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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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November 14, 2013
M&A MVP: Simpson Thacher's Bill Curbow
The trust of repeat clients and an affinity for complex deals earned Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's William Curbow a leadership role in the third-largest M&A deal in history and a spot on Law360's MVP awards.
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November 13, 2013
IP MVP: Fish & Richardson's Juanita Brooks
Fish & Richardson PC's Juanita Brooks secured rulings that wiped out a $23.5 million infringement judgment against Fresenius USA Inc. and protected two Allergan Inc. drugs from generic competition, earning her a spot on Law360's list of Intellectual Property MVPs.
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November 13, 2013
Securities MVP: Davis Polk's Charles Duggan
Longtime Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP partner Charles Duggan fended off several securities suits over client Morgan Stanley's $9 billion in subprime trading losses, and helped directors at Bank of America Corp. escape a merger-related derivative case without paying, an enviable track record that earned him a spot on Law360's list of Securities MVPs.
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November 13, 2013
Media & Entertainment MVP: Orrick Herrington's Peter Bicks
In the last year, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP partner Peter A. Bicks has landed seven precedent-setting wins in cases involving one of the world's most popular video games, Americans' television viewing choices and patents for a "game-changing" weed control product, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Media and Entertainment MVPs.
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November 13, 2013
Privacy MVP: Ropes & Gray's Douglas Meal
Bold moves are paying off for Ropes & Gray LLP partner Douglas H. Meal, who helped extend a groundbreaking legal fight challenging Visa Inc.'s collection of fees and assessments following a data security breach, earning himself a spot among Law360's 2013 Privacy MVPs.
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November 13, 2013
Banking MVP: Weil Gotshal's Daniel Dokos
When one of the world's largest automakers needed to secure billions of dollars in financing, they turned to Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP banking and finance partner Daniel Dokos, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Banking MVPs.
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November 13, 2013
M&A MVP: Jones Day's Scott Cohen
Jones Day M&A partner R. Scott Cohen has cemented his place as a go-to attorney in the tech sector, thanks in part to a string of recent landmark deals — including a $29 billion megamerger, a record-setter in the semiconductor space — that also landed him among Law360's MVPs.
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November 12, 2013
Privacy MVP: BakerHostetler's Ted Kobus
BakerHostetler partner Ted Kobus has eased clients through the chaos caused by hundreds of data breaches, including helping supermarket chain Schnucks Markets Inc. not only to avoid regulatory wrath in 2013 as it responded to a massive data breach but to actually win the sympathy of a state attorney general.
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November 12, 2013
Media & Entertainment MVP: Jenner & Block's Andrew Bart
Jenner & Block LLP's Andrew Bart landed precedential rulings establishing ownership rights for digital media and scored key digital download royalty victories for Universal Music Group in a year of huge wins, earning him a spot as one of Law360's MVPs.
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November 12, 2013
Securities MVP: Bernstein Litowitz's Max Berger
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP founding partner Max Berger cemented his status as a dean of the securities bar in 2013 by securing the two largest class action settlements related to the financial crisis, including a record $2.4 billion pact with Bank of America Corp., earning him a spot on Law360’s list of securities MVPs.
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November 12, 2013
IP MVP: Ropes & Gray's J. Steven Baughman
Ropes & Gray LLP's J. Steven Baughman helped SAP AG invalidate a key Versata Software Inc. patent in the first-ever decision of an America Invents Act challenge in 2013, earning himself a spot on Law360's list of Intellectual Property MVPs.
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November 12, 2013
M&A MVP: Weil Gotshal's Michael Aiello
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's Michael Aiello is no stranger to a deal-packed schedule, but his work on such a significant number of large, successful M&A transactions in the past year, including the $7.6 billion sale and continued representation of Health Management Associates, has earned him a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.
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November 12, 2013
Banking MVP: Arnold & Porter's Robert Azarow
Arnold & Porter LLP banking partner Robert Azarow leveraged a personal history of creative bank deals to facilitate the sale of billions of dollars in assets and deposits held by a defunct Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. entity, earning him a spot on Law360’s 2013 roster of Banking MVPs.
