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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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September 24, 2021
MVP: Wiley Rein's Joshua S. Turner
Wiley Rein LLP partner Joshua S. Turner scored a huge win for the wireless industry by persuading the Ninth Circuit to uphold federal orders aimed at paving the way for thousands of "small cell" sites, landing him a spot among Law360's 2021 Telecommunications MVPs.
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September 24, 2021
MVP: Pillsbury's Tamara Bruno
Pillsbury's Tamara Bruno represented a Northrop Grumman unit in securing more than $100 million in coverage for an underlying securities class action, a leading accomplishment for the institutional policyholder representative, earning her a spot among Law360's 2021 Insurance MVPs.
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September 24, 2021
MVP: Troutman Pepper's Aaron Abraham
Aaron Abraham of Troutman Pepper has helped represent JP Morgan Chase in the ongoing construction of its new skyscraper in Manhattan and SL Green Realty's One Vanderbilt tower next to Grand Central Terminal, earning him a spot among Law360's 2021 Construction MVPs.
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September 24, 2021
MVP: Debevoise & Plimpton's Jonathan Adler
Jonathan Adler co-led a Debevoise & Plimpton LLP team that advised Clayton Dubilier & Rice on a $16 billion buyout fund, CD&R's most recent and largest to date, landing him a spot among Law360's 2021 Fund Formation MVPs.
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September 24, 2021
MVP: Simpson Thacher's Kevin Kennedy
Shepherding multibillion-dollar initial public offerings for companies like Airbnb and managing a switch from an IPO to a direct listing for Roblox, which was valued at $47 billion, during the COVID-19 pandemic are among the accomplishments that have earned Kevin Kennedy of Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Technology MVPs.
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September 24, 2021
MVP: Manatt's Barry S. Landsberg
Barry S. Landsberg of Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP has secured key victories on behalf of hospitals in California, including one that clarified guidance on selecting hearing officers in peer review proceedings, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Health Care MVPs.
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September 24, 2021
MVP: Mayer Brown's A. John P. Mancini
A. John P. Mancini of Mayer Brown LLP secured the reversal of hiked streaming royalty rates on behalf of Spotify and won a quick dismissal of a sprawling antitrust suit against the music streaming industry, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Media & Entertainment MVPs.
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September 24, 2021
MVP: Skadden's Agnesine 'Nesa' R. Amamoo
Agnesine "Nesa" Amamoo of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP is co-leading a team representing the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in the multibillion-dollar redevelopment of John F. Kennedy International Airport and is co-leading a team that represents the Las Vegas Sands Corp. on a $6.25 billion sale, earning her a spot among Law360's 2021 Real Estate MVPs.
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September 24, 2021
MVP: Covington & Burling's Heather Finstuen
Heather Finstuen of Covington & Burling LLP leveraged her experience working with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to land approval for Peugeot and Fiat Chrysler's $52 billion merger and a litany of other transactions, landing her a spot among Law360's 2021 International Trade MVPs.
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September 23, 2021
MVP: Mayer Brown's Richard E. Nowak
Partner Richard E. Nowak successfully led a Mayer Brown LLP team representing Northrop Grumman in a case in which the Ninth Circuit found that calculating benefits is not a fiduciary function, earning him a spot among Law360's 2021 Benefits MVPs.
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September 23, 2021
MVP: Cohen Milstein's Sharon K. Robertson
Sharon Robertson of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC has waged a number of legal battles in pay-for-delay schemes this year, earning her a spot among Law360's 2021 Life Sciences MVPs.
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September 23, 2021
MVP: Pillsbury's Mona Dajani
Mona Dajani of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP was part of a team that clinched a major renewable natural gas business combination, earning her a spot among Law360's 2021 Project Finance MVPs.
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September 23, 2021
MVP: Wilson Sonsini's Rezwan Pavri
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC's Rezwan Pavri led food delivery giant Doordash's $3.36 billion initial public offering, helping the company sell 33 million shares at a higher-than-predicted value, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Capital Markets MVPs.
