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Rankings: Practice Groups of the Year

Law360’s Practice Groups of the Year highlights up to five practice groups that notched the biggest litigation victories or deals of the year. Winners are recognized for the size, complexity and significance of the deals or litigation they worked on.
  • January 14, 2022

    The Firms That Dominated In 2021

    Nine law firms have earned spots as Law360's Firms of the Year, with 52 Practice Group of the Year awards among them, having steered complex deals and won high-profile victories including at the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • December 16, 2020

    Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: O'Melveny

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP sealed a victory for Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. in its battle to stop Netflix from poaching executives and secured for Viacom a $375 million deal to get a 49% stake in Miramax, earning a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Media & Entertainment Groups of the Year.

  • December 15, 2020

    Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Munger Tolles

    This year, Munger Tolles & Olson LLP racked up a slew of notable victories, securing tens of millions of dollars and major injunctive relief for the biggest players in media and entertainment, including Disney, Sony, Paramount and Universal, earning the firm a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Media & Entertainment Groups of the Year.

  • December 14, 2020

    Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP led AMC to a victory against producers of "The Walking Dead" who wanted more of the show's profits, notched a win for Rachel Maddow and MSNBC in a defamation suit by One America News Network, and represented Mary Trump in her family's attempt to block her tell-all book, earning the firm a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Media & Entertainment Groups of the Year.

  • December 11, 2020

    Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Davis Wright

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP helped director M. Night Shyamalan and Apple TV+ defeat a copyright lawsuit over the series "Servant," led Showtime's win in a defamation suit over the show "Billions," and successfully represented Simon & Schuster in a battle over President Donald Trump's niece's damning tell-all book, earning the firm a spot among Law360's 2020 Media and Entertainment Practice Groups of the Year.

  • November 25, 2020

    The Firms That Dominated In 2020

    The eight law firms topping Law360's Firms of the Year managed to win 54 Practice Group of the Year awards among them, for guiding landmark deals, scoring victories in high-profile disputes and helping companies navigate uncharted legal seas made rough by the coronavirus pandemic.

  • November 25, 2020

    Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year

    Law360 congratulates the winners of its 2020 Practice Groups of the Year awards, which honor the law firms behind the litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry in the past year.

  • February 06, 2020

    Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: O'Melveny

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP sealed an appellate victory for AT&T's $85.4 billion purchase of Time Warner and secured for 21st Century Fox Inc. a $128 million reduction on a $179 million arbitration award, earning a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Media & Entertainment Groups of the Year.

  • February 05, 2020

    Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Munger Tolles

    Munger Tolles & Olson LLP scored numerous victories on behalf of Disney, including a $62 million jury award for statutory damages in a copyright lawsuit against VidAngel, earning the firm a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Media & Entertainment Groups of the Year.

  • February 04, 2020

    Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Jenner & Block

    Jenner & Block LLP received a definitive Ninth Circuit victory in a long-running copyright case over the works of John Steinbeck, negotiated a deal on behalf of FOX Sports for a new gambling partnership and scored a victory for FanDuel in a class action suit, earning it a spot among Law360's 2019 Media & Entertainment Groups of the Year.

  • February 03, 2020

    Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Davis Wright

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP successfully represented BuzzFeed as it beat back defamation claims by a Russian tech executive concerning the publication of a dossier alleging ties between Russia and Donald Trump's campaign, earning the firm a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Media & Entertainment Groups of the Year.

  • January 31, 2020

    Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Covington

    Covington & Burling LLP advised Disney through the antitrust regulatory process for its $71 billion deal with 21st Century Fox and represented major record labels in copyright lawsuits against Charter Communications over music piracy, earning the firm a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Media & Entertainment Groups of the Year.

  • January 11, 2020

    The Firms That Dominated In 2019

    Law360's top seven Firms of the Year cleaned up at the 2019 Practice Group of the Year awards, notching a combined 46 wins after spending the past year helping companies navigate blockbuster deals and secure key high court rulings.

  • January 10, 2020

    Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year

    Law360 congratulates the winners of its 2019 Practice Groups of the Year awards, which honor the law firms behind the litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry in the past year.

  • February 14, 2019

    Media Group Of The Year: Munger Tolles

    Munger Tolles & Olson LLP has long been at the forefront of media and entertainment litigation, in 2018 representing Disney in cases against RedBox and VidAngel and defending FX Networks in a suit brought by actress Olivia de Havilland, earning the firm a spot on Law360's list of Media and Entertainment Practice Groups of the Year.

  • February 13, 2019

    Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Kirkland & Ellis

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP secured a win for Fox News Network at the Second Circuit that clarified the fair use doctrine for copyrights of video clips collated by other websites, earning the firm a spot among Law360's Media and Entertainment Groups of the Year.

  • February 12, 2019

    Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Hueston Hennigan

    Hueston Hennigan LLP's media and entertainment practice group has made a name for itself handling a long-running saga of litigation involving media mogul Sumner Redstone, a trademark suit for Walt Disney subsidiaries, and a constitutional challenge to a California law on behalf of IMDb, earning the group a spot on Law360's list of 2018 Media and Entertainment Practice Groups of the Year.

  • February 11, 2019

    Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Davis Wright

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's work helping Buzzfeed beat back a defamation suit after the media outlet published a dossier connecting Russia and then-President-elect Donald Trump, along with successfully defending client Universal Pictures in a case the firm said will empower members of the entertainment industry, earned it a spot among Law360's 2018 Media and Entertainment Groups of the Year.

  • February 08, 2019

    Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Davis Polk

    Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP in 2018 represented Comcast as the media giant acquired British media company Sky for £30.6 billion and guided Spotify's financial advisers as the streaming service completed an unusual direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange, earning the firm a spot as one of Law360's Media and Entertainment Groups of the Year.

  • January 11, 2019

    The Firms That Dominated In 2018

    Law360's top four Firms of the Year notched a combined 32 Practice Group of the Year awards after successfully securing wins in bet-the-company matters and closing high-profile, big-ticket deals for clients throughout 2018.

  • January 11, 2019

    Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year

    Law360 congratulates the winners of its 2018 Practice Group of the Year awards, which honor the law firms behind the litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry in the past year.

  • February 01, 2018

    Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Munger Tolles

    Munger Tolles & Olson LLP’s entertainment team this year won a copyright case for Walt Disney and successfully defended the Motion Picture Association of America, among other victories, earning the group a spot among Law360’s Media and Entertainment Practice Groups of the Year.

  • January 31, 2018

    Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: O'Melveny & Myers

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP in 2017 freed The Walt Disney Co. from a copyright feud in federal court over the film “Zootopia” and represented Lionsgate in its joint $1 billion sale of premium pay television network Epix to Metro Goldwyn Mayer, earning a spot among Law360’s Media & Entertainment Practice Groups of the Year.

  • January 30, 2018

    Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Jenner & Block

    Jenner & Block LLP in the past year obtained a $13.15 million jury verdict for John Steinbeck’s stepdaughter in a case over rights to the late author’s works and secured reversal of a ruling that would have let certain websites stream Fox Television Station’s copyrighted programming, landing among Law360’s Media & Entertainment Practice Groups of the Year.

  • January 29, 2018

    Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Davis Wright

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP in 2017 successfully expanded protections for reporters against revealing sources and quashed a libel claim lobbed by billionaire Sheldon Adelson against a reporter who labeled him “foul-mouthed” in a story, earning a spot among Law360’s Media & Entertainment Practice Groups of the Year.

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