerning coverage of a $236 million Medicaid fraud-related settlement, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Insurance MVPs.
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October 16, 2023
MVP: Hogan Lovells' Clifford Stromberg
Hogan Lovells' Clifford D. Stromberg has guided numerous health care organizations — from academic medical centers to large health systems — through complex transactions worth billions of dollars, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Health MVPs.
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October 16, 2023
MVP: Davis Polk's David Bauer
David Bauer of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP advised Cellular Biomedicine Group on its licensing agreement with Janssen, in order to bring new cancer treatments outside of China, which earned him a spot among Law360's 2023 Life Sciences MVPs.