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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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December 03, 2012
Bankruptcy MVP: Dechert's Allan Brilliant
Dechert LLP restructuring practice co-chairman Allan Brilliant earned wins this year for creditor clients who asserted competing reorganization plans and for noteholders in a closely watched cross-border bankruptcy, proving himself a go-to expert for creditor advocacy and grabbing a spot on Law360's Bankruptcy MVPs.
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December 03, 2012
Energy MVP: King & Spalding's Scott Greer
King & Spalding LLP partner Scott Greer's ongoing involvement in negotiating some of the largest energy construction projects in the world, including the first liquid natural gas export terminal in the U.S., has landed him a spot on Law360's Energy MVPs.
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November 30, 2012
Private Equity MVP: Weil Gotshal's Marilyn French
When private equity giant Advent International Corp. barreled into 2012 ready to ink big-ticket deals, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP partner Marilyn French was ready to lead the firm to some of its biggest acquisitions to date, cementing her reputation at the firm and earning her a spot among Law360's Private Equity MVPs.
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November 30, 2012
Privacy MVP: Gibson Dunn's Ashlie Beringer
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Ashlie Beringer has showcased the benefits of new technological advances to help clients including Apple Inc., Facebook Inc. and Flurry Inc. escape ground-breaking consumer class actions and resolve regulatory probes over their data collection and use practices, earning her a spot among Law360's Privacy MVPs.
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November 30, 2012
Life Sciences MVP: Covington's John Hurvitz
Helping Eli Lilly and Co. unwind a complicated joint venture as part of a $1.65 billion deal was just one of a number of significant transactions led by Covington & Burling LLP's John Hurvitz this year, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Life Sciences MVPs.
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November 30, 2012
Energy MVP: Latham's Michael P. Darden
Latham & Watkins LLP’s Michael P. Darden helped Plains Exploration & Production Co. secure $5.5 billion worth of deepwater oil and natural gas assets from BP PLC among stiff competition and on a tight deadline, earning him a spot among Law360’s Energy MVPs.
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November 30, 2012
Appellate MVP: Covington & Burling's Robert Long
Some of 2012’s big U.S. Supreme Court decisions relied on arguments made by Covington & Burling LLP partner Robert Long, whose pivotal role in arguing that the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate was a tax and whose fight against the Federal Election Commission’s restrictions on purportedly indecent speech earned him a spot on Law360’s Appellate MVPs.
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November 30, 2012
M&A MVP: Weil Gotshal's Michael Aiello
Michael Aiello, one of the youngest corporate practice heads in BigLaw and a sought-after shepherd for public company work, closed five deals worth nearly $14 billion this year, earning him a spot among Law360's M&A MVPs.
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November 30, 2012
IP MVP: Jones Day's Greg Castanias
Jones Day's Greg Castanias convinced the Federal Circuit to uphold Myriad Genetics' breast cancer gene patents for a second time in 2012, scoring a victory for the entire biotechnology industry in the patent test case and earning himself a spot on Law360's list of Intellectual Property MVPs.
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November 30, 2012
Bankruptcy MVP: Kirkland's Paul Basta
Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Paul Basta had a banner year in 2012, successfully bringing warring parties to the bargaining table in out-of-court restructurings and helping The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Inc. navigate a rocky Chapter 11 case, earning him a spot among Law360's Bankruptcy MVPs.
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November 30, 2012
Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Top Guns From 52 Firms
Over the next several weeks, Law360 will profile the winners of this year's MVP awards honoring attorneys whose achievements in major litigation or transactions have set a new standard for accomplishment in corporate law.
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December 22, 2011
Real Estate MVP: Cleary Gottlieb's Steven Wilner
There are billions of reasons why Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's Steven Wilner could be on Law360's list of 2011 real estate MVPs — $7 billion to $10 billion in development deals, to be more precise — but his presence on the list can really be summed up in five words: casino gambling in New York City.
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December 21, 2011
IP MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Charles Verhoeven
As lead counsel for Google Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Motorola Inc. in smartphone patent litigation, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's Charles Verhoeven is the general called upon to lead the troops in the smartphone wars, making him one of Law360's Intellectual Property MVPs.
