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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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November 27, 2018
MVP: Kirkland's Christopher Marcus
Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Christopher Marcus has spent the last year wrapping up the bankruptcy of cancer treatment chain 21st Century Oncology and helping shepherd fashion retailer Nine West Holdings and radio giant iHeart Media through complex and contentious Chapter 11 proceedings, earning him a spot among Law360's 2018 Bankruptcy MVPs.
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November 27, 2018
MVP: Sanford Heisler's David Sanford
David Sanford of Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP helped a former Columbia University professor, who said she was denied tenure after complaining a colleague sexually harassed her, win a $1.25 million damages award this year, and also represented female attorneys accusing large law firms of gender bias, earning him a place as one of Law360's 2018 Employment MVPs.
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November 27, 2018
MVP: Cravath's Robert Townsend
Robert I. Townsend III of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP navigated a complex legal landscape to strike deals for Cincinnati Bell, while helping Brunswick Corp. refocus its business strategy and guiding Pinnacle Foods Inc. to a multibillion-dollar sale, earning him a spot as one of Law360's Mergers and Acquisitions MVPs.
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November 27, 2018
MVP: Cravath's Richard Clary
While he was trained as a generalist, Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP partner Richard Clary has been handling litigation for Credit Suisse for more than a decade and scored a big victory this year in fending off claims from New York's attorney general, narrowing the scope of the controversial Martin Act and landing him a spot among Law360's 2018 Securities MVPs.
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November 26, 2018
MVP: Jenner & Block's Geoffrey M. Davis
Geoffrey M. Davis of Jenner & Block LLP served as tax counsel in a high-profile tax felony U.S. Supreme Court case, assisted with an amicus brief in the blockbuster South Dakota v. Wayfair case and has advised clients on multibillion-dollar deals, landing him among Law360's 2018 Tax MVPs.
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November 26, 2018
MVP: Hogan Lovells' Allison J. Schoenthal
Allison J. Schoenthal, head of Hogan Lovells' consumer finance litigation practice, has helped financial services clients weather changes at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and notched victories in mortgage litigation for CIT Bank and other financial institutions, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Banking MVPs.
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November 26, 2018
MVP: Lanier Law Firm's Mark Lanier
Plaintiffs lawyer Mark Lanier of the Lanier Law Firm scored a nearly $4.69 billion jury verdict this summer when a St. Louis jury decided that Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder contained asbestos and caused cancer in 22 women, placing him among Law360's 2018 Product Liability MVPs.
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November 26, 2018
MVP: Desmarais' John Desmarais
Desmarais LLP's founding partner, John Desmarais, successfully shepherded IBM through its first jury trial as a plaintiff in a patent infringement case this summer, securing an $82.5 million verdict for the technology giant over Groupon and earning a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Intellectual Property MVPs.
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November 26, 2018
MVP: Fried Frank's Robert Sorin
Robert Sorin of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP steered Google's continued New York City expansion through the multibillion-dollar acquisition of Chelsea Market, while securing new leases for two major Manhattan building projects in the Hudson Yards and One Vanderbilt, counting him among one of Law360's Real Estate MVPs.
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November 26, 2018
MVP: Cohen Milstein's Kalpana Kotagal
Kalpana Kotagal of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC became one of the legal faces of the #MeToo movement after actress Frances McDormand name-dropped the "inclusion rider" initiative Kotagal co-authored at this year's Academy Awards, earning Kotagal a spot among Law360's 2018 Employment MVPs.
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November 26, 2018
MVP: Bernstein Litowitz's Salvatore Graziano
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP managing partner Salvatore Graziano helped Wells Fargo & Co. investors secure a preliminary $480 million settlement resolving consolidated securities litigation over roughly 1.5 million unauthorized bank accounts, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Securities MVPs.
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November 26, 2018
MVP: Orrick's Josh Rosenkranz
Josh Rosenkranz, leader of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP’s Supreme Court and appellate litigation practice, notched multiple headline-grabbing triumphs in the past year, including a high court victory in a closely watched immigration dispute and a circuit court win in the historic Oracle v. Google copyright clash, earning him a spot as one of Law360’s 2018 Appellate MVPs.
