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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 12, 2013

    Privacy MVP: BakerHostetler's Ted Kobus

    BakerHostetler partner Ted Kobus has eased clients through the chaos caused by hundreds of data breaches, including helping supermarket chain Schnucks Markets Inc. not only to avoid regulatory wrath in 2013 as it responded to a massive data breach but to actually win the sympathy of a state attorney general.

  • November 12, 2013

    Media & Entertainment MVP: Jenner & Block's Andrew Bart

    Jenner & Block LLP's Andrew Bart landed precedential rulings establishing ownership rights for digital media and scored key digital download royalty victories for Universal Music Group in a year of huge wins, earning him a spot as one of Law360's MVPs.

  • November 12, 2013

    Securities MVP: Bernstein Litowitz's Max Berger

    Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP founding partner Max Berger cemented his status as a dean of the securities bar in 2013 by securing the two largest class action settlements related to the financial crisis, including a record $2.4 billion pact with Bank of America Corp., earning him a spot on Law360’s list of securities MVPs.

  • November 12, 2013

    IP MVP: Ropes & Gray's J. Steven Baughman

    Ropes & Gray LLP's J. Steven Baughman helped SAP AG invalidate a key Versata Software Inc. patent in the first-ever decision of an America Invents Act challenge in 2013, earning himself a spot on Law360's list of Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • November 12, 2013

    M&A MVP: Weil Gotshal's Michael Aiello

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's Michael Aiello is no stranger to a deal-packed schedule, but his work on such a significant number of large, successful M&A transactions in the past year, including the $7.6 billion sale and continued representation of Health Management Associates, has earned him a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.

  • November 12, 2013

    Banking MVP: Arnold & Porter's Robert Azarow

    Arnold & Porter LLP banking partner Robert Azarow leveraged a personal history of creative bank deals to facilitate the sale of billions of dollars in assets and deposits held by a defunct Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. entity, earning him a spot on Law360’s 2013 roster of Banking MVPs.

  • November 08, 2013

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Top Guns From 58 Firms

    Beginning this week, Law360 will profile the elite law firm partners whose exemplary work on critical litigation, mammoth deals and first-of-their-kind global matters earned them a spot on this year's list of MVP award winners.

  • December 20, 2012

    Environmental MVP: Sidley Austin's Roger Martella

    Sidley Austin LLP partner Roger Martella has used his ability to see beyond the technical rulemaking process to help clients including Luminant Generation Co. and Portland Cement Association mount successful challenges to a pair of federal air emissions rules and a state carbon fuel standard, earning a place among Law360's Environmental MVPs.

  • December 20, 2012

    Project Finance MVP: Gibson Dunn's Tomer Pinkusiewicz

    In 2012, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP project bonds ace Tomer Pinkusiewicz harnessed a number of important trends — green energy, stronger Latin American economies, the capital markets' growing appetite for construction risk — to push groundbreaking project financings across the finish line, earning him a spot among Law360's Project Finance MVPs.

  • December 20, 2012

    Media & Entertainment MVP: Gibson Dunn's Orin Snyder

    With passion and a trial lawyer's mindset, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Orin Snyder has recently led efforts to undermine the case of man who claimed he was entitled to half-ownership of Facebook Inc., work that, along with other successes, has earned Snyder a spot among Law360's Media and Entertainment MVPs.

  • December 20, 2012

    International Trade MVP: Ted Posner

    When Argentina refused to pay a $133 million arbitration award to Blue Ridge Investments, a Bank of America Securities subsidiary, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's Ted Posner successfully petitioned President Barack Obama to suspend the South American country's trade benefits with the U.S., helping earn him a spot among Law360's list of International Trade MVPs.

  • December 20, 2012

    Class Action MVP: Reed Smith's Bo Phillips

    Reed Smith LLP partner Bo Phillips defeated class certification in multidistrict litigation alleging Wells Fargo Bank NA used discriminatory subprime lending practices in a case that paved the way for similar cases to beat class certification, earning him a spot on Law360’s Class Action MVPs.

  • December 19, 2012

    International Trade MVP: King & Spalding's Stephen Orava

    Helping California's cement industry mold the implementation of that state's climate change law and successfully steering two chemical companies through anti-dumping reviews in Mexico and Europe, King & Spalding LLP's Stephen Orava has had a year worthy of a spot on Law360's list of International Trade MVPs.