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December 20, 2011
IP MVP: Crowell & Moring's Michael Songer
In September, Crowell & Moring LLP's Michael Songer scored a $920 million jury verdict for DuPont Co. in its suit against Kolon Industries Inc., a victory that closed the book on one of the largest trade secret misappropriation cases in history and landed Songer a spot on Law360's list of intellectual property MVPs.
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December 19, 2011
IP MVP: Munger Tolles' Rohit Singla
When a trial court deemed his client Abbott Laboratories' patent for blood glucose test trips unenforceable, Munger Tolles & Olson LLP partner Rohit Singla had just an inkling of what the future held: a landmark 2011 Federal Circuit decision that not only reversed that ruling, but also fundamentally changed how courts view inequitable conduct battles in patent cases, an outcome earning him a spot on Law 360's list of Intellectual Property MVP's.
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December 19, 2011
Product Liability MVP: King & Spalding's Chilton Varner
In October, King & Spalding LLP's Chilton Davis Varner won her second pharma liability trial in less than a year when she secured a victory for Merck & Co. in a plaintiffs' choice bellwether case in Fosamax multidistrict litigation, earning her a spot among Law360's product liability MVPs.
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December 16, 2011
Product Liability MVP: Dechert's Diane Sullivan
Using her ability to interestingly and effectively convey the facts of high-stakes tort disputes to juries, Diane Sullivan of Dechert LLP helped Philip Morris USA Inc. beat a group of hospitals' $455 million dollar suit over the costs of treating uninsured smokers, earning her a place among Law360's Product Liability MVPs.
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December 16, 2011
IP MVP: Paul Hastings' Jeff Randall
Paul Hastings LLP's Jeff G. Randall convinced a Texas federal judge to throw out a $626 million jury award against Apple Inc. this April in Mirror Worlds LLC's case over patents for document management and display technology, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Intellectual Property MVPs.
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December 15, 2011
IP MVP: WilmerHale's Bill Lee
For a patent attorney whose credentials and past victories have already established him as one of the greats in his field, winning the reversal of a $1.67 billion verdict in 2011 was yet another triumph for WilmerHale's Bill Lee as he made his way onto Law360's list of Intellectual Property MVPs.
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December 15, 2011
Product Liability MVP: Kirkland's Andrew McGaan
Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Andrew McGaan has won over juries in emotionally charged cases against tobacco giants, winning wrongful death disputes and a 12-year battle waged by Missouri hospitals, earning him a place among Law360's Product Liability MVPs.
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December 14, 2011
Product Liability MVP: Reed Smith's Patrick Bradley
Reed Smith LLP's Patrick E. Bradley earned his place among Law360's Product Liability MVPs by delivering 2011 courtroom victories for Cirrus Aircraft in manufacturing defect suits stemming from fatal plane crashes — including litigation over the high-profile wreck that killed former New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle.
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December 14, 2011
IP MVP: Morgan Lewis' Daniel Johnson
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP patent litigator Daniel Johnson Jr. helped ActiveVideo Networks Inc. score a $140 million patent infringement judgment against communications giant Verizon Communications Inc., earning him a spot on Law360's list of IP MVPs.
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December 13, 2011
Privacy MVP: Cooley's Michael Rhodes
Cooley LLP partner Mike Rhodes has a record of demolishing lawsuits that accuse Facebook Inc. of stepping on users' privacy rights — one that keeps the social media giant coming back and earns him a spot among Law360's Privacy MVPs.
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December 13, 2011
Product Liability MVP: Skadden's John Beisner
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's John Beisner convinced the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a challenge to a settlement program he created resolving thousands of personal injury claims against Merck & Co. Inc. in multidistrict litigation over the painkiller Vioxx, one of several victories that earned him a spot among Law360's product liability MVPs.
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December 13, 2011
Environmental MVP: Latham & Watkins' Janice Schneider
Latham & Watkins LLP partner Janice Schneider spent the past seven years helping San Diego Gas & Electric navigate scrutiny by government agencies and opposition by environmental groups against its $2 billion renewable energy transmission line across California, and helped construction get under way in the fall of last year, landing on Law360's list of Environmental MVPs.