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November 08, 2013
Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Top Guns From 58 Firms
Beginning this week, Law360 will profile the elite law firm partners whose exemplary work on critical litigation, mammoth deals and first-of-their-kind global matters earned them a spot on this year's list of MVP award winners.
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December 20, 2012
Environmental MVP: Sidley Austin's Roger Martella
Sidley Austin LLP partner Roger Martella has used his ability to see beyond the technical rulemaking process to help clients including Luminant Generation Co. and Portland Cement Association mount successful challenges to a pair of federal air emissions rules and a state carbon fuel standard, earning a place among Law360's Environmental MVPs.
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December 20, 2012
Project Finance MVP: Gibson Dunn's Tomer Pinkusiewicz
In 2012, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP project bonds ace Tomer Pinkusiewicz harnessed a number of important trends — green energy, stronger Latin American economies, the capital markets' growing appetite for construction risk — to push groundbreaking project financings across the finish line, earning him a spot among Law360's Project Finance MVPs.
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December 20, 2012
Media & Entertainment MVP: Gibson Dunn's Orin Snyder
With passion and a trial lawyer's mindset, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Orin Snyder has recently led efforts to undermine the case of man who claimed he was entitled to half-ownership of Facebook Inc., work that, along with other successes, has earned Snyder a spot among Law360's Media and Entertainment MVPs.
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December 20, 2012
International Trade MVP: Ted Posner
When Argentina refused to pay a $133 million arbitration award to Blue Ridge Investments, a Bank of America Securities subsidiary, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's Ted Posner successfully petitioned President Barack Obama to suspend the South American country's trade benefits with the U.S., helping earn him a spot among Law360's list of International Trade MVPs.
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December 20, 2012
Class Action MVP: Reed Smith's Bo Phillips
Reed Smith LLP partner Bo Phillips defeated class certification in multidistrict litigation alleging Wells Fargo Bank NA used discriminatory subprime lending practices in a case that paved the way for similar cases to beat class certification, earning him a spot on Law360’s Class Action MVPs.
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December 19, 2012
International Trade MVP: King & Spalding's Stephen Orava
Helping California's cement industry mold the implementation of that state's climate change law and successfully steering two chemical companies through anti-dumping reviews in Mexico and Europe, King & Spalding LLP's Stephen Orava has had a year worthy of a spot on Law360's list of International Trade MVPs.
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December 19, 2012
Project Finance MVP: Orrick's Carl Lyon
Orrick's Carl Lyon engineered creative financing structures to help the Tennessee Valley Authority avoid a debt crunch and a Texas electric cooperative simplify a tedious lien process, all while continuing intense behind-the-scenes negotiations to finance the first new nuclear plant in the U.S. in 30 years, a resume that earned him a nod as one of Law360's Project Finance MVPs.
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December 19, 2012
Class Action MVP: Weil Gotshal's David Lender
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's David Lender in 2012 racked up major wins for Credit Suisse Group AG, Exxon Mobil Corp. and online ticketing giant StubHub Inc. against dozens of putative classes that sought billions from the companies, earning him a spot among Law360's Class Action MVPs.
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December 19, 2012
Media & Entertainment MVP: Munger Tolles' Glenn Pomerantz
From obtaining clearance for Universal Music Group’s EMI Group acquisition to defeating a reality television copyright lawsuit, Munger Tolles & Olson LLP's Glenn Pomerantz spent 2012 living up to his reputation for being studios’ and record companies’ go-to guy, earning him a spot among Law360’s Media & Entertainment MVPs.
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December 19, 2012
Environmental MVP: Jones Day's Kevin Holewinski
Jones Day's Kevin Holewinski has used his broad range of environmental expertise to help Xcel Energy Inc. topple multiple greenhouse gas emissions actions and lead Chrysler LLC's liquidating trust through resolving environmental claims stemming from a Wisconsin engine plant, landing him among Law360's Environmental MVPs.
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December 18, 2012
Environmental MVP: Thompson Hine's Terrence Fay
Thompson Hine LLP partner Terrence Fay has worked in environmental law since the field’s formative years in the 1960s and 1970s, and his depth and breadth of knowledge helped him win two big Ohio cases for Waste Management Inc. this year, earning him a spot among Law360’s Environmental MVPs.