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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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October 21, 2024
MVP: Simpson Thacher's Craig S. Waldman
Craig Waldman of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP helped secure a ruling of first impression on behalf of Bumble Inc. that enabled the company to fight off an investor suit challenging its unique voting structure, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Securities MVPs.
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October 21, 2024
MVP: Paul Weiss' Brian Krause
Brian Krause of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's tax practice designed a novel tax approach for the merger of World Wrestling Entertainment and Ultimate Fighting Championship, raced to create a tax-free deal in the final days of a Texas "wildcatter" hoping to sell his oil company, and advised Chevron in its $60 billion acquisition of Hess Corp., earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Tax MVPs.
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October 21, 2024
MVP: Steptoe's Brian Heberlig
Steptoe LLP's Brian Heberlig got a British tech billionaire and former CEO acquitted of federal securities fraud charges involving billions of dollars, and pushed through profound personal tragedy to serve his clients' needs, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 White Collar MVPs.
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October 21, 2024
MVP: Seeger Weiss' Chris Seeger
Founding partner Chris Seeger of Seeger Weiss LLP helped win favorable outcomes in three high-profile mass tort cases, including a $6 billion global settlement to end sprawling litigation over allegedly defective 3M combat earplugs, earning him a spot among the 2024 Law360 Product Liability MVPs.
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October 21, 2024
MVP: Goodwin's Joshua Zachariah
Joshua Zachariah of Goodwin Procter LLP's mergers and acquisitions practice led the team that advised Qualtrics in its $12.5 billion sale to private equity giant Silver Lake and is guiding Novo Holdings on its $16.5 billion merger agreement with Catalent, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 M&A MVPs.
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October 21, 2024
MVP: Brooks Kushman's Christopher Smith
Brooks Kushman PC shareholder Christopher Smith has won a series of Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceedings for Ford Motor Co. and helped the automaker cut a $105 million jury verdict down to $3, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2024 Intellectual Property MVPs.
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October 21, 2024
MVP: Latham's Amanda Reeves
Latham & Watkins LLP's Amanda Reeves successfully defended a merger of major sugar manufacturers at the Third Circuit, navigated multibillion-dollar pharmaceutical deals through Federal Trade Commission scrutiny, and geared up for a significant FTC transaction challenge, carving out a spot as one of the Law360 2024 Competition MVPs.
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October 18, 2024
Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attys From 74 Firms
The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2024 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.
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November 03, 2023
MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Nader Mousavi
With more than 25 years in the industry, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's Nader Mousavi has worked a wide range of deals, but one recent transaction really stands out: Microsoft's planned multibillion-dollar bet on OpenAI, setting the stage for further integration of the technology and earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Technology MVPs.
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November 03, 2023
MVP: Paul Hastings' John S. Darden
John "Jay" Darden of Paul Hastings LLP's white collar practice has successfully defended international clients, including a Swiss tech firm and a Brazilian electricity company, from complex, high-stakes investigations over the last year, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 White Collar MVPs.
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November 03, 2023
MVP: Williams & Connolly's Enu A. Mainigi
Enu A. Mainigi of Williams & Connolly LLP's litigation practice led Fifth Third Bank to victory against a certified class action amid a nationwide banking crisis, secured a win for Cardinal Health in a trial over distribution of opioids leading to the nation's opioid crisis, and shepherded CVS to triumph over a certified consumer class action regarding the prices of generic drugs, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Trials MVPs.
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November 02, 2023
MVP: Kirkland's Craig Primis
Craig Primis of Kirkland & Ellis LLP led the firm's efforts to defend United Healthcare's $13 billion purchase of Change Healthcare against a failed intervention by the U.S.. Department of Justice, landing him a spot among Law360's 2023 Trial MVPs.
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November 02, 2023
MVP: Sidley's Kevin Lewis
Buying 100 Boeing 787s and building 2,000 charging stations for electric cars were just a few of the projects worked on by Kevin Lewis of Sidley Austin LLP, making him one of Law360's Transportation MVPs.
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November 02, 2023
MVP: Skadden's Ken D. Kumayama
Ken Kumayama of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP has worked on numerous large technology transactions, including Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard's multibillion-dollar buy by Microsoft, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Technology MVPs.
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November 02, 2023
MVP: Moore & Van Allen's John A. Fagg Jr.
John Fagg Jr. of Moore & Van Allen PLLC achieved an acquittal at the end of a historic third federal trial for a retired Pilgrim's Pride CEO accused of conspiring to fix chicken prices and then quickly pivoted to help Bank of America resolve a U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission matter, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 White Collar MVPs.
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November 01, 2023
MVP: O'Melveny's Mark Robertson
Mark Robertson of O'Melveny & Myers LLP's transportation practice aided American Airlines in getting a nationwide discrimination class action dismissed and led the company to a victory in a biometric privacy case out of Illinois, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Transportation MVPs.
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November 01, 2023
MVP: Kramer Levin's Barry Berke
Barry Berke of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP successfully defended a former New York lieutenant governor against bribery charges and secured a win in a seven-year-old insider trading suit, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 White Collar MVPs.
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November 01, 2023
MVP: Irell's Jason Sheasby And Lisa S. Glasser
Jason Sheasby and Lisa S. Glasser of Irell & Manella LLP's trials practice racked up major litigation victories with hundreds of millions of dollars in verdicts while representing major companies such as USAA and a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, earning them a spot on Law360's list of 2023 Trials MVPs.
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November 01, 2023
MVP: Paul Weiss' Karen Dunn
Karen Dunn of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP helped Oracle Corp. win a copyright infringement trial and is defending Google in the Justice Department's digital advertising monopoly case, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Technology MVPs.
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October 31, 2023
MVP: Hogan Lovells' Lisa Ellman
Lisa Ellman of Hogan Lovells led companies through an uncharted regulatory landscape for commercial drones to secure groundbreaking federal approvals to allow these emerging technologies to scale their operations for the first time, landing her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Transportation MVPs.
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October 31, 2023
MVP: Jones Day's Bethany Biesenthal
Bethany Biesenthal of Jones Day's white collar practice secured a full acquittal for a client who was accused of spoofing and market manipulation while working at a large Wall Street bank, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 White Collar MVPs.
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October 31, 2023
MVP: Orrick's John Bautista
John Bautista led a team of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP attorneys through a nearly $6.5 billion Series I funding round for payment processing client Stripe Inc., earning him a place among Law360's 2023 Technology MVPs.
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October 31, 2023
MVP: Desmarais' John Desmarais
John Desmarais of Desmarais LLP secured a full defense verdict for Cisco that found the tech giant had not infringed software company Egenera's patents, then, just two weeks later, traveled to Texas and flipped to the plaintiff side to win Ravgen the third-largest patent verdict of 2022, earning him a place among Law360's 2023 Trial MVPs.
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October 30, 2023
MVP: Gibson Dunn's Joshua S. Lipshutz
Joshua S. Lipshutz of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's technology group helped Facebook skirt a major privacy suit related to the Cambridge Analytica data scandal and is representing DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub in their suit challenging New York City's 20% cap on the fees food-delivery apps can charge restaurants, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Technology MVPs.
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October 30, 2023
MVP: Shearman's Adam Hakki
Adam Hakki, a senior partner of Shearman & Sterling LLP, led Paramount Global to a total victory this year in a multibillion-dollar securities class action in New York state court that arose from the collapse of family office Archegos Capital Management, earning him a spot as one of Law360's Securities MVPs.