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November 26, 2018
MVP: Hughes Hubbard's Kathryn Coleman
Kathryn Coleman of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP helped CST Industries and Patriot National Inc. through quick Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings last year, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Bankruptcy MVPs.
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November 26, 2018
MVP: Cravath's Richard Hall
Richard Hall of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP has helped guide companies in billions of dollars of global mergers and acquisitions, including German gas company Linde AG in its $70 billion merger with Praxair and GKN PLC in the unsolicited £8.1 billion ($11.4 billion) takeover bid from Melrose Industrials PLC, earning him a spot as one of Law360’s 2018 Mergers & Acquisitions MVPs.
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November 21, 2018
Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 71 Firms
The elite slate of attorneys chosen as Law360's 2018 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 21, 2017
MVP: O'Melveny's Mark Robertson
O’Melveny & Myers LLP’s Mark W. Robertson has scored numerous victories as lead counsel for American Airlines Inc., including in several labor disputes brought by pilots concerning the seniority agreement reached after the airline's merger with US Airways, earning him a spot among Law360’s 2017 Transportation MVPs.
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December 21, 2017
MVP: Robins Kaplan's Tara Sutton
Tara Sutton, the chair of the mass tort group at Robins Kaplan LLP, helped reach a $300 million settlement in August for clients with claims against Daiichi Sankyo Inc. and Forest Laboratories Inc. over the blood pressure drug Benicar, earning her a spot among Law360’s Product Liability MVPs for 2017.
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December 21, 2017
MVP: Wiley Rein's Jennifer Hindin
Wiley Rein LLP’s Jennifer Hindin has played a key role this year in obtaining Federal Communications Commission approval for satellite companies to launch spacecraft that will track airplanes around the globe and beam internet to remote areas of the United States, landing her among Law360's 2017 Telecommunications MVPs.
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December 21, 2017
MVP: Dentons' William O'Brien
Dentons’ William T. O’Brien won the enforcement of a $42 million award for Leidos Inc. against the Greek government and had the judgment increased to $63 million in a U.S. federal court over the past year, landing him among Law360’s 2017 International Arbitration MVPs.
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December 21, 2017
MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Alison Ressler
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP’s Alison Ressler steered billions of dollars in deals this year for clients in the health care, construction and life sciences industries, including private equity firm Ares Management LP's $1.45 billion investment in DuPage Medical Group Ltd., marking her return to Law360’s MVP series as a 2017 Private Equity MVP.
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December 21, 2017
MVP: Paul Weiss' Audra Soloway
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP’s Audra Soloway played a critical role this year in ending the courtroom battles holding up Alere Inc.’s eventual $5.3 billion acquisition by Abbott Laboratories, while securing wins and resolutions for clients including Citigroup Inc., making her one of Law360’s Securities MVPs of 2017.
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December 21, 2017
MVP: Kirkland's Sarkis Jebejian
Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s Sarkis Jebejian has been at the forefront of some of the biggest transactions in the past year, striking three deals in less than two weeks for major clients, including a unit of Bain Capital, landing him among Law360's 2017 Mergers & Acquisitions MVPs.
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December 21, 2017
MVP: Skadden's Raj Madan
Raj Madan, a federal tax litigator at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, has landed a spot as one of Law360's 2017 Tax MVPs for helping win a high-profile $1.5 billion transfer pricing row on behalf of Amazon.com Inc. and convincing the U.S. Tax Court that the IRS had erred in canceling advance pricing agreements with Eaton Corp.
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December 21, 2017
MVP: Gibson Dunn's Randy Mastro
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP’s Randy Mastro beat the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, scoring a rare and high-profile victory before an administrative law judge that freed investment manager Lynn Tilton and her companies from allegations they defrauded investors, placing him among Law360’s 2017 Trials MVPs.
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December 21, 2017
MVP: Paul Hastings' Yar Chaikovsky
Yar Chaikovsky, the co-head of Paul Hastings LLP’s intellectual property practice, has successfully defended major technology companies in broad patent infringement actions over the past year, invalidating hundreds of patent claims asserted against HTC and securing a win for another client against Intellectual Ventures, earning him a place among Law360’s 2017 Technology MVPs.