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 04, 2012

    Employment Group Of The Year: Greenberg Traurig

    When faced with irate employees out for blood and a multimillion-dollar damages verdict, Greenberg Traurig LLP's labor attorneys snagged a bargain-rate settlement for their clients, just one of many victories that earned the firm's labor and employment practice a position among Law360's Employment Groups of 2011.

  • January 04, 2012

    M&A Group Of The Year: Kirkland & Ellis

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP's mergers and acquisitions team racked up a series of blockbuster deals in 2011 that were noted as much for their complexity as their dollar totals, earning the team a spot on Law360's list of practice groups of the year.

  • January 04, 2012

    Privacy & CP Group of the Year: Cooley

    Few technology companies are more closely entwined with the personal information of their users than Facebook Inc., and Cooley LLP earned a spot on Law360's list of Privacy and Consumer Protection Groups of 2011 by helping the social networking giant fend off a string of class actions over its use of users' personal data.

  • January 04, 2012

    Environmental Group Of The Year: Jones Day

    Jones Day achieved a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruling blocking federal common law nuisance claims over greenhouse gas emissions and rescued multiple coal-fired plants from the threat of massive Clean Air Act penalties for the actions of prior owners, making it home to one of Law360's Environmental Practice Groups of 2011.

  • January 04, 2012

    Securities Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn

    Facing a deluge of suits that began after New York launched a market timing probe of the mutual fund business, Janus Capital Management LLC opted to fight, turning to Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, which fought off 67 suits over seven years including a signature win before the U.S. Supreme Court in June — victories that earned the firm's securities team a spot on Law360's list of Securities Groups of 2011.

  • January 03, 2012

    Privacy & CP Practice Group Of The Year: Arnold & Porter

    Arnold & Porter LLP attorneys helped convince the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a Vermont law prohibiting pharmaceutical companies from marketing physician prescription data, one of several victories that earned the firm a spot among Law360's Privacy and Consumer Protection Groups of 2011.

  • January 03, 2012

    M&A Group of the Year: Cravath, Swaine & Moore

    With Cravath, Swaine & Moore routinely taking on multibillion-dollar mergers and helping to fend off hostile takeover bids like Nasdaq's in the NYSE Euronext, Deutsche Boerse merger, the firm's full arsenal was on display in the mergers and acquisitions arena in 2011, earning it a spot as one of Law360's practice groups of the year.

  • January 03, 2012

    IP Group of the Year: Kirkland

    From helping Apple Inc. protect its iPhone patents from HTC Corp. smartphones to leading the Associated Press in its copyright infringement case over Shepard Fairey's Obama "Hope" posters, Kirkland & Ellis LLP's intellectual property team notched big wins across the board in 2011, earning a spot on Law360's list of IP Groups of 2011.

  • January 03, 2012

    Securities Group Of The Year: Cleary Gottlieb

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's representation of global financial giants in litigation stemming from Bernard Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme — including the firm's $6.6 billion victory for client HSBC Holdings PLC — has helped it earn recognition as one of Law360's Securities Practice Groups of 2011.

  • January 03, 2012

    Employment Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's labor and employment practice group racked up a series of landmark victories in 2011, ranging from helping Wal-Mart Stores Inc. defeat the certification of the largest class in history to getting the National Labor Relations Board's controversial case against The Boeing Co. dropped, earning the group a spot on Law360's list of practice groups of the year.

  • January 03, 2012

    Environmental Group Of The Year: Hunton & Williams

    Hunton & Williams LLP's environmental practice group secured groundbreaking triumphs in cases of first impression over climate change nuisance claims and Clean Air Act permitting rules last year, earning it a place as one of Law360's Environmental Groups of 2011.

  • January 02, 2012

    Law360's 2011 Practice Groups Of The Year

    Law360 is pleased to announce the winners of its 2011 Practice Groups of the Year series.

