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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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December 06, 2018
MVP: Paul Weiss' Marco Masotti
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's Marco Masotti skillfully guided Apollo Global Management to the close of the largest private equity fund ever raised and steered middle market and top-tier firms alike in closing multibillion dollar fundraising efforts of their own, earning him a spot as one of Law360's Private Equity MVPs.
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December 06, 2018
MVP: BakerHostetler's Daniel Warren
BakerHostetler's Daniel Warren helped win a precedent-setting Seventh Circuit ruling that permanently stomped out common law claims filed against Missouri-based grocery chain Schnuck Markets Inc. by banks that issued cards affected by the company's 2012 data breach, earning him a spot as one of Law360's Cybersecurity and Privacy MVPs.
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December 06, 2018
MVP: Hogan Lovells' Jonathan T. Stoel
Jonathan T. Stoel of Hogan Lovells has been at the forefront of disputes over President Donald Trump's trade agenda, taking a challenge to tariffs imposed on Canadian solar products to the Federal Circuit and scoring a victory scrapping metal duties for Australia's only silicon producer, making him one of Law360's 2018 International Trade MVPs.
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December 06, 2018
MVP: Arnold & Porter's Craig Holman
Craig Holman of Arnold & Porter helped a British marine services firm settle a closely watched False Claim Acts case involving the U.S. government that drew headlines this past year, placing him among Law360's 2018 Government Contracts MVPs.
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December 05, 2018
MVP: Morgan Lewis' Steven Reed
Steven A. Reed of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP scored important wins this year for clients including drugmaker Shire PLC and ride-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc. on questions about antitrust standing and injury, earning him a spot among Law360's Competition MVPs.
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December 05, 2018
MVP: Skadden's Todd Freed
Todd Freed of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP helped to guide several insurance M&A deals worth tens of billions of dollars over the past year, including some groundbreaking international transactions like AIG's $5.6 billion purchase of Bermuda-based Validus Holdings Inc., earning him a spot as one of Law360's Insurance MVPs.
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December 05, 2018
MVP: Gibson Dunn's Michael Darden
Michael Darden, the chair of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's oil and gas practice group, represented Concho Resources Inc. in a $9.5 billion acquisition of fellow Permian Basin driller RSP Permian Inc. and handled a $2.6 billion sale of EnerVest Ltd.'s South Texas division, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Energy MVPs.
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December 05, 2018
MVP: Skadden's Joseph Yaffe
Joseph M. Yaffe, the head of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's West Coast executive compensation and benefits group, has counseled on large transactions, such as Juno Therapeutics' $9 billion acquisition by Celgene Corp. and represented high-profile clients like Coinbase's Brian Armstrong, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Benefits MVPs.
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December 05, 2018
MVP: Sidley Austin's Michael Mallow
Michael Mallow of Sidley Austin LLP has been representing some of the world's biggest automotive brands since the late 1990s, but with five major victories for Honda and Toyota in the past year, Mallow remains at the forefront of consumer protection issues facing the auto industry and has earned a spot among Law360's 2018 Automotive MVPs.
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December 05, 2018
MVP: Jenner & Block's Andrew H. Bart
Andrew H. Bart, the chair of Jenner & Block LLP's content, media and entertainment practice, brought a successful end to a long-running case involving Digital Millennium Copyright Act issues, earning a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Media & Entertainment MVPs.
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December 05, 2018
MVP: Foley Hoag's Thomas Barker
Thomas Barker, the co-chair of Foley Hoag LLP's health care group, got a law restricting the relationship between pharmacies and their benefit managers invalidated, and pushed the federal government to alter how it would determine a certain Medicare payment, earning him a spot as a Law360 Health MVP.
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December 05, 2018
MVP: Latham & Watkins' David Dantzic
David Dantzic, a Washington, D.C.-based partner at Latham & Watkins LLP, has helped steer private equity giant The Carlyle Group through multibillion-dollar deals, all while working to address an affordable housing crisis in the nation's capital, landing him a spot as one of Law360's Private Equity MVPs.
