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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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November 27, 2013
Project Finance MVP: Nossaman's Corey Boock
Nossaman LLP partner Corey A. Boock helped the state of Indiana close a bond issuance for an $800 million project to build a bridge across the Ohio River — the largest financing project of its kind — earning him a spot on Law360's list of Project Finance MVPs.
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November 26, 2013
Energy MVP: Vinson & Elkins' David Cohen
Vinson & Elkins LLP partner David Cohen had a hand in closing some of the biggest oil and gas transactions throughout the country over the last year, earning him a spot on Law360’s 2013 list of Energy MVPs.
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November 26, 2013
Appellate MVP: Arnold & Porter's Lisa Blatt
With dozens of U.S. Supreme Court wins under her belt, Arnold & Porter LLP’s Lisa Blatt continued to build on an impressive track record by scoring three victories before the high court this year in cases that turned on issues involving adoption and Native American law, state water rights, and civil procedure, earning her a spot among Law360's Appellate MVPs.
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November 26, 2013
Bankruptcy MVP: Jones Day's Bruce Bennett
Jones Day's Bruce Bennett took the reins in the city of Detroit's historic restructuring and helped bring MF Global Holdings Ltd.'s Chapter 11 case to a successful conclusion, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Bankruptcy MVPs for 2013.
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November 26, 2013
Employment MVP: Paul Hastings' Nancy Abell
By getting high stakes class actions against employers like Cintas Corp. and Forever 21 whittled down to manageable individual claims Paul Hastings LLP partner Nancy Abell earned herself a spot on Law360's list of Employment MVPs.
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November 26, 2013
Insurance MVP: Shernoff Bidart's Michael Bidart
Shernoff Bidart Echeverria Bentley LLP's Michael Bidart has been MGA Entertainment Inc.'s go-to attorney as MGA squares off with insurers on defense costs for an epic battle with Mattel Inc. over rights to the popular Bratz doll line, making Bidart one of Law360's Insurance MVPs for 2013.
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November 26, 2013
IP MVP: WilmerHale's Bill Lee
Guiding Pfizer Inc. to a settlement where generic-drug makers agreed to pay $2.15 billion to end litigation over an acid reflux drug and helping Apple Inc. obtain the first White House veto of a U.S. International Trade Commission exclusion order since 1987 has landed WilmerHale's Bill Lee on Law360's list of IP MVPs for the third straight year.
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November 26, 2013
Project Finance MVP: Orrick Herrington's Pascal Agboyibor
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP partner Pascal Agboyibor helps governments, multilaterals and private companies finance infrastructure projects that will drive growth in Africa, including the construction of the world's largest hydroelectric plant, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Project Finance MVPs.
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November 25, 2013
M&A MVP: MoFo's Robert Townsend
Morrison & Foerster LLP’s Robert S. Townsend played his mergers and acquisitions cards well this year and pulled in winning pots for clients like Caesars Entertainment Corp., Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. and Intel Corp., earning him a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.
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November 25, 2013
IP MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Charles Verhoeven
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP partner Charles Verhoeven improved his record of success in front of the Federal Circuit to 15-1-1, thanks to a decision in Microsoft v. ITC and Motorola that blocked the plaintiff from obtaining an exclusion order against the plaintiff, earning him a spot on Law360's 2013 list of IP MVPs.
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November 25, 2013
Health Care MVP: Akin Gump's Stephanie Webster
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP partner Stephanie Webster secured a victory for Allina Health Services hospitals and 27 other major hospitals in a fight over disproportionate share payments last year when she persuaded a D.C. court to strike down a Medicare rule that changed how the payments were calculated, earning her a spot on Law360’s list of Health Care MVPs.
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November 22, 2013
IP MVP: Sidley Austin's David Pritikin
Sidley Austin LLP's David Pritikin spent the last year defending Microsoft Corp. against a wave of high-stakes litigation brought by Google Inc.'s Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. and scored a landmark ruling along the way that is shaping how standard-essential patents are valued, earning him a spot on Law360's 2013 list of IP MVPs.
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November 22, 2013
White Collar MVP: Bracewell & Giuliani's Marc Mukasey
Former federal prosecutor Marc Mukasey has had a great year leading Bracewell & Giuliani LLP's white collar practice, scoring victories for Halliburton Co., an SAC Capital Advisors LP informant and a former Countrywide Home Loans Inc. executive, earning him a spot on Law360's list of 2013 White Collar MVPs.