  • February 04, 2011

    Energy Group Of The Year: Vinson & Elkins

    In the past year, Vinson & Elkins LLP helped guide a Chinese state-owned company through a deal with Chesapeake Energy Corp. worth $2.2 billion, among hundreds of other transactions, making it one of Law360's Energy Groups of 2010.

  • February 04, 2011

    Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Wiley Rein

    Wiley Rein LLP's representation of Boeing Co. in an ongoing $35 billion procurement fight with Airbus SAS over aerial tankers — which has been called one of the biggest procurement disputes in history in terms of dollar value — has earned it a spot on Law360's Government Contracts Groups of 2010.

  • February 04, 2011

    International Trade Group Of The Year: Wiley Rein

    Wiley Rein LLP's international trade practice scored high-profile victories for clients including Maverick Tube Corp. and the Diamond Sawblades Manufacturers Coalition last year, which helped earn the team a place among Law360's International Trade Groups of 2010

  • February 03, 2011

    Energy Group Of The Year: Sidley Austin

    Sidley Austin LLP has helped ExxonMobil and TransCanada Corp. press forward with their more than $30 billion plan for a natural gas pipeline from Alaska to North American markets and assisted TransCanada in its efforts to construct North America’s largest greenfield energy project, earning the law firm a spot among Law360’s Energy Groups of 2010.

  • February 03, 2011

    International Trade Group Of The Year: S&C

    During the past year, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's international trade and investment practice group guided Barclays Bank PLC, Wachovia Bank NA, Eni SpA and others through the resolution of high-profile civil and criminal enforcement actions in some of the most complex areas of the law, making it one of Law360's International Trade Groups of 2010.

  • February 03, 2011

    Gov't Contracts Group Of The Year: Sheppard Mullin

    For the team at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP — the group responsible for arguing both sides of the same issue to first overturn, then sustain defense contracts on behalf of ICx Nomadics Inc. — versatility was key in earning a spot as one of Law360's Government Contracts Groups of 2010.

  • February 02, 2011

    International Trade Group Of The Year: Steptoe

    Steptoe and Johnson LLP's international trade department scored a victory for SKF USA Inc. in a long-running anti-dumping suit in 2010 and represented the government of China in its first-ever case as a complainant before the World Trade Organization, earning the firm a spot among Law360's International Trade Groups of 2010.

  • February 02, 2011

    Energy Group Of The Year: Pillsbury

    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP's impressive victories for energy clients, including key wins concerning wholesale natural gas markets and nuclear waste storage, earned the firm a place among Law360's Energy Groups of 2010.

  • February 02, 2011

    Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Pillsbury

    With work covering government contracts for nuclear waste disposal, halfway houses, safety support services and more, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP won several key victories in 2010, netting the firm a spot among Law360's Government Contracts Groups of 2010.

  • February 01, 2011

    Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Perkins Coie

    Perkins Coie LLP's government contracts group helped mega-contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. sidestep a $720 million False Claims Act suit last year, one of a number of accomplishments that landed the firm a spot among Law360's Government Contracts Groups of 2010.

  • February 01, 2011

    International Trade Group Of The Year: Sidley

    Last year, Sidley Austin LLP represented Airbus SAS at the World Trade Organization, South Korea during follow-on negotiations of a 2007 trade agreement with the U.S. and Hartford Fire Insurance Co. in a $1 billion class action over customs bonds, making it one of Law360's International Trade Groups of 2010.

  • February 01, 2011

    Energy Group Of The Year: Hogan Lovells

    The merger last year that formed trans-Atlantic behemoth Hogan Lovells also fused two sprawling energy practices, and the combined group has been busy in the United States successfully opposing and siding with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, placing the firm among Law360's Energy Groups of 2010.

  • January 31, 2011

    Energy Group Of The Year: Baker Botts

    Baker Botts LLP has tallied an impressive record in energy mergers — advising in more than 50 deals totaling more than $70 billion in the past year — while undertaking high-profile energy-efficiency initiatives, earning the firm a place among Law360's Energy Groups of 2010.

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