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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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November 20, 2015
Product Liability MVP: Covington's Phyllis Jones
Covington & Burling LLP partner Phyllis Jones achieved an impressive hat trick earlier this year by snagging victories in three separate trials held during the course of one month in sprawling litigation over Eli Lilly & Co.'s alleged concealment of the withdrawal risks of its antidepressant Cymbalta, earning her a place among Law360's Product Liability MVPs for 2015.
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November 20, 2015
Real Estate MVP: Paul Weiss' Harris Freidus
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP’s Harris Freidus clocked about $9.5 billion in deals in the last 12 months for a list of clients that includes some of the nation’s largest health care REITs and real estate developers, landing him among Law360’s 2015 Real Estate MVPs.
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November 20, 2015
Health MVP: Skadden's Jeremy London
In a hot year for deal-making in the health care sector, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's Jeremy London has kept busy with a host of deals, including his representation of Centene Corp. in a $6.8 billion transaction that is poised to make it the fourth largest player in the managed care sector, earning him a spot on Law360’s 2015 list of Health MVPs.
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November 20, 2015
Competition MVP: Cravath's Christine Varney
Christine Varney’s previous roles as FTC commissioner and high-ranking DOJ antitrust official have served her well this year in advising companies on big ticket deals, such as Heinz in its $60 billion merger with Kraft and Integrys Energy Group in a $9.1 billion sale, landing the Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP partner among Law360’s Competition MVPs for 2015.
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November 20, 2015
White Collar MVP: Jones Walker's Michael Magner
Jones Walker LLP's Michael Magner helped to exonerate the highest-ranking BP PLC executive criminally charged over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, calling multiple character witnesses in a risky trial gambit, earning him a spot on Law360's list of White Collar MVPs.
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November 20, 2015
Life Sciences MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Jim Hurst
Twenty-five years of winning in front of judges, juries and appellate court panels led James Hurst to the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in 2011, where the Kirkland & Ellis LLP attorney garnered a major victory for generic drugmakers and simultaneously helped win himself a spot on Law360's 2015 list of life sciences MVPs.
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November 20, 2015
Sports MVP: Katten Muchin's Adam Klein
NBA teams from California to Wisconsin turned to Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP's Adam R. Klein for help building new arenas in the past year, bolstering Klein's reputation as a top-shelf sports transactions lawyer and earning him a place among Law360's Sports MVPs for 2015.
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November 20, 2015
Telecom MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Brian Hamilton
Navigating the Charter CommunicationsInc.-Bright House Networks LLC $10.4 billion tie-up was tricky enough, but quickly reworking the deal when Charter decided to pursue Time Warner Cable has earned Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's Brian Hamilton a spot on Law360's 2015 list of telecom MVPs.
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November 20, 2015
International Trade MVP: O'Melveny's Ted Kassinger
O'Melveny & Myers LLP partner Ted Kassinger punched his ticket to Law360's International Trade MVPs by helping to obtain crucial government clearance on massive technology deals for IBM Corp. and securing a landmark exception to the U.S. government's nearly 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports.
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November 20, 2015
Appellate MVP: Goodwin Procter's William Jay
With two U.S. Supreme Court wins under his belt by March, Goodwin Procter LLP's Willy Jay went on to tangle with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a challenge to the agency's first-ever completed administrative adjudication and scored big wins for pharma clients in federal district court, making him a 2015 Appellate MVP.
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November 19, 2015
Product Liability MVP: Bowman & Brooke's Joel Smith
Joel Smith, managing partner at Bowman & Brooke LLP, has been a central figure in two of the biggest product liability crises to hit the automotive industry in recent history, including Honda's handling of the massive recall over faulty Takata air bags, placing him among Law360's Product Liability MVPs.
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November 19, 2015
White Collar MVP: Dechert's Andrew Levander
Dechert LLP's Andrew Levander had a busy 2015, guiding Takata Corp. through its litigation and regulatory quagmire and reaching a remarkable settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a former Fanny Mae executive, earning him a spot on Law360's 2015 list of white collar MVPs.
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November 19, 2015
Real Estate MVP: Orrick's Michael Liever
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP’s Michael Liever spearheaded a staggering $5 billion in real estate transactions over the past year, including a new sports arena in Sacramento and luxury apartment buildings in Seattle, earning him a spot on Law360’s 2015 list of Real Estate MVPs.
