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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 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

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • February 10, 2017

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Debevoise & Plimpton

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP’s private equity group advised global PE investment firm HarbourVest Partners' £1.1 billion ($1.37 billion) initial takeover bid and subsequent £806.6 million acquisition of the investment portfolio of publicly listed investment fund SVG Capital, one of the transactions that earned it a place on Law360's 2016 Private Equity Groups of the Year.

  • January 09, 2017

    The Firms That Dominated In 2016

    Law360's Firms of the Year rose above the competition in 2016 by earning a combined 20 Practice Group of the Year awards on the strength of work that helped their clients attain game-changing judgments and close record deals.

  • January 09, 2017

    Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year

    Law360 congratulates the winners of its 2016 Practice Group of the Year awards, the law firms that racked up victories in litigation and closed the big deals to make their mark among clients and throughout the legal industry.

  • January 29, 2016

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher

    Simpson Thacher's private equity practice steered some of the year's largest deals and fundraisings, drawing on its financing prowess to champion Dell's $67 billion EMC buyout and Blackstone's $15.8 billion real estate fund, landing the firm among Law360's Practice Groups Of The Year.

  • January 28, 2016

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Kirkland & Ellis

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP spent the last year ushering billions of dollars' worth of deals across the globe for Thoma Bravo, Sycamore Partners, Bain Capital LP and other private equity clients old and new, earning the firm a spot among Law360's Private Equity Groups of the Year for the fifth consecutive year.

  • January 27, 2016

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn

    Long established as a major law firm player in the private equity space, Gibson Dunn worked on a pair of billion-dollar deals for Lone Star Funds this past year as the firm continued grabbing work on some of 2015's largest private equity matters and secured a place among Law360’s Private Equity Groups of the Year.

  • January 26, 2016

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Fried Frank

    Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP’s private equity group has helped structure some of the past year’s most complicated deals, including Permira Fund’s $925 million acquisition of eBay Enterprise, landing it a spot on Law360's Private Equity Groups of the Year.

  • December 18, 2015

    The Firms That Dominated In 2015

    Three legal stalwarts landed at the top of the pack in 2015 to take the title of Law360's Firms of the Year, bolstered by their combined 27 Practice Group of the Year wins and their deft handling of high-stakes, high-profile work.

  • December 18, 2015

    Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year

    Law360 would like to congratulate the winners of its Practice Group of the Year awards, given to those firms that came through for clients by sealing the biggest deals and securing wins in high-stakes litigation.

  • February 18, 2015

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Weil Gotshal

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's private equity group led the pack when it came to PE deals in 2014, sewing up billion-dollar transactions in several industries across the globe and earning itself a place on Law360's list of Private Equity Practice Groups of the Year.

  • February 17, 2015

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Skadden

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP’s private equity team continued its dominance in 2014 by steering Permira’s $3.5 billion sale of Arysta Lifescience Ltd. and a series of multibillion-dollar transactions for Fortress Investment Group LLC, making it one of Law360’s Private Equity Practice Groups of the Year.

  • February 13, 2015

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's private equity team counts such industry giants as The Blackstone Group LP and KKR & Co. LP as loyal clients and helped guide a considerable number of blockbuster deals in 2014, landing the team a spot among Law360’s Private Equity Groups of the Year.

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