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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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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.
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November 20, 2013
Hospitality MVP: Dentons' Meghan Cocci
Dentons partner Meghan Cocci’s work on a string of high-profile hotel industry deals, including a starring role as lead hotel counsel for lender Brookfield Asset Management Inc. in a contentious, $175 million asset takeover that included a luxury resort in the Bahamas, has landed her a spot on Law360’s list of Hospitality MVPs.
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November 20, 2013
Health MVP: Sheppard Mullin's Eric Klein
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP's Eric A. Klein has a carved out a prime place in the vanguard of health care industry consolidation, helping guide such mega-deals as the $4.4 billion acquisition of physician network chain HealthCare Partners LLC by dialysis giant DaVita Inc., earning himself a spot among Law360's Health MVPs.
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November 20, 2013
M&A MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Sarkis Jebejian
Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Sarkis Jebejian spent 2013 helping expand the firm's corporate practice by sealing some major deals, advising Bain Capital LLC and Golden Gate Capital on their $6.9 billion acquisition of BMC Software Inc. and representing Accenture PLC on several key acquisitions, earning him a place among Law360's M&A MVPs.
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November 19, 2013
Securities MVP: Goodwin Procter's Brian Pastuszenski
Goodwin Procter LLP partner Brian Pastuszenski scored a major victory for Bank of America Corp.'s Countrywide Financial Corp. this year when the Delaware Supreme Court ruled that the companies' merger barred an investor suit, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Securities MVPs.
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November 19, 2013
Media & Entertainment MVP: Weil's David Yohai
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP attorney David Yohai spared client ESPN Inc. from having to pay nearly $280 million in separate contractual disputes this year, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Media & Entertainment MVPs.
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November 19, 2013
Product Liability MVP: Hollingsworth's Eric Lasker
Within a one-month span, Hollingsworth LLP partner Eric Lasker won two separate rulings tossing thousands of Ecuadorean plaintiffs' claims against DynCorp. International Inc. over an herbicide that allegedly caused personal injuries and damaged their property, an accomplishment that landed him among Law360's Product Liability MVPs.
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November 19, 2013
IP MVP: Latham & Watkins' Douglas Lumish
Having established himself as a go-to attorney in patent trials, Latham & Watkins LLP's Douglas Lumish recently took a leading role in a successful representation of Google Inc. and helped TransPerfect Global Inc. win a $1 million jury verdict in an infringement dispute, landing him among Law360's Intellectual Property MVPs.
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November 19, 2013
Hospitality MVP: Latham & Watkins' Gary Axelrod
While juggling $3 billion worth of deals this year, Latham & Watkins LLP's Gary Axelrod also managed to strike some of the hospitality industry's more innovative and complex arrangements and add new clients to an already stellar client roster, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Hospitality MVPs.
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November 19, 2013
M&A MVP: Latham & Watkins' Mark Gerstein
In a flourishing climate for deals, Latham & Watkins LLP's Mark D. Gerstein led legal teams that made front-page headlines, including advising Omnicom Group Inc. in its $35 billion tie-up with fellow advertising giant Publicis Groupe SA, work that earned the global mergers and acquisitions team leader a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.
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November 18, 2013
Product Liability MVP: Bowman And Brooke's Vincent Galvin
Bowman and Brooke LLP executive managing partner Vincent Galvin leveraged his ability to turn complicated automotive jargon into an aggressive and effective defense strategy, to help steer Toyota Motor Corp. to victory in the first bellwether trial in unintended acceleration litigation against the company, earning him a spot among Law360's Product Liability MVPs.
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November 18, 2013
Media & Entertainment MVP: Jenner & Block's Richard Stone
Jenner & Block LLP partner Richard L. Stone has over the past year won a pair of court orders blocking online streaming service FilmOn X LLC from retransmitting Fox Broadcasting Co.'s programs over the Internet without the network's permission, landing him a spot on Law360's list of 2013 Media & Entertainment MVPs.
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November 18, 2013
Securities MVP: Cleary Gottlieb's Lewis Liman
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's Lewis Liman handed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission its most significant legal defeat in 2013, winning a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that prevented the SEC and other federal regulators from extending the five-year time limit for enforcement actions, earning a place among Law360's MVPs for securities law.
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November 18, 2013
M&A MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Sergio Galvis
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP partner Sergio Galvis has made a career of facilitating international deals and this year saw record M&A activity in Latin America, including the $7 billion merger of a Brazilian and Chilean airline and United Health Group Inc.'s $4.9 billion acquisition in the country, earning him a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.
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November 18, 2013
Banking MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Philippe Selendy
Typically, banks have a steep information and resource advantage in litigation, but Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's Philippe Z. Selendy has eliminated that edge, resulting in over $10 billion in settlements for government and institutional clients this year and earning him a spot among Law360's Banking MVPs.
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November 15, 2013
M&A MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Stephen Fraidin
Kirkland & Ellis partner Stephen Fraidin masterminded a unique and unprecedented provision in 3G Capital Partners Ltd.’s $28 billion deal to acquire H.J. Heinz Company, a prime example of the ingenuity that landed him a spot among Law360's list of M&A MVPs.
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November 15, 2013
IP MVP: Gibson Dunn's Josh Krevitt
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Josh Krevitt landed on Law360's list of Intellectual Property MVPs for a second year in a row, by once again handling the toughest cases with remarkable success for giants like Apple Inc., T-Mobile USA Inc. and Sharp Corp.
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November 15, 2013
Product Liability MVP: Bowman And Brooke's Paul Cereghini
Paul Cereghini's nearly 30 years of experience defending manufacturers of vehicles big and small, off-road and on, paid off for a trio of the world's biggest carmakers in 2013 with resounding trial victories in three states, earning the Bowman and Brooke LLP partner a spot among Law360's Product Liability MVPs.