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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.
  • October 09, 2020

    MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Kevin Johnson

    Kevin Johnson of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's intellectual property practice group helped CalTech secure a $1.1 billion patent verdict against Apple and Broadcom in a case over Wi-Fi technology, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • October 08, 2020

    MVP: Kirkland's Dale Cendali

    Dale Cendali, a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, scored a rare 9-0 victory at the U.S. Supreme Court for Lucky Brand in a long-running trademark fight and successfully fought off infringement claims in the growing video game space, landing her a spot among Law360's 2020 Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • October 07, 2020

    MVP: Irell & Manella's Morgan Chu

    Irell & Manella LLP partner Morgan Chu won one of the biggest patent verdicts of the decade for Sloan Kettering and Juno Therapeutics Inc., days after getting a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court win over patent fees, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • October 06, 2020

    MVP: Debevoise's David H. Bernstein

    David Bernstein of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP's intellectual property practice group secured a major trademark victory for Booking.com at the U.S Supreme Court, landing him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • October 05, 2020

    MVP: Arthrex's John W. Schmieding

    Longtime Arthrex Inc. general counsel John W. Schmieding threw patent law for a loop last year as part of the team that persuaded the Federal Circuit that Patent Trial and Appeal Board judges were unconstitutionally appointed, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • October 04, 2020

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms

    The elite slate of attorneys chosen as Law360's 2020 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.

  • November 19, 2019

    MVP: Perkins Coie's Shannon M. Bloodworth

    Shannon M. Bloodworth of Perkins Coie LLP has secured several pharmaceutical victories for Mylan, including in patent cases separately brought by Teva and Horizon Pharma over their respective drugs, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2019 IP MVPs.

  • November 18, 2019

    MVP: Covington's Richard Rainey

    Covington & Burling LLP partner Richard Rainey led the team that persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that federal agencies can't attempt to invalidate patents through the America Invents Act, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • November 15, 2019

    MVP: Paul Hastings' Naveen Modi

    Naveen Modi of Paul Hastings LLP racked up a number of Federal Circuit wins in patent cases while representing companies like Samsung and Google, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 IP MVPs.

  • November 14, 2019

    MVP: Fish & Richardson's Frank Scherkenbach

    Frank Scherkenbach of Fish & Richardson PC won victories on behalf of Power Integrations, including the Federal Circuit's precedential decision that a rival's acquisition of Fairchild Semiconductor triggered a time bar that made it ineligible to challenge PI's patents, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • November 13, 2019

    MVP: Katten's Floyd Mandell

    Floyd Mandell, the founder of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP's intellectual property department and widely renowned trademark lawyer, recently brought in a key trademark victory for Gatorade, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 IP MVPs.

  • November 12, 2019

    MVP: Finnegan's Douglas Rettew

    Douglas "Chip" Rettew of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP led the maker of Vagisil to victory in a trademark fight with a rival and helped secure a copyright win for the estate of a music legend, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 IP MVPs.

  • November 08, 2019

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms

    The elite slate of attorneys chosen as Law360's 2019 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.

  • December 03, 2018

    MVP: Susman Godfrey's Kalpana Srinivasan

    Kalpana Srinivasan of Susman Godfrey LLP has clinched multimillion dollar wins for her clients in several intellectual property disputes this year, including a $706 million jury verdict in a Texas trade secrets case, landing her a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • November 30, 2018

    MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Charles K. Verhoeven

    Charles K. Verhoeven, the co-chair of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's national intellectual property litigation practice, headed the team representing Google's Waymo in a high-profile case against Uber over self-driving car technology, landing him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • November 29, 2018

    MVP: Mayer Brown's Paul Hughes

    Paul Hughes, a Mayer Brown LLP partner in the firm's Supreme Court and appellate practice, has scored a number of intellectual property victories at the Federal Circuit, including one that clarified the standard of divided infringement, landing him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • November 28, 2018

    MVP: Jones Day's Gregory Castanias

    Jones Day's Gregory Castanias has ticked off major wins this year at the U.S. Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit in cases tackling important issues in patent law, from America Invents Act reviews to privity, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • November 27, 2018

    MVP: Irell & Manella's Morgan Chu

    Morgan Chu of Irell & Manella LLP convinced the full Federal Circuit this year to reject the U.S. Patent Trademark Office's controversial stance that applicants who appeal to a district court must pay the agency's legal bills regardless of whether it wins or loses, earning a place among Law360's 2018 Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • November 26, 2018

    MVP: Desmarais' John Desmarais

    Desmarais LLP's founding partner, John Desmarais, successfully shepherded IBM through its first jury trial as a plaintiff in a patent infringement case this summer, securing an $82.5 million verdict for the technology giant over Groupon and earning a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • November 21, 2018

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 71 Firms

    The elite slate of attorneys chosen as Law360's 2018 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.

  • December 19, 2017

    MVP: Dechert's Martin Black

    Dechert LLP’s Martin Black has protected patent portfolios for industry giants like Endo Pharmaceuticals and Microsoft since founding the firm’s intellectual property group in 2000, and his recent Supreme Court victory limiting the laches defense in patent infringement cases has earned him a spot as one of Law360’s 2017 Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • December 18, 2017

    MVP: Fish & Richardson's Juanita Brooks

    Fish & Richardson PC’s Juanita Brooks has been called a "titan of the patent bar," an "IP icon” and “a jury whisperer” throughout her career as a patent litigator, and her 90 percent trial success rate, combined with recent wins in two major back-to-back patent trials, earned her a spot among Law360’s 2017 Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • December 15, 2017

    MVP: Archer & Greiner's John Connell

    John Connell of Archer & Greiner PC persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the federal government’s ban on offensive trademark registrations as unconstitutional in a landmark decision this year, securing him a place as one of Law360’s 2017 Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • December 14, 2017

    MVP: Hughes Hubbard's James Dabney

    Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP’s James Dabney persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to put limits on where patent lawsuits can be filed, a decision that upended almost 30 years of established practice and has changed the patent litigation map, earning him a spot among Law360’s 2017 Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • December 13, 2017

    MVP: Finnegan's James Barney

    Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP’s James Barney has been a key player in the patent community this year, and his recent Federal Circuit victory for Aqua Products, which pushed the burden of proving patentability in inter partes review proceedings onto the petitioner, has earned him a spot as one of Law360's 2017 Intellectual Property MVPs.

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