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September 23, 2021
MVP: Steptoe & Johnson's Sarah Gordon
Sarah Gordon of Steptoe & Johnson LLP is shepherding The Hartford through hundreds of COVID-19 business interruption suits filed by policyholders across the country, and has nailed down about 75 favorable decisions for the insurer so far, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Insurance MVPs.
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September 23, 2021
MVP: Sanford Heisler's Vincent McKnight
As co-chair of Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP's whistleblower practice group, H. Vincent McKnight Jr. has helped federal authorities recoup billions of dollars, including a recent settlement that saw Wells Fargo agree to hand over $3 billion, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Government Contracts MVPs.
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September 23, 2021
MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Stephen Neuwirth
Stephen Neuwirth, head of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's antitrust practice, clinched a $100 million appellate victory for the Washington Nationals and represented minority owners of the Washington Football Team in a multifaceted legal battle, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Sports & Betting MVPs.
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September 23, 2021
MVP: Arnold & Porter's Patricio Grané Labat
Patricio Grané Labat co-led an Arnold & Porter team that successfully defended the Republic of Costa Rica against a $400 million claim involving a dispute over a gold mine project, earning him a spot among Law360's 2021 International Arbitration MVPs.
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September 22, 2021
MVP: Dechert's Eduardo Silva Romero
Eduardo Silva Romero of Dechert LLP achieved high-stakes victories for Colombia and Guatemala, among others, as each nation faced its own challenges amid the coronavirus pandemic, earning him a spot among Law360's 2021 International Arbitration MVPs.
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September 22, 2021
MVP: Cohen Milstein's Michelle C. Yau
Michelle Yau of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC served as the senior attorney representing participants and beneficiaries of the Triad Manufacturing Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in an ERISA suit claiming the company overcharged workers for company stock. Her team won its bids to keep the case in federal court and recently at the Seventh Circuit, earning her a spot among Law360's 2021 Benefits MVPs.
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September 22, 2021
MVP: Weil's Paul R. Genender
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's Paul Genender has spent his pandemic shepherding large companies through their bankruptcy confirmation trials, a process he describes as being just like a normal trial except that it moves at breakneck speed, making him one of Law360's Trials MVPs for 2021.
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September 22, 2021
MVP: Winston & Strawn's Michael E. Pikiel Jr.
Michael E. Pikiel Jr. lead a Winston & Strawn LLP team that advised note purchasers in the sale of about $479 million of senior secured notes by Prince George's County Education & Community Partners LLC for a first-of-its-kind project to imagine, build, finance and maintain six new public schools, securing him a spot among Law360's 2021 Project Finance MVPs.
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September 22, 2021
MVP: Fenwick's Ran Ben-Tzur
Fenwick & West LLP partner Ran Ben-Tzur was part of a team that successfully guided cryptocurrency company Coinbase through the direct listing process earlier this year, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Capital Markets MVPs.
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September 22, 2021
MVP: Dentons' Keith Moskowitz
Keith Moskowitz of Dentons' insurance practice stayed busy this year as national counsel for AIG, successfully defending the insurer against many COVID-19 business interruption cases while also litigating numerous other important insurance disputes, earning him a spot among Law360's 2021 Insurance MVPs.
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September 22, 2021
MVP: Wiley's Paul F. Khoury
Paul Khoury of Wiley Rein LLP helped safeguard a $33.5 billion equipment deal for Atlantic Diving Supply Inc. and nabbed Blue Tech Inc. a potential path to a $5.5 billion information technology contract, landing him a spot among Law360's 2021 Government Contracts MVPs.
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September 22, 2021
MVP: Keker Van Nest's Laurie Mims
Laurie Mims of Keker Van Nest & Peters LLP led a trial team that won former shareholders of FerroKin Biosciences more than $80 million in a post-merger dispute with Shire Pharmaceuticals, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Life Sciences MVPs.