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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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September 16, 2022
MVP: Hogan Lovells' Joanne Rotondi
Hogan Lovells' Joanne Rotondi has helped major automakers navigate constantly evolving emissions and fuel economy regulations, and project developers like Enterprise Product Partners LP secure crucial approvals for a new deepwater port, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 Transportation MVPs.
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September 16, 2022
MVP: Hueston Hennigan's John Hueston And Moez Kaba
John Hueston and Moez Kaba of Hueston Hennigan distinguished themselves this year by winning top-stakes trials for clients, including a key California opioid trial and one of the largest known trademark awards, earning them a spot on Law360's 2022 Trials MVPs.
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September 16, 2022
MVP: Dechert's Mark E. Thierfelder
Mark E. Thierfelder, a partner at Dechert LLP, has worked on several high-profile, big-money transactions involving investor consortiums, also known as club deals, over the past year, including the more than $30 billion acquisition of Medline Industries Inc. and the $17 billion purchase of Athenahealth, making him one of Law360's 2022 Private Equity MVPs.
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September 16, 2022
MVP: Gibson Dunn's Rachel S. Brass
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Rachel S. Brass helped develop class certification law by successfully defending fast-food franchises against major "no-poach" litigation, and she helped achieve a win for Apple against Epic Games, carving out a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Competition MVPs.
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September 15, 2022
MVP: Skadden's Julia Czarniak
Julia Czarniak of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP was lead underwriters' counsel in a $12.5 billion bond offering by Qatar Energy in the Middle East's largest corporate issuance, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 Project Finance MVPs.
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September 15, 2022
MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Maaren Shah
Maaren Shah of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP secured a unanimous jury verdict in favor of insurers fighting against repaying a Medicaid fraud settlement, a win that led to her inclusion as one of Law360's 2022 Insurance MVPs.
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September 15, 2022
MVP: Proskauer's Brian S. Rosen
Deftly navigating a challenging political landscape and a mountain of debt, Brian S. Rosen of Proskauer Rose LLP shepherded the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico through a restructuring of $90 billion of debt to help the island emerge with a much-improved financial foundation, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Bankruptcy MVPs.
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September 15, 2022
MVP: Squire Patton's Kristin Bryan
Kristin L. Bryan of Squire Patton Boggs LLP helped get the dismissal of privacy-related claims against insurance software developer Vertafore Inc. through her successful contention that the private right of action in a federal privacy law doesn't extend to civil claims concerning data storage or security, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 Cybersecurity & Privacy MVPs.
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September 15, 2022
MVP: Kirkland's Dennis Williams
Dennis Williams of Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as the lead regulatory attorney for Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman in the private equity firms' $17 billion acquisition of health care IT services provider Athenahealth, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Health Care MVPs.
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September 15, 2022
MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Kay Ian Ng
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's Kay Ian Ng has been instrumental in helping a number of companies realize initial public offerings on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, including counseling China Mobile on its launch of an $8.2 billion IPO, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Capital Markets MVPs.
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September 15, 2022
MVP: White & Case's Eric Grannon
Eric Grannon led a White & Case LLP team in opposing certification in a multibillion-dollar securities class action against Toshiba, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Class Action MVPs.
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September 14, 2022
MVP: Shearman's Dan Feldman
Dan Feldman of Shearman & Sterling LLP's project development and finance practice advised lenders on the $12 billion Jazan power plant project in Saudi Arabia, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Project Finance MVPs.
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September 14, 2022
MVP: Hooper Lundy's Mark E. Reagan
Mark E. Reagan of Hooper Lundy & Bookman PC has represented the California Association of Health Facilities on large-scale projects concerning COVID-19 pandemic management and Medicaid reimbursement, including guiding the nonprofit in litigation over quality health care for individuals who are unable to advocate for themselves, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Health Care MVPs.
