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.
  • November 21, 2013

    White Collar MVP: Chadbourne's Abbe David Lowell

    Already well-known as a heavy-hitter for high-profile clients in the political realm, last year Chadbourne & Parke LLP’s Abbe David Lowell scored a landmark win in the courtroom on behalf of sex scandal-plagued former presidential candidate John Edwards, beating back campaign finance charges and landing him a spot on Law360’s roster of White Collar MVPs.

  • November 20, 2013

    White Collar MVP: Dechert's Andrew Levander

    For his continued work successfully defending clients in the financial sector from investigations by federal and state prosecutors and regulatory agencies, including ex-MF Global Inc. CEO Jon Corzine, Dechert LLP partner Andrew Levander has earned a spot on Law360's list of 2013 White Collar MVPs.

  • November 08, 2013

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Top Guns From 58 Firms

    Beginning this week, Law360 will profile the elite law firm partners whose exemplary work on critical litigation, mammoth deals and first-of-their-kind global matters earned them a spot on this year's list of MVP award winners.

  • December 13, 2012

    White Collar MVP: Orrick's Michael Madigan

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP senior counsel Michael J. Madigan's leadership in conducting aggressive discovery of text messages helped unravel a landmark Foreign Corrupt Practices Act sting against 22 military and law enforcement equipment executives accused of bribing Gabonese officials, earning him a spot on Law360's list of 2012 White Collar MVPs.

  • December 12, 2012

    White Collar MVP: Crowell & Moring's Janet Levine

    Crowell & Moring LLP's Janet Levine successfully fended off the first Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prosecution of a corporation to go to a jury, a precedential victory that earned her a place among Law360's White Collar MVPs.

  • December 11, 2012

    White Collar MVP: Dechert's Andrew Levander

    Andrew Levander of Dechert LLP successfully defended former MF Global Inc. Chairman and CEO Jon S. Corzine against the threat of possible criminal fraud charges in the wake of the brokerage giant’s high-profile October 2011 bankruptcy, securing him a spot among Law360's White Collar MVPs.

  • December 10, 2012

    White Collar MVP: Reed Smith's Eric Dubelier

    Eric Dubelier of Reed Smith LLP offered pro bono representation to a former government employee and Vietnam veteran arrested in the FBI's now-infamous Foreign Corrupt Practices Act sting against companies in the military equipment industry, winning a hard-earned acquittal and a place among Law360's White Collar MVPs.

  • December 07, 2012

    White Collar MVP: Cooley's Michael Attanasio

    Cooley LLP's Michael Attanasio stepped up to defend former baseball star Roger Clemens in a controversial and much publicized perjury trial over Clemens' alleged steroid use, weathering a mistrial and earning Clemens' acquittal, securing a spot among Law360's White Collar MVPs.

  • November 30, 2012

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Top Guns From 52 Firms

    Over the next several weeks, Law360 will profile the winners of this year's MVP awards honoring attorneys whose achievements in major litigation or transactions have set a new standard for accomplishment in corporate law.

  • November 30, 2011

    White Collar MVP: Skadden's David Zornow

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner David Zornow's negotiating skills helped Dell Inc. reach a $100 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, ending a protracted investigation into its disclosure practices and helping land him a spot among Law360's White Collar MVPs.

  • November 29, 2011

    White Collar MVPs: Gibson Dunn's Warin & Walden

    When Joseph Cassano, the former head of American International Group Inc.'s financial products division, was facing a flood of investigations from law enforcement officials probing the insurance giant's near-collapse, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partners Joe Warin and Jim Walden knew the best strategy for their client was an unconventional one: be proactive. That strategy helped Cassano avoid prosecution and earned them a spot on Law360's list of white collar MVPs.

  • November 28, 2011

    White Collar MVP: Covington's Alan Vinegrad

    Earlier this year, Covington & Burling LLP partner Alan Vinegrad convinced the Second Circuit to overturn a high-profile conviction of a General Re Corp. executive accused of participating in a $500 million accounting scandal, freeing his client from a looming 366-day prison sentence and earning him a spot on Law360's list of White Collar MVPs.

  • November 23, 2011

    White Collar MVP: Kramer Levin's Barry Berke

    Craig Brubaker, a former Deutsche Bank financial adviser accused of selling illegal tax shelters, walked out of a Manhattan federal courtroom in May while four of his co-defendants were convicted, earning Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP defense attorney Barry Berke the thanks of a grateful client — and a spot on Law360's white collar MVP list.

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