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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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December 01, 2011
Antitrust MVPs: White & Case's Milne & Pace
Between winning the dismissal of Fair Isaac Corp.'s trademark and competition suit against Experian Information Solutions Inc. and leading Saudi Arabia's national oil company out of the latest antitrust class action targeting OPEC, White & Case LLP's Robert Milne and Jack Pace have proved themselves a formidable team worthy of a spot on Law360's list of Competition MVPs.
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December 01, 2011
Employment MVP: Sidley Austin's Douglas Hart
Two employer victories in wage-and-hour class actions, including a long-running Fair Labor Standards Act suit that reached the nation's highest court, made May a very good month for Sidley Austin LLP partner Douglas Hart, earning him a spot on Law 360's list of Employment MVPs.
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December 01, 2011
Bankruptcy MVP: Skadden's Jay Goffman
Despite being the creator of the now-frequent prepackaged bankruptcy in the early 1990s, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's Jay M. Goffman has not slowed down his practice. And the past year was a bumper crop that saw the prepack make its way to Australia and Goffman stare down Carl Icahn, landing him a spot on Law360's list of Bankruptcy MVPs.
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December 01, 2011
Energy MVP: Morgan Lewis' Mark Haskell
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner Mark Haskell was instrumental in clearing regulatory hurdles for Australian mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd.'s first foray into the U.S. shale market and its subsequent $12.1 billion acquisition of operations in three major shale formations, making him one of Law360's Energy MVPs for the year.
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November 30, 2011
Employment MVP: Mayer Brown's Robert Davis
Mayer Brown LLP's Robert Davis led a team that in March won a jury verdict — a rarity in wage-and-hour disputes — for his client Quicken Loans Inc. in a Fair Labor Standards Act class action brought by former mortgage loan officers, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Employment MVPs.
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November 30, 2011
Bankruptcy MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Andrew Dietderich
In the middle of the largest real estate bankruptcy in U.S. history, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's Andy Dietderich helped General Growth Properties Inc.'s largest shareholder mount a takeover defense from a lowball bid from rival mall operator Simon Property Group Inc., earning him a spot on Law360's list of Bankruptcy MVPs.
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November 30, 2011
White Collar MVP: Skadden's David Zornow
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner David Zornow's negotiating skills helped Dell Inc. reach a $100 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, ending a protracted investigation into its disclosure practices and helping land him a spot among Law360's White Collar MVPs.
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November 30, 2011
Antitrust MVP: Axinn Veltrop's John Harkrider
When Google Inc. eyed flight search software company ITA Software Inc. with a market-changing idea for refined results to generic travel queries, it enlisted the expertise of Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP name partner John Harkrider, who successfully steered Google past a barrage of opposition to close the $700 million deal, landing him a place on Law360's list of Antitrust MVPs.
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November 30, 2011
Energy MVP: Dickstein Shapiro's Larry Eisenstat
Dickstein Shapiro LLP partner Larry Eisenstat seemingly bent regulators to his will in 2011, winning one client the opportunity to land a groundbreaking power purchase agreement and saving another from potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in losses — a record that landed him on Law360's list of energy MVPs.
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November 29, 2011
Appellate MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Kathleen Sullivan
Constitutional law expert, former Stanford law school dean and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP name partner Kathleen M. Sullivan has had an eventful year, successfully defending Wyeth Inc. in a closely watched U.S. Supreme Court case, one of a string of recent victories that have earned her a spot on Law360's roster of appellate MVPs.
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November 29, 2011
M&A MVP: Munger Tolles' Mary Ann Todd
Guiding Berkshire Hathaway Inc. through the largest acquisition in its history and helping orchestrate its fast-paced $9.7 billion addition of Lubrizol Corp. are just two of the accomplishments this year that make Munger Tolles & Olson LLP partner Mary Ann Todd one of Law360's M&A MVPs.
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November 29, 2011
White Collar MVPs: Gibson Dunn's Warin & Walden
When Joseph Cassano, the former head of American International Group Inc.'s financial products division, was facing a flood of investigations from law enforcement officials probing the insurance giant's near-collapse, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partners Joe Warin and Jim Walden knew the best strategy for their client was an unconventional one: be proactive. That strategy helped Cassano avoid prosecution and earned them a spot on Law360's list of white collar MVPs.
