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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 04, 2012

    Appellate MVP: Latham & Watkins' Gregory Garre

    Latham & Watkins LLP's Gregory G. Garre in 2012 extended his lengthy record of success before the U.S. Supreme Court with his work on a high-profile death row case and defeat of the federal government on a tax collection dispute, earning him a spot among Law360's Appellate MVPs.

  • December 04, 2012

    Life Sciences MVP: O'Melveny's Paul Scrivano

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP partner Paul Scrivano has a broad mergers and acquisitions practice, but it is his work on cross-border deals involving the cutting edge of the biotech industry and an innovative investment in a Georgia firm that earned him a spot on Law360's list of Life Sciences MVPs.

  • December 04, 2012

    M&A MVP: Skadden's Nancy Lieberman

    Leading a multifaceted effort to help Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. extricate itself from litigation and complete a $7 billion sale to Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. highlighted a banner year for veteran Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner Nancy Lieberman, earning her a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.

  • December 04, 2012

    Privacy MVP: Loeb & Loeb's Michael Mallow

    Loeb & Loeb LLP partner Michael Mallow's outstanding track record defending against consumer protection class actions, including a novel Telephone Consumer Protection Act win last year at the West Virginia Supreme Court, has earned him a spot on Law360's list of Privacy MVPs.

  • December 03, 2012

    IP MVP: Irell & Manella's Morgan Chu

    Morgan Chu of Irell & Manella LLP secured two major settlements for TiVo Inc. over the past year, striking deals with AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. just before separate trials over TiVo's digital video recording patents were set to begin, earning him a spot on Law360's list of IP MVPs.

  • December 03, 2012

    M&A MVP: Simpson Thacher's Alan Klein

    Ask Alan M. Klein, a veteran partner in the mergers and acquisitions group at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and a honoree on Law360's list of 2012 M&A MVPs, what he does for a living and he'll tell you he's a traffic cop.

  • December 03, 2012

    Life Sciences MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Jay Lefkowitz

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Jay Lefkowitz has had a starring role in some of the year’s most significant life sciences cases, including the Supreme Court’s recent decision to review a ruling that will mark the first significant test of its landmark Mensing judgment, earning him a spot among Law360's Life Sciences MVPs.

  • December 03, 2012

    Privacy MVP: Venable's Stuart Ingis

    Venable LLP partner Stuart P. Ingis' continuing efforts on behalf of the online advertising industry to fine-tune industry standards related to the collection of Internet data for targeted ads earned him a spot among Law360's Privacy MVPs.

  • December 03, 2012

    Appellate MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Christopher Landau

    In 2012, Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Christopher Landau secured a Federal Circuit victory that guaranteed cost-of-living raises for federal judges, as well as a win in the U.S. Supreme Court for securities underwriters regarding the statute of limitations for insider trading claims, landing him a spot among Law360's Appellate MVPs.

  • December 03, 2012

    Private Equity MVP: Fried Frank's Robert Schwenkel

    With a 2012 resume that includes two take-private deals valued over $1 billion, a delicate cross-border corporate carveout, and the year's biggest secondary transaction, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP's Robert Schwenkel is one of four dealmakers recognized as a Law360 Private Equity MVP.

  • December 03, 2012

    Bankruptcy MVP: Dechert's Allan Brilliant

    Dechert LLP restructuring practice co-chairman Allan Brilliant earned wins this year for creditor clients who asserted competing reorganization plans and for noteholders in a closely watched cross-border bankruptcy, proving himself a go-to expert for creditor advocacy and grabbing a spot on Law360's Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • December 03, 2012

    Energy MVP: King & Spalding's Scott Greer

    King & Spalding LLP partner Scott Greer's ongoing involvement in negotiating some of the largest energy construction projects in the world, including the first liquid natural gas export terminal in the U.S., has landed him a spot on Law360's Energy MVPs.

  • November 30, 2012

    Private Equity MVP: Weil Gotshal's Marilyn French

    When private equity giant Advent International Corp. barreled into 2012 ready to ink big-ticket deals, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP partner Marilyn French was ready to lead the firm to some of its biggest acquisitions to date, cementing her reputation at the firm and earning her a spot among Law360's Private Equity MVPs.

