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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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October 13, 2020
MVP: Greenberg Traurig's Barbara A. Jones
Barbara Jones of Greenberg Traurig LLP's capital markets and mergers and acquisitions practices guided VeriBlock Inc.'s launch of a blockchain-based security system and helped Ruon, an app aimed at eradicating poverty, untangle regulatory and licensing obstacles, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Fintech MVPs.
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October 13, 2020
MVP: Gibson Dunn's Kristin Linsley
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Kristin Linsley has represented Facebook in high-stakes litigation attempting to hold the social media platform responsible for global terrorist attacks and defended an Expedia subsidiary from an unprecedented New York City subpoena for consumer information, earning her a spot as a Law360 Technology MVP.
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October 13, 2020
MVP: Disability Rights Advocates' Michelle Caiola
Michelle Caiola, the former managing director of litigation at Disability Rights Advocates, successfully spearheaded class actions forcing New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority to improve access for disabled commuters, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Transportation MVPs.
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October 13, 2020
MVP: Simpson Thacher's Roxane Reardon
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's Roxane Reardon recently helped leisure cruise giant Carnival raise over $6.5 billion in stock and note offerings as the COVID-19 pandemic decimated the travel industry, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Capital Markets MVPs.
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October 13, 2020
MVP: Simpson Thacher's Jonathan K. Youngwood
Jonathan Youngwood of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP secured a historic consent decree against a Mississippi sheriff's department in a class action challenging the department's racially biased policing and settled claims that SeaWorld downplayed the financial impacts of the documentary "Blackfish," earning him a spot among Law360's 2020 Class Action MVPs.
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October 13, 2020
MVP: Latham's Adam Sullins
Adam Sullins of Latham & Watkins LLP's entertainment, sports and media industry group helped guide the National Football League Players Association in forming a ground-breaking joint venture with the Major League Baseball Players Association and RedBird Capital Partners to commercialize professional athletes' publicity rights, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Sports & Betting MVPs.
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October 13, 2020
MVP: Davis Wright's Peter Anderson
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's Peter Anderson was able to help Led Zeppelin convince the Ninth Circuit to reject a high-profile copyright lawsuit accusing the band of stealing the intro to "Stairway to Heaven" from a little-known song, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Media & Entertainment MVPs.
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October 13, 2020
MVP: Mayer Brown's Nancy Ross
Mayer Brown LLP's Nancy Ross scored wins for George Washington University, Northrop Grumman Corp., AT&T and HSBC in Employee Retirement Income Security Act suits this year while leading the firm's ERISA litigation practice, earning her a place among Law360's 2020 Benefits MVPs.
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October 13, 2020
MVP: King & Spalding's Nikki Reeves
Nikki Reeves, co-chair of King & Spalding LLP's 350-strong life sciences and health care industry group, was retained in April by Amryt Pharmaceuticals to facilitate its acquisition of Aegerion Pharmaceuticals out of bankruptcy, earning her a spot among Law360's 2020 Compliance MVPs.
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October 13, 2020
MVP: Weil's Michael Aiello
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP partner Michael Aiello spearheaded a smorgasbord of megadeals over the past 12 months, including the $30 billion merger of insurance giants Willis Towers Watson and Aon and the $21 billion sale of computer component company Maxim Integrated Products to Analog Devices, earning him a spot among Law360's 2020 M&A MVPs.
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October 09, 2020
MVP: Weil's Joseph Pari
Joseph Pari, co-chair of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's tax department, led his firm's tax team on large deals, including Willis Towers Watson's pending acquisition by Aon, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Tax MVPs.
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October 09, 2020
MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Julie Jordan
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP partner Julie Jordan garnered two big wins last fall as lead counsel for a subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in suits brought by workers in the wake of a criminal bribery investigation, helping to earn her a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Employment MVPs.
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October 09, 2020
MVP: Robbins Geller's Debra J. Wyman
Debra J. Wyman of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP worked more than five years to secure a $1 billion-plus settlement for investors of real estate investment firm Vereit Inc., the largest recovery of damages obtained in any major Private Securities Litigation Reform Act case resolved before trial, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Securities MVPs.
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October 09, 2020
MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Scott D. Miller
Scott D. Miller of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's mergers and acquisitions practice shepherded Fiat Chrysler Automobiles through its pending $50 billion merger with Peugeot SA and guided DraftKings in its $3.3 billion three-way merger and $1.84 billion public equity offering, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 M&A MVPs.
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October 09, 2020
MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Kevin Johnson
Kevin Johnson of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's intellectual property practice group helped CalTech secure a $1.1 billion patent verdict against Apple and Broadcom in a case over Wi-Fi technology, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Intellectual Property MVPs.
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October 09, 2020
MVP: White & Case's Robert Milne
White & Case LLP's Robert Milne led Hospira Inc. to victory in high-stakes litigation over alleged collusion to artificially reduce the supply of IV saline and guided Pfizer out of a bellwether biosimilar antitrust class action, making him one of Law360's 2020 Life Sciences MVPs.
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October 09, 2020
MVP: Wachtell's Richard K. Kim
Richard K. Kim led a Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz team that advised multiple banks on mergers and other programs amid the coronavirus pandemic and represented BB&T in its merger with SunTrust Bank, the largest of its kind in over a decade, making him one of Law360's 2020 Banking MVPs.
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October 09, 2020
MVP: Wiley Rein's John Prairie
John Prairie of Wiley Rein LLP has helped small businesses and veteran military suppliers defend their reputations and their revenue to the tune of millions and even billions of dollars, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Government Contracts MVPs.
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October 09, 2020
MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Josh Korff
Josh Korff of Kirkland & Ellis LLP's capital markets practice advised Macy's as it looked to obtain $4.4 billion to help it stay afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Capital Markets MVPs.
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October 09, 2020
MVP: Simpson Thacher's Eli G. Hunt
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partner Eli G. Hunt played a vital role in sealing a $20.7 billion energy infrastructure deal between Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. and a consortium of other industry players, earning him a place among Law360's 2020 Energy MVPs.
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October 09, 2020
MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Shon Morgan
Shon Morgan of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP helped persuade a federal judge to approve a massive deal to settle suits for Hyundai and Kia over an engine defect, won an arbitration ruling for Ancestry.com, and grappled with new class actions spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic, making him one of Law360's 2020 Class Action MVPs.
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October 09, 2020
MVP: Willkie Farr's Allison Tam
Allison Tam of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP led her firm in advising KKR & Co. on its $4.4 billion acquisition of Global Atlantic Financial Group, one of the largest life insurance M&A deals in 2020, landing her on the list of Law360's 2020 Insurance MVPs.
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October 09, 2020
MVP: Williams & Connolly's Lisa S. Blatt
Lisa S. Blatt of Williams & Connolly LLP's appellate practice brought in favorable rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court this year for clients including Booking.com, Romag Fasteners Inc. and Atlantic Richfield Co., earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Appellate MVPs.
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October 09, 2020
MVP: White & Case's J. Mark Gidley
White & Case LLP's J. Mark Gidley convinced plaintiff's counsel to summarily drop the lion's share of their case against major restaurant chain Tim Hortons USA Inc., earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Competition MVPs.
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October 08, 2020
MVP: Kirkland's Dale Cendali
Dale Cendali, a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, scored a rare 9-0 victory at the U.S. Supreme Court for Lucky Brand in a long-running trademark fight and successfully fought off infringement claims in the growing video game space, landing her a spot among Law360's 2020 Intellectual Property MVPs.