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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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October 27, 2023
MVP: Skadden's Nancy Olson
Nancy M. Olson, the leader of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's Chicago real estate group, steered several major deals for Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC this year, including guiding it in a $15 billion joint take-private acquisition of real estate investment trust Store Capital and a $4.3 billion bet on a Canadian REIT, making Olson one of Law360's 2023 Real Estate MVPs.
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October 27, 2023
MVP: Wachtell's Jake Kling
Jacob Kling led the Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz team that represented software company Adobe Inc. in its $20 billion acquisition of interface design application Figma, as well as Global Payments' $4 billion buy of EVO Payments and divestiture of its Netspend consumer and gaming business, earning him a place among Law360's 2023 M&A MVPs.
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October 26, 2023
MVP: Squire Patton's Alethia N. Nancoo
Alethia N. Nancoo of Squire Patton Boggs LLP acted as issuer's counsel to the New York Transportation Development Corp. in connection with the construction of a new airport terminal and advised on several other major public-private partnership deals, landing her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Project Finance MVPs.
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October 26, 2023
MVP: Paul Weiss' Audra Soloway
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP partner Audra Soloway played a key role last year in securing a ruling that could set the tone for the future of state court shareholder lawsuits and played a part in establishing a successful defense against class actions, earning her a spot on Law360's 2023 Securities MVPs.
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October 26, 2023
MVP: Sidley's Irwin P. Raij
Irwin P. Raij, co-chair of Sidley Austin LLP's entertainment, sports and media group, was planted squarely at the center of some of the year's biggest team and facility transactions, including the most lucrative team sale in major North American sports history and major stadium deals in the NFL, MLS and MLB, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Sports & Betting MVPs.
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October 26, 2023
MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Melissa Sawyer
Melissa Sawyer of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's M&A practice advised global cancer biotechnology company Seagen in its $43 billion pending acquisition by Pfizer in what marked the largest all-cash pharmaceutical takeover in history, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 M&A MVPs.
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October 26, 2023
MVP: Kirkland's David Rosenberg
David Rosenberg of Kirkland & Ellis LLP's work on complex real estate deals like Oak Street Real Estate Capital's $15 billion acquisition of Store Capital Corp. and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.'s more than $1 billion of transactions has earned him a spot among Law360's 2023 Real Estate MVPs.
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October 26, 2023
MVP: Mayer Brown's Brian W. Kittle
Mayer Brown LLP's Brian Kittle secured several significant decisions for his clients in transfer pricing and partnership controversy matters, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 MVPs in Tax.
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October 26, 2023
MVP: Paul Weiss' Taurie Zeitzer
Taurie Zeitzer of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP advised funds managed by private equity giant Apollo Global Management in its $8.1 billion leveraged buyout of specialty chemical and ingredient distributor Univar Solutions Inc., as well as its $5.2 billion take-private acquisition of industrial parts manufacturer Arconic Corp., earning her a place among Law360's 2023 Private Equity MVPs.
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October 25, 2023
MVP: O'Melveny's Amy Siegel
Amy Siegel of O'Melveny & Myers LLP shepherded UCLA and Stanford University as the schools prepared to make historic moves from the Pac-12 to other NCAA conferences, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Sports & Betting MVPs.
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October 25, 2023
MVP: Kasowitz's Paul M. 'Tad' O'Connor III
Paul M. "Tad" O'Connor of Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP navigated InterContinental Hotels Group through a years-long journey upholding a Times Square hotel's license agreement despite pandemic pressures, earning him a spot among Law360's Real Estate MVPs.
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October 25, 2023
MVP: Latham's Katharine Moir
Katharine Moir of Latham & Watkins LLP's tax practice led technology investment firm Silver Lake through a $12.5 billion acquisition of Qualtrics, advised on the acquisition of an Indiana gas and electric utility, and worked on Madison Dearborn Partners' $1.8 billion acquisition of MoneyGram International, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Tax MVPs.
