Rankings: MVPs of the Year

Law360’s MVPs of the Year recognizes the five attorneys who had extraordinary wins and contributed most to their practice area in the past year. The series showcases standout attorneys across the practice areas and industries covered by Law360.
  • September 21, 2022

    MVP: Squire Patton Boggs' Stephen Anway

    Stephen Anway of Squire Patton Boggs LLP's international dispute resolution practice helped Italian utility company Edison SpA persuade an International Chamber of Commerce tribunal to reject state-owned Qatargas' proposed natural gas price hike worth several hundred million dollars, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 International Arbitration MVPs.

  • September 21, 2022

    MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Liesl Fichardt

    Liesl Fichardt of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP helped settle a $198 billion tax battle between Barrick Gold and the Tanzanian government, resolving a long-running dispute that created a template for business-government partnerships in the continent and earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 Tax MVPs.

  • September 21, 2022

    MVP: Morgan Lewis' J. Clayton 'Clay' Everett Jr.

    J. Clayton "Clay" Everett Jr. helped lead a Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP team to an acquittal for DaVita Inc. and its former chief executive on all counts of conspiring with three other companies to suppress competition in the employment market, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Competition MVPs.

  • September 21, 2022

    MVP: Paul Weiss' Karen Dunn

    Karen Dunn of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP proved her enduring worth as a trial ace yet again this year with a successful outcome for Apple in an antitrust suit over its App Store as well as a large verdict against those involved in the racist "Unite the Right" rally, earning her a spot on Law360's 2022 Trials MVPs.

  • September 21, 2022

    MVP: Nossaman's Andrée Blais

    Nossaman LLP's Andrée Blais structures innovative procurement contracts for public agencies spearheading ambitious infrastructure projects such as L.A. Metro's Sepulveda Pass rail transit project, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 Transportation MVPs.

  • September 20, 2022

    MVP: Latham's Jean Pawlow

    Latham & Watkins LLP's Jean Pawlow has represented Netflix as tax counsel in its string of successes in class actions across federal and state courts against claims that it was liable for state-based franchise fees, earning her a spot among Law360 2022 Tax MVPs.

  • September 20, 2022

    MVP: Robins Kaplan's Tara Sutton

    Robins Kaplan partner Tara Sutton's work as a lead negotiator on securing a nearly $590 million settlement for Native American tribes in multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis secured her spot on the list of Law360's 2022 Product Liability MVPs.

  • September 20, 2022

    MVP: Gibson Dunn's Orin Snyder

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Orin Snyder has guided entertainment giants like AMC Networks Inc. through multimillion-dollar litigation, including helping AMC come out on top of a profit participation suit lodged by producers of the hit show "The Walking Dead," earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Media & Entertainment MVPs.

  • September 20, 2022

    MVP: Ropes & Gray's Jason Freedman

    Jason Freedman of Ropes & Gray LLP's private equity practice led the team representing TPG Capital in its purchase of a 30% stake in DirecTV as it was carved out from AT&T Inc. into a new $16.25 billion entity, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Private Equity MVPs.  

  • September 20, 2022

    MVP: Morgan Lewis' Levi McAllister

    Levi McAllister of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP helped Nuvve Holding Corp. establish a first-of-its kind deal with school districts for an electric bus fleet that puts power back into the grid and represents Evergo as it tries to set up its first vehicle charging stations in the United States, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Transportation MVPs.

  • September 20, 2022

    MVP: Jones Day's Melissa Stear Gorsline

    As co-lead counsel for a Canadian gold mining company seeking nearly $1 billion in arbitration against Kazakhstan, Melissa Stear Gorsline of Jones Day helped obtain a landmark ruling last year recognizing the Kazakh government as a legal successor to the Soviet Union, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 International Arbitration MVPs.

  • September 20, 2022

    MVP: King & Spalding's Norman 'Norm' Armstrong

    Norm Armstrong of King & Spalding LLP led teams throughout the year in successful trial cases and resolutions to regulatory investigations, including a jury win in Delaware federal court that favored his client, German chemical company BASF, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Competition MVPs.

