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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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October 25, 2023
MVP: Paul Weiss' Bob Zochowski
Bob Zochowski of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's structured finance and securitizations group helped launch a new asset class in one of many complex transactions he spearheaded over the past year, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Structured Finance MVPs.
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October 24, 2023
MVP: Dentons' Erik Klingenberg
Erik Klingenberg, chair of Dentons' capital markets practice, represented lenders in simultaneous multibillion-dollar deals in the esoteric net lease commercial real estate space under intense deadline pressure, garnering him a spot among Law360's 2023 Structured Finance MVPs.
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October 24, 2023
MVP: Eversheds Sutherland's Eric Tresh
Eric S. Tresh of Eversheds Sutherland successfully argued that a federal law preempted New York from imposing a gross receipts tax on certain Verizon services, freeing the company from more than $12 million in additional tax, earning him a place among Law360's 2023 Tax MVPs.
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October 24, 2023
MVP: Gibson Dunn's Michael Celio
Michael Celio of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP helped score a unanimous verdict in the U.S. Supreme Court this summer in a major win for Slack that limited shareholders' ability to sue companies that go public through a direct listing, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Securities MVPs.
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October 24, 2023
MVP: Kaplan Kirsch's Adam Giuliano
Adam Giuliano of Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP helped Los Angeles World Airports craft a pre-development agreement to hire a team that will manage a makeover of its air cargo operations and advised the Chicago Transit Authority on a $2.1 billion rail line project, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Project Finance MVPs.
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October 24, 2023
MVP: Hogan Lovells' Scott Campbell
Scott Campbell of Hogan Lovells led the Walton-Penner family's $4.65 billion acquisition of the NFL's Denver Broncos, along with advising on a mezzanine loan from VICI Properties for the development of the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Real Estate MVPs.
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October 24, 2023
MVP: Hogan Lovells' Matt Eisler
Matt Eisler of Hogan Lovells' sports and betting practice has made a name for himself in part by serving as lead counsel on the Washington Commanders' $6 billion sale and guiding USA Cricket in its successful effort to co-host the sport's Men's T20 World Cup in 2024, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Sports & Betting MVPs.
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October 23, 2023
MVP: Covington & Burling's Peter Zern
Peter Zern, co-chair of Covington & Burling LLP's sports practice, guided his client through a $4 billion purchase of the NBA's Phoenix Suns and advised the NFL on the $4.65 billion sale of the Denver Broncos, which were some of the largest sports acquisitions ever, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Sports & Betting MVPs.
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October 23, 2023
MVP: Covington's Ursula Owczarkowski
Ursula Owczarkowski, of Covington & Burling LLP's project finance practice, guided ACWA Power through two projects in Saudi Arabia — an $8.4 billion megaproject to use solar and wind power to produce green hydrogen, and a $639 million reverse osmosis desalination plant conversion — earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Project Finance MVPs.
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October 23, 2023
MVP: Cohen Milstein's Laura H. Posner
Laura Posner of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC served as the managing partner helping a group of pension funds secure a $1 billion settlement with Wells Fargo — one of the largest securities settlements of all time — earning her a spot among Law360's 2023 Securities MVPs.
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October 23, 2023
MVP: Cadwalader's Bonnie A. Neuman
Bonnie Neuman of Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP's real estate finance practice has worked on multiple billion-dollar deals, including representing lenders in a $13 billion transaction that saw Blackstone acquire American Campus Communities, the largest developer of student housing communities in the nation, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Real Estate MVPs.
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October 23, 2023
MVP: Paul Weiss' Laura Turano
Laura Turano of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP was lead adviser on tens of billions of dollars' worth of transactions over the last year, including megadeals for clients as diverse as Estée Lauder, Carrier Global Corp. and Merck & Co., easily securing her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 M&A MVPs.
