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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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December 20, 2012
International Trade MVP: Ted Posner
When Argentina refused to pay a $133 million arbitration award to Blue Ridge Investments, a Bank of America Securities subsidiary, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's Ted Posner successfully petitioned President Barack Obama to suspend the South American country's trade benefits with the U.S., helping earn him a spot among Law360's list of International Trade MVPs.
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December 20, 2012
Class Action MVP: Reed Smith's Bo Phillips
Reed Smith LLP partner Bo Phillips defeated class certification in multidistrict litigation alleging Wells Fargo Bank NA used discriminatory subprime lending practices in a case that paved the way for similar cases to beat class certification, earning him a spot on Law360’s Class Action MVPs.
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December 19, 2012
International Trade MVP: King & Spalding's Stephen Orava
Helping California's cement industry mold the implementation of that state's climate change law and successfully steering two chemical companies through anti-dumping reviews in Mexico and Europe, King & Spalding LLP's Stephen Orava has had a year worthy of a spot on Law360's list of International Trade MVPs.
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December 19, 2012
Project Finance MVP: Orrick's Carl Lyon
Orrick's Carl Lyon engineered creative financing structures to help the Tennessee Valley Authority avoid a debt crunch and a Texas electric cooperative simplify a tedious lien process, all while continuing intense behind-the-scenes negotiations to finance the first new nuclear plant in the U.S. in 30 years, a resume that earned him a nod as one of Law360's Project Finance MVPs.
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December 19, 2012
Class Action MVP: Weil Gotshal's David Lender
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's David Lender in 2012 racked up major wins for Credit Suisse Group AG, Exxon Mobil Corp. and online ticketing giant StubHub Inc. against dozens of putative classes that sought billions from the companies, earning him a spot among Law360's Class Action MVPs.
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December 19, 2012
Media & Entertainment MVP: Munger Tolles' Glenn Pomerantz
From obtaining clearance for Universal Music Group’s EMI Group acquisition to defeating a reality television copyright lawsuit, Munger Tolles & Olson LLP's Glenn Pomerantz spent 2012 living up to his reputation for being studios’ and record companies’ go-to guy, earning him a spot among Law360’s Media & Entertainment MVPs.
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December 19, 2012
Environmental MVP: Jones Day's Kevin Holewinski
Jones Day's Kevin Holewinski has used his broad range of environmental expertise to help Xcel Energy Inc. topple multiple greenhouse gas emissions actions and lead Chrysler LLC's liquidating trust through resolving environmental claims stemming from a Wisconsin engine plant, landing him among Law360's Environmental MVPs.
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December 18, 2012
Environmental MVP: Thompson Hine's Terrence Fay
Thompson Hine LLP partner Terrence Fay has worked in environmental law since the field’s formative years in the 1960s and 1970s, and his depth and breadth of knowledge helped him win two big Ohio cases for Waste Management Inc. this year, earning him a spot among Law360’s Environmental MVPs.
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December 18, 2012
Class Action MVP: Skadden's Jay Kasner
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP’s Jay Kasner successfully defended a bevy of wealth management banks from securities class actions and set legal precedent along the way that has reverberated throughout the Second Circuit, earning him a spot on Law360’s Class Action MVPs.
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December 18, 2012
Government Contracts MVP: Gibson Dunn's Karen Manos
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Karen Manos earned a place among Law360's Government Contracts MVPs by winning a precedential $59.2 million judgment for Raytheon Co. in its seven-year attempt to recover unpaid pension deficits from the U.S. government.
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December 18, 2012
Project Finance MVP: Hogan Lovells' Keith Larson
Hogan Lovells project finance partner Keith Larson spent his year nailing down several major financing plans for Venezuela's state-owned oil and gas company, keeping Petroleos de Venezuela SA relevant and growing as oil stays hot and liquefied natural gas booms, landing him a place among Law360's Project Finance MVPs.
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December 18, 2012
International Trade MVP: Hogan Lovells' Mark McConnell
Hogan Lovells' Mark S. McConnell helped the U.S. Grains Council beat back a Chinese dumping probe aimed at corn ethanol byproduct used in livestock feed and represented the Chinese government in a U.S. subsidy probe over solar panels, two of engagements that earned him a place on Law360's list of International Trade MVPs.