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December 05, 2018
MVP: Wiley Rein's Kara M. Sacilotto
Wiley Rein LLP partner Kara M. Sacilotto played a key role in successfully protesting the U.S. Transportation Command's award of an $8 billion freight transportation contract and helped secure the contract for her firm's client, Crowley Logistics Inc., placing her among Law360's 2018 Government Contracts MVPs.
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December 05, 2018
MVP: Hogan Lovells' Michelle Kisloff
Michelle Kisloff of Hogan Lovells had a successful year, helping to secure a favorable settlement for Anthem Inc. in multidistrict litigation that stemmed from a major data breach, earning a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Cybersecurity and Privacy MVPs.
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December 05, 2018
MVP: Covington's Shara Aranoff
Shara Aranoff, a partner in Covington & Burling LLP's international trade practice, helped her Canadian clients secure victories before the U.S. International Trade Commission in investigations over imported aircraft jets and newsprint, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2018 International Trade MVPs.
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December 04, 2018
MVP: Anderson Kill's Robert Horkovich
Anderson Kill PC's insurance recovery specialist Robert Horkovich has scored big wins over the past year for policyholders in major environmental and asbestos cases, earning him a spot among Law360's 2018 Insurance MVPs.
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December 04, 2018
MVP: Steptoe & Johnson's Alice Loughran
Steptoe & Johnson LLP's Alice Loughran convinced the U.S. Supreme Court to hear BNSF Railway Co.'s dispute over the taxability of compensation for a former employee's lost time after a workplace injury, showcasing her zealous defense of railroads and landing her among Law360's 2018 Transportation MVPs.
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December 04, 2018
MVP: Akin Gump's John Goodgame
John Goodgame of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP handled major transactions in the oil and gas sector totaling more than $21 billion over the last year, driving deals for high-profile clients and earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Energy MVPs.
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December 04, 2018
MVP: Cleary Gottlieb's George S. Cary
George S. Cary of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP spent the past year at the top of the megamerger food chain, with a leading role on deals across varied industries with values in the tens of billions of dollars, netting him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Competition MVPs.
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December 04, 2018
MVP: Greenberg Traurig's Todd Wozniak
Todd Wozniak of Greenberg Traurig LLP scored a damages-free settlement for a company facing a $10 million proposed class action alleging it sold off shares held in an employee stock ownership plan too cheaply, an achievement that helped land him a spot among Law360's 2018 Benefits MVPs.
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December 04, 2018
MVP: Davis Wright's Elizabeth McNamara
Elizabeth McNamara of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has made a name for herself defending authors this year in several high-profile cases, landing her among Law360's 2018 Media & Entertainment MVPs.
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December 04, 2018
MVP: Debevoise & Plimpton's Andrew L. Bab
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP partner Andrew L. Bab helped shepherd a complex deal that made waves in the health care space this year, working with private equity firms TPG Capital and Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe in a $4.1 billion acquisition of Kindred Healthcare, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Health MVPs.
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December 04, 2018
MVP: Debevoise & Plimpton's Kevin M. Schmidt
Kevin M. Schmidt, a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and co-head of the firm's private equity practice, has helped guide a plethora of multibillion-dollar private equity transactions over the past year, including a complicated $3.8 billion merger involving PE-backed public companies, earning him a spot on Law360's list of 2018 Private Equity MVPs.
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December 04, 2018
MVP: Gibson Dunn's Michael Li-Ming Wong
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Michael Li-Ming Wong proved his prowess for defending clients against data breach suits over the past year with accomplishments like guiding Uber to total victory in litigation stemming from unauthorized access of drivers' personal information, earning him a spot among Law360's 2018 Cybersecurity and Privacy MVPs.
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December 04, 2018
MVP: Covington's David Fagan
David Fagan of Covington & Burling LLP has notched U.S. government approval on major transactions for both foreign and domestic companies, including one of the largest Chinese investments under the Trump administration, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 International Trade MVPs.