Rankings: MVPs of the Year

Law360’s MVPs of the Year recognizes the five attorneys who had extraordinary wins and contributed most to their practice area in the past year. The series showcases standout attorneys across the practice areas and industries covered by Law360.
  • October 30, 2023

    MVP: Covington & Burling's Steve Fagell

    This is the second time in three years that Steve Fagell of Covington & Burling LLP has earned a spot among Law360's White Collar MVPs — and for good reason: He continues to negotiate impressive, relatively painless resolutions for prominent corporate clients grappling with high-stakes regulatory investigations and enforcement matters.

  • October 30, 2023

    MVP: Weil's Evan Levy

    Thanks to his work on multiple transactions north of the $20 billion mark, including a $100 billion semiconductor facility deal, Evan Levy of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has been named among Law360's 2023 Real Estate MVPs.

  • October 30, 2023

    MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Davis Wang

    Through work on notable transactions including Amgen's purchase of Horizon Therapeutics and Pfizer's acquisition of Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Davis J. Wang, co-head of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's tax group, has been recognized as one of Law360's 2023 Tax MVPs.

  • October 27, 2023

    MVP: Willkie's Jared Bartie

    Jared Bartie of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP's sports transactions practice led an NBA team in an unprecedented naming-rights deal, represented minority investors in the sale of another NBA team, and brokered a groundbreaking league streaming rights agreement, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Sports & Betting MVPs.

  • October 27, 2023

    MVP: Proskauer's Amanda Nussbaum

    Amanda Nussbaum of Proskauer Rose LLP served as lead tax counsel for the owners of the Denver Broncos in their $4.65 billion sale of the NFL franchise last year, earning her a spot among Law360's 2023 Tax MVPs.

  • October 27, 2023

    MVP: Willkie's Archie Fallon

    Archie Fallon of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP's project finance practice shepherded Haddington Ventures in the complex formation of Haddington ESP I LP to finance what will be the largest green hydrogen platform in the world, advised PBF Energy in its joint venture of a renewable diesel biorefinery, and represented Tokyo-based Mitsui in its strategic alliance to develop an underground carbon capture facility, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Project Finance MVPs.

  • October 27, 2023

    MVP: Pomerantz's Emma Gilmore

    Over the last year, Emma Gilmore of Pomerantz LLP secured a ​​$26.3 million settlement with Deutsche Bank that ended claims it mishandled bad actors like Jeffrey Epstein. She also brokered a $74 million settlement with Arconic Inc. resolving allegations it concealed certain product information. These accomplishments have earned her a spot among Law360's 2023 Securities MVPs.

  • October 27, 2023

    MVP: Simpson Thacher's Marni J. Lerner

    Marni Lerner of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's private equity practice shepherded KKR in its $975 million acquisition of S&P Global Inc.'s engineering solutions business and its $4 billion acquisition of security and data protection company Barracuda Networks, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Private Equity MVPs.

  • October 27, 2023

    MVP: Skadden's Nancy Olson

    Nancy M. Olson, the leader of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's Chicago real estate group, steered several major deals for Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC this year, including guiding it in a $15 billion joint take-private acquisition of real estate investment trust Store Capital and a $4.3 billion bet on a Canadian REIT, making Olson one of Law360's 2023 Real Estate MVPs.

  • October 27, 2023

    MVP: Wachtell's Jake Kling

    Jacob Kling led the Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz team that represented software company Adobe Inc. in its $20 billion acquisition of interface design application Figma, as well as Global Payments' $4 billion buy of EVO Payments and divestiture of its Netspend consumer and gaming business, earning him a place among Law360's 2023 M&A MVPs.

  • October 26, 2023

    MVP: Squire Patton's Alethia N. Nancoo

    Alethia N. Nancoo of Squire Patton Boggs LLP acted as issuer's counsel to the New York Transportation Development Corp. in connection with the construction of a new airport terminal and advised on several other major public-private partnership deals, landing her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Project Finance MVPs.

  • October 26, 2023

    MVP: Paul Weiss' Audra Soloway

    Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP partner Audra Soloway played a key role last year in securing a ruling that could set the tone for the future of state court shareholder lawsuits and played a part in establishing a successful defense against class actions, earning her a spot on Law360's 2023 Securities MVPs.

