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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.
  • December 20, 2017

    MVP: Fried Frank's Tal Golomb

    Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP’s Tal Golomb led deals this year that are transforming New York City real estate, from a Penn Station redevelopment project to a Hudson Yards building that will house BlackRock, landing him a spot on Law360’s 2017 Real Estate MVPs.

  • December 19, 2017

    MVP: Paul Weiss' Meredith Kane

    Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP’s Meredith J. Kane has helped steer a number of development projects reshaping the New York City skyline, including recently representing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in a $3 billion office building project that will become the second-tallest tower in the city, earning her a spot as one of Law360’s 2017 Real Estate MVPs.

  • December 18, 2017

    MVP: DLA Piper's Maxine Hicks

    DLA Piper's Maxine Hicks has built a reputation as a leader in shepherding massive mixed-use real estate projects from initial planning stages to opening day, including most recently representing two Major League Baseball teams in the development of new stadiums, garnering her a spot on Law360’s 2017 Real Estate MVPs.

  • December 15, 2017

    MVP: Paul Weiss' Harris Freidus

    Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's Harris Freidus has handled several major matters over the past year for developer CIM Group, and thanks to that work as well as other large deals across the health care and hospitality spaces, he's been named one of Law360's Real Estate MVPs for 2017.

  • December 14, 2017

    MVP: Gibson Dunn's Drew Flowers

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Drew Flowers has been guiding some of the biggest real estate deals on both coasts, including Related Cos.' ongoing role in multibillion-dollar projects at New York's Hudson Yards and San Francisco's Transbay Transit Center terminal, earning him a spot on Law360's 2017 Real Estate MVPs.

  • December 08, 2017

    The Law Firms Of The 2017 MVPs

    Law360's MVP award goes to attorneys who have distinguished themselves from their peers in litigation, deals and other complex matters. Find the MVPs at your firm here.

  • December 08, 2017

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 78 Firms

    The elite slate of attorneys chosen as Law360's 2017 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.

  • December 13, 2016

    Hospitality MVP: Gibson Dunn's Stephen Glover

    Gibson Dunn partner Stephen Glover earned a spot on Law360's list of Hospitality MVPs after counseling hotel giant Marriott through its turbulent, $13.6 billion purchase of Starwood Hotels this year, a large and complicated deal that involved multiple suitors and significant regulatory hurdles.

  • December 09, 2016

    Real Estate MVP: Simpson's Gregory Ressa

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has had a long-standing relationship with The Blackstone Group, and as the firm continues to pour billions of dollars into U.S. real estate, it repeatedly calls upon Simpson’s Gregory J. Ressa, one of Law360’s 2016 Real Estate MVPs, for help.

  • December 09, 2016

    Hospitality MVP: Latham & Watkins' Gary Axelrod

    As co-chair of Latham & Watkins LLP’s hospitality, gaming and leisure group, Gary Axelrod spent 2016 representing clients in major transactions from Starwood’s $1.5 billion sale of its timeshare group to a $180 million sale-leaseback on a Boston property, landing him on Law360’s 2016 MVP list.

  • December 08, 2016

    Real Estate MVP: Davis Polk's Brian S. Lichter

    Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP partner Brian S. Lichter's work on some of New York City's biggest development projects and real estate deals have landed him a spot on Law360's list of Real Estate MVPs.

  • December 07, 2016

    Real Estate MVP: Skadden's Evan Levy

    Evan R. Levy of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has been at the center of numerous high-profile and novel real estate investment trust deals over the past year, and thanks to his work in that area as well as work on myriad private equity and hospitality matters, he has been named among Law360's Real Estate MVPs for 2016.

  • December 06, 2016

    Real Estate MVP: Kelley Drye's Robert D. Bickford Jr.

    Kelley Drye & Warren LLP partner Robert D. Bickford Jr. worked on two of the biggest real estate deals of the year, a pair of billion-dollar-plus sales of Manhattan skyscrapers for longtime client AXA Financial, helping earn him a spot on Law360's 2016 list of Real Estate MVPs.

