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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 26, 2013

    Project Finance MVP: Orrick Herrington's Pascal Agboyibor

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP partner Pascal Agboyibor helps governments, multilaterals and private companies finance infrastructure projects that will drive growth in Africa, including the construction of the world's largest hydroelectric plant, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Project Finance MVPs.

  • November 25, 2013

    M&A MVP: MoFo's Robert Townsend

    Morrison & Foerster LLP’s Robert S. Townsend played his mergers and acquisitions cards well this year and pulled in winning pots for clients like Caesars Entertainment Corp., Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. and Intel Corp., earning him a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.

  • November 25, 2013

    IP MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Charles Verhoeven

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP partner Charles Verhoeven improved his record of success in front of the Federal Circuit to 15-1-1, thanks to a decision in Microsoft v. ITC and Motorola that blocked the plaintiff from obtaining an exclusion order against the plaintiff, earning him a spot on Law360's 2013 list of IP MVPs.

  • November 25, 2013

    Health Care MVP: Akin Gump's Stephanie Webster

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP partner Stephanie Webster secured a victory for Allina Health Services hospitals and 27 other major hospitals in a fight over disproportionate share payments last year when she persuaded a D.C. court to strike down a Medicare rule that changed how the payments were calculated, earning her a spot on Law360’s list of Health Care MVPs.

  • November 22, 2013

    IP MVP: Sidley Austin's David Pritikin

    Sidley Austin LLP's David Pritikin spent the last year defending Microsoft Corp. against a wave of high-stakes litigation brought by Google Inc.'s Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. and scored a landmark ruling along the way that is shaping how standard-essential patents are valued, earning him a spot on Law360's 2013 list of IP MVPs.

  • November 22, 2013

    White Collar MVP: Bracewell & Giuliani's Marc Mukasey

    Former federal prosecutor Marc Mukasey has had a great year leading Bracewell & Giuliani LLP's white collar practice, scoring victories for Halliburton Co., an SAC Capital Advisors LP informant and a former Countrywide Home Loans Inc. executive, earning him a spot on Law360's list of 2013 White Collar MVPs.

  • November 22, 2013

    Health MVP: Weil Gotshal's Nicholas J. Pappas

    In the last year, Nicholas J. Pappas, a partner in Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP’s employment litigation practice group, has helped defend longtime client UnitedHealth Group Inc. from a number of high-profile employment-related lawsuits, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Health MVPs.

  • November 22, 2013

    M&A MVP: Morrison & Foerster's Kenneth Siegel

    Kenneth Siegel, a partner in Morrison & Foerster LLP's Japan practice, fought off attempts by Dish Network LLC to acquire Sprint and Clearwire during a bid of these by Softbank, paving the way for the largest outbound Asia merger in history and earning him a spot on the Law360's 2013 list of M&A MVPs.

  • November 21, 2013

    Health MVP: Weil Gotshal's Matthew Gilroy

    Steering blockbuster deals exceeding $10 billion during the past year for health care companies, including Health Management Associates Inc.'s $7.6 billion sale to Community Health Systems Inc. despite upheaval on HMA's board, has landed Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's Matthew Gilroy on Law360's 2013 list of Health MVPs.

  • November 21, 2013

    Hospitality MVP: Proskauer's Jeff Horwitz

    Work on a string of significant hotel deals over the past year, including the noteworthy $1.9 billion sale of an Accor SA hotel unit to the Blackstone Group LP, has earned by Proskauer Rose LLP's Jeff Horwitz a spot on Law360's list of Hospitality MVPs.

  • November 21, 2013

    White Collar MVP: Chadbourne's Abbe David Lowell

    Already well-known as a heavy-hitter for high-profile clients in the political realm, last year Chadbourne & Parke LLP’s Abbe David Lowell scored a landmark win in the courtroom on behalf of sex scandal-plagued former presidential candidate John Edwards, beating back campaign finance charges and landing him a spot on Law360’s roster of White Collar MVPs.

  • November 21, 2013

    Product Liability MVP: Kaye Scholer's Jeffrey Wagner

    Jeffrey Wagner of Kaye Scholer LLP built on a long history with Philip Morris USA Inc. in the last year by overcoming hostile California laws to dismantle a nine-figure smokers' class action at the intersection of personal injury and consumer fraud, earning an spot on Law360's Product Liability MVPs.

