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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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November 20, 2014
M&A MVP: Wachtell's Andy Brownstein
Thanks to his work over the past year guiding numerous multibillion-dollar deals that spanned a number of different sectors and had various international components, Andrew R. Brownstein has earned a spot on Law360’s list of M&A MVPs.
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November 20, 2014
IP MVP: McDermott Will & Emery's William Gaede
When William Gaede of McDermott Will & Emery LLP recently stood at the vanguard of using patent law to open up access to gene-based cancer testing, earning him a spot on Law360’s list of Intellectual Property MVPs, Gaede was fulfilling a promise he made to himself nearly 20 years ago.
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November 19, 2014
Class Action MVP: Bernstein Litowitz's John Browne
John Browne of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP spent the past year securing the first recovery for investors in connection with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and helping set up a new plaintiff-friendly standard for pleading loss causation in the Fifth Circuit, earning him a spot on Law360's Class Action MVP list.
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November 19, 2014
Securities MVPs: Gibson Dunn's Thad Davis & Michael Wong
Gibson Dunn partners Thad Davis and Michael Li-Ming Wong topped federal prosecutors aiming to convict a China North East Petroleum Holdings Ltd. executive on criminal fraud charges, earning them a place on Law360's list of Securities MVPs.
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November 19, 2014
IP MVP: Durie Tangri's Daralyn Durie
Guiding Google Inc. to a win in a copyright suit over the search giant's Google Books project is just one of the recent accomplishments that earned Durie Tangri LLP's Daralyn Durie a place among Law360's intellectual property MVPs.
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November 19, 2014
Media MVP: Greenberg Glusker's Bob Baradaran
Bob Baradaran, managing partner at Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP, helped broker one of the biggest sports deals of 2014 — the $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Clippers to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer — earning him a spot among Law360's Media and Entertainment MVPs.
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November 19, 2014
Health Care MVP: Jones Day's Leon F. DeJulius Jr.
Jones Day’s Leon F. DeJulius Jr. has played leading roles recently in some of the nation’s highest-profile health care fights, including an epic tussle between University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Highmark Inc., landing him a spot among Law360's Health Care MVPs.
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November 19, 2014
Product Liability MVP: Mayer Brown's Hank Bullock
Mayer Brown LLP’s Henninger "Hank" Bullock had a big summer, with a victory in the Sixth Circuit protecting Eli Lilly & Co. from multidistrict litigation over injuries allegedly caused by generic painkillers and a win at the Iowa Supreme Court that cleared Schwarz Pharma Inc. of injury claims stemming from generic versions of a nausea medication, earning him a spot as one of Law360’s Product Liability MVPs.
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November 19, 2014
M&A MVP: Davis Polk's Gar Bason
Deep deal-making experience across several sectors helped Davis Polk LLP's Gar Bason keep up with the recent M&A surge and nail down a series of high-stakes transactions, including Baker Hughes Inc.'s $35 billion sale to Halliburton Co. this week, that landed him a spot on Law360’s list of M&A MVPs.
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November 19, 2014
Tax MVP: Reed Smith's Mardiros Dakessian
Reed Smith LLP's Mardiros Dakessian boasted a productive year that saw him claim a watershed decision on legal fee recovery and a steady record of lucrative tax relief for his clients before trial courts, regulators and administrative panels, earning him a spot among Law360’s Tax MVPs.
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November 18, 2014
Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 78 Firms
Beginning this week, Law360 will profile those elite attorneys whose successes in high-stakes litigation, record-breaking deals and complex global matters earned them a spot on this year's list of MVP award winners.
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December 19, 2013
Tax MVP: Reed Smith's Mardiros Dakessian
Reed Smith LLP's Mardiros Dakessian helped his clients land a blockbuster $100 million in tax relief in the past year and forced California to roll back unconstitutional portions of a small business stock incentive, earning him a spot among Law360's Tax MVPs.
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December 18, 2013
Competition MVP: Weil Gotshal's Steven Newborn
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP’s January acquisition of Copano Energy LLC was the $5 billion prelude to a gangbusters year for Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP’s antitrust practice and its head Steven Newborn, whose shrewd stewardship earned him a spot among Law360’s 2013 Competition MVPs.
