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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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December 21, 2016
Native American Law MVP: Akin Gump's Donald Pongrace
Donald Pongrace of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has represented tribes in high-profile litigation and policy battles throughout the year, including wrapping up one of the largest-ever Indian water rights settlements, winning him a place on Law360’s 2016 list of MVPs for Native American law.
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December 21, 2016
Sports MVP: Covington & Burling's Derek Ludwin
After a year that saw Covington & Burling LLP partner Derek Ludwin defend such marquee names in sports as the U.S. Olympic Committee, the San Francisco 49ers and the National Football League in individual antitrust challenges, it's no wonder that he landed among Law360’s 2016 Sports MVPs.
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December 21, 2016
Food & Beverage MVP: Greenberg's Rick L. Shackelford
Greenberg Traurig LLP class action litigation co-chair Rick Shackelford’s efforts this year in beating back suits accusing Tito’s Handmade Vodka and Welch Foods of deceptive labeling were among efforts that helped him earn a spot as one of Law360’s Food & Beverage MVPs for 2016.
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December 21, 2016
Asset Management MVP: Fried Frank's Kenneth Rosh
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP's Kenneth Rosh had a busy year helping his clients raise billions of dollars by structuring complex private equity funds, including Brookfield Asset Management Inc.'s $9 billion real estate-focused fund that exceeded its initial target by $2 billion, earning him one of four spots among Law360's Asset Management MVPs for 2016.
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December 21, 2016
Product Liability MVP: Covington's Michael Imbroscio
Covington & Burling LLP's Michael Imbroscio had a hand in some of the biggest mass tort defense victories this past year, scoring notable wins for Eli Lilly, Roche, Bayer and others, earning him a spot on Law360's list of product liability MVPs.
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December 21, 2016
Media & Entertainment MVP: Fenwick & West's Mark Stevens
From representing the "Clash of Clans" game developer in an $8.6 billion acquisition to steering a $181 million financing round for the gaming engine that powers "Pokemon Go," Fenwick & West LLP's Mark Stevens has brokered major deals for high-profile tech companies, earning him a spot among Law360's Media & Entertainment MVPs.
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December 21, 2016
Retail MVP: Sedgwick LLP's Stephanie Sheridan
Sedgwick LLP partner Stephanie Sheridan’s record of helping stores and e-commerce companies defang deceptive-pricing lawsuits and craft strategies to avoid them has landed her on this year’s list of Law360’s 2016 Retail MVPs.
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December 21, 2016
Technology MVP: Weil Gotshal's Jeffrey Osterman
Over the past year, Weil Gotshal & Manges’ Jeffrey Osterman has helped Intel through its largest acquisition ever, led a Sanofi licensing agreement and once again aided a billion-dollar Verizon acquisition, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Technology MVPs of 2016.
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December 21, 2016
Trials MVP: Gibson Dunn's Jeffrey T. Thomas
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Jeffrey T. Thomas recently helped Hewlett-Packard win a $3 billion jury verdict in a dispute related to Oracle's poaching of HP’s CEO and the phasing out of HP software, earning him a spot on Law360’s 2016 list of Trial MVPs.
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December 20, 2016
Native American Law MVP: Dentons' Matthew Adams
Dentons’ Matthew Adams has played a lead role representing Native American tribes in several prominent cases in the past year, including helping a Washington state tribe defeat a proposed deepwater export terminal that threatened its fishing grounds, scoring him a spot on Law360’s 2016 list of MVPs for Native American law.
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December 20, 2016
Asset Management MVP: Paul Weiss' Marco Masotti
Marco Masotti of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP presided over billions of dollars in fundraising this year for name brands in the alternative asset field like Apollo Global Management, earning him a spot among Law360's Asset Management MVPs.
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December 20, 2016
Food & Beverage MVP: Covington's Jessica O'Connell
Covington & Burling LLP’s Jessica O’Connell stopped the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from taking action against Kind LLC over the allegedly misleading labeling of its snack bars, resulting in a change in the food industry as a whole when the FDA announced it would review its “healthy” labeling regulations and earning her place as a Law360 Food & Beverage MVP for 2016.
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December 20, 2016
Trials MVP: Weil Gotshal's Diane Sullivan
Diane Sullivan's major work this year included a defense verdict for Philip Morris that the cigarette giant valued at $190 million, making the Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP partner one of Law360's 2016 Trial MVPs.