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November 28, 2011
Appellate MVP: Jenner & Block's Paul Smith
A win in a landmark Supreme Court case affirming that video games are entitled to the same First Amendment protections as books, movies, music and other forms of entertainment is just one of the victories that earned Jenner & Block LLP's Paul M. Smith a spot on Law 360's list of Appellate MVPs for 2011.
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November 28, 2011
White Collar MVP: Covington's Alan Vinegrad
Earlier this year, Covington & Burling LLP partner Alan Vinegrad convinced the Second Circuit to overturn a high-profile conviction of a General Re Corp. executive accused of participating in a $500 million accounting scandal, freeing his client from a looming 366-day prison sentence and earning him a spot on Law360's list of White Collar MVPs.
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November 28, 2011
M&A MVP: Covington's Scott F. Smith
When King Pharmaceuticals Inc. was working on a possible combination with Pfizer Inc., Covington & Burling LLP partner Scott F. Smith had the right deal-making expertise for the specialty drug maker to tap him for what became a $3.6 billion merger, helping to earn him a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.
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November 23, 2011
Securities MVP: Skadden's Jay Kasner
Helping Bank of America Corp. defeat double derivative lawsuits that targeted Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. executives over billions in subprime losses is just one of the victories that have earned Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner Jay B. Kasner a place on Law360's list of Securities MVPs.
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November 23, 2011
Appellate MVP: Orrick's Joshua Rosenkranz
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP's E. Joshua Rosenkranz helped Facebook Inc. fight off a challenge to a $65 million settlement with ex-classmates of Mark Zuckerberg who claimed the Facebook founder stole their idea for the social networking site, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Appellate MVPs.
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November 23, 2011
M&A MVP: Kirkland's William Sorabella
Burger King Holdings Inc. and 3G Capital Management LLC had a problem: They both wanted to get a deal done in the fall of 2010, but could not agree on a structure. Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner William B. Sorabella helped lead a team with an innovative solution that cinched the $4 billion deal and earned him a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.
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November 23, 2011
White Collar MVP: Kramer Levin's Barry Berke
Craig Brubaker, a former Deutsche Bank financial adviser accused of selling illegal tax shelters, walked out of a Manhattan federal courtroom in May while four of his co-defendants were convicted, earning Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP defense attorney Barry Berke the thanks of a grateful client — and a spot on Law360's white collar MVP list.
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November 22, 2011
Appellate MVP: Sidley Austin's Carter Phillips
For the attorney who has made more arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court than any other current private practitioner, Sidley Austin LLP's Carter Phillips has shown no signs of slowing down in 2011, taking home two high court wins and handily earning himself a spot on Law360's list of Appellate MVPs.
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November 22, 2011
M&A MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's James Morphy
Within the span of two weeks in July, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP mergers and acquisition partner James Morphy cut two deals worth $45 billion — part of the $75 billion in mergers and acquisitions this year that earned Morphy, a managing partner in the firm's New York office, a spot on Law360's M&A MVP list.
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November 22, 2011
Securities MVP: Davis Polk's Jim Rouhandeh
In late October, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's Jim Rouhandeh won a ruling releasing Proskauer Rose LLP from claims that it helped shield accused Ponzi schemer R. Allen Stanford's bank. Now, Rouhandeh will follow the case to the Fifth Circuit for a clash over whether the state law claims against Proskauer tied to Stanford's fishy certificates of deposit are preempted by a key 1998 federal law, ongoing work that earns him a spot on Law360's list of Securities MVPs.
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November 21, 2011
Securities MVP: O'Melveny & Myers' Jonathan Rosenberg
As go-to counsel for Bank of America Corp., O'Melveny & Myers LLP's Jonathan Rosenberg has helped the bank beat back auction-rate securities litigation as well as successor liability claims resulting from its purchase of Countrywide Financial Corp., earning him a spot on Law360's list of Securities MVPs.
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November 21, 2011
Appellate MVP: Gibson Dunn's Mark Perry
Earlier this year, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Mark A. Perry scored a Supreme Court victory for investment adviser Janus Capital Management LLC that reaffirmed a bright line in securities fraud law, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Appellate MVPs.
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November 21, 2011
Real Estate MVP: Fried Frank's Robert Sorin
A lead spot on Google Inc.'s historic $1.8 billion purchase of a Manhattan office building has earned Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP partner Robert Sorin a spot on Law360's list of real estate MVPs.