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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.
  • December 08, 2014

    Life Sciences MVP: Fried Frank's David Shine

    Longtime Merck & Co. confidante David Shine of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP helped steer the pharmaceutical giant through the $14.2 billion spinoff of its consumer products line to Bayer AG earlier this year, placing him solidly on Law360’s 2014 list of Life Sciences MVPs.

  • December 08, 2014

    Food And Bev. MVP: McDermott Will & Emery's Marc Sorini

    McDermott Will & Emery LLP partner Marc E. Sorini guided some of the biggest deals of the year in the beverage industry, including the largest-ever in the world of craft brewing– Duvel Moortgat Brewery’s acquisition of Boulevard Brewing Co.– earning him a spot among Law360’s 2014 Food and Beverage MVPs.

  • December 05, 2014

    White Collar MVP: Bracewell & Giuliani's Marc Mukasey

    In leading an all-hands-on-deck defense of Halliburton Co. amid the massive government investigation of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, Marc Mukasey of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP achieved a deal sparing the oil field giant of any major penalties, just one of several recent accomplishments that earned him a spot among Law360’s 2014 White Collar MVPs.

  • December 05, 2014

    Environmental MVP: Hunton & Williams' F. William Brownell

    Fighting off a Clean Air Act suit for DTE Energy Co. and convincing the U.S. Supreme Court to limit the government's authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions are among the highlights that landed Hunton & Williams LLP’s Bill Brownell a spot among Law360’s 2014 Environmental MVPs.

  • December 05, 2014

    Food & Beverage MVP: Robins Kaplan's Mike Ciresi

    Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi LLP partner Mike Ciresi secured a $2.7 billion award for the former Kraft Foods Group Inc. in a yearslong arbitration fight with Starbucks Corp. over the coffee seller's decision to terminate a contract to exclusively market Starbucks brand coffee, earning him a spot among Law360's 2014 Food & Beverage MVPs.

  • December 05, 2014

    Real Estate MVP: Morrison & Foerster's Mark Edelstein

    The economy's continued recovery has shifted the focus of the real estate industry over the past year, but Mark Edelstein and his team at Morrison & Foerster LLP have not missed a beat, as evidenced by his status as the only attorney making a repeat appearance on Law360's list of Real Estate MVPs.

  • December 05, 2014

    Appellate MVP: Baker Botts' Aaron Streett

    In overcoming long odds to win a U.S. Supreme Court ruling for Halliburton Co. that shifted the foundations of shareholder class actions, Baker Botts LLP partner Aaron Streett earned himself a spot on Law360’s list of Appellate MVPs.

  • December 05, 2014

    Bankruptcy MVP: Cleary Gottlieb's Richard Cooper

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's Richard Cooper has had a whirlwind year flying back and forth to Latin America for a slew of cross-border restructuring deals, drafting new laws in Puerto Rico and introducing Brazil to debtor-in-possession financing, earning himself a spot on Law360's 2014 list of bankruptcy MVPs.

  • December 05, 2014

    M&A MVP: MoFo's Robert Townsend

    While Morrison & Foerster LLP’s Robert Townsend spent much of 2014 working on transactions for Japanese telecom giant SoftBank Corp., he still found time to make his mark on other notable deals for Intel Corp. and McKesson Corp., landing him on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.

  • December 05, 2014

    Life Sciences MVP: White & Case's Robert Milne

    White & Case LLP’s Robert A. Milne has successfully fought to shield pay-for-delay deals involving Pfizer Inc. and Actavis PLC from antitrust liability in the wake of a major U.S. Supreme Court decision, scoring him a spot on Law360's list of Life Sciences MVPs.

  • December 05, 2014

    Capital Markets MVP: Paul Hastings' Michael Fitzgerald

    Paul Hastings LLP’s Michael Fitzgerald guided 25 transactions worth $45 billion this year, including a $2.5 billion follow-on offering by longtime client Fibra Uno, a feat that not only fueled his “Mr. Mexico” nickname but also earned him a spot on Law360’s list of Capital Markets MVPs.

  • December 04, 2014

    Tax MVP: Dentons' Todd Welty

    Securing Southgate Master Fund LLC a rare 97 percent concession from the IRS of nearly $300 million and first-chairing the Schaeffler Group’s high-profile tax litigation were just two of many accomplishments that earned Dentons’ Todd Welty a spot among Law360’s 2014 Tax MVPs.