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November 22, 2013
Health MVP: Weil Gotshal's Nicholas J. Pappas
In the last year, Nicholas J. Pappas, a partner in Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP’s employment litigation practice group, has helped defend longtime client UnitedHealth Group Inc. from a number of high-profile employment-related lawsuits, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Health MVPs.
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November 22, 2013
M&A MVP: Morrison & Foerster's Kenneth Siegel
Kenneth Siegel, a partner in Morrison & Foerster LLP's Japan practice, fought off attempts by Dish Network LLC to acquire Sprint and Clearwire during a bid of these by Softbank, paving the way for the largest outbound Asia merger in history and earning him a spot on the Law360's 2013 list of M&A MVPs.
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November 21, 2013
Health MVP: Weil Gotshal's Matthew Gilroy
Steering blockbuster deals exceeding $10 billion during the past year for health care companies, including Health Management Associates Inc.'s $7.6 billion sale to Community Health Systems Inc. despite upheaval on HMA's board, has landed Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's Matthew Gilroy on Law360's 2013 list of Health MVPs.
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November 21, 2013
Hospitality MVP: Proskauer's Jeff Horwitz
Work on a string of significant hotel deals over the past year, including the noteworthy $1.9 billion sale of an Accor SA hotel unit to the Blackstone Group LP, has earned by Proskauer Rose LLP's Jeff Horwitz a spot on Law360's list of Hospitality MVPs.
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November 21, 2013
White Collar MVP: Chadbourne's Abbe David Lowell
Already well-known as a heavy-hitter for high-profile clients in the political realm, last year Chadbourne & Parke LLP’s Abbe David Lowell scored a landmark win in the courtroom on behalf of sex scandal-plagued former presidential candidate John Edwards, beating back campaign finance charges and landing him a spot on Law360’s roster of White Collar MVPs.
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November 21, 2013
Product Liability MVP: Kaye Scholer's Jeffrey Wagner
Jeffrey Wagner of Kaye Scholer LLP built on a long history with Philip Morris USA Inc. in the last year by overcoming hostile California laws to dismantle a nine-figure smokers' class action at the intersection of personal injury and consumer fraud, earning an spot on Law360's Product Liability MVPs.
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November 21, 2013
M&A MVP: Paul Hastings' Carl Sanchez
Paul Hastings LLP global M&A chairman Carl Sanchez's big risks paid off in a $7.1 billion deal that sent Smithfield Foods Inc. to China's Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd., landing him a key role in the largest-ever takeover of a U.S. firm by a Chinese buyer and a spot among Law360's MVPs.
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November 21, 2013
IP MVP: Orrick Herrington's Chris Ottenweller
As the debate raged on among legislators and policymakers on how to best craft rules to crack down on the activities of so-called patent trolls, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP partner Chris R. Ottenweller was busy in the courtroom making the most of existing litigation techniques, securing key wins for his clients that landed him a spot on Law360's list of IP MVPs.
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November 21, 2013
Hospitality MVP: Sheppard Mullin's Lawrence Eppley
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP's Lawrence C. Eppley has represented Oxford Capital Group LLC in a number of major real estate transactions geared toward hotel development, including the July purchase of a building on the city's historic Michigan Avenue, earning him a spot on the list of Law360's 2013 Hospitality MVPs.
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November 22, 2013
CORRECTED: IP MVP: Mayer Brown's A. John P. Mancini
Securing court victories that saved his clients, including Google Inc., billions and that led to landmark decisions on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and whether U.S. trade law protected the licensing businesses of “patent trolls” has made A. John P. Mancini of Mayer Brown LLP one of Law360's 2013 Intellectual Property MVPs.
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November 20, 2013
White Collar MVP: Dechert's Andrew Levander
For his continued work successfully defending clients in the financial sector from investigations by federal and state prosecutors and regulatory agencies, including ex-MF Global Inc. CEO Jon Corzine, Dechert LLP partner Andrew Levander has earned a spot on Law360's list of 2013 White Collar MVPs.
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November 20, 2013
Product Liability MVP: Jones Day's Stephanie Parker
As R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.’s top gun in nearly 1,200 Engle progeny cases, Jones Day’s Stephanie Parker has spent the last year scoring a string of low or complete defense verdicts in high-profile tobacco liability trials, earning her a spot among Law360's Product Liability MVPs.