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October 23, 2023
MVP: Baker McKenzie's Joseph Judkins
Baker McKenzie's Joseph "Jud" Judkins has led the way in applying key administrative law principles to tax guidance, including representing FedEx this year in a successful challenge against repatriation regulations, landing him a spot among Law360's 2023 Tax MVPs.
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October 23, 2023
MVP: Davis Polk's Marc Williams
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP partner Marc Williams steered several mammoth private-equity-related deals despite turbulent financial markets over the past year, including Emerson Electric Co.'s $14 billion sale of its climate technologies business to buyout firm Blackstone Inc., earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 private equity MVPs.
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October 23, 2023
MVP: Kirkland's Renee D. Smith
Renee D. Smith of Kirkland & Ellis LLP has helped secure settlements while representing 3M in multidistrict litigation over its Combat Arms Earplugs and defending Juul in litigation over its advertising of vape products, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Product Liability MVPs.
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October 23, 2023
MVP: Dechert's John Timperio
John Timperio of Dechert LLP, who became the global finance co-chair of the firm this year, made waves in the industry by leading the efforts in creating a novel $700 million collateralized fund obligation from Churchill Asset Management, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Structured Finance MVPs.
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October 20, 2023
MVPs: Susman's Davida Brook and Stephen Shackelford Jr.
Davida Brook and Stephen Shackelford Jr. of Susman Godfrey LLP represented Dominion Voting Systems in its pursuit of defamation claims against Fox News and helped secure a $787.5 million settlement of those claims, cementing themselves a spot among Law360's 2023 Media & Entertainment MVPs.
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October 20, 2023
MVP: Cleary's Matt Salerno
Matt Salerno of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's private equity team guided the $8.9 billion sale of Summit Health-CityMD to VillageMD and helped Advent International and Warburg Pincus with their $4.25 billion acquisition of Baxter's biopharmaceutical business, just two of the major deals in the past year that earned him a spot among Law360's 2023 private equity MVPs.
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October 20, 2023
MVP: Jones Day's Stephanie Parker
Stephanie Parker and her team at Jones Day snatched a significant victory for client R.J. Reynolds, defeating an effort by Philip Morris to remove its vaping product from the market, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Product Liability MVPs.
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October 20, 2023
MVP: Gibson Dunn's Saee Muzumdar
Saee Muzumdar, co-chair of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's mergers and acquisitions practice group, steered VMware as it embarked on its $61 billion sale to Broadcom, a transaction that required the parties to quickly navigate a challenging regulatory environment, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Mergers & Acquisitions MVPs.
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October 20, 2023
MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Danielle Gilmore
Danielle Gilmore of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP secured a favorable settlement for a fine-dining restaurant chain in its COVID-19 insurance dispute after beating the insurer's and brokers' dismissal bids, landing her a spot among Law360's 2023 Insurance MVPs.
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October 20, 2023
MVP: Pryor Cashman's Donald S. Zakarin
Donald Zakarin of Pryor Cashman LLP is a music industry veteran who has spent the past year defending Ed Sheeran from various, high- and low-profile infringement accusations, landing him a spot among Law360's 2023 Intellectual Property MVPs.
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October 20, 2023
MVP: Winston & Strawn's George Lombardi
George Lombardi of Winston & Strawn LLP has spent most of the last year in trials, collecting a number of wins and earning himself a spot among Law360's 2023 Life Sciences MVPs.
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October 19, 2023
MVP: Hangley Aronchick's Ronald Schiller
Ronald Schiller of Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller helped major insurers navigate and resolve complicated, high-profile coverage disputes both in and outside the courtroom, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Insurance MVPs.
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October 19, 2023
MVP: Goodwin's Elaine Blais
Goodwin Procter LLP's Elaine Blais helped Teva Pharmaceuticals win a since-overturned verdict in a patent case against Eli Lilly & Co. over a migraine drug, and also got a win for GE in a fight over light bulbs, earning her a spot among Law360's 2023 Intellectual Property MVPs.