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December 18, 2012
Competition MVP: Robins Kaplan's K. Craig Wildfang
As co-lead counsel for a class of about 7 million merchants, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi LLP's K. Craig Wildfang negotiated a proposed $7.25 billion settlement to resolve litigation over Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc.'s alleged collusion on interchange fees, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Competition MVPs.
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December 18, 2012
Media & Entertainment MVP: O'Melveny's Daniel Petrocelli
Daniel Petrocelli of O’Melveny & Myers LLP handled four back-to-back trials in 2012 and won major summary dismissals representing high powered media clients like Warner Bros Entertainment Inc., Time Inc. and DC Comics, earning him a spot among Law360’s Media and Entertainment MVPs.
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December 17, 2012
Class Action MVP: Labaton Sucharow's Thomas Dubbs
Behind some headline-grabbing settlements from the 2008 mortgage lending fallout was Labaton Sucharow LLP’s Thomas Dubbs, whose novel negotiation strategies and rigorous research helped investors secure deals with major players including the $295 million Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. settlement and the $725 million American International Group Inc. deal, and landed him on Law360’s list of Class Action MVPs.
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December 17, 2012
Competition MVP: Lee Van Voorhis
Baker & McKenzie LLP's Lee Van Voorhis convinced the Eleventh Circuit to allow Georgia hospital Phoebe Putney Health System Inc. to merge with its only nearby rival despite a challenge from the Federal Trade Commission, earning him a spot on Law360’s list of Competition MVPs.
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December 17, 2012
International Trade MVP: Covington's Peter Lichtenbaum
Covington & Burling LLP's Peter Lichtenbaum helped United Technology Corp. navigate though high-stakes negotiations with federal prosecutors over criminal export violations to China, securing the company a favorable outcome and earning himself a spot on Law360's list of International Trade MVPs.
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December 17, 2012
Project Finance MVP: Skadden's Martin Klepper
Forging new inroads in financing deals for some of the U.S.' largest solar power projects, including securing a $1.4 billion federally backed loan for one rooftop initiative, has earned Martin Klepper of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP a spot on on Law360's list of 2012 Project Finance MVPs.
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December 17, 2012
Government Contracts MVP: Mayer Brown's Marcia Madsen
Mayer Brown LLP's Marcia Madsen successfully fended off challenges to government contracts worth a total of $2.7 billion for Lockheed Martin Corp. and BAE Systems Ordnance Systems Inc., just two of the wins that landed her a place on Law360's list of 2012 Government Contracts MVPs.
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December 17, 2012
Media & Entertainment MVP: Sheppard Mullin's Marty Katz
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP partner Marty Katz successfully defended Dick Clark Productions in the battle over the television broadcast rights for the Golden Globe Awards, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Media and Entertainment MVPs.
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December 17, 2012
Environmental MVP: Latham & Watkins' Mary Rose Alexander
Tenacious preparation and a simultaneously steely and sunny courtroom demeanor helped Latham & Watkins LLP partner Mary Rose Alexander score a pair of significant victories for Georgia-Pacific Corp. and Nalco Co. this year and land her a place among Law360's Environmental MVPs.
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December 14, 2012
Competition MVP: Munger Tolles' Glenn Pomerantz
In one year Munger Tolles & Olson LLP's Glenn Pomerantz went from helping the federal government block AT&T Inc. from merging with T-Mobile USA Inc. to convincing regulators to clear Universal Music Group's tie-up with EMI Group, landing him on Law360’s list of Competition MVPs.
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December 14, 2012
Environmental MVP: DLA Piper's Robert Alessi
DLA Piper's Robert Alessi stopped environmental groups from stymieing a $257 million Marcellus Shale gas pipeline and prevented the Second Circuit from setting a precedent that could have undermined natural gas production in key states, making him one of Law360's Environmental MVPs.
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December 14, 2012
Media & Entertainment MVP: Greenberg Traurig's Joel Katz
Joel Katz's work negotiating the $2.2 billion purchase of EMI Music Publishing on behalf of Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and securing long-term broadcast contracts for two major music awards shows has earned the Greenberg Traurig LLP shareholder a spot among Law360's 2012 Media & Entertainment MVPs.
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December 14, 2012
International Trade MVP: Akin Gump's Stephen Kho
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's Stephen Kho has dedicated his entire career to navigating the tumultuous waters of trade policy and international dispute resolution, having in the past year taken home some impressive victories, as well as a spot on Law360's list of International Trade MVPs.