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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 21, 2014

    Health Care MVP: Gibson Dunn's Geoff Sigler

    Guiding health insurance giant Aetna Inc. to court victories over coverage disputes and helping the insurance industry block a Georgia law penalizing health plan administrators for not promptly paying claims has helped earn Gibson Dunn partner Geoff Sigler a spot on Law360's list of Health Care MVPs.

  • November 20, 2014

    Product Liability MVP: Sidley Austin's Sherry Knutson

    Drawing on her knack for simplifying complicated science and regulatory jargon, Sherry Knutson of Sidley Austin LLP helped Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. escape liability in the first jury trial among thousands of Illinois lawsuits blaming the company’s diabetes drug Actos for causing bladder cancer, earning her a spot among Law360’s Product Liability MVPs.

  • November 20, 2014

    Securities MVP: Latham & Watkins' Patrick E. Gibbs

    With accomplishments such as clearing sTec Inc.’s ex-CEO of insider trading claims and scoring one of the first judicial decisions outside of Delaware to enforce forum selection bylaws, Latham & Watkins LLP’s Patrick E. Gibbs has earned himself a spot among this year’s Law360 Securities MVPs.

  • November 20, 2014

    Class Action MVP: Mayer Brown's Dale Giali

    When the plaintiffs bar set its sights on false advertising suits against the food industry and targeted Mayer Brown LLP client Nestle USA Inc., the firm's Dale Giali shifted his focus to fighting those high-stakes cases and has since racked up a series of wins that landed him on Law360's list of Class Action MVPs.

  • November 20, 2014

    Health Care MVP: King & Spalding's Michael Paulhus

    King & Spalding LLP's Michael Paulhus has set himself apart in the False Claims Act space over last year by securing several key wins for clients like Omnicare Inc. that set precedent for future whistleblower cases, earning him a spot as one of Law360's Health Care MVPs.

  • November 20, 2014

    Tax MVPs: Sutherland's Jeffrey Friedman and Carley Roberts

    When California tax authorities insisted Comcast Corp. had a unitary relationship with its then-independent subsidiary QVC, the company turned to Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP’s Jeffrey Friedman and Carley Roberts, who scored a win for Comcast in a historic ruling and sealed their place on Law360’s list of tax MVPs.

  • November 20, 2014

    M&A MVP: Wachtell's Andy Brownstein

    Thanks to his work over the past year guiding numerous multibillion-dollar deals that spanned a number of different sectors and had various international components, Andrew R. Brownstein has earned a spot on Law360’s list of M&A MVPs.

  • November 20, 2014

    IP MVP: McDermott Will & Emery's William Gaede

    When William Gaede of McDermott Will & Emery LLP recently stood at the vanguard of using patent law to open up access to gene-based cancer testing, earning him a spot on Law360’s list of Intellectual Property MVPs, Gaede was fulfilling a promise he made to himself nearly 20 years ago.

  • November 19, 2014

    Class Action MVP: Bernstein Litowitz's John Browne

    John Browne of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP spent the past year securing the first recovery for investors in connection with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and helping set up a new plaintiff-friendly standard for pleading loss causation in the Fifth Circuit, earning him a spot on Law360's Class Action MVP list.

  • November 19, 2014

    Securities MVPs: Gibson Dunn's Thad Davis & Michael Wong

    Gibson Dunn partners Thad Davis and Michael Li-Ming Wong topped federal prosecutors aiming to convict a China North East Petroleum Holdings Ltd. executive on criminal fraud charges, earning them a place on Law360's list of Securities MVPs.

  • November 19, 2014

    IP MVP: Durie Tangri's Daralyn Durie

    Guiding Google Inc. to a win in a copyright suit over the search giant's Google Books project is just one of the recent accomplishments that earned Durie Tangri LLP's Daralyn Durie a place among Law360's intellectual property MVPs.

  • November 19, 2014

    Media MVP: Greenberg Glusker's Bob Baradaran

    Bob Baradaran, managing partner at Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP, helped broker one of the biggest sports deals of 2014 — the $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Clippers to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer — earning him a spot among Law360's Media and Entertainment MVPs.

  • November 19, 2014

    Health Care MVP: Jones Day's Leon F. DeJulius Jr.

