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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 29, 2020

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher

    Simpson Thacher advised on a plethora of private equity transactions in 2019, including Blackstone Group's $18.7 billion acquisition of the logistics assets of investment manager GLP and Hellman & Friedman's $11 billion buyout of human resources software provider Ultimate Software, earning the firm a spot among Law360's 2019 Private Equity Groups of the Year.

  • January 28, 2020

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Ropes & Gray

    Ropes & Gray LLP guided more than $91 billion in over 200 private equity transactions in the year ended Oct. 15, including advising Bain Capital LLC in the creation of a new biopharmaceutical company and the acquisition of U.S. Renal Care Inc., earning the firm a spot among Law360's 2019 Private Equity Groups of the Year.

  • January 27, 2020

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Kirkland

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP represented private equity giants Thoma Bravo LLC in its $2.1 billion buyout of cybersecurity group Imperva Inc. and guided Bain Capital on its $2 billion acquisition of Rocket Software, earning the firm a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Private Equity Groups of the Year.

  • January 24, 2020

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Davis Polk

    Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP handled many major private equity matters over the past year, including guiding across the finish line Brookfield Business Partners' $13.2 billion deal for the power solutions business of Johnson Controls and steering Warburg Pincus in a $5.1 billion transaction involving portfolio company SemGroup, earning the firm a spot among Law360's 2019 Private Equity Groups of the Year.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • February 08, 2019

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP won the attention of the private equity world in the past year in part by spearheading KKR & Co. Inc.'s $9.9 billion purchase of Envision Healthcare, making it one of Law360's Practice Groups of the Year.

  • February 07, 2019

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Latham

    Latham & Watkins LLP's private equity practice ushered forward some of the biggest deals in the industry this year, including The Carlyle Group's partnership with GIC in acquiring an AkzoNobel chemicals unit for €10.1 billion, making the firm a Law360 Private Equity Group of the Year.

  • February 06, 2019

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Ropes & Gray

    Ropes & Gray LLP advised on close to 250 private equity deals over the past year, including helping Bain Capital complete its controversial, multibillion-dollar acquisition of Toshiba Corp.'s memory business amid a trade war between the U.S. and China, landing the firm on Law360's list of 2018 Private Equity Groups of the Year.

  • February 05, 2019

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Kirkland

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP represented Bain Capital in the estimated $8 billion sale of BMC Software Inc. and guided General Motors Corp. through nearly $5 billion worth of investments into its self-driving cars unit, earning the firm a spot as one of Law360's Private Equity Groups of the Year for the eighth year in a row.

  • February 04, 2019

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Dechert

    Dechert LLP's private equity practice is consistently on the cutting edge of the industry, guiding important deals for major names like Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC Private Ltd. and Sun Capital Partners to earn a place as one of Law360's 2018 Practice Groups of the Year.

  • February 01, 2019

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Debevoise & Plimpton

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP spent the last year helping major private equity firms complete billions of dollars worth of deals, including a $4.1 billion agreement involving the acquisition and subsequent splitting up of Kindred Healthcare, landing the firm on Law360's list of 2018 Private Equity 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

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Weil Gotshal & Manges

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's private equity group turned in a busy 2017, advising more than 250 private equity transactions valued at nearly $115 billion, earning it a spot for the second year running as one of Law360's Practice Groups of the Year.

  • January 31, 2018

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's private equity team was on point in 2017, executing an array of deals for frequent clients like KKR and even boasting a banner two-deal day in July, making it one of Law360's Practice Groups of the Year.

  • January 30, 2018

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Ropes & Gray

    Ropes & Gray LLP led a business group’s $18 billion acquisition of Toshiba Corp.’s semiconductor business, showcasing its ability to create an intricate international deal on an epic scale, while also striking a series of other nine- and 10-figure deals notable in their own right, placing the firm among Law360’s Private Equity Practice Groups of the Year.

  • January 29, 2018

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Latham & Watkins

    Latham & Watkins LLP advised major investment companies in high-value consortium deals — including a $2.2 billion acquisition of power plants by longtime client ArcLight Capital Partners in a joint venture with Blackstone Group — landing a spot among Law360's Private Equity Practice Groups of The Year.

  • January 26, 2018

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Kirkland & Ellis

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP continued its private equity reign in 2017 by advising longtime client Bain Capital, along with Cinven, in its $6.3 billion public takeover offer for Stada Arzneimittel AG while also aiding flourishing clients such as Blackstone in its $6.1 billion acquisition of TeamHealth Holdings, landing the firm a spot among Law360's Private Equity Groups of the Year for the seventh year in a row.

  • January 12, 2018

    The Firms That Dominated In 2017

    Law360’s Firms of the Year rose above the competition with a combined 24 Practice Group of the Year awards after helping their clients win game-changing judgments and close record-breaking deals in 2017. Here’s a closer look at how they landed at the top.

  • January 12, 2018

    Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year

    Law360 congratulates the winners of its 2017 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 16, 2017

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Weil Gotshal & Manges

    In a year of slowing deal flow for much of the sector, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's private equity group turned in a busy 2016, advising more than 130 private equity transactions valued at nearly $100 billion, earning it a spot as one of Law360’s 2016 Practice Groups of the Year.

  • February 15, 2017

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher

    With its recent work on a range of multibillion-dollar private equity transactions, including several Blackstone Group deals and efforts to close out Dell Inc. and Silver Lake Partners’ massive $67 billion acquisition of EMC Corp., Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has earned a spot as one of Law360’s 2016 Practice Groups of the Year.

  • February 14, 2017

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Latham & Watkins

    Latham & Watkins LLP’s private equity group helped guide private equity firms, both large and small, on some of 2016’s most complex cross-border deals, including Energy Capital Partners’ $3.3 billion purchase of a portfolio of power plants, landing it a spot among Law360’s 2016 Private Equity Groups of the Year.

  • February 13, 2017

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Kirkland & Ellis

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP has spent the last year advising The Blackstone Group, KKR & Co. LP and other leading private equity firms on complex acquisitions and transactions involving billions of dollars, earning it a spot among Law360’s Practice Groups of the Year.

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