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Rankings: MVPs of the Year

Law360’s MVPs of the Year recognizes the five attorneys who had extraordinary wins and contributed most to their practice area in the past year. The series showcases standout attorneys across the practice areas and industries covered by Law360.
  • December 04, 2014

    Food & Beverage MVP: Latham & Watkins' James E. Brandt

    Latham & Watkins LLP managing partner James E. Brandt successfully took down the so-called soda ban imposed by former New York City Mayor Bloomberg and the city's health board, which sought to limit the portion sizes of the sugary drinks, earning him a spot among among Law360's 2014 Food and Beverage MVPs.

  • December 04, 2014

    Appellate MVP: Jenner & Block's Paul Smith

    In one of the most closely watched copyright cases in years, the U.S. Supreme Court in June essentially shut down online television streaming service Aereo Inc., siding with Jenner & Block LLP partner Paul M. Smith and earning him a spot on Law360’s list of Appellate MVPs.

  • December 04, 2014

    Capital Markets MVP: Baker Botts' Joshua Davidson

    An active year for the energy industry kept Baker Botts’ Joshua Davidson on his toes as he helped oil and gas master limited partnerships to public offerings and advised a $70 billion consolidation of Kinder Morgan Inc. and its pipeline operations, earning a spot among Law360's Capital Markets MVPs.

  • December 04, 2014

    White Collar MVP: Dentons' Stephen L. Hill Jr.

    Dentons partner Stephen L. Hill Jr. led the trial team that exonerated an NIC Inc. executive in a civil fraud case and prepared a high-profile report into official misconduct allegations against the ex-chairman of the Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota, meriting the attorney a spot among Law360's 2014 White Collar MVPs.

  • December 04, 2014

    M&A MVP: Simpson Thacher's Rob Spatt

    Robert E. Spatt’s advising of Lorillard Inc. in its massive $27.4 billion sale to Reynolds American Inc. — a multilayered and historied merger that promises to reshape the tobacco industry — leads a bevy of high-stakes deals earning the Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP corporate partner a spot on Law360’s list of M&A MVPs.

  • December 04, 2014

    Life Sciences MVP: Paul Hastings' Joe O'Malley

    Helping Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. reverse a noninfringement finding for patents covering its blockbuster sleep aid Lunesta and secure six additional months of exclusivity worth $1 million a day to the company has earned Paul Hastings LLP partner Joe O’Malley a spot on Law360’s list of Life Sciences MVPs.

  • December 03, 2014

    M&A MVP: Fried Frank's Philip Richter

    Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP's Philip Richter has helped lead teams of lawyers in high-profile deals including Media General Inc.'s $1.6 billion buyout of LIN Media LLC, which created the second-largest pure-play television broadcasting company in the U.S., earning him a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.

  • December 03, 2014

    Appellate MVP: Gibson Dunn's Mark Perry

    In a ruling that shook the patent world to its core, the Supreme Court in June unanimously agreed with Gibson Dunn partner Mark Perry’s argument on behalf of CLS Bank that abstract ideas implemented using a computer aren't eligible for a patent, landing him a spot on Law360’s list of Appellate MVPs.

  • December 03, 2014

    Life Sciences MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Jay Lefkowitz

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Jay Lefkowitz has had a busy year setting precedent that requires voluminous state tort claims to move forward in federal court and securing other victories for clients across the life sciences industry, landing on Law360's Life Sciences MVP list for the third year in a row.

  • December 03, 2014

    White Collar MVP: O'Melveny's Howard Heiss

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP partner Howard E. Heiss convinced the Second Circuit to reverse a criminal conviction against an ex-General Electric Co. executive by arguing that the government's conspiracy case overstepped statute of limitations boundaries, earning him a spot among Law360’s White Collar MVPs.

  • December 03, 2014

    Tax MVP: Latham & Watkins' Laurence Stein

    Latham & Watkins LLP partner Laurence Stein's efforts to marshal the tax prongs of billion-dollar transactions for pharmaceutical titans Actavis PLC and Allergan Inc. accounted for just a fraction of an impressive year that earned him a spot among Law360's list of Tax MVPs.

  • December 03, 2014

    Capital Markets MVP: Weil's Corey Chivers

    Thanks to his work guiding numerous multibillion-dollar offerings over the past year, including the largest U.S. consumer finance initial public offering since the economic downturn, Corey Chivers has earned a spot among Law360’s Capital Markets MVPs.

