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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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September 20, 2022
MVP: Ropes & Gray's Jason Freedman
Jason Freedman of Ropes & Gray LLP's private equity practice led the team representing TPG Capital in its purchase of a 30% stake in DirecTV as it was carved out from AT&T Inc. into a new $16.25 billion entity, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Private Equity MVPs.
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September 20, 2022
MVP: Morgan Lewis' Levi McAllister
Levi McAllister of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP helped Nuvve Holding Corp. establish a first-of-its kind deal with school districts for an electric bus fleet that puts power back into the grid and represents Evergo as it tries to set up its first vehicle charging stations in the United States, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Transportation MVPs.
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September 20, 2022
MVP: Jones Day's Melissa Stear Gorsline
As co-lead counsel for a Canadian gold mining company seeking nearly $1 billion in arbitration against Kazakhstan, Melissa Stear Gorsline of Jones Day helped obtain a landmark ruling last year recognizing the Kazakh government as a legal successor to the Soviet Union, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 International Arbitration MVPs.
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September 20, 2022
MVP: King & Spalding's Norman 'Norm' Armstrong
Norm Armstrong of King & Spalding LLP led teams throughout the year in successful trial cases and resolutions to regulatory investigations, including a jury win in Delaware federal court that favored his client, German chemical company BASF, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Competition MVPs.
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September 19, 2022
MVP: Davis Wright's Rachel Strom
Rachel Strom of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has spent the past year representing media organizations like Vice, which faced defamation claims from a company that detects gunshots, and Netflix, which was sued by Alan Dershowitz over its Jeffrey Epstein biography, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 Media & Entertainment MVPs.
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September 19, 2022
MVP: Dechert's Eduardo Silva Romero
Eduardo Silva Romero of Dechert LLP helped shape his firm's approach to the complex interplay between arbitration and European Union law while serving as lead counsel for the Republic of Poland's defense against investor claims before the Paris Court of Appeal, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 International Arbitration MVPs.
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September 19, 2022
MVP: Eversheds Sutherland's Jeff Friedman
Eversheds Sutherland tax partner Jeffrey Friedman led Comcast and Verizon's challenge to Maryland's novel digital advertising tax, and he helped SiriusXM secure a key victory in Texas in a sourcing dispute, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Tax MVPs.
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September 19, 2022
MVP: Mayer Brown's John Nadolenco
John Nadolenco of Mayer Brown LLP has helped get General Motors Co. wins in separate suits over privacy and defective air bags, and helped Waymo LLC keep its trade secrets under wraps following a public record request, earning a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Transporation MVPs.
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September 19, 2022
MVP: Kirkland's Hariklia 'Carrie' Karis
Hariklia "Carrie" Karis of Kirkland & Ellis LLP's trials practice won 3M's first bellwether trial dealing with allegations it sold faulty earplugs to the military, and she successfully represented pharmaceutical company Allergan in settling opioid-related litigation, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Trials MVPs.
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September 19, 2022
MVP: Lieff Cabraser's Elizabeth Cabraser & Richard Heimann
Elizabeth Cabraser of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP helped obtain a landmark $26 billion settlement over allegedly improper opioid marketing practices, while fellow partner Richard Heimann helped win a key bellwether trial over the opioid crisis in San Francisco, earning them a spot among Law360's 2022 Product Liability MVPs.
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September 19, 2022
MVP: Jones Day's David C. Kiernan And Jeffrey A. LeVee
David C. Kiernan and Jeffrey A. LeVee of Jones Day helped Sutter Health secure a complete win at trial in a massive class action seeking $1.2 billion in damages over allegations that it used restrictive insurance contracts to raise prices, earning them a spot among Law360's 2022 Competition MVPs.
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September 19, 2022
MVP: Paul Weiss' Matt Abbott
Matt Abbott of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP led Clearlake Capital in the $5.3 billion acquisition of English soccer team Chelsea Football Club and worked with longtime client General Atlantic on more than $4 billion in transactions, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Private Equity MVPs.
