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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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December 17, 2014
Competition MVP: Hausfeld LLP's Michael Hausfeld
Hausfeld LLP Chairman Michael Hausfeld scored a game-changing victory against the National Collegiate Athletic Association in an antitrust case, forcing the league to let universities pay student athletes and earning him a spot on Law360's list of Competition MVPs.
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December 17, 2014
Banking MVP: Davis Polk's Margaret Tahyar
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP’s Margaret Tahyar guided multiple banks such as Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp. through the regulatory changes that began to take effect in 2014, coaching them through the living will process and preparing them for the Volcker Rule to earn herself a spot as one of Law360’s Banking MVPs.
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December 16, 2014
Banking MVP: Venable's Greg Cross
Venable LLP partner Greg Cross' efforts to carve out a significant niche involving the rights and obligations of financial services companies and other participants in securitized debt structure deals, work Cross adds to an already bustling practice, has earned him a place on Law360’s list of Banking MVPs.
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December 16, 2014
Government Contracts MVP: Hogan Lovells' Michael Mason
Michael Mason has had a busy year at Hogan Lovells, serving as lead attorney on several major government contracts cases, including a key victory for Lockheed Martin Corp. and a hard-fought settlement for Stryker Corp., and earning himself a repeat selection to Law360's list of Government Contracts MVPs.
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December 16, 2014
Competition MVP: Cleary Gottlieb's George S. Cary
In nearly 40 years in competition law on the regulatory and private practice side, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP partner George S. Cary has become a go-to attorney for high-profile competition litigation and for prominent mergers, such as Medtronic Inc.’s $43 billion acquisition of Covidien PLC, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Competition MVPs.
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December 16, 2014
Privacy MVP: Ropes & Gray's Douglas H. Meal
In what’s becoming known as a historic year for retailers suffering significant data security breaches, several of the biggest names, including Target Corp., Wyndham Worldwide Corp. and Home Depot Inc., have enlisted Ropes & Gray LLP's Douglas H. Meal to lead them out of the ensuing legal quagmire, earning him a spot among Law360's 2014 Privacy MVPs.
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December 16, 2014
Bankruptcy MVP: Jenner & Block's Catherine Steege
Jenner & Block LLP’s Cathy Steege has had a whirlwind year holding accountable the directors of a bankrupt Illinois casino, protecting the benefits of nearly 50,000 American Airlines Corp. retirees and preparing to take on the case of a lifetime before the Supreme Court, earning her a spot among Law360’s Bankruptcy MVPs of the Year.
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December 16, 2014
Aerospace & Defense MVP: Hogan Lovells' Tom McGovern
Hogan Lovells partner Thomas L. McGovern III secured a big win for Fluor Corp. this year in a contentious bid protest over a $1.5 billion U.S. Department of Energy contract, earning him a spot on Law360’s list of Aerospace & Defense MVPs.
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December 16, 2014
Project Finance MVP: DLA Piper's Gianluca Bacchiocchi
DLA Piper partner Gianluca Bacchiocchi has built a career crafting first-of-their-kind financings from diverse lender groups for landmark projects in Latin America, including the $5 billion Lima Metro Line 2 project in Peru, earning him a spot among Law360’s Project Finance MVPs for 2014.
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December 16, 2014
Employment MVP: Epstein Becker Green's Steven Swirsky
Epstein Becker Green PC's Steven M. Swirsky helped navigate Volkswagen AG and its American subsidiary through a plethora of litigation in both federal court and before the National Labor Relations Board arising out of a controversial attempt by a labor union to organize workers in the automaker's Chattanooga, Tennessee, manufacturing plant, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Employment MVPs.
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December 16, 2014
Energy MVP: Hogan Lovells' Richard Tyler
Richard Tyler’s starring role in the ongoing effort to bring to life a $45 billion gas pipeline that promises to transform the European energy market has helped make the Hogan Lovells LLP partner one of the most in-demand energy attorneys in the world and earned him a spot on Law360’s 2014 list of Energy MVPs.
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December 15, 2014
Aerospace & Defense MVP: Lawrence J. Gotts
Latham & Watkins LLP partner Lawrence J. Gotts helped Honeywell International Inc. secure a record $75 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice in a suit accusing the government of infringing the company’s patent for night vision goggles, earning him a spot on Law360’s list of Aerospace & Defense MVPs.
