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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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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.
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November 21, 2011
M&A MVP: Cleary's Ethan Klingsberg
As Family Dollar Stores Inc. faced a drawn-out fight to fend off a $7 billion hostile takeover by a major shareholder, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP partner Ethan Klingsberg encouraged the board to try and make peace while sticking to its growth plan. The moves paid off for the North Carolina-based retailer, which is now thriving, and landed Klingsberg a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.
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November 18, 2011
M&A MVP: Baker Botts' David Kirkland
In the past year, Baker Botts LLP's David Kirkland has been the deal maker par excellence in the energy sector, representing energy service giants John Wood Group PLC, Schlumberger Ltd. and offshore driller Pride International Inc. in transactions valued at $12.5 billion, earning him a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.
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November 18, 2011
Appellate MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Jay Lefkowitz
Jay Lefkowitz of Kirkland & Ellis LLP defied expectations when he convinced the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in Pliva v. Mensing that federal laws shielded generic-drug makers from state failure-to-warn claims, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Appellate MVPs.
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November 18, 2011
Real Estate MVP: Skadden's Harvey Uris
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's Harvey R. Uris has brought extensive business know-how and multidisciplinary expertise to bear on a variety of major real estate deals, including Centro Properties Group's $9.4 billion sale of its U.S. shopping centers to the Blackstone Group LP, making him one of Law360's real estate MVPs of 2011.
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November 18, 2011
Securities MVP: Gibson Dunn's Adam Offenhartz
A securities litigator who doubles as a mergers and acquisitions specialist, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Adam Offenhartz has developed a formidable tool set for fending off hostile takeovers, skills he displayed during his defense of Tenet Healthcare Corp. in a wide-ranging merger battle, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Securities MVPs.
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November 17, 2011
Appellate MVP: WilmerHale's Mark Fleming
Armed with a self-effacing, eloquent argument style, Mark Fleming of WilmerHale pulled off a historic Supreme Court upset for his client in Stanford v. Roche this year, a landmark patent case win that has earned him a spot on Law360's roster of 2011 Appellate MVPs.
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November 17, 2011
M&A MVP: Fried Frank's Alan Kaden
For his work in helping the country's biggest private company, food and agricultural products giant, Cargill Inc., conduct a tax-free spinoff of its public fertilizer subsidiary, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP tax partner Alan Kaden has earned a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.
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November 17, 2011
Real Estate MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Stephen Tomlinson
When Anglo Irish Bank Corp. decided to shed its U.S. commercial property loan portfolio, it looked to Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Stephen Tomlinson to assist in one of the largest sales of troubled commercial real estate assets since the financial crisis, helping him earn a spot on Law360's list of Real Estate MVPs.
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November 17, 2011
Securities MVP: Cleary Gottlieb's Thomas Moloney
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP partner Thomas Moloney's contribution to the July dismissal of $6.6 billion in common law claims brought by Madoff trustee Irving Picard against HSBC Holdings PLC has helped earn him a spot on Law360's list of Securities MVPs.
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November 17, 2011
M&A MVP: Morgan Lewis' Michael King
As energy and mining giants such as BHP Billiton Ltd. enter the market for the U.S.' vast shale oil and gas reserves, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner Michael King has been at the center of the action, earning him a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.
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November 16, 2011
Appellate MVP: Morgan Lewis' Ted Cruz
A nuanced legal strategy and attention to outside stakeholders helped Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner Ted Cruz convince the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt a new legal standard for patent infringement this year, one of several victories that earned Cruz a spot on Law360's list of appellate MVPs.
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November 16, 2011
Real Estate MVP: Fried Frank's Jonathan Mechanic
A series of blockbuster real estate deals — including a lease agreement for the anchor tenant of the new World Trade Center building — has earned Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP partner Jonathan Mechanic a spot on Law360's list of Real Estate MVPs.
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November 15, 2011
Appellate MVP: Dechert's G. Eric Brunstad Jr.
Defending the family of oilman J. Howard Marshall II against the late Anna Nicole Smith's long-running claim to his fortune, G. Eric Brunstad Jr. of Dechert LLP convinced the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year to find that a bankruptcy court lacked the constitutional authority to enter a final $474 million judgment for the former Playboy model, earning Brunstad a spot on Law360's list of Appellate MVPs.
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November 15, 2011
Securities MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Robert Giuffra
During the past year, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP partner Robert Giuffra Jr. has won court victories that trimmed billions in potential damages from a putative securities class action against UBS AG and sustained a $5 billion fraudulent conveyance action against MBIA Inc., earning him a spot on Law360's list of Securities MVPs.
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November 15, 2011
M&A MVP: Skadden's Tom Greenberg
Taking a lead role in a pair of $6 billion acquisitions in 2011 — including consumer products giant DuPont's purchase of a Danish food ingredients firm — has earned Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner Thomas W. Greenberg a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.
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November 15, 2011
Real Estate MVP: Dechert's Rick Jones
Dechert LLP's Richard D. Jones has helped hundreds of millions of dollars worth of commercial mortgage-backed securitization transactions go through this year as old rules are being applied in new and innovative ways, earning him a spot among Law360's Real Estate MVPs.
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November 14, 2011
M&A MVP: Gibson Dunn's Dennis Friedman
Advising Hewlett-Packard Co. in its $10 billion purchase of U.K. software company Autonomy Corp. PLC is just one of the deals that has earned Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Dennis J. Friedman a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.