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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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October 06, 2020
MVP: Shearman & Sterling's Adam Hakki
Shearman & Sterling LLP's Adam Hakki helmed the firm's litigation practice as it navigates the coronavirus pandemic and secured dismissals in a case accusing the Intercontinental Exchange of manipulating the Libor benchmark and in a suit over alleged misstatements in the registration statement for exchange-traded funds inversely tracking the Chicago Board Options Exchange's Volatility Index, making him one of Law360's 2020 Banking MVPs.
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October 05, 2020
MVP: Covington & Burling's Jennifer Plitsch
Covington & Burling LLP's Jennifer Plitsch has spent much of the past year advising companies like Moderna on how to help deal with the COVID-19 crisis, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Life Sciences MVPs.
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October 05, 2020
MVP: Paul Weiss' Susanna Buergel
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's Susanna Buergel steered Morgan Stanley to a successful resolution in potentially multibillion-dollar agency bond antitrust litigation and went to the mat for underwriters in a post-Cyan securities suit in New York state court, securing her a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Banking MVPs.
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October 05, 2020
MVP: Jenner & Block's Ian Heath Gershengorn
Ian Heath Gershengorn, chair of Jenner & Block LLP's appellate and Supreme Court practice, scored a landmark victory for Indian Country when the high court ruled that the Muscogee (Creek) Nation's reservation endures, meaning the state of Oklahoma could not prosecute his Native American client for committing a crime within the tribal land's boundaries, placing him among Law360's 2020 Appellate MVPs.
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October 05, 2020
MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Robert J. Giuffra Jr.
Robert J. Giuffra Jr. of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP guided VW through a bellwether trial over consumer claims stemming from the 2015 "clean diesel" emissions-cheating scandal, landed two dismissals of a sprawling proposed class action against the automaker, and secured a reasonable settlement for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in a major stock-drop suit, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Class Action MVPs.
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October 05, 2020
MVP: Blank Rome's Justin Chiarodo
Blank Rome LLP's Justin Chiarodo led a team that helped Oshkosh Defense successfully defend its long-held position as a supplier of U.S. Army tactical vehicles in a complicated bid protest, earning him a spot among Law360's 2020 Government Contracts MVPs.
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October 05, 2020
MVP: Fox Rothschild's Vivian Hoard
Vivian Hoard of Fox Rothschild LLP secured a string of favorable decisions this year for clients who came under the government's scrutiny for their utilization of a tax break meant to encourage land conservation, earning her a spot among Law360's 2020 Tax MVPs.
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October 05, 2020
MVP: Latham's John Wilson & Brook Roberts
A victory at the California Supreme Court representing Montrose Chemical Corp. and an ongoing $1 billion bad-faith suit against Zurich American Insurance Co. over lead exposure are two of the cases that placed Latham & Watkins LLP's John Wilson and Brook Roberts among Law360's 2020 Insurance MVPs.
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October 05, 2020
MVP: Cahill Gordon's Douglas S. Horowitz
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP's veteran deal-maker Douglas Horowitz shepherded landmark deals including social media giant Twitter's first-ever bond sale, plus a $500 million debt sale that kept movie theater chain AMC Entertainment afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Capital Markets MVPs.
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October 05, 2020
MVP: Arnold & Porter's Debbie Feinstein
Arnold & Porter's Debbie Feinstein helped shepherd a pair of multibillion-dollar pharmaceutical deals through the approval process, worked on FitBit's acquisition by Google and also led the firm's antitrust group through the uncertainties of the pandemic, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Competition MVPs.
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October 05, 2020
MVP: DLA Piper's Norman Leon
DLA Piper's Norman Leon successfully argued to the Third Circuit that a district court should honor an arbitration agreement incorporating American Arbitration Association rules that say the out-of-court referee gets to decide whether the case belongs in court, earning him a spot among Law360's 2020 Employment MVPs.
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October 05, 2020
MVP: Kirkland's Lucas Spivey
Finance work by Lucas Spivey of Kirkland & Ellis LLP helped McDermott International Ltd. and other oil and gas firms climb out of financial trouble even as the COVID-19 pandemic heaped additional stress on the industry, earning him a spot among Law360's 2020 Energy MVPs.
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October 05, 2020
MVP: Bernstein Litowitz's John Rizio-Hamilton
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP's John Rizio-Hamilton led the legal teams that scored a landmark securities settlement with Signet Jewelers Ltd. and beat a dismissal motion in a putative class action against Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., making him one of Law360's 2020 Securities MVPs.
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October 05, 2020
MVP: Davis Wright's John Goldmark
John Goldmark of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP scored a win for cannabis private equity firm Privateer Holdings by ending a lawsuit brought against the firm by rapper Master P after a judge levied hefty sanctions against the entertainer, a headline-grabbing moment that earned him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 cannabis MVPs.
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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.
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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.
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December 19, 2019
MVP: Gibson Dunn's Matthew D. McGill
Matthew McGill of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP helped successfully challenge a U.S. Department of Justice reinterpretation of the Wire Act to apply beyond sports betting, notching a win for the online lottery and gambling industries and earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 Sports & Betting MVPs.
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December 19, 2019
MVP: Simpson Thacher's Parker Kelsey
Parker Kelsey led a Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP team that represented Blackstone as it raised the largest ever initial fund for a single private equity strategy and helped Strategic Partners Fund Solutions secure commitments for its largest-ever fund, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 Fund Formation MVPs.
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December 19, 2019
MVP: Skadden's Sven Mickisch
Sven Mickisch of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's financial institutions and M&A practices guided the largest-ever fintech merger at $43 billion for payment processor Worldpay Inc. in a mere six weeks, snagging him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Fintech MVPs.
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December 19, 2019
MVP: Fried Frank's Michael T. Gershberg
Michael Gershberg of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP led the successful representation of Aleris Corp. before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States in connection with the company's $2.6 billion sale to Novelis Inc., earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 International Trade MVPs.
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December 19, 2019
MVP: Covington & Burling's Marney Cheek
Covington & Burling's Marney Cheek was part of a team that secured major victories for Ukraine in complex disputes with Russia including the release of captured sailors, and a win for Naftogaz that could see the energy company rake in billions in damages, earning her a spot among Law360's International Arbitration MVPs.
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December 18, 2019
MVP: Skadden's Karen Hoffman Lent
Karen Hoffman Lent of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's antitrust and sports practices played a key role in a large group of attorneys guiding the NCAA and several college sports conferences in defending against the latest major antitrust attack on the amateur system of college sports, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Sports & Betting MVPs.
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December 18, 2019
MVP: Latham & Watkins' Stephen Wink
Latham & Watkins LLP partner Stephen Wink played a leading role in advising four prospective founding members of the high-profile Libra Association and worked on the development of the GoodDollar Experiment aimed at addressing income inequality through the use of digital tokens, making him one of Law360's 2019 Fintech MVPs.
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December 18, 2019
MVP: Covington's Mark Plotkin
Mark Plotkin of Covington & Burling LLP won a rare government approval of a Japanese company's $6.3 billion acquisition of a U.S. semiconductor manufacturer, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 International Trade MVPs.
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December 18, 2019
MVP: Goodwin Procter's Michael Halford
Over the past year, Goodwin Proctor LLP's Michael Halford helped Advent International clinch one of the largest private equity funds of 2019, with $17.5 billion raised for a vehicle that will invest in deal types including buyouts and corporate carveouts, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 Fund Formation MVPs.