  • December 05, 2016

    Real Estate MVP: Kirkland's Scott Berger

    Thanks to his work guiding various deals north of $1 billion for Starwood Capital Group as well as his work on myriad private equity portfolio deals and hotel matters, Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Scott A. Berger has been named as one of Law360's Real Estate MVPs.

  • November 22, 2016

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms

    The elite slate of attorneys chosen as Law360’s 2016 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals. Here is a list of this year's Law360 MVPs.

  • November 30, 2015

    Real Estate MVP: Willkie Farr's David Drewes

    David C. Drewes of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP tackled a string of high-profile real estate deals this year, including a massive $690 million sale of apartment buildings and a €1.3 billion mortgage financing agreement, landing him on Law360’s list of Real Estate MVPs.

  • November 29, 2015

    Real Estate MVP: Willkie Farr's Thomas J. Henry

    With a year that included client Hudson’s Bay Company’s $1.8 billion acquisition of 41 U.S. stores in a venture with Simon Property Group, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP’s Thomas J. Henry landed once again on Law360’s List of Real Estate MVPs.

  • November 24, 2015

    Real Estate MVP: Stroock's Jeffrey Keitelman

    Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP real estate practice co-chairman Jeffrey R. Keitelman advised on a number of high-profile deals over the past year, including a complex sale and leaseback for pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, earning him a spot on Law360’s list of real estate MVPs.

  • November 23, 2015

    Real Estate MVP: Simpson Thacher's Sas Mehrara

    Closing complex, billion-dollar deals for private equity's biggest real estate players, such as Blackstone's $23 billion acquisition with Wells Fargo of GE Capital Real Estate's near-entire portfolio, has earned Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's Sasan “Sas” Mehrara a place on Law360's list of Real Estate MVPs.

  • November 20, 2015

    Real Estate MVP: Paul Weiss' Harris Freidus

    Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP’s Harris Freidus clocked about $9.5 billion in deals in the last 12 months for a list of clients that includes some of the nation’s largest health care REITs and real estate developers, landing him among Law360’s 2015 Real Estate MVPs.

  • November 19, 2015

    Real Estate MVP: Orrick's Michael Liever

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP’s Michael Liever spearheaded a staggering $5 billion in real estate transactions over the past year, including a new sports arena in Sacramento and luxury apartment buildings in Seattle, earning him a spot on Law360’s 2015 list of Real Estate MVPs.

  • November 18, 2015

    Real Estate MVP: Kirkland's Daniel Perlman

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Daniel Perlman spent 2015 advising clients on billions of dollars in real estate transactions, including the record-breaking $113 million sale of Chicago's Waldorf Astoria and helping the bankrupt operating unit of Caesars Entertainment Corp. capture value in its real estate, landing him among Law360's 2015 MVPs.

  • November 17, 2015

    Real Estate MVP: Greenberg Traurig's Stephen Rabinowitz

    The chair of Greenberg Traurig LLP’s New York real estate team, Stephen Rabinowitz, has played an integral role in a wide range of complex and high-profile real estate deals in the U.S. and internationally, including the $2.25 billion purchase of a historic New York office tower that’s reported to be one of the largest single-building transactions in the city’s history, earning him a spot on Law360's 2015 list of Real Estate MVPs.

  • November 16, 2015

    Real Estate MVP: Gibson Dunn's Farshad More

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Farshad More advised on a number of high-profile real estate deals over the past year, including the largest Southern California multifamily transaction in almost two decades, earning him a spot on Law360’s list of real estate MVPs.

  • November 13, 2015

    Real Estate MVP: Allen Matkins' Tony Natsis

    Handling deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars for property owners and investors in the West Coast's hottest sectors has earned Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP's Anton "Tony" Natsis a spot on Law360's list of Real Estate MVPs.

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