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October 25, 2023
MVP: Seeger Weiss' Chris Seeger
Seeger Weiss LLP co-founder Chris Seeger's work on the historically large multidistrict litigation over allegedly defective 3M combat earplugs, which recently culminated in a $6 billion settlement, landed him a spot on Law360's 2023 Product Liability MVPs.
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October 25, 2023
MVP: Shearman's Daniel Litowitz
Daniel Litowitz of Shearman & Sterling LLP's mergers and acquisitions practice guided CVS Health Corp. in a $10.6 billion acquisition that helped it enter the primary care industry and fought for JetBlue Airways Corp. in its $3.8 billion hostile takeover of Spirit Airlines, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Mergers and Acquisitions MVPs.
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October 25, 2023
MVP: Debevoise's Spencer Gilbert
Spencer Gilbert of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP played a critical role in a handful of multibillion-dollar private equity deals over the past year, including co-leading the team that advised TPG in its joint $2.1 billion acquisition of OneOncology, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Private Equity MVPs.
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October 25, 2023
MVP: Labaton Sucharow's Ned Weinberger
Labaton Sucharow LLP partner Ned C. Weinberger's work in scoring a historic settlement for former Dell Technologies Inc. stockholders, as well as other recent victories in Delaware's Chancery Court, secured him a spot among Law360's 2023 Securities MVPs.
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October 25, 2023
MVP: O'Melveny's Denise Raytis
Denise Raytis of O'Melveny & Myers LLP helped lead the firm's multifaceted work on major facilities projects at New York's John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia airports and at Los Angeles International Airport, and worked on a public-private partnership toll road project in Puerto Rico, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Project Finance MVPs.
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October 25, 2023
MVP: Paul Weiss' Bob Zochowski
Bob Zochowski of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's structured finance and securitizations group helped launch a new asset class in one of many complex transactions he spearheaded over the past year, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Structured Finance MVPs.
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October 24, 2023
MVP: Dentons' Erik Klingenberg
Erik Klingenberg, chair of Dentons' capital markets practice, represented lenders in simultaneous multibillion-dollar deals in the esoteric net lease commercial real estate space under intense deadline pressure, garnering him a spot among Law360's 2023 Structured Finance MVPs.
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October 24, 2023
MVP: Eversheds Sutherland's Eric Tresh
Eric S. Tresh of Eversheds Sutherland successfully argued that a federal law preempted New York from imposing a gross receipts tax on certain Verizon services, freeing the company from more than $12 million in additional tax, earning him a place among Law360's 2023 Tax MVPs.
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October 24, 2023
MVP: Gibson Dunn's Michael Celio
Michael Celio of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP helped score a unanimous verdict in the U.S. Supreme Court this summer in a major win for Slack that limited shareholders' ability to sue companies that go public through a direct listing, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Securities MVPs.
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October 24, 2023
MVP: Kaplan Kirsch's Adam Giuliano
Adam Giuliano of Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP helped Los Angeles World Airports craft a pre-development agreement to hire a team that will manage a makeover of its air cargo operations and advised the Chicago Transit Authority on a $2.1 billion rail line project, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Project Finance MVPs.
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October 24, 2023
MVP: Hogan Lovells' Scott Campbell
Scott Campbell of Hogan Lovells led the Walton-Penner family's $4.65 billion acquisition of the NFL's Denver Broncos, along with advising on a mezzanine loan from VICI Properties for the development of the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Real Estate MVPs.
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October 24, 2023
MVP: Hogan Lovells' Matt Eisler
Matt Eisler of Hogan Lovells' sports and betting practice has made a name for himself in part by serving as lead counsel on the Washington Commanders' $6 billion sale and guiding USA Cricket in its successful effort to co-host the sport's Men's T20 World Cup in 2024, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Sports & Betting MVPs.
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October 23, 2023
MVP: Covington & Burling's Peter Zern
Peter Zern, co-chair of Covington & Burling LLP's sports practice, guided his client through a $4 billion purchase of the NBA's Phoenix Suns and advised the NFL on the $4.65 billion sale of the Denver Broncos, which were some of the largest sports acquisitions ever, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Sports & Betting MVPs.