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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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December 11, 2012
Insurance MVP: O'Melveny's Tancred Schiavoni
O'Melveny & Myers LLP's Tancred Schiavoni persuaded the Ninth Circuit to allow insurers to challenge bankruptcy plans made without their input that subject them to huge potential losses, one of several accomplishments that earned him a spot as one of Law360's Insurance MVPs.
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December 11, 2012
White Collar MVP: Dechert's Andrew Levander
Andrew Levander of Dechert LLP successfully defended former MF Global Inc. Chairman and CEO Jon S. Corzine against the threat of possible criminal fraud charges in the wake of the brokerage giant’s high-profile October 2011 bankruptcy, securing him a spot among Law360's White Collar MVPs.
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December 11, 2012
Health Care MVP: Akin Gump's Robert Salcido
Robert Salcido of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP represented a nationwide nursing home company in an $895 million False Claims Act case that went to trial — a rarity in itself — and won, earning him a spot among Law360's Health Care MVPs.
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December 11, 2012
Real Estate MVP: Jones Day's Steven Koppel
Throughout this year, Jones Day partner Steven Koppel has led a team of real estate attorneys in nailing down complex financing for several high-profile New York City development projects aimed at revitalization and growth, cementing his place among Law360's Real Estate MVPs.
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December 10, 2012
Insurance MVP: Latham & Watkins' Brook Roberts
Latham & Watkins LLP's Brook Roberts walloped an attempt by insurers to drastically restrict coverage for Fluor Corp.'s long-tail asbestos claims in a case of first impression that fellow California policyholder attorneys are already citing, landing him a spot among Law360's 2012 Insurance MVPs.
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December 10, 2012
Competition MVP: Dechert's Paul Denis
Paul Denis of Dechert LLP had a banner year in 2012, when he helped Medco Health Solutions Inc. secure clearance from antitrust regulators in its hotly contested $29 billion merger with Express Scripts Inc., the largest transaction of the year, making Denis one of Law360's Competition MVPs.
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December 10, 2012
IP MVP: Winston & Strawn's George Lombardi
Leading the effort to secure a $1 billion jury verdict for Monsanto Co. in a high-profile patent infringement suit against DuPont Co. over herbicide-resistant seed technology, Winston & Strawn LLP's George Lombardi had a banner year that landed him among Law360's Intellectual Property MVPs.
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December 10, 2012
White Collar MVP: Reed Smith's Eric Dubelier
Eric Dubelier of Reed Smith LLP offered pro bono representation to a former government employee and Vietnam veteran arrested in the FBI's now-infamous Foreign Corrupt Practices Act sting against companies in the military equipment industry, winning a hard-earned acquittal and a place among Law360's White Collar MVPs.
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December 10, 2012
Employment MVP: Morrison & Foerster's Karen Kubin
By notching a win for Brinker Restaurant Corp. in a case that settled the question of whether California employers are required simply to provide breaks for their workers or to ensure the breaks are taken, Morrison Foerster LLP's Karen Kubin won a place among Law360's 2012 Employment MVPs.
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December 10, 2012
Real Estate MVP: Akerman's Neisen Kasdin
Behind about a half dozen of Miami's most recent blockbuster land deals and transformational real estate projects — including Swire Properties Ltd.'s $1 billion Brickell CitiCentre project and the $312 million redevelopment of the Miami Design District — stands Akerman Senterfitt LLP's Neisen Kasdin, earning him a spot as one of Law360's Real Estate MVPs.
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December 10, 2012
Product Liability MVP: Kaye Scholer's James Herschlein
Kaye Scholer LLP’s James Herschlein has become a go-to litigator for resolving major product liability suits in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, and recent victories on behalf of companies such as Pfizer Inc. have earned him a place as one of Law360's Product Liability MVPs.
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December 10, 2012
Securities MVP: Skadden's Scott Musoff
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner Scott Musoff's role in helping Fortis Securities LLC resolve a billion-dollar breach fight with Greywolf Capital Management LP, and his work on a team defending UBS AG against a $6.4 billion federal complaint, showed his value to clients in "bet-the-company" cases and earned him a spot among Law360's 2012 Securities MVPs.
