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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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October 16, 2023
MVP: Gibson Dunn's Sean Tierney
Sean Tierney of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP helped advise a joint venture in its $835 million post-pandemic acquisition of The Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, Florida, and also represented a joint venture as it reopened Manhattan's Hilton Times Square, winning him a place among Law360's 2023 Hospitality MVPs.
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October 16, 2023
MVP: Arnold & Porter's Matt Wolf
Matt Wolf of Arnold & Porter helped Sanofi and Regeneron land a win over Amgen in a case that made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, where the justices held that a patent covering a class of processes must provide enough information allowing people to replicate the full scope of the invention, landing him a spot among Law360's 2023 Intellectual Property MVPs.
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October 13, 2023
MVP: The Collins Law Firm's Shawn M. Collins
Shawn M. Collins of The Collins Law Firm PC helped Willowbrook, Illinois, residents pursue claims a Sterigenics facility recklessly polluted the community's air with carcinogenic ethylene oxide emissions and reach a record $363 million verdict for one plaintiff and a $408 million settlement for hundreds of others, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Environmental MVPs.
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October 13, 2023
MVP: Wiley's Scott M. McCaleb
Wiley Rein LLP's Scott McCaleb helped secure a landmark data rights markings settlement between Boeing and the U.S. Air Force and repelled a whistleblower suit against CGI Federal, landing him a spot among Law360's Government Contract MVPs of 2023.
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October 13, 2023
MVP: Weil's Andrew Chizzik
Andrew Chizzik of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP advised Genstar Capital Formation on a $12.6 billion buyout fund this year and advised Brookfield Asset Management on several significant matters, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Fund Formation MVPs.
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October 13, 2023
MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Renata B. Hesse
Renata Hesse, co-head of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's antitrust group, had a busy year. Her work in Canadian Pacific's $31 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern led to the creation of the first single-line rail network connecting Canada, the United States and Mexico. Meanwhile, the counsel she provided Amgen in its $28.3 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics helped the biotech company defend against a challenge by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Her leadership and counsel in those transactions and other matters earned her a spot among Law360's 2023 Competition MVPs.
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October 13, 2023
MVP: Morgan Lewis' Philip A. Miscimarra
Philip A. Miscimarra, a partner at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, played a key role in helping the United States Football League negotiate its first collective bargaining agreement covering about 350 professional athletes, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Employment MVPs.
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October 13, 2023
MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Inosi Nyatta
Inosi Nyatta of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's finance & restructuring group advised Sempra Infrastructure Partners in its $7 billion financing of the Port Arthur liquefied natural gas project and guided Chevron in its acquisition of a major stake in the world's largest proposed hydrogen storage facility, earning her a spot among Law360's 2023 Energy MVPs.
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October 13, 2023
MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Andy Dietderich
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's Andy Dietderich steered the bankruptcy of collapsed cryptocurrency platform FTX this year, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Bankruptcy MVPs.
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October 13, 2023
MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Stephen Broome
Stephen Broome, co-chairman of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's data privacy and security practice, was lead counsel in defense of Google in its nationwide data privacy class action surrounding Chrome user data collection, and his team's favorable resolution of that case earns him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Cybersecurity & Privacy MVPs.
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October 12, 2023
MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Colin Lloyd
Colin Lloyd, a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, is a key member of the team representing failed cryptocurrency platform FTX in its bankruptcy proceedings and also advised EDX Markets, a first-of-its-kind cryptocurrency exchange, through the launch of its platform earlier this year, earning him a spot as one of Law360's Fintech MVPs.
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October 12, 2023
MVP: Morrison Foerster's Kevin P. Mullen
Kevin Mullen of Morrison Foerster's government contracts practice led the successful defense of Sig Sauer's $4.5 billion weapons contract with the U.S. Army and headed the team that won Hanford Tank Disposition Alliance's protest of a $45 billion award for nuclear waste cleanup, making him one of Law360's 2023 Government Contracts MVPs.