  • November 30, 2012

    Privacy MVP: Gibson Dunn's Ashlie Beringer

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Ashlie Beringer has showcased the benefits of new technological advances to help clients including Apple Inc., Facebook Inc. and Flurry Inc. escape ground-breaking consumer class actions and resolve regulatory probes over their data collection and use practices, earning her a spot among Law360's Privacy MVPs.

  • November 30, 2012

    Life Sciences MVP: Covington's John Hurvitz

    Helping Eli Lilly and Co. unwind a complicated joint venture as part of a $1.65 billion deal was just one of a number of significant transactions led by Covington & Burling LLP's John Hurvitz this year, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Life Sciences MVPs.

  • November 30, 2012

    Energy MVP: Latham's Michael P. Darden

    Latham & Watkins LLP’s Michael P. Darden helped Plains Exploration & Production Co. secure $5.5 billion worth of deepwater oil and natural gas assets from BP PLC among stiff competition and on a tight deadline, earning him a spot among Law360’s Energy MVPs.

  • November 30, 2012

    Appellate MVP: Covington & Burling's Robert Long

    Some of 2012’s big U.S. Supreme Court decisions relied on arguments made by Covington & Burling LLP partner Robert Long, whose pivotal role in arguing that the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate was a tax and whose fight against the Federal Election Commission’s restrictions on purportedly indecent speech earned him a spot on Law360’s Appellate MVPs.

  • November 30, 2012

    M&A MVP: Weil Gotshal's Michael Aiello

    Michael Aiello, one of the youngest corporate practice heads in BigLaw and a sought-after shepherd for public company work, closed five deals worth nearly $14 billion this year, earning him a spot among Law360's M&A MVPs.

  • November 30, 2012

    IP MVP: Jones Day's Greg Castanias

    Jones Day's Greg Castanias convinced the Federal Circuit to uphold Myriad Genetics' breast cancer gene patents for a second time in 2012, scoring a victory for the entire biotechnology industry in the patent test case and earning himself a spot on Law360's list of Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • November 30, 2012

    Bankruptcy MVP: Kirkland's Paul Basta

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Paul Basta had a banner year in 2012, successfully bringing warring parties to the bargaining table in out-of-court restructurings and helping The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Inc. navigate a rocky Chapter 11 case, earning him a spot among Law360's Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • November 30, 2012

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Top Guns From 52 Firms

    Over the next several weeks, Law360 will profile the winners of this year's MVP awards honoring attorneys whose achievements in major litigation or transactions have set a new standard for accomplishment in corporate law.

  • December 22, 2011

    Real Estate MVP: Cleary Gottlieb's Steven Wilner

    There are billions of reasons why Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's Steven Wilner could be on Law360's list of 2011 real estate MVPs — $7 billion to $10 billion in development deals, to be more precise — but his presence on the list can really be summed up in five words: casino gambling in New York City.

  • December 21, 2011

    IP MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Charles Verhoeven

    As lead counsel for Google Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Motorola Inc. in smartphone patent litigation, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's Charles Verhoeven is the general called upon to lead the troops in the smartphone wars, making him one of Law360's Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • December 20, 2011

    IP MVP: Crowell & Moring's Michael Songer

    In September, Crowell & Moring LLP's Michael Songer scored a $920 million jury verdict for DuPont Co. in its suit against Kolon Industries Inc., a victory that closed the book on one of the largest trade secret misappropriation cases in history and landed Songer a spot on Law360's list of intellectual property MVPs.

  • December 19, 2011

    IP MVP: Munger Tolles' Rohit Singla

    When a trial court deemed his client Abbott Laboratories' patent for blood glucose test trips unenforceable, Munger Tolles & Olson LLP partner Rohit Singla had just an inkling of what the future held: a landmark 2011 Federal Circuit decision that not only reversed that ruling, but also fundamentally changed how courts view inequitable conduct battles in patent cases, an outcome earning him a spot on Law 360's list of Intellectual Property MVP's.