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September 14, 2022
MVP: Paul Weiss' Kannon Shanmugam
Kannon Shanmugam of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP successfully represented a commercial insurance client in a string of federal appeals related to COVID-19 business interruptions, argued two major appeals on consecutive days in Minnesota and New York, and convinced the Kentucky Supreme Court to consider a case involving thoroughbred breeding rights that could have significant impact on the horseracing industry, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Appellate MVPs.
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September 14, 2022
MVP: Morgan & Morgan's Jean Martin
Jean Martin of Morgan & Morgan boasts a deep roster of data breach class actions, including a case in which Morgan Stanley agreed to pay $60 million to resolve claims it did not scrub its servers of personal data before selling them to third parties, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 Cybersecurity & Data Privacy MVPs.
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September 14, 2022
MVP: Mayer Brown's Bronwyn Pollock
Bronwyn Pollock of Mayer Brown LLP landed the dismissal of a slew of proposed class actions against a travel insurer over COVID-19 trip cancellations and helped secure favorable rulings for Zurich in numerous pandemic-related business interruption suits, landing her a spot among Law360's 2022 Insurance MVPs.
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September 14, 2022
MVP: O'Melveny's John J. Rapisardi
John J. Rapisardi of O'Melveny & Myers LLP has served since 2017 as lead counsel for all Puerto Rico government agencies in the commonwealth's bankruptcy case, and the island's $120 billion restructuring plan recently received a federal judge's approval, earning Rapisardi a spot among Law360's 2022 Bankruptcy MVPs.
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September 14, 2022
MVP: Robbins Geller's Paul J. Geller
Paul J. Geller led a Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP team securing over $600 million in settlements in a class action against pharmaceutical companies over unfair practices that caused the price of EpiPens to skyrocket, and served as negotiator in opioid-related litigation resulting in a $26 billion global settlement, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Class Action MVPs.
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September 14, 2022
MVP: Skadden's Ryan Dzierniejko
Ryan Dzierniejko of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP served as lead underwriters' counsel on the largest initial public offering in the United States since 2014, representing electric truck startup Rivian Automotive in its $11.9 billion IPO, which earned him a spot among Law360's 2022 Capital Markets MVPs.
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September 13, 2022
MVP: Holland & Knight's Maria T. Currier
Maria Currier has been one of the main players leading the national health practice at Holland & Knight, where she helps package Florida health care companies into billion-dollar deals, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 Health Care MVPs.
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September 13, 2022
MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Andrew Gerlach
Andrew Gerlach of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP guided Goldman Sachs through its largest acquisition of a fintech company when it purchased GreenSky for $2.24 billion, and he helped Canadian Pacific overcome a $2 billion higher bid to buy Kansas City Southern for $31 billion, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Mergers & Acquisitions MVPs.
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September 13, 2022
MVP: Wachtell's Adam Emmerich & Robin Panovka
Adam Emmerich and Robin Panovka of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz are advising warehouse-focused real estate investment trust Prologis in its $26 billion acquisition of Duke Realty and represented CoreSite Realty Corp. when it was acquired for $10.1 billion, earning them a spot among Law360's 2022 Real Estate MVPs.
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September 13, 2022
MVP: Orrick's Josh Rosenkranz
Josh Rosenkranz of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has represented Johnson & Johnson in a series of appeals of jury verdicts finding the company's iconic baby powder caused cancer, including a New Jersey appeal wiping out a $117 million verdict, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Appellate MVPs.
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September 13, 2022
MVP: Simpson Thacher's Krista Miniutti
Krista Miniutti of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's real estate practice represented Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust in its $5.1 billion acquisition of a more than 600-property affordable housing portfolio from AIG, among other deals, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Real Estate MVPs.
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September 13, 2022
MVP: Morrison Foerster's Greg Smith
Gregory Smith of Morrison Foerster LLP's agency finance group has guided clients in financing deals such as an $85 million transaction for an innovative clean energy project in Brazil and a $25 million solar energy project in India, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Project Finance MVPs.