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September 16, 2022
MVP: Cravath's Lauren Angelilli
Lauren Angelilli — the first woman to lead Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP's tax department — advised Canadian National Railway Co. in a proposed $33.6 billion combination with Kansas City Southern, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Tax MVPs.
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September 16, 2022
MVP: Ballard Spahr's David L. Axelrod
David Axelrod of Ballard Spahr LLP helped The New York Times beat Sarah Palin's libel suit, and he's since taken on another high-profile defamation case involving Amber Heard, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Media & Entertainment MVPs.
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September 16, 2022
MVP: Arnold & Porter's Maria Chedid
Arnold & Porter partner Maria Chedid led the team representing South Korean power producer POSCO Energy in a pair of arbitrations initiated by a U.S. fuel cell technology company in which $1 billion in claims were resolved in a favorable settlement, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 International Arbitration MVPs.
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September 16, 2022
MVP: Willkie's Rachel C. Strickland
Over the last year, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP's Rachel Strickland has represented such diverse parties as retail wholesaler Global Brands Group, noteholders of car rental giant Hertz and talc injury claimants in the Imerys Talc America Chapter 11, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Bankruptcy MVPs.
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September 16, 2022
MVP: Kirkland's Jennifer Levy And Donna Welch
Donna Welch and Jennifer Levy, partners at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, represented opioid manufacturer Allergan PLC in the first opioid trial that culminated in a win for drugmakers in November in California state court, securing them a place on Law360's 2022 Product Liability MVPs.
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September 16, 2022
MVP: Hogan Lovells' Joanne Rotondi
Hogan Lovells' Joanne Rotondi has helped major automakers navigate constantly evolving emissions and fuel economy regulations, and project developers like Enterprise Product Partners LP secure crucial approvals for a new deepwater port, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 Transportation MVPs.
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September 16, 2022
MVP: Hueston Hennigan's John Hueston And Moez Kaba
John Hueston and Moez Kaba of Hueston Hennigan distinguished themselves this year by winning top-stakes trials for clients, including a key California opioid trial and one of the largest known trademark awards, earning them a spot on Law360's 2022 Trials MVPs.
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September 16, 2022
MVP: Dechert's Mark E. Thierfelder
Mark E. Thierfelder, a partner at Dechert LLP, has worked on several high-profile, big-money transactions involving investor consortiums, also known as club deals, over the past year, including the more than $30 billion acquisition of Medline Industries Inc. and the $17 billion purchase of Athenahealth, making him one of Law360's 2022 Private Equity MVPs.
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September 16, 2022
MVP: Gibson Dunn's Rachel S. Brass
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Rachel S. Brass helped develop class certification law by successfully defending fast-food franchises against major "no-poach" litigation, and she helped achieve a win for Apple against Epic Games, carving out a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Competition MVPs.
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September 15, 2022
MVP: Skadden's Julia Czarniak
Julia Czarniak of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP was lead underwriters' counsel in a $12.5 billion bond offering by Qatar Energy in the Middle East's largest corporate issuance, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 Project Finance MVPs.
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September 15, 2022
MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Maaren Shah
Maaren Shah of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP secured a unanimous jury verdict in favor of insurers fighting against repaying a Medicaid fraud settlement, a win that led to her inclusion as one of Law360's 2022 Insurance MVPs.
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September 15, 2022
MVP: Squire Patton's Kristin Bryan
Kristin L. Bryan of Squire Patton Boggs LLP helped get the dismissal of privacy-related claims against insurance software developer Vertafore Inc. through her successful contention that the private right of action in a federal privacy law doesn't extend to civil claims concerning data storage or security, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 Cybersecurity & Privacy MVPs.
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September 15, 2022
MVP: Proskauer's Brian S. Rosen
Deftly navigating a challenging political landscape and a mountain of debt, Brian S. Rosen of Proskauer Rose LLP shepherded the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico through a restructuring of $90 billion of debt to help the island emerge with a much-improved financial foundation, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Bankruptcy MVPs.