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.
  • March 09, 2023

    Environmental Group Of The Year: BakerHostetler

    BakerHostetler's environmental attorneys over the past year have won important limits on the federal government's authority to regulate air emissions at power plants, convinced the Sixth Circuit that a client wasn't liable for cleanup costs at a Michigan Superfund site, and helped facilitate the construction of a scrap recycling and steel production facility, earning the firm a spot among Law360's 2022 Environmental Groups of the Year.

  • March 08, 2023

    Sports & Betting Group Of The Year: Skadden

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP handled a slew of headline-grabbing cases last year, securing an early win in what's sure to be a blockbuster standoff between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, defeating a proposed class action targeting online sportsbook FanDuel and facilitating several big deals, earning it a spot among Law360's 2022 Sports Groups of the Year.

  • March 08, 2023

    Environmental Group Of The Year: Grant & Eisenhofer

    Grant & Eisenhofer PA attorneys have acted as a driving force behind public entity environmental contamination litigation against Monsanto Co. and Sterigenics U.S. LLC, representing a slew of states including Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Hampshire and New Mexico, and earning the firm a place among Law360's 2022 Environmental Groups of the Year.

  • March 08, 2023

    Project Finance Group Of The Year: Covington

    Covington & Burling LLP attorneys guided clients through several multibillion-dollar power and utility infrastructure projects and renewable energy investments over the past year, earning the firm a spot among Law360's 2022 Project Finance Groups of the Year.

  • March 08, 2023

    Technology Group Of The Year: WilmerHale

    WilmerHale beat a $2.75 billion judgment against Cisco on appeal, defeated antitrust claims against Meta in the Ninth Circuit and reached a multimillion-dollar settlement between Intuit and 50 states, earning the firm a spot among Law360's 2022 Technology Groups of the Year.

  • March 08, 2023

    White Collar Group Of The Year: Paul Weiss

    White collar attorneys at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP are representing the co-founder of Ripple Labs Inc. in a government lawsuit that could determine whether cryptocurrency trading on U.S. platforms requires registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, earning the firm a spot among Law360's 2022 White Collar Groups of the Year.

  • March 07, 2023

    Project Finance Group Of The Year: Milbank

    Milbank LLP advised lenders for a $9.5 billion airport upgrade, helped EVgo Services LLC negotiate a major electric vehicle charging network expansion, and helped other companies secure financing for carbon sequestration, electric buses and shipping fleet upgrades, earning it a place among Law360's 2022 Project Finance Groups of the Year.

  • March 07, 2023

    White Collar Group Of The Year: Sullivan & Cromwell

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP guided crypto lender BlockFi through a first-of-its kind regulatory action with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and several dozen state regulators, and reached a quick $5.8 billion settlement for insurance giant Allianz in what it called one of the largest corporate criminal cases ever, earning a spot in Law360's 2022 White Collar Groups of the Year.

  • March 07, 2023

    Technology Group Of The Year: Latham

    Latham & Watkins LLP showed off its versatility in the past year, helping technology companies like Rivian Automotive hit historic highs with its initial public offering while winning court battles on behalf of Oracle, earning the firm a spot among Law360's 2022 Technology Groups of the Year.

  • March 07, 2023

    Sports & Betting Group Of The Year: Covington

    Covington & Burling LLP represented Major League Soccer in a groundbreaking 10-year media rights agreement with Apple, and advised FIFA on aspects of bringing the 2026 men's World Cup to North America for the first time in more than 30 years, earning the firm a spot among Law360's 2022 Sports & Betting Groups of the Year.

  • March 07, 2023

    Sports & Betting Group Of The Year: Hogan Lovells

    Hogan Lovells led the Walton-Penner family in its record-setting acquisition of the NFL's Denver Broncos, advised the Tampa Bay Lightning and its owner in one of the first private equity investments in NHL history and advised the founder and CEO of mission-driven IT company Cognosante on her acquisition of a controlling interest in a National Women's Soccer League team, placing it among Law360's 2022 Sports & Betting Groups of the Year.

  • March 06, 2023

    Technology Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's technology team had another phenomenal year in 2022, as it shepherded more than 80 technology mergers and acquisitions deals valued at more than $415 billion, and successfully defended Micron against allegations of price manipulation, earning the firm a spot among Law360's 2022 Technology Groups of the Year.

