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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 25, 2013

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Paul Weiss

    A dedication to pursuing sophisticated private equity fundraisings and transactions for the industry's largest clients led to several blockbuster deals for the private equity group of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, earning it a spot on Law360's PE Practice Groups of the Year.

  • January 24, 2013

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Kirkland & Ellis

    With nearly 350 attorneys and almost as many clients, Kirkland & Ellis LLP boasts what is likely Big Law's biggest and broadest private equity practice. In 2012, it proved it was one of its most capable, too, tackling a dozen billion-dollar buyouts from large-cap investors and covering the middle market from Chicago to Shanghai.

  • January 01, 2013

    Law360 Selects Top Practice Groups Of The Year

    Law360 is pleased to announce the winners of this year's Practice Groups of the Year award.

  • January 24, 2012

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Willkie Farr

    While megadeals captivated much of the private equity world in 2011's rebound, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP put together an unparalleled resume of mid-market transactions, earning the firm a growing roster of diverse clientele and a nod as one of Law360's practice groups of the year.

  • January 23, 2012

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Skadden

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP ranged across the deal market in 2011, working with private equity firms of every order on transactions that included The Blackstone Group LP's $1 billion sale of its theme park interests and Trimaran Capital Partners LLC's $340 million sale of Standard Steel LLC, making it one of Law360's Private Equity Groups of 2011.

  • January 20, 2012

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's 2011 resume includes the year's biggest leveraged buyout of a U.S.-based company and five multibillion-dollar fund closings, a one-two punch that continues to earn the firm business from the sector's biggest names, along with a nod as one of Law360's Private Equity Practice Groups of 2011.

  • January 19, 2012

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Ropes & Gray

    The private equity group at Ropes & Gray LLP helped TPG Capital LP navigate its acquisition of J. Crew Group Inc. in one of the year's most controversial buyouts and negotiated some of 2011's largest private equity deals, earning it a spot on Law360's list of Private Equity Groups of 2011.

  • January 18, 2012

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Kirkland & Ellis

    With more than 300 attorneys who work in the world of private equity, Kirkland & Ellis LLP is an 800-pound gorilla in the buyout jungle. Despite a down year for the industry overall, the Chicago-based firm worked 174 deals totaling $33 billion in 2011 and also expanded its practice abroad, earning it a spot on Law360's list of Private Equity Groups of 2011.

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