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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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December 05, 2012
Life Sciences MVP: Morgan Lewis' Randall Sunberg
Randall Sunberg of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP spent the last year facilitating collaborations among pharmaceutical companies, including a nearly $2 billion multidrug deal between H. Lundbeck A/S and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., earning him a spot among Law360's Life Sciences MVPs.
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December 05, 2012
M&A MVP: Latham & Watkins' Charles Ruck
For his work this year on a slew of complex life sciences and technology deals including Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s $5.65 billion acquisition of Actavis Group, Latham & Watkins LLP’s Charles K. Ruck has earned a spot on Law360’s list of M&A MVPs.
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December 05, 2012
Privacy MVP: Ropes & Gray's Douglas Meal
Ropes & Gray LLP's Douglas Meal helped Sony Corp. win a dismissal order in multidistrict litigation over massive cyberattacks and bagged court approval of Heartland Payment Systems Inc.'s settlement of consumer data breach claims in 2012, landing him a spot among Law360's Privacy MVPs.
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December 05, 2012
Energy MVP: Covington & Burling's Steve Rosenbaum
It's hard to do better than perfect, and Covington & Burling LLP's Steve Rosenbaum batted 1.000 in representing the oil and gas industry in several challenges to the federal government's approval of projects launched by environmental groups, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Energy MVPs.
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December 04, 2012
Bankruptcy MVP: Cadwalader's George Davis
In seeking to get a fair shake for his noteholder clients in the Dynegy Holdings LLC restructuring, George Davis of Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP pulled out all the stops, filing an outside suit, pushing for an examiner and negotiating a revised plan, earning him a spot on Law360's Bankruptcy MVPs.
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December 04, 2012
IP MVP: Keker & Van Nest's Robert Van Nest
Robert Van Nest of Keker & Van Nest LLP led Google Inc. to a sweeping victory in a patent and copyright suit brought by Oracle Corp. and represented HTC Corp. in its recently-settled smartphone patent dispute with Apple Inc., earning him a spot on Law360's list of IP MVPs.
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December 04, 2012
Private Equity MVP: Latham's Paul Sheridan
Latham & Watkins LLP's Paul F. Sheridan Jr. has forged a unique attorney-client relationship with some of the biggest players on the international private equity scene, launching no less than seven major deals for his repeat customers and earning himself a spot on Law360's Private Equity MVPs.
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December 04, 2012
Appellate MVP: Latham & Watkins' Gregory Garre
Latham & Watkins LLP's Gregory G. Garre in 2012 extended his lengthy record of success before the U.S. Supreme Court with his work on a high-profile death row case and defeat of the federal government on a tax collection dispute, earning him a spot among Law360's Appellate MVPs.
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December 04, 2012
Life Sciences MVP: O'Melveny's Paul Scrivano
O'Melveny & Myers LLP partner Paul Scrivano has a broad mergers and acquisitions practice, but it is his work on cross-border deals involving the cutting edge of the biotech industry and an innovative investment in a Georgia firm that earned him a spot on Law360's list of Life Sciences MVPs.
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December 04, 2012
M&A MVP: Skadden's Nancy Lieberman
Leading a multifaceted effort to help Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. extricate itself from litigation and complete a $7 billion sale to Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. highlighted a banner year for veteran Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner Nancy Lieberman, earning her a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.
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December 04, 2012
Privacy MVP: Loeb & Loeb's Michael Mallow
Loeb & Loeb LLP partner Michael Mallow's outstanding track record defending against consumer protection class actions, including a novel Telephone Consumer Protection Act win last year at the West Virginia Supreme Court, has earned him a spot on Law360's list of Privacy MVPs.
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December 03, 2012
IP MVP: Irell & Manella's Morgan Chu
Morgan Chu of Irell & Manella LLP secured two major settlements for TiVo Inc. over the past year, striking deals with AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. just before separate trials over TiVo's digital video recording patents were set to begin, earning him a spot on Law360's list of IP MVPs.
