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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.
  • November 16, 2015

    Insurance MVP: Shernoff Bidart's Michael Bidart

    Shernoff Bidart Echeverria Bentley LLP managing partner Michael Bidart has had a busy year notching litigation victories and hefty settlements for policyholders, including recovering more than $10 million for a Southern California city in a bad faith action against its insurers, landing him a slot among Law360’s Insurance MVPs for 2015.

  • November 16, 2015

    IP MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Charles Verhoeven

    Charles K. Verhoeven of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP recently helped set a new standard for pausing patent litigation in district courts while the validity of the patent at issue is reviewed before the patent office, earning him a spot on Law360’s list of IP MVPs for 2015.

  • November 16, 2015

    Securities MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Jeffrey Scott

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's Jeffrey Scott has proven himself to be one of Barclays PLC's most-valuable partners, helping to guide the bank's escape from private lawsuits it faced after last year's expose book "Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt," and earning himself a spot among Law360's MVPs for 2015.

  • November 16, 2015

    Retail MVP: Sheppard Mullin's Craig Cardon

    Representing dozens of household retail names has given Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP's Craig Cardon insight into the legal challenges the industry faces, but perhaps more importantly, he's helped retailers draw clear lines about what data they can collect from customers, earning him a spot on Law360's 2015 list of retail MVPs.

  • November 13, 2015

    Insurance MVP: Pillsbury's Joseph Jean

    In the past 15 years,  Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP's Joseph Jean has recovered more than $5 billion in damages for policyholders, including a blockbuster $46 million punitive damages award in August by a California jury against three AIG units, landing him a spot on Law360's Insurance MVPs for 2015.

  • November 13, 2015

    Government Contracts MVP: Sheppard Mullin's Anne Perry

    A year spent successfully fighting before the Government Accountability Office for hundreds of millions of dollars worth of work for agencies such as the U.S. Department of Defense has earned Sheppard Mullin partner Anne Perry a spot on Law360's list of Government Contracts MVPs.

  • November 13, 2015

    Real Estate MVP: Allen Matkins' Tony Natsis

    Handling deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars for property owners and investors in the West Coast's hottest sectors has earned Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP's Anton "Tony" Natsis a spot on Law360's list of Real Estate MVPs.

  • November 13, 2015

    Retail MVP: Morgan Lewis' Gregory Parks

    From counseling clients on data breaches and cybersecurity protections to fighting to uphold their arbitration clauses, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP’s Gregory Parks helps retailers face down their industry’s biggest threats, earning him a spot on Law360’s list of retail MVPs.

  • November 13, 2015

    Securities MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Philippe Selendy

    Philippe Selendy has led a war against big banks over the sale of of toxic residential mortgage-backed securities — which has recovered approximately $20 billion for the federal government — including a high-profile trial win in May against Nomura Holdings Inc. and RBS Securities Inc., earning him a spot on Law360's 2015 list of Securities MVPs.

  • November 13, 2015

    Class Action MVP: Labaton Sucharow's Thomas Dubbs

    After helping craft a fresh damages theory that breathed new life into a securities case against mortgage giant Fannie Mae and spurred a $170 million settlement for investors, Labaton Sucharow LLP’s Thomas Dubbs has earned a spot among Law360’s Class Action MVPs of 2015.

  • November 13, 2015

    Energy MVP: Jones Day's Jeff Schlegel

    Jeff Schlegel, co-head of Jones Day's energy practice group, guided Marathon Petroleum Corp.'s $21 billion purchase of MarkWest Energy Partners LP while continuing to work on one of the world's largest liquefied natural gas projects, earning him a spot on Law360's 2015 list of energy MVPs for the third straight year.

  • November 13, 2015

    Capital Markets MVP: Fenwick's Jeffrey Vetter

    Fenwick & West LLP capital markets co-chair Jeffrey Vetter steered some of the year’s largest technology debuts, drawing on his ability to navigate unique securities challenges and interpret new technologies to help companies like alternative lender LendingClub and fitness tracker Fitbit go public, landing him among Law360’s 2015 Capital Markets MVPs.

  • November 13, 2015

    IP MVP: Perkins Coie's Shannon Bloodworth

    Perkins Coie LLP partner Shannon M. Bloodworth won two big pharmaceutical patent victories for Mylan Laboratories at the Federal Circuit in the past year, easily landing her a spot on Law360's list of Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • November 13, 2015

    Tax MVP: Debevoise & Plimpton's Peter A. Furci

    In the past year, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP partner Peter A. Furci has massaged the tax aspects of big-name deals and private equity plays representing a total value of nearly $70 billion, earning him a spot among Law360's 2015 Tax MVPs.