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December 10, 2012
Health Care MVP: Sidley Austin's Paul Kalb
Sidley Austin LLP's Paul Kalb has repeatedly helped save the day when drugmakers faced steep fines and exclusion from government health programs, including negotiation of a deal to keep GlaxoSmithKline PLC from being booted out of Medicare, winning him a space among Law360's Health Care MVPs.
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December 07, 2012
Competition MVP: Skadden's Cliff Aronson
From defending Express Scripts Inc.'s blockbuster acquisition of a rival pharmacy benefits company to representing HarperCollins Publishers LLC as it faced government price-fixing allegations, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner Cliff Aronson has had a standout year that has earned him a spot among Law360's Competition MVPs.
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December 07, 2012
Insurance MVP: Anderson Kill's Robert Horkovich
Anderson Kill & Olick PC's Robert M. Horkovich helped policyholders secure significant insurance victories in a landmark California Supreme Court decision regarding the Stringfellow Acid Pits Superfund cleanup project and in a former Coca-Cola Co. unit's asbestos coverage fight, making him one of this year's Law360 Insurance MVPs.
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December 07, 2012
IP MVP: WilmerHale's William Lee
When the judge overseeing a high-stakes patent battle between Apple Inc. and rival Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. asked veteran WilmerHale litigator William Lee if he had been “smoking crack,” Lee didn't get flustered — instead he went on to help Apple Inc. win a billion-dollar verdict, earning a spot on Law360's list of Intellectual Property MVPs.
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December 07, 2012
Health Care MVP: Skadden's Gregory Luce
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner Gregory Luce’s tireless work on behalf of his clients, leading to a number of significant False Claims Act outcomes in their favor, has earned him a spot on this year’s Law360 list of Health Care MVPs.
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December 07, 2012
Product Liability MVP: Greenberg Traurig's Hilarie Bass
Greenberg Traurig LLP's Hilarie Bass convinced not just one court that it possessed jurisdiction over a Chinese manufacturer in the massive litigation over defective drywall, but two — groundbreaking feats that earned her a place among Law360's Product Liability MVPs.
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December 07, 2012
White Collar MVP: Cooley's Michael Attanasio
Cooley LLP's Michael Attanasio stepped up to defend former baseball star Roger Clemens in a controversial and much publicized perjury trial over Clemens' alleged steroid use, weathering a mistrial and earning Clemens' acquittal, securing a spot among Law360's White Collar MVPs.
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December 07, 2012
Real Estate MVP: Kramer Levin's Jonathan Canter
For his representation of Toll Brothers Inc. and Starwood Capital Group in complex negotiations with New York City for the development of a 550,000-square-foot luxury mixed-use project at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP's Jonathan Canter has earned a spot as one of Law360's Real Estate MVPs.
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December 07, 2012
Employment MVP: Greenberg Traurig's James Boudreau
Greenberg Traurig LLP partner James Boudreau represented employers in a series of defenses to high-stakes litigation under the Fair Labor Standards Act — including an appeal by Genesis HealthCare LLC heard by the Supreme Court on Monday — landing him among Law360's Employment MVPs.
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December 07, 2012
Securities MVP: Kirkland's Andrew Clubok
Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s Andrew Clubok played a key role in a precedential stock fraud suit that reached the U.S. Supreme Court and persuaded a panel of federal judges in less than ten minutes to consolidate dozens of class actions over Facebook Inc.’s initial public offering, work that earns him a spot on Law360's list of Securities MVPs for 2012.
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December 06, 2012
Privacy MVP: Cooley's Michael Rhodes
Cooley LLP partner Michael Rhodes has aptly applied traditional legal principles to new technologies to help Facebook Inc. defeat objections to a pair of cutting-edge class action settlements over its data use practices and to prevent class certification in a suit over Google Inc.'s AdWords program, earning him a place among Law360's Privacy MVPs.
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December 06, 2012
Bankruptcy MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Susheel Kirpalani
Susheel Kirpalani of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP boldly accused Dynegy Holdings LLC of orchestrating a fraudulent transfer of company assets in his examiner’s report on Dynegy’s controversial Chapter 11, a move that helped restore the claims of company creditors and earned Kirpalani a spot among Law360's Bankruptcy MVPs.
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December 06, 2012
IP MVP: Gibson Dunn's Josh Krevitt
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Josh Krevitt steered Apple Inc., AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA out of harm's way in 2012 by fending off major patent infringement cases against the three tech giants, earning himself a spot on Law360's list of Intellectual Property MVPs.