    Jones Day’s Leon F. DeJulius Jr. has played leading roles recently in some of the nation’s highest-profile health care fights, including an epic tussle between University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Highmark Inc., landing him a spot among Law360's Health Care MVPs.

  • November 19, 2014

    Product Liability MVP: Mayer Brown's Hank Bullock

    Mayer Brown LLP’s Henninger "Hank" Bullock had a big summer, with a victory in the Sixth Circuit protecting Eli Lilly & Co. from multidistrict litigation over injuries allegedly caused by generic painkillers and a win at the Iowa Supreme Court that cleared Schwarz Pharma Inc. of injury claims stemming from generic versions of a nausea medication, earning him a spot as one of Law360’s Product Liability MVPs.

  • November 19, 2014

    M&A MVP: Davis Polk's Gar Bason

    Deep deal-making experience across several sectors helped Davis Polk LLP's Gar Bason keep up with the recent M&A surge and nail down a series of high-stakes transactions, including Baker Hughes Inc.'s $35 billion sale to Halliburton Co. this week, that landed him a spot on Law360’s list of M&A MVPs.

  • November 19, 2014

    Tax MVP: Reed Smith's Mardiros Dakessian

    Reed Smith LLP's Mardiros Dakessian boasted a productive year that saw him claim a watershed decision on legal fee recovery and a steady record of lucrative tax relief for his clients before trial courts, regulators and administrative panels, earning him a spot among Law360’s Tax MVPs.

  • November 18, 2014

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 78 Firms

    Beginning this week, Law360 will profile those elite attorneys whose successes in high-stakes litigation, record-breaking deals and complex global matters earned them a spot on this year's list of MVP award winners.

  • December 19, 2013

    Tax MVP: Reed Smith's Mardiros Dakessian

    Reed Smith LLP's Mardiros Dakessian helped his clients land a blockbuster $100 million in tax relief in the past year and forced California to roll back unconstitutional portions of a small business stock incentive, earning him a spot among Law360's Tax MVPs.

  • December 18, 2013

    Competition MVP: Weil Gotshal's Steven Newborn

    Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP’s January acquisition of Copano Energy LLC was the $5 billion prelude to a gangbusters year for Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP’s antitrust practice and its head Steven Newborn, whose shrewd stewardship earned him a spot among Law360’s 2013 Competition MVPs.

  • December 18, 2013

    Tax MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Steven Clemens

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP attorney Steven Clemens' role in analyzing the tax implications of 3G Capital Partners Ltd.’s $28 billion acquisition of H.J. Heinz Co. and the $665 million purchase of investment banking firm Duff & Phelps Corp. led by private equity firm Carlyle Group LP secured his spot among Law360's 2013 Tax MVPs.

  • December 18, 2013

    Real Estate MVP: Fried Frank's Jonathan Mechanic

    Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP’s Jonathan Mechanic helped complete some of New York City’s most significant real estate deals in the past year — including Coach Inc.’s $750 million relocation to Hudson Yards — earning him a spot on Law360’s list of 2013 Real Estate MVPs.

  • December 17, 2013

    International Trade MVP: Akin Gump's Ed Rubinoff

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's Ed Rubinoff helped Nobel Oil recover a $1.5 million transaction that had been blocked as part of a transaction with a company in Myanmar, earning him a spot on Law360's list of International Trade MVPs.

  • December 17, 2013

    Private Equity MVP: Michael Woronoff

    Proskauer Rose LLP's Michael Woronoff guided private equity firm Ares Management LLC and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in their $6 billion acquisition of luxury department store Neiman Marcus Group Ltd., earning him a spot on Law360's 2013 Private Equity MVPs.

  • December 17, 2013

    Life Sciences MVP: Fish & Richardson's Jonathan Singer

    Fish & Richardson PC's Jonathan E. Singer in 2013 sealed a major Federal Circuit victory directing courts to look at all objective facts when deciding the obviousness of drug patents, one of several high-profile triumphs that scored him a spot among Law360's Life Sciences MVPs.

  • December 17, 2013

    Competition MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Mark Kovner

    The antitrust and competition practice at Kirkland & Ellis LLP had a hand in nearly 12 percent of all the transactions reported to federal antitrust agencies in the past year, and as a senior member, partner Mark Kovner was involved in several of the year's most prominent cases, earning him a spot among Law360's 2013 Competition MVPs.