  • October 26, 2023

    MVP: Sidley's Irwin P. Raij

    Irwin P. Raij, co-chair of Sidley Austin LLP's entertainment, sports and media group, was planted squarely at the center of some of the year's biggest team and facility transactions, including the most lucrative team sale in major North American sports history and major stadium deals in the NFL, MLS and MLB, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Sports & Betting MVPs.

  • October 26, 2023

    MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Melissa Sawyer

    Melissa Sawyer of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's M&A practice advised global cancer biotechnology company Seagen in its $43 billion pending acquisition by Pfizer in what marked the largest all-cash pharmaceutical takeover in history, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 M&A MVPs.

  • October 26, 2023

    MVP: Kirkland's David Rosenberg

    David Rosenberg of Kirkland & Ellis LLP's work on complex real estate deals like Oak Street Real Estate Capital's $15 billion acquisition of Store Capital Corp. and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.'s more than $1 billion of transactions has earned him a spot among Law360's 2023 Real Estate MVPs.

  • October 26, 2023

    MVP: Mayer Brown's Brian W. Kittle

    Mayer Brown LLP's Brian Kittle secured several significant decisions for his clients in transfer pricing and partnership controversy matters, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 MVPs in Tax.

  • October 26, 2023

    MVP: Paul Weiss' Taurie Zeitzer

    Taurie Zeitzer of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP advised funds managed by private equity giant Apollo Global Management in its $8.1 billion leveraged buyout of specialty chemical and ingredient distributor Univar Solutions Inc., as well as its $5.2 billion take-private acquisition of industrial parts manufacturer Arconic Corp., earning her a place among Law360's 2023 Private Equity MVPs.

  • October 25, 2023

    MVP: O'Melveny's Amy Siegel

    Amy Siegel of O'Melveny & Myers LLP shepherded UCLA and Stanford University as the schools prepared to make historic moves from the Pac-12 to other NCAA conferences, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Sports & Betting MVPs.

  • October 25, 2023

    MVP: Kasowitz's Paul M. 'Tad' O'Connor III

    Paul M. "Tad" O'Connor of Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP navigated InterContinental Hotels Group through a years-long journey upholding a Times Square hotel's license agreement despite pandemic pressures, earning him a spot among Law360's Real Estate MVPs.

  • October 25, 2023

    MVP: Latham's Katharine Moir

    Katharine Moir of Latham & Watkins LLP's tax practice led technology investment firm Silver Lake through a $12.5 billion acquisition of Qualtrics, advised on the acquisition of an Indiana gas and electric utility, and worked on Madison Dearborn Partners' $1.8 billion acquisition of MoneyGram International, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Tax MVPs.

  • October 25, 2023

    MVP: Seeger Weiss' Chris Seeger

    Seeger Weiss LLP co-founder Chris Seeger's work on the historically large multidistrict litigation over allegedly defective 3M combat earplugs, which recently culminated in a $6 billion settlement, landed him a spot on Law360's 2023 Product Liability MVPs.

  • October 25, 2023

    MVP: Shearman's Daniel Litowitz

    Daniel Litowitz of Shearman & Sterling LLP's mergers and acquisitions practice guided CVS Health Corp. in a $10.6 billion acquisition that helped it enter the primary care industry and fought for JetBlue Airways Corp. in its $3.8 billion hostile takeover of Spirit Airlines, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Mergers and Acquisitions MVPs.

  • October 25, 2023

    MVP: Debevoise's Spencer Gilbert

    Spencer Gilbert of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP played a critical role in a handful of multibillion-dollar private equity deals over the past year, including co-leading the team that advised TPG in its joint $2.1 billion acquisition of OneOncology, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Private Equity MVPs.

  • October 25, 2023

    MVP: Labaton Sucharow's Ned Weinberger

    Labaton Sucharow LLP partner Ned C. Weinberger's work in scoring a historic settlement for former Dell Technologies Inc. stockholders, as well as other recent victories in Delaware's Chancery Court, secured him a spot among Law360's 2023 Securities MVPs.

  • October 25, 2023

    MVP: O'Melveny's Denise Raytis

    Denise Raytis of O'Melveny & Myers LLP helped lead the firm's multifaceted work on major facilities projects at New York's John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia airports and at Los Angeles International Airport, and worked on a public-private partnership toll road project in Puerto Rico, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Project Finance MVPs.

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