  • December 04, 2014

    Food & Beverage MVP: Latham & Watkins' James E. Brandt

    Latham & Watkins LLP managing partner James E. Brandt successfully took down the so-called soda ban imposed by former New York City Mayor Bloomberg and the city's health board, which sought to limit the portion sizes of the sugary drinks, earning him a spot among among Law360's 2014 Food and Beverage MVPs.

  • December 04, 2014

    Appellate MVP: Jenner & Block's Paul Smith

    In one of the most closely watched copyright cases in years, the U.S. Supreme Court in June essentially shut down online television streaming service Aereo Inc., siding with Jenner & Block LLP partner Paul M. Smith and earning him a spot on Law360’s list of Appellate MVPs.

  • December 04, 2014

    Capital Markets MVP: Baker Botts' Joshua Davidson

    An active year for the energy industry kept Baker Botts’ Joshua Davidson on his toes as he helped oil and gas master limited partnerships to public offerings and advised a $70 billion consolidation of Kinder Morgan Inc. and its pipeline operations, earning a spot among Law360's Capital Markets MVPs.

  • December 04, 2014

    White Collar MVP: Dentons' Stephen L. Hill Jr.

    Dentons partner Stephen L. Hill Jr. led the trial team that exonerated an NIC Inc. executive in a civil fraud case and prepared a high-profile report into official misconduct allegations against the ex-chairman of the Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota, meriting the attorney a spot among Law360's 2014 White Collar MVPs.

  • December 04, 2014

    M&A MVP: Simpson Thacher's Rob Spatt

    Robert E. Spatt’s advising of Lorillard Inc. in its massive $27.4 billion sale to Reynolds American Inc. — a multilayered and historied merger that promises to reshape the tobacco industry — leads a bevy of high-stakes deals earning the Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP corporate partner a spot on Law360’s list of M&A MVPs.

  • December 04, 2014

    Life Sciences MVP: Paul Hastings' Joe O'Malley

    Helping Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. reverse a noninfringement finding for patents covering its blockbuster sleep aid Lunesta and secure six additional months of exclusivity worth $1 million a day to the company has earned Paul Hastings LLP partner Joe O’Malley a spot on Law360’s list of Life Sciences MVPs.

  • December 03, 2014

    M&A MVP: Fried Frank's Philip Richter

    Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP's Philip Richter has helped lead teams of lawyers in high-profile deals including Media General Inc.'s $1.6 billion buyout of LIN Media LLC, which created the second-largest pure-play television broadcasting company in the U.S., earning him a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.

  • December 03, 2014

    Appellate MVP: Gibson Dunn's Mark Perry

    In a ruling that shook the patent world to its core, the Supreme Court in June unanimously agreed with Gibson Dunn partner Mark Perry’s argument on behalf of CLS Bank that abstract ideas implemented using a computer aren't eligible for a patent, landing him a spot on Law360’s list of Appellate MVPs.

  • December 03, 2014

    Life Sciences MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Jay Lefkowitz

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Jay Lefkowitz has had a busy year setting precedent that requires voluminous state tort claims to move forward in federal court and securing other victories for clients across the life sciences industry, landing on Law360's Life Sciences MVP list for the third year in a row.

  • December 03, 2014

    White Collar MVP: O'Melveny's Howard Heiss

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP partner Howard E. Heiss convinced the Second Circuit to reverse a criminal conviction against an ex-General Electric Co. executive by arguing that the government's conspiracy case overstepped statute of limitations boundaries, earning him a spot among Law360’s White Collar MVPs.

  • December 03, 2014

    Tax MVP: Latham & Watkins' Laurence Stein

    Latham & Watkins LLP partner Laurence Stein's efforts to marshal the tax prongs of billion-dollar transactions for pharmaceutical titans Actavis PLC and Allergan Inc. accounted for just a fraction of an impressive year that earned him a spot among Law360's list of Tax MVPs.

  • December 03, 2014

    Capital Markets MVP: Weil's Corey Chivers

    Thanks to his work guiding numerous multibillion-dollar offerings over the past year, including the largest U.S. consumer finance initial public offering since the economic downturn, Corey Chivers has earned a spot among Law360’s Capital Markets MVPs.

  • December 03, 2014

    IP MVP: Harness Dickey's Rudolph Telscher

    By guiding Octane Fitness LLC to a U.S. Supreme Court victory in a case that made it easier for courts to award attorneys' fees in meritless patent infringement cases, Harness Dickey & Pierce PLC principal Rudolph Telscher has earned himself a spot on Law360's list of intellectual property MVPs.