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December 20, 2016
Media & Entertainment MVP: Hueston Hennigan's Robert Klieger
Hueston Hennigan LLP's Robert N. Klieger recently scored a victory in a fight over 93-year-old media mogul Sumner M. Redstone’s $40 billion media empire, earning him a spot on Law360’s 2016 list of Media & Entertainment MVPs.
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December 20, 2016
Sports MVP: Orrick Herrington's Jeremy Kudon
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP’s Jeremy Kudon guided DraftKings Inc. and FanDuel Inc. in successfully lobbying the New York Legislature to expressly legalize the top daily fantasy sports companies' online contests and to end perilous litigation with the state attorney general, earning a place among Law360’s Sports MVPs.
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December 20, 2016
Technology MVP: Latham & Watkins' Douglas E. Lumish
Latham & Watkins’ Douglas E. Lumish saved Symantec Corp. from potential damages of up to $300 million in an infringement case over Symantec’s antivirus software, and won a favorable ruling for Arista Networks in a contentious trade secrets suit, earning him a spot as one of Law360’s Technology MVPs.
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December 20, 2016
Retail MVP: Sheppard Mullin's Craig Cardon
Representing major retailers like T.J. Maxx and Williams-Sonoma is never easy, especially when the industry's fast pace requires the most cutting-edge legal support, but Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP’s Craig Cardon embraces these challenges, securing important legal victories for his clients and providing creative approaches to growing their brands, earning him a spot as one of Law360’s 2016 Retail MVPs.
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December 20, 2016
Product Liability MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Robert Giuffra Jr.
On Christmas last year, Robert Giuffra of Sullivan & Cromwell was working on a memo outlining the exposures Volkswagen faced in the U.S. following the revelation a few months prior that it was installing software to cheat emissions standards and how the company could quickly reach a settlement, his work on which earned him a spot on Law360’s list of Product Liability MVPs.
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December 19, 2016
Product Liability MVP: Simmons Hanly Conroy's Jayne Conroy
Jayne Conroy of Simmons Hanly Conroy turned a setback in a major medical device litigation into a pair of bellwether victories this year, landing her among Law360's 2016 Product Liability MVPs.
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December 19, 2016
Technology MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Kevin P.B. Johnson
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan partner Kevin P.B. Johnson’s year defending a synthetic DNA startup from a trade secrets case and representing Samsung in its long-running patent battles with Apple has earned him a spot among Law360’s Technology MVPs of 2016.
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December 19, 2016
Food & Beverage MVP: Hogan Lovells' Joseph Levitt
Hogan Lovells partner Joe Levitt’s year helping startups and multinational companies, including Whole Foods, survive Food and Drug Administration investigations and avoid import bans that could shutter the companies has earned him a spot as one of Law360’s Food and Beverage MVPs for 2016.
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December 19, 2016
Media & Entertainment MVP: Davis Wright Tremaine's Laura Handman
From clearing Yelp of liability for a disgruntled client’s comments about his legal counsel to successfully defending two New York Post reporters from a rapper’s libel charges, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP’s Laura Handman has spent 2016 fighting for and defending free speech, earning her a spot among Law360’s 2016 Media & Entertainment MVPs.
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December 19, 2016
Sports MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Andrew A. Kassof
The World Series-winning Chicago Cubs took on a big opponent when local bar owners sought to revive claims over rooftop seating being obstructed by upgrades to the team's world-famous ballpark, but Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s Andrew A. Kassof stepped up and put one in the win column for the Cubs, earning him a spot as one of Law360’s Sports MVPs for 2016.
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December 19, 2016
Trials MVP: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's Josh Krevitt
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Josh Krevitt recently won a high-stakes patent infringement trial for T-Mobile against a plaintiff who had alrady been victorious over two other two carriers for the same patent, landing him a spot on Law360’s 2016 list of trial MVPs.
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December 19, 2016
Asset Management MVP: Debevoise & Plimpton's Erica Berthou
As the global leader of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP’s investment management group, Erica Berthou has had a busy year raising tens of billions of dollars for some of the biggest names in private equity funds, including Global Infrastructure Partners, Oaktree Capital Management and Blackstone, landing her a place among Law360’s Asset Management MVPs.