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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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December 02, 2015
Bankruptcy MVP: Debevoise's M. Natasha Labovitz
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP partner M. Natasha Labovitz's work in guiding security screening firm Altegrity Inc. to a crisis-driven restructuring of $1.8 billion in debt and her ongoing efforts on behalf of American Apparel Inc. secured creditor Standard General LP have earned her a spot on Law360's 2015 list of bankruptcy MVPs.
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December 02, 2015
Banking MVP: Mayer Brown's Matthew Ingber
Mayer Brown LLP partner Matthew Ingber helped establish a template for courts to approve settlements in private residential mortgage-backed securities litigation by working on the largest settlement of that kind, and a New York state appeals court greenlighted an $8.5 billion deal earlier this year, earning Ingber a spot on Law360's list of banking MVPs for 2015.
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December 01, 2015
Technology MVP: Weil Gotshal's Keith Flaum
With a client list including Facebook, Oracle Corp., Lenovo and others, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP mergers and acquisitions partner Keith Flaum advised on roughly 10 technology transactions worth roughly a combined $30 billion in 2015, landing him on Law360's list of Technology MVPs.
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December 01, 2015
Appellate MVP: Vinson & Elkins' John Elwood
Vinson & Elkins LLP partner John Elwood notched a pair of appellate court victories on behalf of military contractor KBR Inc. in the last year, including one unanimous ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, helping land him among Law360's Appellate MVPs for 2015.
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December 01, 2015
Product Liability MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Sheila Birnbaum
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP’s Sheila Birnbaum slashed hundreds of suits against Pfizer in one fell swoop by eliminating a crucial expert from multidistrict litigation over birth defects linked Zoloft, just one of many achievements distinguishing her as one of Law360's Product Liability MVPs for 2015.
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December 01, 2015
Life Sciences MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Matt Hurd
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP’s Matt Hurd helped steer drug and pharmacy companies through around $30 billion worth of deals in 2015, including Sprout Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s $1 billion sale to Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., putting him on the list of Law360’s Life Sciences MVPs for 2015.
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December 01, 2015
Bankruptcy MVP: Gibson Dunn's Matt Williams
Gibson Dunn's Matt J. Williams played a key role in two of the biggest bankruptcy decisions of the year and led the teams that achieved major victories in proceedings against Puerto Rico and GM’s bankruptcy estate, making him one of Law360’s Bankruptcy MVPs of 2015.
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December 01, 2015
Private Equity MVP: Gibson Dunn's Jeff Chapman
Gibson Dunn's Jeff Chapman steered some of the year's most complex private equity transactions, including Lone Star Funds' $7.6 billion acquisition of Home Properties, building off of a career-altering relationship that only recently brought his focus to private equity and earning him a spot among Law360's 2015 MVPs.
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December 01, 2015
Competition MVP: Skadden's Steven Sunshine
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner Steven C. Sunshine handled multibillion-dollar mergers for Nokia and others, as well as complex antitrust litigation against Allergan, landing him a spot on Law360’s Competition MVPs for 2015.
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December 01, 2015
Banking MVP: Arnold & Porter's Howard Cayne
Arnold & Porter's Howard Cayne has won a string of federal appellate rulings finding that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac aren't liable for state and local real estate transfer taxes, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Banking MVPs for 2015.
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November 30, 2015
Sports MVP: Winston & Strawn's Jeffrey Kessler
Leading the National Football League Players Association and superstar quarterback Tom Brady to victory in the closely watched Deflategate case, Winston & Strawn LLP's Jeffrey Kessler convinced a federal court judge that Brady's four-game suspension violated the NFL's collective bargaining agreement, making him one of Law360's Sports MVPs for 2015.
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November 30, 2015
Real Estate MVP: Willkie Farr's David Drewes
David C. Drewes of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP tackled a string of high-profile real estate deals this year, including a massive $690 million sale of apartment buildings and a €1.3 billion mortgage financing agreement, landing him on Law360’s list of Real Estate MVPs.
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November 30, 2015
Appellate MVP: Shapiro Arato's Alexandra Shapiro
Shapiro Arato’s Alexandra Shapiro flexed her steely appellate savvy to overturn convictions for clients accused of insider trading, operating an alleged pyramid scheme and committing tax shelter fraud, making her one of Law360’s 2015 Appellate MVPs.
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November 30, 2015
White Collar MVP: Steptoe & Johnson's Reid Weingarten
Steptoe & Johnson LLP partner Reid H. Weingarten's streak of high-profile courtroom victories continued this year when he helped convinced a New Orleans jury to exonerate the highest-ranking BP PLC executive criminally charged over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, a win that made him one of Law360's White Collar MVPs of 2015.
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November 30, 2015
Technology MVP: Skadden's Kenton J. King
As partner-in-charge of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's Palo Alto, California, office, Kenton J. King has been a constant presence in this year’s top technology deals, including Broadcom Corp.'s $37 billion sale to Avago Technologies Ltd., landing him a place on Law360’s 2015 list of Technology MVPs.
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November 30, 2015
Life Sciences MVP: Sterne Kessler's Eldora Ellison
Eldora Ellison's time in the laboratory has helped her score victories for biotechs and their cutting-edge treatments, making the Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox PLLC director a go-to patent litigator and earning her a spot on Law360's list of 2015 Life Sciences MVPs.
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November 30, 2015
Competition MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Dan Brockett
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's Dan Brockett negotiated one of the largest antitrust class action settlements in history, in which many major banks agreed to pay $1.86 billion to settle claims that they rigged the credit default swaps market, earning him a spot on Law360’s 2015 list of Competition MVPs.
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November 29, 2015
Real Estate MVP: Willkie Farr's Thomas J. Henry
With a year that included client Hudson’s Bay Company’s $1.8 billion acquisition of 41 U.S. stores in a venture with Simon Property Group, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP’s Thomas J. Henry landed once again on Law360’s List of Real Estate MVPs.
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November 25, 2015
Appellate MVP: Ropes & Gray's Doug Hallward-Driemeier
Ropes & Gray LLP partner Douglas Hallward-Driemeier will forever be linked with the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision defining same-sex marriage as a constitutional right, but that case is part of a thick portfolio of top-flight legal work that has earned him a place among Law360's Appellate MVPs for 2015.
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November 25, 2015
Competition MVP: Perkins Coie's David Burman
David Burman of Perkins Coie LLP has been a strong defender of Costco in its battles against international pricing conspiracies, most recently winning $75 million from global LCD manufacturers that a jury deemed were involved in a pervasive price-fixing scheme, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Competition MVPs for 2015.
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November 25, 2015
The MVPs Of IP Law
The successes of these elite attorneys in high-stakes litigation earned them a spot in the Intellectual Property category of Law360's 2015 MVP Awards.
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November 25, 2015
The MVPs Of Securities Law
The successes of these elite attorneys in high-stakes litigation and complex global matters earned them a spot in the Securities category of Law360's 2015 MVP Awards.
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November 25, 2015
The MVPs Of Energy Law
The successes of these elite attorneys in high-stakes litigation and complex global matters earned them a spot in the Securities category of Law360's 2015 MVP Awards.
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November 25, 2015
The MVPs Of Capital Markets Law
The successes of these elite attorneys in high-stakes deals and complex litigation earned them a spot in the Capital Markets category of Law360's 2015 MVP Awards.
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November 25, 2015
The MVPs Of Health Law
The successes of these elite attorneys in high-stakes deals and complex litigation earned them a spot in the Health Law category of Law360's 2015 MVP Awards.