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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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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.
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November 15, 2019
MVP: Davis Polk's Neal Potischman
Over the last year Neil Potischman of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has been involved in some of the highest profile class action cases — including defending Walmart from a group of plaintiffs who were allegedly detained for shoplifting, as well as helping Novo Nordisk escape racketeering claims — landing him a spot among Law360's 2019 Class Action MVPs.
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November 15, 2019
MVP: MoFo's Mitchell Newmark
Mitchell Newmark of Morrison & Foerster LLP's state and local tax group successfully argued an appeal for Lorillard Tobacco Co. in the New Jersey Tax Court and crafted the strategy and arguments that led the same court to reject a nearly $5 million tax assessment levied against automaker Daimler AG, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Tax MVPs.
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November 15, 2019
MVP: Shearman & Sterling's Adam Hakki
Shearman & Sterling LLP's Adam Hakki wrestled Bank of America free from a high-stakes False Claims Act case alleging foreclosure services overbilling, won the bank's dismissal of litigation that accused it of helping to rig the silver market and steered the Bank of Montreal to a decisive victory in an interest-rate benchmark manipulation case, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Banking MVPs.
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November 15, 2019
MVP: Jones Day's Shay Dvoretzky
Shay Dvoretzky of Jones Day's appellate practice led Merck in persuading the Supreme Court to reverse a decision over drug warning labels and won a legal victory that limited the potential liability for government contractors facing asbestos cases, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Appellate MVPs.
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November 15, 2019
MVP: Wilkinson Walsh's Alexandra Walsh
Alexandra Walsh of Wilkinson Walsh Eskovitz led trial teams to a string of crucial victories for Bayer AG this year, persuading juries to reject a certified class action attacking the company's One A Day vitamins as well as suits over its blood thinner Xarelto, landing her among Law360's 2019 Trials MVPs.
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November 15, 2019
MVP: White & Case's J. Mark Gidley
White & Case LLP's J. Mark Gidley scored two huge antitrust case wins, including a rare complete acquittal of a former foreign exchange trader accused of suppressing competition, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 Antitrust MVPs.
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November 15, 2019
MVP: Labaton Sucharow's Serena Hallowell
Serena Hallowell of Labaton Sucharow LLP recently helped secure a $42.5 million deal on behalf of investors suing Intuitive Surgical Inc. over its surgical equipment, and has also taken on multiple leadership roles at the firm, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Securities MVPs.
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November 14, 2019
MVP: Dakessian Law's Mardiros Dakessian
Mardiros "Marty" Dakessian of Dakessian Law Ltd. scored a major victory this year in a Los Angeles tax dispute over whether a business was considered a wholesaler or retailer, which led to the reversal of a long-standing city policy, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Tax MVPs.
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November 14, 2019
MVP: Williams & Connolly's Lisa S. Blatt
Lisa S. Blatt, chair of Williams & Connolly LLP's Supreme Court and appellate practice, scored a high court win for BNSF Railway over an employment tax controversy and successfully sought the justices' review in two cases set for oral argument this term, achievements that make her one of Law360's 2019 Appellate MVPs.
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November 14, 2019
MVP: Gibson Dunn's Jane M. Love
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Jane Love was able to convince the Federal Circuit to affirm a lower court's decision that upheld a patent on her client Novartis AG's multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya, a ruling that will prevent regulatory approval of a generic version, earning her a spot among Law360's 2019 Life Sciences MVPs.
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November 14, 2019
MVP: Gibson Dunn's Mark Kirsch
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Mark Kirsch picked up five big wins in the last year, scoring trial victories for Investcorp and a Susquehanna fund and defeating proposed class actions against Rio Tinto, Vale SA and AmTrust Financial Services Inc., landing him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Securities MVPs.
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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.
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November 14, 2019
MVP: Kirkland's Jonathan Davis
Over the past year, Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Jonathan Davis helped tie the knot on Bristol-Myers Squibb's $90 billion acquisition of Celgene — the largest biopharma deal of all time — and AbbVie's $63 billion takeover of Allergan, securing his spot as one of Law360's 2019 M&A MVPs.
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November 13, 2019
MVP: Latham & Watkins' Lisa G. Watts
Lisa G. Watts of Latham & Watkins LLP's tax practice guided Virgin Galactic and Virgin Group through a $1.5 billion merger that created the world's first publicly traded commercial human spaceflight company, and also fostered diverse leadership at her firm, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Tax MVPs.
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November 13, 2019
MVP: Weil Gotshal's Edward Reines
Edward R. Reines, of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's life sciences practice, helped a major biotech company block its competitor from continuing to infringe a DNA manipulation method over the past year, earning him a place among Law360's 2019 Life Sciences MVPs.
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November 13, 2019
MVP: Weil Gotshal's Jonathan Polkes
Jonathan Polkes, co-chair of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's global litigation practice, scored a Tenth Circuit victory in the $4 billion litigation following Archstone-Smith Trust's acquisition and won Fifth Circuit approval of a settlement he negotiated for Willis Towers Watson as a result of the R. Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 Securities MVPs.
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November 13, 2019
MVP: Simpson Thacher's Elizabeth A. Cooper
Elizabeth A. Cooper of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP helped steer Refinitiv in its $27 billion acquisition agreement with the London Stock Exchange and Oaktree in its $4.8 billion deal to sell a majority stake in its business to Brookfield Asset Management, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2019 M&A MVPs.
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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.
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November 13, 2019
MVP: Geyser's Daniel L. Geyser
Daniel L. Geyser of Geyser PC handled four U.S. Supreme Court cases in a one-year period, securing victories before the high court in a securities suit over the private right of shareholders to sue and a dispute over bankruptcy protections for consumers, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 Appellate MVPs.
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November 12, 2019
MVP: MoFo's Brandon C. Parris
Brandon C. Parris of Morrison & Foerster LLP guided a bevy of billion-dollar deals over the past year, including clearing regulatory hurdles as part of Sprint's $59 billion tie-up with T-Mobile, earning him a place as one of Law360's 2019 M&A MVPs.
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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.
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November 12, 2019
MVP: Venable's Christopher P. Borello
Christopher P. Borello of Venable LLP's life sciences practice worked against GlaxoSmithKline to secure an $89.7 million inhaler patent infringement verdict for U.K.-based Vectura Ltd. and helped Nalpropion Pharmaceuticals uphold a weight loss medication patent, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Life Sciences MVPs.
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November 12, 2019
MVP: Mayer Brown's Brian W. Kittle
Brian W. Kittle of Mayer Brown LLP helped Bank of America achieve a jurisdictional win in a tax refund dispute, and he separately assisted Cross Refined Coal in snagging a victory in Tax Court, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 Tax MVPs.
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November 12, 2019
MVP: Mayer Brown's Andrew Pincus
Andrew Pincus of Mayer Brown LLP has argued dozens of cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, and the justices handed him a big win this year with a ruling restricting classwide arbitration claims, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Appellate MVPs.