  • November 21, 2013

    M&A MVP: Paul Hastings' Carl Sanchez

    Paul Hastings LLP global M&A chairman Carl Sanchez's big risks paid off in a $7.1 billion deal that sent Smithfield Foods Inc. to China's Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd., landing him a key role in the largest-ever takeover of a U.S. firm by a Chinese buyer and a spot among Law360's MVPs.

  • November 21, 2013

    IP MVP: Orrick Herrington's Chris Ottenweller

    As the debate raged on among legislators and policymakers on how to best craft rules to crack down on the activities of so-called patent trolls, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP partner Chris R. Ottenweller was busy in the courtroom making the most of existing litigation techniques, securing key wins for his clients that landed him a spot on Law360's list of IP MVPs.

  • November 21, 2013

    Hospitality MVP: Sheppard Mullin's Lawrence Eppley

    Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP's Lawrence C. Eppley has represented Oxford Capital Group LLC in a number of major real estate transactions geared toward hotel development, including the July purchase of a building on the city's historic Michigan Avenue, earning him a spot on the list of Law360's 2013 Hospitality MVPs.

  • November 22, 2013

    CORRECTED: IP MVP: Mayer Brown's A. John P. Mancini

    Securing court victories that saved his clients, including Google Inc., billions and that led to landmark decisions on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and whether U.S. trade law protected the licensing businesses of “patent trolls” has made A. John P. Mancini of Mayer Brown LLP one of Law360's 2013 Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • November 20, 2013

    White Collar MVP: Dechert's Andrew Levander

    For his continued work successfully defending clients in the financial sector from investigations by federal and state prosecutors and regulatory agencies, including ex-MF Global Inc. CEO Jon Corzine, Dechert LLP partner Andrew Levander has earned a spot on Law360's list of 2013 White Collar MVPs.

  • November 20, 2013

    Product Liability MVP: Jones Day's Stephanie Parker

    As R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.’s top gun in nearly 1,200 Engle progeny cases, Jones Day’s Stephanie Parker has spent the last year scoring a string of low or complete defense verdicts in high-profile tobacco liability trials, earning her a spot among Law360's Product Liability MVPs.

  • November 20, 2013

    Hospitality MVP: Dentons' Meghan Cocci

    Dentons partner Meghan Cocci’s work on a string of high-profile hotel industry deals, including a starring role as lead hotel counsel for lender Brookfield Asset Management Inc. in a contentious, $175 million asset takeover that included a luxury resort in the Bahamas, has landed her a spot on Law360’s list of Hospitality MVPs.

  • November 20, 2013

    Health MVP: Sheppard Mullin's Eric Klein

    Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP's Eric A. Klein has a carved out a prime place in the vanguard of health care industry consolidation, helping guide such mega-deals as the $4.4 billion acquisition of physician network chain HealthCare Partners LLC by dialysis giant DaVita Inc., earning himself a spot among Law360's Health MVPs.

  • November 20, 2013

    M&A MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Sarkis Jebejian

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Sarkis Jebejian spent 2013 helping expand the firm's corporate practice by sealing some major deals, advising Bain Capital LLC and Golden Gate Capital on their $6.9 billion acquisition of BMC Software Inc. and representing Accenture PLC on several key acquisitions, earning him a place among Law360's M&A MVPs.

  • November 19, 2013

    Securities MVP: Goodwin Procter's Brian Pastuszenski

    Goodwin Procter LLP partner Brian Pastuszenski scored a major victory for Bank of America Corp.'s Countrywide Financial Corp. this year when the Delaware Supreme Court ruled that the companies' merger barred an investor suit, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Securities MVPs.

  • November 19, 2013

    Media & Entertainment MVP: Weil's David Yohai

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP attorney David Yohai spared client ESPN Inc. from having to pay nearly $280 million in separate contractual disputes this year, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Media & Entertainment MVPs.

  • November 19, 2013

    Product Liability MVP: Hollingsworth's Eric Lasker

    Within a one-month span, Hollingsworth LLP partner Eric Lasker won two separate rulings tossing thousands of Ecuadorean plaintiffs' claims against DynCorp. International Inc. over an herbicide that allegedly caused personal injuries and damaged their property, an accomplishment that landed him among Law360's Product Liability MVPs.

  • November 19, 2013

    IP MVP: Latham & Watkins' Douglas Lumish

    Having established himself as a go-to attorney in patent trials, Latham & Watkins LLP's Douglas Lumish recently took a leading role in a successful representation of Google Inc. and helped TransPerfect Global Inc. win a $1 million jury verdict in an infringement dispute, landing him among Law360's Intellectual Property MVPs.