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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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December 05, 2011
Energy MVP: Sidley Austin's Peter Keisler
Sidley Austin LLP partner Peter Keisler secured victories for utilities clients in a landmark global warming lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court as well as in a closely watched environmental enforcement case, earning him a spot among Law360's list of energy MVPs.
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December 05, 2011
Bankruptcy MVP: Cleary Gottlieb's Lisa Schweitzer
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP partner Lisa Schweitzer played a key role this summer in orchestrating bankrupt Nortel Networks Inc.'s massive and creative $4.5 billion sale of its patent portfolio — the largest such sale ever — landing her a spot among Law360's Bankruptcy MVPs.
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December 05, 2011
Employment MVP: Greenberg Traurig's Mark Kemple
Greenberg Traurig LLP shareholder Mark Kemple spent the past year defending big-name employers such as California Pizza Kitchen and Albertsons Inc. against labor class actions, scoring victories for the companies and a spot for himself on Law360's list of Employment MVPs.
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December 05, 2011
Antitrust MVP: Gibson Dunn's Joel Sanders
Joel Sanders of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has helped Micron Technology Inc. dramatically reduce its potential exposure in a price-fixing case and secured the dismissal of a complex case against shipper Matson Navigation Co., earning him a spot on Law360's list of Antitrust MVPs.
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December 02, 2011
Employment MVP: Orrick's Lynne Hermle
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP partner Lynne Hermle was instrumental in defending McAfee Inc. in a case accusing the software company of making its former general counsel the fall guy in a criminal and civil stock options backdating probe, earning her a spot on Law360's list of Employment MVPs.
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December 02, 2011
Antitrust MVP: Latham & Watkins' Alfred Pfeiffer Jr.
Alfred Pfeiffer Jr. of Latham & Watkins LLP secured a major victory for Lundbeck Inc. when the Eighth Circuit upheld a ruling that found the Federal Trade Commission fell short of showing that the pharmaceutical firm was monopolizing the market on drugs used to treat heart defects in premature babies, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Antitrust MVPs.
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December 02, 2011
Energy MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Mitchell Hertz
Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Mitchell Hertz claims 2011 was a typical year of overseeing energy industry transactions — but the bulk of his deals and his role in the creation of a first-of-its-kind energy infrastructure investment trust suggest otherwise, making him a Law360 Energy MVP.
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December 02, 2011
Bankruptcy MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Anup Sathy
Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Anup Sathy was one of the lead attorneys representing nearly 400 General Growth Properties Inc. affiliates in their monumental and novel restructuring, laying the groundwork for similar special purpose entities and landing him a spot on Law360's list of Bankruptcy MVPs.
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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.