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December 03, 2012
M&A MVP: Simpson Thacher's Alan Klein
Ask Alan M. Klein, a veteran partner in the mergers and acquisitions group at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and a honoree on Law360's list of 2012 M&A MVPs, what he does for a living and he'll tell you he's a traffic cop.
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December 03, 2012
Life Sciences MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Jay Lefkowitz
Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Jay Lefkowitz has had a starring role in some of the year’s most significant life sciences cases, including the Supreme Court’s recent decision to review a ruling that will mark the first significant test of its landmark Mensing judgment, earning him a spot among Law360's Life Sciences MVPs.
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December 03, 2012
Privacy MVP: Venable's Stuart Ingis
Venable LLP partner Stuart P. Ingis' continuing efforts on behalf of the online advertising industry to fine-tune industry standards related to the collection of Internet data for targeted ads earned him a spot among Law360's Privacy MVPs.
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December 03, 2012
Appellate MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Christopher Landau
In 2012, Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Christopher Landau secured a Federal Circuit victory that guaranteed cost-of-living raises for federal judges, as well as a win in the U.S. Supreme Court for securities underwriters regarding the statute of limitations for insider trading claims, landing him a spot among Law360's Appellate MVPs.
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December 03, 2012
Private Equity MVP: Fried Frank's Robert Schwenkel
With a 2012 resume that includes two take-private deals valued over $1 billion, a delicate cross-border corporate carveout, and the year's biggest secondary transaction, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP's Robert Schwenkel is one of four dealmakers recognized as a Law360 Private Equity MVP.
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December 03, 2012
Bankruptcy MVP: Dechert's Allan Brilliant
Dechert LLP restructuring practice co-chairman Allan Brilliant earned wins this year for creditor clients who asserted competing reorganization plans and for noteholders in a closely watched cross-border bankruptcy, proving himself a go-to expert for creditor advocacy and grabbing a spot on Law360's Bankruptcy MVPs.
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December 03, 2012
Energy MVP: King & Spalding's Scott Greer
King & Spalding LLP partner Scott Greer's ongoing involvement in negotiating some of the largest energy construction projects in the world, including the first liquid natural gas export terminal in the U.S., has landed him a spot on Law360's Energy MVPs.
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November 30, 2012
Private Equity MVP: Weil Gotshal's Marilyn French
When private equity giant Advent International Corp. barreled into 2012 ready to ink big-ticket deals, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP partner Marilyn French was ready to lead the firm to some of its biggest acquisitions to date, cementing her reputation at the firm and earning her a spot among Law360's Private Equity MVPs.
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November 30, 2012
Privacy MVP: Gibson Dunn's Ashlie Beringer
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Ashlie Beringer has showcased the benefits of new technological advances to help clients including Apple Inc., Facebook Inc. and Flurry Inc. escape ground-breaking consumer class actions and resolve regulatory probes over their data collection and use practices, earning her a spot among Law360's Privacy MVPs.
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November 30, 2012
Life Sciences MVP: Covington's John Hurvitz
Helping Eli Lilly and Co. unwind a complicated joint venture as part of a $1.65 billion deal was just one of a number of significant transactions led by Covington & Burling LLP's John Hurvitz this year, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Life Sciences MVPs.
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November 30, 2012
Energy MVP: Latham's Michael P. Darden
Latham & Watkins LLP’s Michael P. Darden helped Plains Exploration & Production Co. secure $5.5 billion worth of deepwater oil and natural gas assets from BP PLC among stiff competition and on a tight deadline, earning him a spot among Law360’s Energy MVPs.
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November 30, 2012
Appellate MVP: Covington & Burling's Robert Long
Some of 2012’s big U.S. Supreme Court decisions relied on arguments made by Covington & Burling LLP partner Robert Long, whose pivotal role in arguing that the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate was a tax and whose fight against the Federal Election Commission’s restrictions on purportedly indecent speech earned him a spot on Law360’s Appellate MVPs.
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November 30, 2012
M&A MVP: Weil Gotshal's Michael Aiello
Michael Aiello, one of the youngest corporate practice heads in BigLaw and a sought-after shepherd for public company work, closed five deals worth nearly $14 billion this year, earning him a spot among Law360's M&A MVPs.