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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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September 30, 2022
MVP: Debevoise's Andrew Ford
Andrew Ford played major roles on the Debevoise & Plimpton LLP teams that advised KKR & Co. Inc. as the firm assembled the 13th iteration of its flagship North America private equity fund — a massive $19 billion vehicle — as well as another fund that reached $17 billion, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Fund Formation MVPs.
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September 30, 2022
MVP: Arnold & Porter's Maureen Jeffreys
Maureen Jeffreys of Arnold & Porter led the regulatory team shepherding the deal that combined AT&T's WarnerMedia empire with Discovery's nonfiction and international entertainment and sports businesses, making her one of Law360's 2022 Telecom MVPs.
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September 30, 2022
MVP: Cadwalader's Bonnie Neuman
Bonnie Neuman of Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP represented the lenders in a $1.5 billion acquisition financing for CorePoint Lodging as well as the lenders in a $1.2 billion acquisition financing of 111 Woodspring Suites properties, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 Hospitality MVPs.
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September 30, 2022
MVP: Cadwalader's Nick Shiren
Nick Shiren led Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP's team that advised Credit Suisse on the first commercial real estate collateralized loan obligation in Europe since the credit crisis and counseled Deutsche Bank in a €400 million ($402 million) environmental, social and governance CLO, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Structured Finance MVPs.
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September 30, 2022
MVP: Morrison Foerster's John Smith
John Smith of Morrison Foerster LLP has counseled high-profile clients on the vast sanctions imposed on Russia for its February invasion of Ukraine, including advising the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, earning Smith a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Compliance MVPs.
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September 30, 2022
MVP: Covington's Ashley Simonsen
Ashley Simonsen has spent much of the past few years at Covington & Burling LLP helping Facebook fight off class actions brought by various parties including aggrieved advertisers and content moderators, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 Technology MVPs.
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September 29, 2022
MVP: WilmerHale's Andrew Shipley
WilmerHale's Andrew Shipley successfully defended L3Harris Technologies' award of a classified contract in a U.S. Government Accountability Office protest, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Government Contracts MVPs.
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September 29, 2022
MVP: Zuckerman Spaeder's Cyril Smith
Zuckerman Spaeder LLP's Cyril Smith helped pioneer litigation in the 2000s that linked football players' post-career disabilities to their repeated concussions on the field, and he hasn't slowed down since, with his recent work on behalf of National Football League retirees among the accomplishments that landed him a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Benefits MVPs.
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September 29, 2022
MVP: Winston & Strawn's Jeffrey Kessler
Winston & Strawn LLP's co-Executive Chairman Jeffrey Kessler has had a storied career as a sports attorney with several major accomplishments under his belt, such as August's landmark settlement in the equal pay dispute between the U.S. Women's National Team and the U.S. Soccer Federation. Due to this success and many others, Kessler has been picked as one of Law360 Sports & Betting MVPs.
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September 29, 2022
MVP: Troutman Pepper's E. Fitzgerald Veira
E. Fitzgerald Veira of Troutman Pepper's environmental practice used his engineering background to help government clients in Georgia resolve complex litigation matters typically involving environmental problems with sewer and wastewater infrastructure, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Environmental MVPs.
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September 29, 2022
MVP: Skadden's Jeffrey A. Brill
Jeffrey Brill of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP led Israeli software company Pagaya Technologies Ltd. through an $8.5 billion cross-border business combination and subsequent initial public offering "in an extremely tumultuous market environment," earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Fintech MVPs.
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September 28, 2022
MVP: Wiley's Brian Walsh
A skilled litigator, Brian Walsh of Wiley Rein LLP this year defended a client in an unusual protest challenging its award for federal aerial firefighting services by another awardee of a similar contract, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Government Contracts MVPs.
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September 28, 2022
MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Matt Friestedt
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's Matt Friestedt was a lead adviser on executive compensation and benefits matters for a number of high-profile M&A transactions, including distinctive ones involving AT&T and Pfizer, landing him a spot among Law360's 2022 Benefits MVPs.