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December 18, 2013
Tax MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Steven Clemens
Kirkland & Ellis LLP attorney Steven Clemens' role in analyzing the tax implications of 3G Capital Partners Ltd.’s $28 billion acquisition of H.J. Heinz Co. and the $665 million purchase of investment banking firm Duff & Phelps Corp. led by private equity firm Carlyle Group LP secured his spot among Law360's 2013 Tax MVPs.
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December 18, 2013
Real Estate MVP: Fried Frank's Jonathan Mechanic
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP’s Jonathan Mechanic helped complete some of New York City’s most significant real estate deals in the past year — including Coach Inc.’s $750 million relocation to Hudson Yards — earning him a spot on Law360’s list of 2013 Real Estate MVPs.
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December 17, 2013
International Trade MVP: Akin Gump's Ed Rubinoff
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's Ed Rubinoff helped Nobel Oil recover a $1.5 million transaction that had been blocked as part of a transaction with a company in Myanmar, earning him a spot on Law360's list of International Trade MVPs.
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December 17, 2013
Private Equity MVP: Michael Woronoff
Proskauer Rose LLP's Michael Woronoff guided private equity firm Ares Management LLC and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in their $6 billion acquisition of luxury department store Neiman Marcus Group Ltd., earning him a spot on Law360's 2013 Private Equity MVPs.
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December 17, 2013
Life Sciences MVP: Fish & Richardson's Jonathan Singer
Fish & Richardson PC's Jonathan E. Singer in 2013 sealed a major Federal Circuit victory directing courts to look at all objective facts when deciding the obviousness of drug patents, one of several high-profile triumphs that scored him a spot among Law360's Life Sciences MVPs.
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December 17, 2013
Competition MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Mark Kovner
The antitrust and competition practice at Kirkland & Ellis LLP had a hand in nearly 12 percent of all the transactions reported to federal antitrust agencies in the past year, and as a senior member, partner Mark Kovner was involved in several of the year's most prominent cases, earning him a spot among Law360's 2013 Competition MVPs.
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December 17, 2013
Tax MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Rachel Cantor
Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Rachel Cantor had a hand in some of the most interesting and uniquely organized private equity and tax structure deals this year, including the $1.75 billion sale of Yankee Candle Investments, landing her on Law360's list of 2013 Tax MVPs.
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December 17, 2013
Real Estate MVP: Cleary Gottlieb's Steve Horowitz
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's Steve Horowitz racked up sizeable real estate and financing deals in the past year, including unloading a minority stake in New York's iconic General Motors Building to foreign investors for about $1.4 billion, landing him on Law360's list of 2013 Real Estate MVPs.
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December 16, 2013
Private Equity MVP: Ropes & Gray's William Shields
While some deals teams hit a lull this year, Ropes & Gray LLP partner William M. Shields stayed busy advising some of the biggies of the private equity world, winning him a repeat spot on Law360's list of Private Equity MVPs.
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December 16, 2013
Life Sciences MVP: Kirkland's Jay Lefkowitz
Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s Jay P. Lefkowitz took home the gold this year when he won the high-profile U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned a landmark ruling on generic-drug companies’ liability with respect to state tort claims, landing him a spot among Law360’s 2013 Life Sciences MVPs.
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December 16, 2013
International Trade MVP: Davis Polk's John B. Reynolds III
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's John B. Reynolds III secured U.S. national security clearance for CNOOC Ltd.'s $15.1 billion acquisition of Nexen Inc. and helped Italy's largest bank resolve an investigation into its dealings with Iran in just two of the many matters that earned him a spot on Law360's list of International Trade MVPs.
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December 16, 2013
Competition MVP: White & Case's J. Mark Gidley
White & Case LLP's J. Mark Gidley employed aggressive litigation strategies to clear Toshiba Corp. from a potential $2.3 billion penalty for alleged price-fixing on liquid crystal display panels, accounting for just one of the numerous high-profile wins that landed him on Law360's 2013 list of Competition MVPs.