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November 19, 2015
Life Sciences MVP: Irell's David Gindler
Irell & Manella LLP’s David Gindler has become one of the life sciences industry’s go-to attorneys when it comes to patent cases, and key wins this past year for Ariosa Diagnostics and other cutting-edge industry players cemented that reputation and his place among Law360’s Life Sciences MVPs.
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November 19, 2015
Appellate MVP: Gibson Dunn's Helgi Walker
Helgi C. Walker, co-chair of Gibson Dunn's administrative law and regulatory group, has continued building her reputation as a go-to counsel for high-stakes appellate challenges of federal agency actions, leading cutting-edge litigation for a range of industries in the last year and earning herself a spot among Law360’s Appellate MVPs.
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November 19, 2015
Telecom MVP: Latham & Watkins' Matthew Brill
Latham & Watkins LLP’s Matthew Brill steered several mega-deals for Time Warner Cable Inc., first with Comcast Corp., and now with Charter Communications Inc. and Bright House Networks, while also representing the cable industry during the high-profile net neutrality rulemaking proceedings, making him one of Law360’s 2015 Telecom MVPs.
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November 19, 2015
International Trade MVP: Covington & Burling's Mark Plotkin
Covington & Burling LLP’s Mark Plotkin has developed an exceptional acumen in ushering deals past an obscure interagency committee that scrutinizes cross-border transactions for national security concerns, earning him the trust of major domestic and foreign firms and a spot among Law360’s 2015 International Trade MVPs.
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November 19, 2015
Competition MVP: Boies Schiller's William Isaacson
Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP’s William Isaacson helped hammer out more than $430 million in settlements with foam makers in a national price-fixing case and cemented a landmark victory for college athletes over the NCAA, landing him a spot on Law360's list of Competition MVPs for 2015.
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November 19, 2015
Capital Markets MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Kay Ian Ng
Working on public and private capital markets transactions ranging from tens of millions to billions of dollars, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP’s Kay Ian Ng has been a leader in the realm of high-stakes IPOs and mergers and acquisitions, earning him a place on Law360’s list of Capital Markets MVPs for 2015.
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November 19, 2015
Health MVP: Sheppard Mullin's Eric Klein
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP's Eric Klein has orchestrated some of the biggest matchups in the health care industry in the past year, guiding three joint ventures that each exceeded $1 billion, earning him a spot on Law360's 2015 list of health MVPs.
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November 18, 2015
Real Estate MVP: Kirkland's Daniel Perlman
Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Daniel Perlman spent 2015 advising clients on billions of dollars in real estate transactions, including the record-breaking $113 million sale of Chicago's Waldorf Astoria and helping the bankrupt operating unit of Caesars Entertainment Corp. capture value in its real estate, landing him among Law360's 2015 MVPs.
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November 18, 2015
Product Liability MVP: Boies Schiller's Nicholas Gravante
Nicholas Gravante, a veteran defense attorney and general counsel at Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP, had never taken on a false claims act case before his $663 million win in a defective guardrail suit — the largest award ever in a whistleblower action without intervention by the U.S. Department of Justice and an achievement cementing his place among Law360’s Product Liability MVPs.
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November 18, 2015
IP MVP: WilmerHale's Bill Lee
Helping Apple secure major victories in its patent infringement litigation against Samsung and representing Ford in its win in the company's largest patent litigation in its history has earned WilmerHale's Bill Lee a spot on Law360's list of Intellectual Property MVPs.
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November 18, 2015
Health MVP: Boies Schiller's Stuart Singer
Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP's Stuart H. Singer utilized his background as a high-stakes litigator to bring a pro bono challenge to Florida's Medicaid system on behalf of more than two million children who weren't receiving adequate care under the program, nabbing him a spot on Law360's 2015 Health MVPs.
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November 18, 2015
Capital Markets MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Carsten Berrar
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP partner Carsten Berrar had a bustling year advising companies and underwriters in German offerings, including the much anticipated Rocket Internet initial public offering, which raked in €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion), landing him on Law360's list of Capital Markets MVPs for 2015.