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Rankings: MVPs of the Year

Law360’s MVPs of the Year recognizes the five attorneys who had extraordinary wins and contributed most to their practice area in the past year. The series showcases standout attorneys across the practice areas and industries covered by Law360.
  • October 26, 2020

    MVP: Gibson Dunn's Andrew Lance

    Andrew Lance led a Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP team that advised a joint venture on a $1.3 billion new arena for the New York Islanders NHL team and related redevelopment of Belmont Park on Long Island, landing him a place among Law360's 2020 Hospitality MVPs.

  • October 26, 2020

    MVP: Covington & Burling's Steve Fagell

    Steve Fagell of Covington & Burling LLP's white collar practice guided several global companies through government investigations, securing declinations to prosecute for Uber Technologies Inc. and pharmaceutical companies Roche and Alexion, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 White Collar MVPs.

  • October 26, 2020

    MVP: DLA Piper's Amy Carbins

    Amy Carbins of DLA Piper helped holding company Transform Holdco close a $1 billion sale of a last-mile delivery company just days after the WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, and thanks to her work on that and other matters for the client, she has been named one of Law360's 2020 Real Estate MVPs.

  • October 26, 2020

    MVP: Arnold & Porter's Paolo Di Rosa

    Paolo Di Rosa led an Arnold & Porter team that successfully defended Chile from the longest-running investment treaty arbitration ever filed at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, earning him a spot among Law360's 2020 International Arbitration MVPs.

  • October 26, 2020

    MVP: Weil's Ray C. Schrock

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's Ray Schrock spearheaded retail giant J.Crew's restructuring and emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a major victory during a time where many companies have gone under due to the COVID-19 pandemic, earning him a spot among Law360's 2020 Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • October 26, 2020

    MVP: Dechert's John Timperio

    John Timperio of Dechert LLP helped Morgan Stanley Investment Management relaunch its platform for collateralized loan obligations and helped a major asset manager navigate a cross-border strategy, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Structured Finance MVPs.

  • October 26, 2020

    MVP: Baum Hedlund's R. Brent Wisner

    R. Brent Wisner of Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman PC worked to secure a $10 billion settlement with Monsanto to end the bulk of litigation over claims that its weedkiller Roundup causes cancer, landing him on the list of Law360's 2020 Product Liability MVPs.

  • October 26, 2020

    MVP: Dechert's Mark Thierfelder

    Mark Thierfelder of Dechert LLP's private equity practice advised several investment firms in their respective multimillion-dollar sales of portfolio companies to Apollo, the London Stock Exchange and Thoma Bravo, earning him a spot among Law360's 2020 Private Equity MVPs.

  • October 23, 2020

    MVP: Weil's Andrew Chizzik

    Andrew Chizzik, a partner in Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's private funds practice, guided Brookfield Asset Management in raising its record-breaking $20 billion infrastructure fund, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Fund Formation MVPs.

  • October 23, 2020

    MVP: Morgan & Morgan's John Yanchunis

    John Yanchunis of Morgan & Morgan's complex litigation group served as lead counsel to secure a major $117.5 million settlement for more than 194 million American and Israeli victims of a sprawling Yahoo data breach, snagging him a spot among Law360's 2020 Cybersecurity & Privacy MVPs.

  • October 23, 2020

    MVP: Wachtell's Joshua A. Feltman

    Joshua A. Feltman of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz's bankruptcy practice has advised Neiman Marcus' biggest creditors and guided Expedia on $5 billion worth of transactions amid the economic turbulence of the coronavirus pandemic, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • October 23, 2020

    MVP: Lash & Goldberg's Martin Goldberg

    Martin Goldberg of Lash & Goldberg helped hospital management giant HCA Healthcare fend off a whistleblower's False Claims Act suit alleging the company illegally induced patient referrals through "sweetheart" office leasing deals for doctors, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Health Care MVPs.