  • September 19, 2022

    MVP: Davis Wright's Rachel Strom

    Rachel Strom of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has spent the past year representing media organizations like Vice, which faced defamation claims from a company that detects gunshots, and Netflix, which was sued by Alan Dershowitz over its Jeffrey Epstein biography, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 Media & Entertainment MVPs.

  • September 19, 2022

    MVP: Dechert's Eduardo Silva Romero

    Eduardo Silva Romero of Dechert LLP helped shape his firm's approach to the complex interplay between arbitration and European Union law while serving as lead counsel for the Republic of Poland's defense against investor claims before the Paris Court of Appeal, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 International Arbitration MVPs.

  • September 19, 2022

    MVP: Eversheds Sutherland's Jeff Friedman

    Eversheds Sutherland tax partner Jeffrey Friedman led Comcast and Verizon's challenge to Maryland's novel digital advertising tax, and he helped SiriusXM secure a key victory in Texas in a sourcing dispute, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Tax MVPs.

  • September 19, 2022

    MVP: Mayer Brown's John Nadolenco

    John Nadolenco of Mayer Brown LLP has helped get General Motors Co. wins in separate suits over privacy and defective air bags, and helped Waymo LLC keep its trade secrets under wraps following a public record request, earning a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Transporation MVPs.

  • September 19, 2022

    MVP: Kirkland's Hariklia 'Carrie' Karis

    Hariklia "Carrie" Karis of Kirkland & Ellis LLP's trials practice won 3M's first bellwether trial dealing with allegations it sold faulty earplugs to the military, and she successfully represented pharmaceutical company Allergan in settling opioid-related litigation, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Trials MVPs.

  • September 19, 2022

    MVP: Lieff Cabraser's Elizabeth Cabraser & Richard Heimann

    Elizabeth Cabraser of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP helped obtain a landmark $26 billion settlement over allegedly improper opioid marketing practices, while fellow partner Richard Heimann helped win a key bellwether trial over the opioid crisis in San Francisco, earning them a spot among Law360's 2022 Product Liability MVPs.

  • September 19, 2022

    MVP: Jones Day's David C. Kiernan And Jeffrey A. LeVee

    David C. Kiernan and Jeffrey A. LeVee of Jones Day helped Sutter Health secure a complete win at trial in a massive class action seeking $1.2 billion in damages over allegations that it used restrictive insurance contracts to raise prices, earning them a spot among Law360's 2022 Competition MVPs.

  • September 19, 2022

    MVP: Paul Weiss' Matt Abbott

    Matt Abbott of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP led Clearlake Capital in the $5.3 billion acquisition of English soccer team Chelsea Football Club and worked with longtime client General Atlantic on more than $4 billion in transactions, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Private Equity MVPs.

  • September 16, 2022

    MVP: Cravath's Lauren Angelilli

    Lauren Angelilli — the first woman to lead Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP's tax department — advised Canadian National Railway Co. in a proposed $33.6 billion combination with Kansas City Southern, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Tax MVPs.

  • September 16, 2022

    MVP: Ballard Spahr's David L. Axelrod

    David Axelrod of Ballard Spahr LLP helped The New York Times beat Sarah Palin's libel suit, and he's since taken on another high-profile defamation case involving Amber Heard, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Media & Entertainment MVPs.

  • September 16, 2022

    MVP: Arnold & Porter's Maria Chedid

    Arnold & Porter partner Maria Chedid led the team representing South Korean power producer POSCO Energy in a pair of arbitrations initiated by a U.S. fuel cell technology company in which $1 billion in claims were resolved in a favorable settlement, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 International Arbitration MVPs.

  • September 16, 2022

    MVP: Willkie's Rachel C. Strickland

    Over the last year, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP's Rachel Strickland has represented such diverse parties as retail wholesaler Global Brands Group, noteholders of car rental giant Hertz and talc injury claimants in the Imerys Talc America Chapter 11, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • September 16, 2022

    MVP: Kirkland's Jennifer Levy And Donna Welch

    Donna Welch and Jennifer Levy, partners at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, represented opioid manufacturer Allergan PLC in the first opioid trial that culminated in a win for drugmakers in November in California state court, securing them a place on Law360's 2022 Product Liability MVPs.

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