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September 28, 2022
MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Mitch Eitel
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's Mitch Eitel is coming off a banner stretch of transactions in which he has been steering the biggest banking deals to be announced both last year and this year, securing him a spot among Law360's 2022 Banking MVPs.
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September 28, 2022
MVP: Williams & Connolly's David I. Berl
David Berl of Williams & Connolly LLP has spent much of the last year arguing and winning before the Federal Circuit, including securing an appellate win for AstraZeneca over a generic-drug dispute for its flagship asthma drug Symbicort, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Life Sciences MVPs.
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September 28, 2022
MVP: US Soccer Federation's Karen Leetzow
Last year, U.S. Soccer's general counsel Karen Leetzow helped put a damaging legal fight to rest by brokering a settlement with the U.S. Women's National Team and helped the federation strike a historic collective bargaining agreement with both the women's and men's teams that puts both on an equal footing, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Sports MVPs.
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September 28, 2022
MVP: Sidley's Lilya Tessler
Sidley Austin LLP's Lilya Tessler steered securities exchange IEX Group Inc. through a first-of-its-kind investment by crypto exchange FTX US while advocating broadly for regulatory clarity around digital assets, cementing her spot amid Law360's 2022 Fintech MVPs.
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September 28, 2022
MVP: Nossaman's Liz Cousins
Liz Cousins of Nossaman LLP has advised and worked on multiple environmental and sustainability projects in California and beyond, including the East County Advanced Water Purification Project, which aims to improve San Diego's sustainable water supply, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 Environmental MVPs.
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September 27, 2022
MVP: Shearman's Adam Hakki
Adam Hakki of Shearman & Sterling LLP secured dismissal of racketeering and fraud claims against Citigroup in a suit alleging it conspired with a Mexican oil services company, and persuaded a magistrate judge to recommend dismissal of claims against financial services firm Jefferies Group LLC in a special-purpose acquisition company merger case, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Banking MVPs.
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September 27, 2022
MVP: McGuireWoods' Gregory Evans
Gregory Evans of McGuire Woods LLP's environmental practice represented Grupo Mexico subsidiary Asarco LLC in a successful bid to recoup cleanup costs for the East Helena Superfund site from Atlantic Richfield Co., earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Environmental MVPs.
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September 27, 2022
MVP: Skadden's Page W. Griffin
Page Griffin of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP served as lead benefits counsel to Elon Musk in his $44 billion attempted purchase of Twitter and advised Activision Blizzard on executive compensation and benefits aspects during its acquisition by Microsoft, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Benefits MVPs.
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September 27, 2022
MVP: White & Case's Adam Acosta
Adam Acosta of White & Case LLP's life sciences practice has guided various health care giants through high-stakes litigation, including helping client AbbVie Inc. escape two antitrust class action complaints over hypertension medication Bystolic, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Life Sciences MVPs.
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September 27, 2022
MVP: Crowell & Moring's Stephen J. McBrady
Crowell & Moring LLP's Stephen McBrady scored precedent-setting victories for Lockheed Martin in its $143 million battle with the Air Force over C-5 Galaxy repair costs and helped a Colorado health plan recover $25 million from the federal government, landing him a spot among Law360's 2022 Government Contracts MVPs.
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September 27, 2022
MVP: Cravath's David L. Portilla
David L. Portilla of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP guided Afterpay Ltd. in its $29 billion acquisition by the company formerly known as Square Inc. and advised industry players on proposals for novel crypto asset market regulation, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Fintech MVPs.
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September 27, 2022
MVP: Sidley's Irwin Raij
Irwin Raij of Sidley Austin LLP spearheaded negotiations on behalf of New York state for the Buffalo Bills' $1.4 billion stadium and for the city of Miami when settling terms for its Major League Soccer franchise's facility, earning him a spot on Law360's 2022 Sports & Betting MVPs.