  • December 19, 2012

    Project Finance MVP: Orrick's Carl Lyon

    Orrick's Carl Lyon engineered creative financing structures to help the Tennessee Valley Authority avoid a debt crunch and a Texas electric cooperative simplify a tedious lien process, all while continuing intense behind-the-scenes negotiations to finance the first new nuclear plant in the U.S. in 30 years, a resume that earned him a nod as one of Law360's Project Finance MVPs.

  • December 19, 2012

    Class Action MVP: Weil Gotshal's David Lender

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's David Lender in 2012 racked up major wins for Credit Suisse Group AG, Exxon Mobil Corp. and online ticketing giant StubHub Inc. against dozens of putative classes that sought billions from the companies, earning him a spot among Law360's Class Action MVPs.

  • December 19, 2012

    Media & Entertainment MVP: Munger Tolles' Glenn Pomerantz

    From obtaining clearance for Universal Music Group’s EMI Group acquisition to defeating a reality television copyright lawsuit, Munger Tolles & Olson LLP's Glenn Pomerantz spent 2012 living up to his reputation for being studios’ and record companies’ go-to guy, earning him a spot among Law360’s Media & Entertainment MVPs.

  • December 19, 2012

    Environmental MVP: Jones Day's Kevin Holewinski

    Jones Day's Kevin Holewinski has used his broad range of environmental expertise to help Xcel Energy Inc. topple multiple greenhouse gas emissions actions and lead Chrysler LLC's liquidating trust through resolving environmental claims stemming from a Wisconsin engine plant, landing him among Law360's Environmental MVPs.

  • December 18, 2012

    Environmental MVP: Thompson Hine's Terrence Fay

    Thompson Hine LLP partner Terrence Fay has worked in environmental law since the field’s formative years in the 1960s and 1970s, and his depth and breadth of knowledge helped him win two big Ohio cases for Waste Management Inc. this year, earning him a spot among Law360’s Environmental MVPs.

  • December 18, 2012

    Class Action MVP: Skadden's Jay Kasner

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP’s Jay Kasner successfully defended a bevy of wealth management banks from securities class actions and set legal precedent along the way that has reverberated throughout the Second Circuit, earning him a spot on Law360’s Class Action MVPs.

  • December 18, 2012

    Government Contracts MVP: Gibson Dunn's Karen Manos

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Karen Manos earned a place among Law360's Government Contracts MVPs by winning a precedential $59.2 million judgment for Raytheon Co. in its seven-year attempt to recover unpaid pension deficits from the U.S. government.

  • December 18, 2012

    Project Finance MVP: Hogan Lovells' Keith Larson

    Hogan Lovells project finance partner Keith Larson spent his year nailing down several major financing plans for Venezuela's state-owned oil and gas company, keeping Petroleos de Venezuela SA relevant and growing as oil stays hot and liquefied natural gas booms, landing him a place among Law360's Project Finance MVPs.

  • December 18, 2012

    International Trade MVP: Hogan Lovells' Mark McConnell

    Hogan Lovells' Mark S. McConnell helped the U.S. Grains Council beat back a Chinese dumping probe aimed at corn ethanol byproduct used in livestock feed and represented the Chinese government in a U.S. subsidy probe over solar panels, two of engagements that earned him a place on Law360's list of International Trade MVPs.

  • December 18, 2012

    Competition MVP: Robins Kaplan's K. Craig Wildfang

    As co-lead counsel for a class of about 7 million merchants, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi LLP's K. Craig Wildfang negotiated a proposed $7.25 billion settlement to resolve litigation over Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc.'s alleged collusion on interchange fees, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Competition MVPs.

  • December 18, 2012

    Media & Entertainment MVP: O'Melveny's Daniel Petrocelli

    Daniel Petrocelli of O’Melveny & Myers LLP handled four back-to-back trials in 2012 and won major summary dismissals representing high powered media clients like Warner Bros Entertainment Inc., Time Inc. and DC Comics, earning him a spot among Law360’s Media and Entertainment MVPs.

  • December 17, 2012

    Class Action MVP: Labaton Sucharow's Thomas Dubbs

    Behind some headline-grabbing settlements from the 2008 mortgage lending fallout was Labaton Sucharow LLP’s Thomas Dubbs, whose novel negotiation strategies and rigorous research helped investors secure deals with major players including the $295 million Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. settlement and the $725 million American International Group Inc. deal, and landed him on Law360’s list of Class Action MVPs.