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Rankings: Practice Groups of the Year
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January 25, 2012
International Trade Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn
The international trade team at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP scored a victory for the Japanese steel industry in anti-dumping proceedings over hot-rolled steel, and secured an Office of Foreign Assets Control general license unblocking a state-owned Libyan shipping company's funds, two of the achievements that won Gibson Dunn a place among Law360's International Trade Groups of 2011.
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January 24, 2012
Health Group Of The Year: Weil Gotshal & Manges
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP represented French drug maker Sanofi SA in its pursuit of Massachusetts-based biotechnology company Genzyme Corp., using an unusual strategy to win over shareholders and turning what began as a hostile bid into a friendly $20.1 billion takeover, landing the firm a place among Law360's Health Groups of 2011.
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January 24, 2012
Appellate Group Of The Year: WilmerHale
Among the cases WilmerHale argued before the U.S. Supreme Court last year included its appellate attorneys persuading justices that patent invalidity must be proved by clear and convincing evidence in a closely watched case involving Microsoft Corp. and that the Bayh-Dole Act doesn't automatically vest patent rights to federal contractors, earning the firm a spot on Law360's Appellate Groups of 2011.
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January 24, 2012
Project Finance Group Of The Year: White & Case
The project finance team at White & Case LLP handled more than $25 billion worth of transactions in the oil and gas, chemical and petrochemical, power and renewable energy fields in 2011, including a $20 billion joint venture in Saudi Arabia, earning it a spot among Law360's Project Finance Groups of 2011.
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January 24, 2012
White Collar Group Of The Year: Steptoe
With high-profile trial wins, such as the acquittal of GlaxoSmithKline PLC's counsel Lauren Stevens in a federal obstruction case, and successful closed-door negotiations, including the one secured for indicted tax attorney Evan H. Snapper, Steptoe & Johnson LLP continued to bolster its industry reputation last year, earning it a spot on Law360's White Collar Groups of 2011.
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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.
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January 23, 2012
White Collar Group Of The Year: Ropes & Gray
Ropes & Gray LLP had plenty to celebrate in 2011 as the firm's white collar team amassed a long list of wins and favorable settlements in marquee cases like the Abramoff lobbying scandal and the acquittal of embroiled GlaxoSmithKline PLC attorney Lauren Stevens, earning the group a spot on Law360's White Collar Practice Groups of 2011.
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January 23, 2012
Health Group Of The Year: Ropes & Gray
Ropes & Gray LLP earned a spot on Law360's list of Health Groups of 2011 not because of its work in the courtroom, but in the boardroom, helping to broker a trio of billion-dollar transactions, topped by biotechnology company Genzyme Corp.'s $20.1 billion sale to French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis SA.
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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.
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January 23, 2012
Project Finance Group Of The Year: Skadden
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP has helped secure financing for several major infrastructure and energy projects over the past 12 months, including $350 million for the largest residential solar photovoltaic endeavor in American history, earning it a spot among Law360's Project Finance Groups of 2011.
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January 23, 2012
Appellate Group Of The Year: Sidley Austin
Sidley Austin LLP's appellate attorneys convinced the U.S. Supreme Court last year to keep courts from regulating greenhouse gas emissions, to overturn a $3 billion dollar award against government contractors and to let railroads sue over a state tax, earning the firm a spot on Law360's Appellate Groups of 2011.
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January 20, 2012
Health Group Of The Year: Covington & Burling
Attorneys from Covington & Burling LLP's life sciences group helped Eli Lilly & Co. unravel a long-standing marketing partnership with Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. in an arrangement that could net Eli Lilly some $1.6 billion, one of several victories that earned the firm a spot among Law360's Health Groups of 2011.
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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.
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January 20, 2012
Appellate Group Of The Year: Quinn Emanuel
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP appellate attorneys successfully convinced the U.S. Supreme Court that federal law preempted state vaccine design defect suits, broke new ground in arbitration battles and effectively defended major media companies, victories that earned the firm a place among Law360's Appellate Groups of 2011.
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January 20, 2012
White Collar Group Of The Year: Hogan Lovells
Hogan Lovells' investigations, white collar and fraud practice group scored several high-profile victories in 2011, from the resolution of a years-old international meat dispute to the successful appeal of a health care executive's conviction, earning the team a spot among Law360's White Collar Groups of 2011.
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January 20, 2012
Project Finance Group Of The Year: Orrick
The project finance team at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP secured billions of dollars in public and private financing for clients over the past 12 months, including $2.2 billion for BrightSource Energy Inc. to pay for a landmark solar energy project in California's Mojave Desert, earning it a spot among Law360's Project Finance Groups of 2011.
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January 19, 2012
Health Care Group Of The Year: Arnold & Porter
Arnold & Porter LLP helped Astra USA Inc. secure a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that prevented third-party beneficiaries from suing drug companies for allegedly overcharging for drugs purchased through a federal government program, one of several high-profile victories that earned the firm a place among Law360's Health Practice Groups of 2011.
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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.
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January 19, 2012
Project Finance Group Of The Year: Morrison & Foerster
Morrison & Foerster LLP represented the U.S. Department of Energy in providing more than $1.4 billion in loan guarantees for a massive solar energy project in California's Mojave Desert, helping it earn a place on Law360's list of Project Finance Groups of 2011.
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January 19, 2012
White Collar Group Of The Year: Crowell & Moring
A cross-firm, integrated approach to cases and a strong sense of teamwork helped Crowell & Moring LLP's white collar and regulatory enforcement group to such 2011 wins as a complete defense victory for Blackwater Worldwide Inc.'s founder in a False Claims Act case — and landed the team among Law360's White Collar Groups of the Year.
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January 19, 2012
Appellate Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn
The appellate group at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP notched a landmark victory for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. that reshaped class action law and a helped limit the scope of liability for securities fraud in a case involving Janus Capital Group Inc., earning the firm a spot on Law360's Appellate Groups of 2011.
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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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January 18, 2012
White Collar Group Of The Year: Covington
The previous year saw Covington & Burling LLP's white collar defense and investigations group defend high-profile companies and individuals in jurisdictions stretching from Washington to Kiev, and in cases ranging from pharmaceutical and securities enforcement to high-stakes political persecutions, earning the group a spot on Law360's list of White Collar Groups of 2011.
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January 18, 2012
Health Group Of The Year: Akin Gump
Winning a Medicare reimbursement victory over the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this year worth hundreds of millions of dollars for hospitals around the country helped Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's health industry practice earn a place among Law360's Health Groups of 2011.
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January 18, 2012
Appellate Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown
In a long-planned move that turned the world of consumer class action law on its head, the appellate team at Mayer Brown LLP successfully argued AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion before the U.S. Supreme Court, earning the firm a top spot on Law360's Appellate Groups of 2011.