  • March 06, 2023

    Sports & Betting Group Of The Year: Winston & Strawn

    Winston & Strawn LLP secured a victory on behalf of the world-famous U.S. Women's National Team in its equal pay suit and acted as lead counsel in a class action on behalf of professional swimmers, earning a spot among Law360's 2022 Sports & Betting Groups of the Year.

  • March 06, 2023

    White Collar Group Of The Year: Levine Lee

    Levine Lee LLP's landmark win in a Libor-rigging case and a knack for fending off prosecutions before they wind up in the news are among the achievements that helped the boutique firm earn a spot among Law360's 2022 White Collar Groups of the Year.

  • March 03, 2023

    Project Finance Group Of The Year: Shearman

    Shearman & Sterling LLP advised lenders in the financing of complex oil refinery and energy transition projects across the globe from Saudi Arabia to Mozambique, and further advised the U.S. government for its own investment into hydrogen production, landing it a spot among Law360's 2022 Project Finance Groups of the Year.

  • March 03, 2023

    Technology Group Of The Year: Skadden

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP handled some of the year's most headline-making deals, including the $44 billion acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk and the $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft Corp., earning the firm's technology group a spot among Law360's 2022 Technology Groups of the Year.

  • March 03, 2023

    Class Action Group Of The Year: Joseph Saveri Law Firm

    Class action lawyers at Joseph Saveri Law Firm LLP represented a class of YouTube content moderators in their $4.3 million preliminary win against the video platform, landing the firm a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Class Action Groups of the Year.

  • March 03, 2023

    White Collar Group Of The Year: Paul Hastings

    Paul Hastings LLP took home white collar wins last year, including securing a $475 million deferred-prosecution resolution for Credit Suisse over financing for development in Mozambique, making it one of Law360's 2022 White Collar Groups of the Year.

  • March 03, 2023

    Life Sciences Group Of The Year: Covington

    Winning a jury trial verdict in favor of Monsanto and advising Sanofi on a multibillion-dollar collaboration with an artificial intelligence company are among the achievements that helped make Covington & Burling LLP one of Law360's 2022 Life Sciences Groups of the Year.

  • March 03, 2023

    Sports & Betting Group Of The Year: Paul Weiss

    Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP quarterbacked the acquisition of a storied English soccer team and ran defense for the National Football League in a sensitive concussion-related settlement, earning it a spot among Law360's 2022 Sports & Betting Groups of the Year.

  • March 02, 2023

    Health Care Group Of The Year: Williams & Connolly

    Williams & Connolly LLP secured a win for the nation's three largest drug distributors in the bellwether trial in multidistrict opioid litigation in West Virginia while also earning a significant arbitration victory for CVS after the company was sued by one of the nation's largest insurers, earning it a spot among Law360's 2022 Health Care Groups of the Year.

  • March 02, 2023

    Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Skadden

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's media and entertainment team helped a video game company buy the rights to J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, negotiated the transfer of top hip-hop artists' music contracts and advised an independent film and television studio in a record-setting deal with a video game behemoth, earning the firm a spot among Law360's 2022 Media and Entertainment Groups of the Year.

  • March 02, 2023

    Life Sciences Group Of The Year: Arnold & Porter

    Arnold & Porter advised the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America in its successful challenge of a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule and helped Novartis Pharma AG complete a key license agreement with BeiGene Ltd. for a life-saving treatment, earning the firm a place among Law360's 2022 Life Sciences Practice Groups of the Year.

  • March 02, 2023

    Private Equity Group Of The Year: Weil

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP counseled clients, including Blackstone Group Inc. and Advent International, on some of their biggest deals over the past year, earning the firm a spot among Law360's 2022 Private Equity Groups of the Year.

  • March 02, 2023

    Product Liability Group Of The Year: O'Melveny

    Successfully fighting public nuisance claims through landmark opioid cases in California and Oklahoma, appealing key sections of a pelvic mesh mass tort and negotiating a $1.8 billion settlement for a huge West Coast gas company landed O'Melveny & Myers LLP a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Product Liability Groups of the Year.

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