  • October 23, 2020

    MVP: Quinn Emanuel's William Price

    William Price, founder and co-chair of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's trial practice group, successfully staved off a $190 million defamation suit against Elon Musk and clinched CalTech's $1.1 billion patent infringement verdict against Apple and Broadcom, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Trials MVPs.

  • October 23, 2020

    MVP: Napoli Shkolnik's Paul J. Napoli

    Paul J. Napoli of Napoli Shkolnik PLLC's environmental practice has shown his chops this year by negotiating a partial settlement worth around $600 million for residents of Flint, Michigan, whose water has been tainted by lead for years, and by representing 31,000 utility customers in a drinking water contamination case, earning him a spot as one of Law360's Environmental MVPs.

  • October 22, 2020

    MVP: Latham & Watkins' Michael Rubin

    Latham & Watkins LLP's Michael Rubin helped Facebook reach an agreement to end consolidated litigation over a cyberattack affecting 29 million users without paying monetary damages, while leading a team that secured a complete win for online advertising clearinghouse Turn Inc. in a long-running privacy dispute, earning him a spot as a Law360 2020 Cybersecurity & Data Privacy MVP.

  • October 22, 2020

    MVP: Paul Weiss' Marco Masotti

    Marco Masotti of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP advised on the formation of Apollo Strategic Origination Partners, a direct-lending origination platform expected to provide approximately $12 billion in financings over the next three years, earning him a spot among Law360's 2020 Fund Formation MVPs.

  • October 22, 2020

    MVP: O'Melveny's Nancy Mitchell

    Nancy Mitchell led an O'Melveny & Myers LLP team that helped draft the California state government's management plan for the crisis sparked by the bankruptcy of electrical utility PG&E, earning her a spot among Law360's 2020 Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • October 22, 2020

    MVP: Morgan Lewis' Grace Speights

    Grace Speights of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP helped PBS to victory in a #MeToo case involving talk show host Tavis Smiley, and has been counseling employers on how to respond to calls for racial equality in their companies, earning her a nod as a 2020 Law360 Trials MVP.

  • October 22, 2020

    MVP: King & Spalding's Jim Boswell

    King & Spalding LLP partner Jim Boswell successfully defended Prime Healthcare against allegations that it submitted false claims, landing him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Health Care MVPs.

  • October 22, 2020

    MVP: Wiley's Robert DeFrancesco

    Wiley Rein LLP's Robert DeFrancesco helped Nucor Corp. secure larger anti-dumping tariffs against Indian steel imports and aided American producers' efforts to reimpose national security duties on Canadian aluminum, earning him a spot among Law360's 2020 International Trade MVPs.

  • October 22, 2020

    MVP: Morgan & Morgan's Rene Rocha

    Rene Rocha of Morgan & Morgan's environmental practice has made a name for himself defending the little guys, including when he helped soybean farmers secure a $400 million deal to settle claims that Monsanto's weedkiller dicamba ruined their crops, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Environmental MVPs.

  • October 21, 2020

    MVP: Gibson Dunn's Shukie Grossman

    Shukie Grossman of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP raised $14.75 billion for Leonard Green & Partners LP and represented TCG Capital Management in the formation of its first private equity fund, which raised $710 million, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Fund Formation MVPs.

  • October 21, 2020

    MVP: Hunton's Ann Marie Mortimer

    Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP's Ann Marie Mortimer served as lead counsel for high-profile clients including Facebook and Yahoo and guided them through favorable negotiated settlements in headline-grabbing cases ranging from consumer class actions to data breach suits, making her one of Law360's 2020 Cybersecurity & Privacy MVPs.

  • October 21, 2020

    MVP: Latham & Watkins' Andrew Clubok

    Latham & Watkins LLP's Andrew Clubok secured a trial win for disenfranchised Black and Latino voters who were effectively blocked from seeing their preferred candidates on the school board of a racially segregated school district, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Trials MVPs.

  • October 21, 2020

    MVP: Jones Day's Alexis S. Gilroy

    Alexis S. Gilroy of Jones Day helped virtual diabetes clinic Onduo build out its telehealth offerings across the U.S., earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Health Care MVPs.