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December 15, 2014
Employment MVP: Sanford Heisler's David Sanford
Sanford Heisler LLP Chairman David Sanford navigated the challenging environment for employee lawsuits created by recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions to secure class certification for workers in separate employment suits against KPMG LLP and Ma Laboratories Inc., earning himself a spot among Law360's Employment MVPs.
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December 15, 2014
Banking MVP: Cleary Gottlieb's Derek Bush
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP partner Derek M. Bush in the past year has played a key role in putting together the largest initial public offering in history for a U.S. retail bank, winning him a place among Law360’s Banking MVPs.
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December 15, 2014
Privacy MVP: BakerHostetler's Paul Karlsgodt
BakerHostetler partner Paul Karlsgodt has been a keen adviser to hospitals facing an onslaught of claims over stolen patient information, guiding Eisenhower Medical Center past a suit carrying $500 million in potential damages and blunting the force of a California statute in the process, earning his place on Law360's list of Privacy MVPs.
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December 15, 2014
Government Contracts MVP: Mayer Brown's Marcia Madsen
For her work successfully defending what is believed to be the largest government contract ever awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy, along with several other high-profile victories, Mayer Brown LLP partner Marcia Madsen has earned a spot on Law360’s list of Government Contracts MVPs.
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December 15, 2014
Capital Markets MVP: Fenwick's Jeffrey Vetter
Fenwick & West LLP partner Jeffrey Vetter, the firm's finance and securities practice co-head, helped guide Facebook Inc. in a $3.8 billion follow-on offering last December just prior to the social network site’s inclusion on the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, earning him a spot among Law360’s Capital Markets MVPs.
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December 15, 2014
Bankruptcy MVP: Morrison & Foerster LLP's Brett Miller
Morrison & Foerster LLP partner Brett Miller’s roles as lead counsel of the official committee of unsecured creditors for Energy Future Holdings Corp. and its debtor affiliates in their Chapter 11 cases and head of the team representing the Chapter 11 trustee in MF Global Holdings Ltd. have earned him a spot among this year's Law360 Bankruptcy MVPs.
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December 15, 2014
Real Estate MVP: Simpson Thacher's Brian Stadler
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partner Brian Stadler's work in negotiating Glimcher Realty Trust's $4.3 billion acquisition by Washington Prime Group Inc., along with efforts on a slate of massive deals by Blackstone Group LP, has landed him a spot on Law360’s list of Real Estate MVPs.
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December 15, 2014
Project Finance MVP: Orrick Herrington's Pascal Agboyibor
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP partner Pascal Agboyibor is a go-to adviser to several African nations and corporations that tap his expertise to helm many of the area's most significant power and mining projects, landing Agboyibor a spot on Law360's list of Project Finance MVPs for the second year in a row.
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December 15, 2014
Energy MVP: Jones Day's Jeff Schlegel
Jones Day’s Jeff Schlegel helped guide the development of one of the world’s largest liquefied natural gas projects on Alaska’s North Slope, as well the development of a nearby $8 billion pipeline project, earning him a spot on Law360’s list of Energy MVPs for the second straight year.
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December 12, 2014
Employment MVP: Seyfarth Shaw's Gerald Maatman
Seyfarth Shaw LLP's Gerald L. Maatman Jr. thwarted a sweeping U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit against Sterling Jewelers Inc. and secured a Sixth Circuit win for Kaplan Higher Education Corp. in an EEOC case over the use of credit checks in the hiring process, landing himself among Law360's Employment MVPs for the second year in a row.
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December 12, 2014
Energy MVP: Latham & Watkins' Ryan Maierson
By pushing the boundaries of energy IPO structures and leading some of the biggest mergers and acquisitions in the industry this year, Latham & Watkins LLP partner Ryan J. Maierson has earned a spot on Law360's list of Energy MVPs.
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December 12, 2014
Banking MVP: Weil Gotshal's Morgan Bale
Morgan Bale of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has guided some of the world's most prestigious financial institutions in the bankrolling of more than $30 billion in mergers and acquisitions deals this year alone, placing him squarely ahead of the pack and earning him a spot on Law360's 2014 list of Banking MVPs.
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December 12, 2014
Hospitality MVP: Skadden's Audrey Sokoloff
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's Audrey Sokoloff oversaw Beijing-based Anbag Insurance Group Co. Ltd.'s $1.95 billion acquisition of the iconic Waldorf Astoria New York as well as other big-ticket transactions over the last year, landing her spot among Law360's 2014 Hospitality MVPs.