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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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November 13, 2015
IP MVP: Perkins Coie's Shannon Bloodworth
Perkins Coie LLP partner Shannon M. Bloodworth won two big pharmaceutical patent victories for Mylan Laboratories at the Federal Circuit in the past year, easily landing her a spot on Law360's list of Intellectual Property MVPs.
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November 13, 2015
Tax MVP: Debevoise & Plimpton's Peter A. Furci
In the past year, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP partner Peter A. Furci has massaged the tax aspects of big-name deals and private equity plays representing a total value of nearly $70 billion, earning him a spot among Law360's 2015 Tax MVPs.
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November 12, 2015
IP MVPs: Paul Hastings' Naveen Modi And Gerald Flattmann
From defeating a hedge fund manager's American Invents Act challenges to Acorda Therapeutics Inc. patents to successfully defending Galderma Laboratories Inc. patents in an inter partes review, Paul Hastings LLP's Naveen Modi and Gerald Flattmann have had a busy year of wins at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, landing them among Law360's 2015 IP MVPs.
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November 12, 2015
Energy MVP: Chadbourne & Parke's Ben Koenigsberg
Backed by one of the strongest energy project finance practices in the world, Chadbourne & Parke LLP's Benjamin Koenigsberg helped secure the nation's first offshore wind farm and steer financing for a first-of-its-kind liquefied natural gas export project, earning him top honors as one of Law360's Energy MVPs of 2015.
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November 12, 2015
Hospitality MVP: Paul Hastings' Rick Kirkbride
Rick Kirkbride, chairman of Paul Hastings LLP's hospitality and leisure practice group, helped broker major hotel deals this year, including the $805 million sale of New York's iconic Palace Hotel to Korea-based Hotel Lotte Co. Ltd., earning him a spot among Law360's Hospitality MVPs of 2015.
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November 12, 2015
Insurance MVP: Latham & Watkins' John Wilson
By convincing the California Supreme Court to apply an obscure late-1800s state insurance statute to allow policyholders to freely assign their coverage rights after a loss, Latham & Watkins LLP partner John M. Wilson not only landed a massive win for Fluor Corp., he secured a place among Law360's Insurance MVPs.
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November 12, 2015
Government Contracts MVP: Hogan Lovells' Mike McGill
Mike McGill added significant wins at the Government Accountability Office this year to his track record of bid protests, scoring victories for a range of leading information and defense contractors and earning the Hogan Lovells US LLP partner a spot on Law360's 2015 list of Government Contracts MVPs.
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November 12, 2015
Retail MVP: Gibson Dunn's Robert Weigel
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP’s Robert Weigel won more than $1 billion in trademark judgments for retail clients in 2015, but perhaps more importantly secured precedential victories that pave the way for protecting U.S. intellectual property from counterfeiters abroad, earning him a spot on Law360’s list of retail MVPs.
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November 12, 2015
Capital Markets MVP: Dechert's Camille Abousleiman
Between guiding Egypt's return to the international debt capital markets after a half-decade hiatus and helping the likes of Lebanon and Jordan with several debt deals, Dechert LLP's Camille Abousleiman has spent the past year deepening the already-significant mark he's made in the Middle East, landing him on Law360's list of Capital Markets MVPs.
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November 12, 2015
Tax MVP: Cleary Gottlieb's Jason Factor
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP partner Jason Factor juggled the tax and financing prongs of some of last year's most lucrative deals, including the $66 billion acquisition of Allergan Inc. by Actavis PLC and Medtronic Inc.'s nearly $50 billion Covidien PLC buy, earning him a spot among Law360's 2015 Tax MVPs.
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November 12, 2015
Securities MVP: Norton Rose Fulbright's Gerard G. Pecht
With accomplishments that include victories in four connected shareholder lawsuits against Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. that were affirmed by the Second Circuit and resolution of a first-of-its-kind regulatory enforcement action against Houston American Energy Corp., Norton Rose Fulbright’s Gerard G. Pecht has merited a spot among Law360’s 2015 Securities MVPs.
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November 12, 2015
Class Action MVP: Hunton & Williams' Michael Mueller
Hunton & Williams LLP partner Michael Mueller’s hard work on behalf of Tyson Foods Inc. over the last year led to appellate court decisions that erased $24 million in class action awards and helped land him on Law360’s 2015 list of Class Action MVPs.
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November 10, 2015
Insurance MVP: Kasowitz Benson's Robin Cohen
Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP partner Robin Cohen has played a key role in major wins for corporate policyholders, including Givaudan Fragrances Corp., which in August won the right to seek more than $500 million in coverage from insurers for pollution claims, landing her among Law360’s Insurance MVPs.
