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Rankings: Practice Groups of the Year
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January 21, 2014
Government Contracts Group of the Year: Fried Frank
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP burnished its reputation in the thorny field of bid protests with a successful defense of Science Applications International Corp.'s $500 million contract and expanded its presence in corporate transactions in the past year, earning the firm a place as one of Law360's Government Contracts Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 21, 2014
White Collar Group Of The Year: Shearman & Sterling
Shearman & Sterling LLP secured two acquittals in the prosecution of price-fixing in the liquid crystal display flatscreen industry and is engaged in a closely watched appeal that could affect the way hedge fund executives are prosecuted under insider trading laws, earning the firm a place among Law360's White Collar Practice Groups of 2013.
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January 21, 2014
International Trade Group Of The Year: Sidley Austin
Finding success in a range of international trade matters, including Japan's World Trade Organization challenge against Canada over green energy incentives that included local content requirements, Sidley Austin LLP secured itself a spot among Law360's Practice Groups of the Year for the fourth straight year.
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January 21, 2014
Hospitality Group Of The Year: Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins LLP's successful handling of some of the most complex deals in the hotel and gaming space has recently garnered the firm a slew of new high-profile clients — including MCR Development LLC, which turned to Latham for a $430 million portfolio buy — as well as a spot on Law360's Hospitality Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 21, 2014
Technology Group Of The Year: Weil Gotshal
Notching a series of major achievements, including a win for Apple Inc. in its patent feud with rival Motorola Mobility LLC and advising Yahoo Inc. in a flurry of intellectual property transactions, has earned Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP a spot among Law360's 2013 Technology Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 21, 2014
Competition Group Of The Year: Crowell & Moring
Steering Coventry Health Care Inc. through its $5.7 billion acquisition by rival health insurer Aetna Inc. and helping convince the D.C. Circuit to vacate the certification of a massive class of rail shippers in a price-fixing case against CSX Transportation Inc. and others landed Crowell & Moring LLP a spot among Law360's Competition Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 21, 2014
Consumer Protection Group Of The Year: Kelley Drye
From litigation defense in consumer false advertising litigation to high-stakes proceedings before the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus over ad claims brought by rival businesses, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP's consumer protection team delivered strong result for multiple, A-list corporate clients, earning it a spot among Law360's Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 21, 2014
Real Estate Group Of The Year: Greenberg Traurig
Greenberg Traurig LLP engineered some of 2013's most prolific real estate deals, including the $3.3 billion sale of SuperValu Inc.'s supermarket chains and the $1.1 billion sale of Sony Corp.'s Manhattan headquarters, making it one of Law360's Real Estate Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 17, 2014
Consumer Protection Group Of The Year: Crowell & Moring
Crowell & Moring LLP had a busy 2013 — its work with AT&T, DuPont and Matrixx Initiatives, along with its efforts to help clients distinguish their products in a hectic, overcrowded market, earned the firm a spot among Law360's Consumer Protection Groups of the Year.
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January 17, 2014
Competition Group Of The Year: Covington & Burling
Covington & Burling LLP's antitrust practice group made short work of billions in competition claims facing Citigroup Inc. over alleged manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate, one of several victories during the past 12 months that made it one of Law 360's Competition Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 17, 2014
Hospitality Group Of The Year: Greenberg Traurig
Greenberg Traurig LLP secured several high-profile, unique deals for its clients in 2013, including an $925 million hotel and casino project near Washington, D.C., and two new venues for the famed Brooklyn Bowl nightspot, earning itself a spot on Law360's Hospitality Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 17, 2014
Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Crowell & Moring
Crowell & Moring LLP had a banner year in 2013, fending off challenges to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services’s hotly contested $3.5 billion U.S. Navy information technology contrac,t and routing False Claims Act suits brought against the defense contractor formerly known as Blackwater, earning it a spot on Law360’s Government Contracts Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 17, 2014
Real Estate Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn
Gibson Dunn's real estate group represented lender, investor and operator clients in some of the biggest deals of 2013, including Rockpoint Group LLC and Fisher Brothers' $2 billion acquisition and financing of two Manhattan properties, making them one of Law360's Real Estate Groups of the Year.