  • December 03, 2014

    IP MVP: Harness Dickey's Rudolph Telscher

    By guiding Octane Fitness LLC to a U.S. Supreme Court victory in a case that made it easier for courts to award attorneys' fees in meritless patent infringement cases, Harness Dickey & Pierce PLC principal Rudolph Telscher has earned himself a spot on Law360's list of intellectual property MVPs.

  • December 03, 2014

    Retail & E-Commerce MVP: Morgan Lewis' Gregory Parks

    Over the past year, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner Greg Parks has helped fend off high-risk consumer lawsuits against both brick-and-mortar mainstays like Toys 'R' Us and emerging online retailers like Gilt Groupe Inc., earning him a spot on Law360’s roster of Retail and E-Commerce MVPs.

  • December 02, 2014

    IP MVP: Knobbe Martens' Joseph Re

    Having successfully represented medical monitoring company Masimo Corp. in a series of patent suits — including one that led to a $467 million infringement verdict against two Koninklijke Philips NV units — Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP partner Joseph Re has landed himself among Law360's list of IP MVPs.

  • December 02, 2014

    Appellate MVP: Sidley Austin's Peter D. Keisler

    Sidley Austin LLP partner Peter D. Keisler saw his appellate star soar this year with four major victories, including his success persuading the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate federal greenhouse gas rules for stationary sources, landing him a spot on Law360’s list of Appellate MVPs.

  • December 02, 2014

    Retail & E-Commerce MVP: Arent Fox's Anthony Lupo

    Solving issues across a multitude of practice areas while serving as U.S. general counsel for leading European fashion companies, including the formation of a high-profile joint venture agreement in China, earned Arent Fox LLP's Anthony Lupo his spot among Law360's 2014 Retail & E-Commerce MVPs.

  • December 02, 2014

    White Collar MVP: Gibson Dunn's Joel Cohen

    Gibson Dunn’s Joel Cohen convinced a jury to reject the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s insider trading suit against hedge fund manager Nelson Obus following a 14-year legal battle, handing the agency a stinging loss and earning himself a spot on Law360’s list of White Collar MVPs.

  • December 02, 2014

    Capital Markets MVP: Simpson Thacher's Leiming Chen

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's Leiming Chen championed several jaw-dropping cross-border and China-based deals in 2014, including the historic and heavily buzzed about $25 billion initial public offering of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., earning him a spot on Law360's list of Capital Markets MVPs.

  • December 02, 2014

    M&A MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Alison Ressler

    Between leading the charge in Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.’s $55 billion hostile takeover attempt of Allergan Inc. and helping Zynga Inc. snatch up NaturalMotion Ltd. for $527 million, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP’s Alison Ressler oversaw billions of dollars worth of complex deals this year, landing her on Law360’s list of M&A MVPs

  • December 02, 2014

    Life Sciences MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Matt Hurd

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP’s Matt Hurd has been a central figure in structuring and closing some of last year’s largest and most controversial pharmaceuticals deals, including the aborted AbbVie Inc. takeover of Shire PLC, making him a natural fit among Law360’s Life Sciences MVPs.

  • December 02, 2014

    Tax MVP: Honigman's Richard S. Soble

    Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP’s Richard S. Soble’s taxpayer-favorable victory in Aragona Trust v. Commissioner, a case with far-reaching implications that blazed a new trail in trust and partnership taxation, earned him a spot on Law360’s list of Tax MVPs.

  • December 01, 2014

    Retail & E-Commerce MVP: Theodore Grossman

    With a series of high-profile wins this year in a dispute involving three household names in retail, Jones Day’s Theodore M. Grossman landed among Law360’s 2014 Retail & E-Commerce MVPs.

  • December 01, 2014

    International Trade MVP: Weil Gotshal's Ted Posner

    As he squared off against the Republic of Argentina on behalf of a Bank of America Corp. subsidiary in an effort to enforce a $133 million arbitration award, Ted Posner of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP worked to apply the right combination of legal and political pressure to bring the country around to a deal, earning him a spot on Law360's list of International Trade MVPs.

  • December 01, 2014

    Appellate MVP: Hogan Lovells' Neal Katyal

    Hogan Lovells partner Neal Katyal's arguments on behalf of insurer Highmark Inc. in February helped convince the Supreme Court justices to side with Highmark's argument that the Federal Circuit should give deference to district courts' attorneys' fee awards in "baseless" patent suits, earning him a spot among Law360's Appellate MVPs.

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