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November 10, 2015
Class Action MVP: Bernstein Litowitz's David Stickney
A dogged class action litigator who in the past year landed a $500 million settlement from JPMorgan related to Bear Stearns mortgage-backed securities and recovered $95 million from Morgan Stanley, David Stickney of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP is one of Law360’s 2015 Class Action MVPs.
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November 10, 2015
Food & Beverage MVP: Winston & Strawn's Amanda Groves
Winston & Strawn LLP's Amanda Groves has worked tirelessly this past year to defend some of the world's biggest brands — such as liquor legend Beam Suntory and retail giant Costco — as they battled consumer labeling class actions, landing herself among Law360’s 2015 Food and Beverage MVPs.
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November 10, 2015
Hospitality MVP: Latham & Watkins' Gary E. Axelrod
Latham & Watkins LLP's Gary E. Axelrod guided key client Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. through its $400 million sale of The Phoenician luxury resort to Host Hotels & Resorts Inc., and advised Starwood in the spinoff of its vacation ownership business, earning him a spot on Law360's 2015 list of hospitality MVPs.
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November 10, 2015
Gov't Contracts MVP: Crowell & Moring's Daniel Forman
Daniel Forman’s successful work on challenges to significant government software and medical supply contracts, continuing a long streak of “dogged” advocacy for clients, has earned the Crowell & Moring LLP partner a spot on Law360’s 2015 list of Government Contracts MVPs.
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November 10, 2015
Securities MVP: Latham & Watkins' Peter Wald
Latham & Watkins LLP attorney Peter Wald led Allergan in its successful fight to block Valeant Pharmaceuticals International and activist investor Bill Ackman from completing a hostile takeover of the pharmaceutical company in one of the most closely watched legal fights of the year, earning him recognition as a Law360 Securities MVP.
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November 10, 2015
Energy MVP: Bracewell & Giuliani's Alan Rafte
The oil and gas industry has seen a wave of consolidation and deals due in part to the collapse in the price of oil, and Bracewell & Giuliani LLP's G. Alan Rafte has been a lead attorney on nearly $5 billion worth of transactions in the last year, earning him a spot on Law360's 2015 list of energy MVPs.
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November 10, 2015
IP MVP: Orrick's Peter Bicks
In the past year, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP's Peter A. Bicks has successfully defended Dish Network Corp. against a copyright suit by major broadcasters seeking to shut down its Hopper DVR and won more than $5 million in attorneys' fees for Dow Agrosciences after protecting the company's herbicide-resistant soybeans from Bayer CropScience's patent challenge, earning him a spot on Law360's list of intellectual property MVPs.
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November 10, 2015
Tax MVP: Baker & McKenzie's Duane Webber
A bold move to challenge the historically accepted position that the U.S. Department of the Treasury is not bound by the same legal standards applied to other federal agencies in promulgating regulations is what landed Baker & McKenzie’s Duane Webber on Law360's 2015 list of Tax MVPs.
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November 10, 2015
Capital Markets MVP: Davis Polk's Michael Kaplan
Thanks to his work handling numerous deals north of $1 billion for some of the world's largest corporations as well as guiding a number of novel and innovative initial public offerings and spinoffs, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's Michael Kaplan has been named one of Law360's Capital Markets MVPs for 2015.
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November 09, 2015
Insurance MVPs: Barnes' Andy Detherage, Charlie Edwards
Barnes & Thornburg LLP partners Andrew Dethreage and Charles Edwards navigated the complexities of a sprawling insurance policy and a six-week jury trial to secure a $204 million verdict for Simon Property Group LP to cover devastating flood damage at Nashville’s Opry Mills mall, earning them a place among Law360’s Insurance MVPs.
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November 09, 2015
Government Contracts MVP: Covington's Raymond Biagini
With another successful year of legal wins that include the recovery of over $30 million in legal fees from the U.S. Army on behalf of KBR, Covington & Burling LLP attorney Raymond B. Biagini has further cemented his status as one of Congress’ go-to experts on the subject of contractor liability and earned a spot on Law360’s list of Government Contracts MVPs.
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November 09, 2015
IP MVPs: MoFo's Rachel Krevans And Grant Esposito
Rachel Krevans and Grant Esposito of Morrison & Foerster LLP nabbed a major victory this year for pharmaceutical company Sandoz Inc. in a high-stakes battle over the Affordable Care Act’s approval pathway for biosimilars, landing them a spot on Law360's 2015 IP MVPs.