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January 17, 2014
Technology Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP's work in high-profile tech deals, including Silver Lake Partners' $25 billion acquisition of Dell Inc., along with its success in a slew of major intellectual property fights, has secured a space for the firm among Law360's Technology Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 17, 2014
International Trade Group Of The Year: Kelley Drye
Over the past year, the international trade team at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP scored numerous wins before U.S. government agencies to level the playing field for domestic producers and also aided in defending the constitutionality of a critical trade remedy law, earning itself a spot among Law360's International Trade Groups of the Year.
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January 17, 2014
Practice Group Of The Year: Morrison & Foerster
Morrison & Foerster LLP's white collar attorneys have twice defeated Manhattan's feared federal prosecutors at trials over a semiconductor company CEO's alleged stock-options backdating and pursued MF Global Holdings Ltd.'s leadership after the brokerage's collapse, earning the firm a spot among Law360's Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 16, 2014
Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Arnold & Porter
From winning a hotly contested protest over the CIA's $600 million cloud services contract to bolstering its ranks with a former U.S. Air Force general counsel, Arnold & Porter LLP's continuing successes in national security and contracting law have earned it a place among Law360's Government Contracts Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 16, 2014
International Trade Group Of The Year: Curtis
Successfully challenging the Commerce Department's method for calculating duty margins in a case alleging targeted dumping of coated photo paper, and helping Vietnam argue that a provision in U.S. trade law violates a World Trade Organization agreement, Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle LLP has earned itself a spot among Law360's International Trade Groups of the Year.
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January 16, 2014
Technology Group Of The Year: Fenwick & West
Fenwick & West LLP was an all-around technology powerhouse in 2013, advising a roster that includes Silicon Valley’s biggest names in billions’ worth of mergers and acquisitions, securing crucial trademark wins and creating innovative defenses in securities litigation, earning it a spot on Law360’s Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 16, 2014
Securities Group Of The Year: Skadden
In 2013, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP defeated the Madoff trustee's attempt to revive billions of dollars in claims against client UniCredit SpA while also guiding Bank of America Corp. to a major appellate victory in a battle with shareholders over its Merrill Lynch & Co. subsidiary, just two of the cases that helped earn the firm a spot among Law360's Securities Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 16, 2014
White Collar Group Of The Year: Irell & Manella
Irell & Manella LLP's white collar defense team last year won the dismissal of two high-profile criminal indictments — including the first ever criminal robosigning indictment — after uncovering evidence of prosecutorial misconduct in both cases, earning the firm a spot among Law360's White Collar Practice Groups of 2013.
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January 16, 2014
Competition Group of the Year: Cohen Milstein
Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC secured a $1.06 billion price-fixing judgment in a class action against The Dow Chemical Co. and helped consumers ink a $75 million settlement with Penguin Group USA Inc. in litigation over e-books, landing the firm a spot among Law360's Competition Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 16, 2014
Hospitality Group Of The Year: Dentons
Sealing more than $6.3 billion in deals, including KSL Capital Partners LLC's $320 million purchase of two U.K. hotel brands and a Playa Hotels & Resorts BV transaction that marked Hyatt Hotels Corp.'s entry into the resort market, Dentons has earned a spot on Law360's Hospitality Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 16, 2014
Consumer Protection Group Of The Year: BuckleySandler
With pressure on the consumer financial industry on the rise, BuckleySandler LLP has solidified its position in the field as a nimble, smaller firm that delivers BigLaw results, earning itself the distinction as one of Law360's Consumer Protection Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 16, 2014
Real Estate Group Of The Year: Cleary Gottlieb
The real estate practice group at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP worked on aspects of a broad range of complex transactions in 2013, including the sale of a minority stake in New York's iconic General Motors Building to foreign investors, earning itself a place among Law360's Real Estate Practice Groups of the Year.