  • November 12, 2015

    IP MVPs: Paul Hastings' Naveen Modi And Gerald Flattmann

    From defeating a hedge fund manager's American Invents Act challenges to Acorda Therapeutics Inc. patents to successfully defending Galderma Laboratories Inc. patents in an inter partes review, Paul Hastings LLP's Naveen Modi and Gerald Flattmann have had a busy year of wins at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, landing them among Law360's 2015 IP MVPs.

  • November 12, 2015

    Energy MVP: Chadbourne & Parke's Ben Koenigsberg

    Backed by one of the strongest energy project finance practices in the world, Chadbourne & Parke LLP's Benjamin Koenigsberg helped secure the nation's first offshore wind farm and steer financing for a first-of-its-kind liquefied natural gas export project, earning him top honors as one of Law360's Energy MVPs of 2015.

  • November 12, 2015

    Hospitality MVP: Paul Hastings' Rick Kirkbride

    Rick Kirkbride, chairman of Paul Hastings LLP's hospitality and leisure practice group, helped broker major hotel deals this year, including the $805 million sale of New York's iconic Palace Hotel to Korea-based Hotel Lotte Co. Ltd., earning him a spot among Law360's Hospitality MVPs of 2015.

  • November 12, 2015

    Insurance MVP: Latham & Watkins' John Wilson

    By convincing the California Supreme Court to apply an obscure late-1800s state insurance statute to allow policyholders to freely assign their coverage rights after a loss, Latham & Watkins LLP partner John M. Wilson not only landed a massive win for Fluor Corp., he secured a place among Law360's Insurance MVPs.

  • November 12, 2015

    Government Contracts MVP: Hogan Lovells' Mike McGill

    Mike McGill added significant wins at the Government Accountability Office this year to his track record of bid protests, scoring victories for a range of leading information and defense contractors and earning the Hogan Lovells US LLP partner a spot on Law360's 2015 list of Government Contracts MVPs.

  • November 12, 2015

    Retail MVP: Gibson Dunn's Robert Weigel

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP’s Robert Weigel won more than $1 billion in trademark judgments for retail clients in 2015, but perhaps more importantly secured precedential victories that pave the way for protecting U.S. intellectual property from counterfeiters abroad, earning him a spot on Law360’s list of retail MVPs.

  • November 12, 2015

    Capital Markets MVP: Dechert's Camille Abousleiman

    Between guiding Egypt's return to the international debt capital markets after a half-decade hiatus and helping the likes of Lebanon and Jordan with several debt deals, Dechert LLP's Camille Abousleiman has spent the past year deepening the already-significant mark he's made in the Middle East, landing him on Law360's list of Capital Markets MVPs.

  • November 12, 2015

    Tax MVP: Cleary Gottlieb's Jason Factor

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP partner Jason Factor juggled the tax and financing prongs of some of last year's most lucrative deals, including the $66 billion acquisition of Allergan Inc. by Actavis PLC and Medtronic Inc.'s nearly $50 billion Covidien PLC buy, earning him a spot among Law360's 2015 Tax MVPs.

  • November 12, 2015

    Securities MVP: Norton Rose Fulbright's Gerard G. Pecht

    With accomplishments that include victories in four connected shareholder lawsuits against Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. that were affirmed by the Second Circuit and resolution of a first-of-its-kind regulatory enforcement action against Houston American Energy Corp., Norton Rose Fulbright’s Gerard G. Pecht has merited a spot among Law360’s 2015 Securities MVPs.

  • November 12, 2015

    Class Action MVP: Hunton & Williams' Michael Mueller

    Hunton & Williams LLP partner Michael Mueller’s hard work on behalf of Tyson Foods Inc. over the last year led to appellate court decisions that erased $24 million in class action awards and helped land him on Law360’s 2015 list of Class Action MVPs.

  • November 10, 2015

    Insurance MVP: Kasowitz Benson's Robin Cohen

    Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP partner Robin Cohen has played a key role in major wins for corporate policyholders, including Givaudan Fragrances Corp., which in August won the right to seek more than $500 million in coverage from insurers for pollution claims, landing her among Law360’s Insurance MVPs.