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October 12, 2023
MVP: Morgan Lewis' Beth Herrington
Beth Herrington of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP steered major changes in the interpretation of Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act, landing her a spot among Law360's 2023 Cybersecurity & Data Privacy MVPs.
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October 12, 2023
MVP: Skadden's Karen M. Lent
Karen M. Lent of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP helped defend the PGA Tour in a massive antitrust lawsuit brought by its own golfers, which ended in a settlement between the organization and its competitor LIV Golf Inc., earning her a place among Law360's 2023 Antitrust MVPs.
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October 12, 2023
MVP: Simpson Thacher's Jonathan Karen
Jonathan Karen of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP put together the largest drawdown fund in real estate or private equity this year, earning him a spot in Law360's 2023 Fund Formation MVPs.
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October 12, 2023
MVP: Skadden's Eric Otness
Eric Otness of Skadden advised Brookfield Corp. subsidiaries on a $13.3 billion acquisition of the world's largest freight container lessor, a $3.5 billion stake in FirstEnergy Transmission LLC, and a hydroelectric sale, while also advising Haliburton Co. on the sale of its Russia operations, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Energy MVPs.
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October 12, 2023
MVP: Outten & Golden's Cara E. Greene
Cara E. Greene of Outten & Golden LLP was a lead attorney on the team that landed the largest pre-trial sex bias settlement of all time: a $215 million deal with Goldman Sachs, secured on behalf of hundreds of female executives, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Employment MVPs.
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October 12, 2023
MVP: Lieff Cabraser's Robert Nelson
Robert Nelson of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP's environmental law practice secured a $230 million settlement on behalf of property owners and fishers impacted by a massive Santa Barbara, California, oil spill and a $40 million deal on behalf of homeowners affected by the California Porter Ranch gas leak, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Environmental MVPs.
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October 11, 2023
MVP: Morgan & Morgan's John Yanchunis
John Yanchunis of Morgan & Morgan PA's cybersecurity practice has taken on some major companies, including Capital One and Google, to establish stronger data storage standards and help protect consumers from data breaches and identity theft, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Cybersecurity MVPs.
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October 11, 2023
MVP: King & Spalding's Reginald R. Smith
Reginald "Reggie" R. Smith of King & Spalding won a multibillion-dollar share buyout dispute with Argentina, battled to enforce awards for withdrawn European renewable power incentives, and reached a $500 million settlement with Nigeria over steel contracts, earning him a spot among Law360's Energy MVPs.
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October 11, 2023
MVP: Gibson Dunn's Stacie B. Fletcher
Stacie B. Fletcher of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP represented Mercedes-Benz in its win against a Florida county's emission control tampering suit and negotiated enforcement action resolutions for Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co. and Matador Resources Co., earning her a spot among Law360's 2023 Environmental MVPs.
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October 11, 2023
MVP: V&E's Roberta Downey
Roberta Downey of Vinson & Elkins LLP's construction practice spanned continents with her work on some of the largest projects vital to the global economy this year, such as securing a redevelopment contract on Shell PLC's Penguins North Sea oil and gas field, earning her a spot among Law360's 2023 Construction MVPs.
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October 11, 2023
MVP: Hogan Lovells' Justin Bernick
Justin Bernick of Hogan Lovells successfully defended lock-maker Assa Abloy's $4.3 billion pickup of Spectrum Brands' hardware and home improvement business from a challenge by the U.S. Department of Justice, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Antitrust MVPs.
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October 11, 2023
MVP: Skadden's Alexander C. Drylewski
Alexander Drylewski of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's fintech practice has secured dismissals and settlements for digital asset platforms in landmark litigation this year, including for Coinbase Inc., earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Fintech MVPs.
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October 11, 2023
MVP: Simpson Thacher's Sara Razi
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's Sara Razi got Change Healthcare and UnitedHealth Group's $13 billion merger to the finish line amid attacks from state and federal regulators and helped HCA Healthcare overcome antitrust claims over a hospital deal, landing her a spot among Law360's 2023 Antitrust MVPs.