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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 30, 2011

    Antitrust MVP: Axinn Veltrop's John Harkrider

    When Google Inc. eyed flight search software company ITA Software Inc. with a market-changing idea for refined results to generic travel queries, it enlisted the expertise of Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP name partner John Harkrider, who successfully steered Google past a barrage of opposition to close the $700 million deal, landing him a place on Law360's list of Antitrust MVPs.

  • November 30, 2011

    Energy MVP: Dickstein Shapiro's Larry Eisenstat

    Dickstein Shapiro LLP partner Larry Eisenstat seemingly bent regulators to his will in 2011, winning one client the opportunity to land a groundbreaking power purchase agreement and saving another from potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in losses — a record that landed him on Law360's list of energy MVPs.

  • November 29, 2011

    Appellate MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Kathleen Sullivan

    Constitutional law expert, former Stanford law school dean and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP name partner Kathleen M. Sullivan has had an eventful year, successfully defending Wyeth Inc. in a closely watched U.S. Supreme Court case, one of a string of recent victories that have earned her a spot on Law360's roster of appellate MVPs.

  • November 29, 2011

    M&A MVP: Munger Tolles' Mary Ann Todd

    Guiding Berkshire Hathaway Inc. through the largest acquisition in its history and helping orchestrate its fast-paced $9.7 billion addition of Lubrizol Corp. are just two of the accomplishments this year that make Munger Tolles & Olson LLP partner Mary Ann Todd one of Law360's M&A MVPs.

  • November 29, 2011

    White Collar MVPs: Gibson Dunn's Warin & Walden

    When Joseph Cassano, the former head of American International Group Inc.'s financial products division, was facing a flood of investigations from law enforcement officials probing the insurance giant's near-collapse, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partners Joe Warin and Jim Walden knew the best strategy for their client was an unconventional one: be proactive. That strategy helped Cassano avoid prosecution and earned them a spot on Law360's list of white collar MVPs.

  • November 28, 2011

    Appellate MVP: Jenner & Block's Paul Smith

    A win in a landmark Supreme Court case affirming that video games are entitled to the same First Amendment protections as books, movies, music and other forms of entertainment is just one of the victories that earned Jenner & Block LLP's Paul M. Smith a spot on Law 360's list of Appellate MVPs for 2011.

  • November 28, 2011

    White Collar MVP: Covington's Alan Vinegrad

    Earlier this year, Covington & Burling LLP partner Alan Vinegrad convinced the Second Circuit to overturn a high-profile conviction of a General Re Corp. executive accused of participating in a $500 million accounting scandal, freeing his client from a looming 366-day prison sentence and earning him a spot on Law360's list of White Collar MVPs.

  • November 28, 2011

    M&A MVP: Covington's Scott F. Smith

    When King Pharmaceuticals Inc. was working on a possible combination with Pfizer Inc., Covington & Burling LLP partner Scott F. Smith had the right deal-making expertise for the specialty drug maker to tap him for what became a $3.6 billion merger, helping to earn him a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.

  • November 23, 2011

    Securities MVP: Skadden's Jay Kasner

    Helping Bank of America Corp. defeat double derivative lawsuits that targeted Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. executives over billions in subprime losses is just one of the victories that have earned Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner Jay B. Kasner a place on Law360's list of Securities MVPs.

  • November 23, 2011

    Appellate MVP: Orrick's Joshua Rosenkranz

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP's E. Joshua Rosenkranz helped Facebook Inc. fight off a challenge to a $65 million settlement with ex-classmates of Mark Zuckerberg who claimed the Facebook founder stole their idea for the social networking site, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Appellate MVPs.

  • November 23, 2011

    M&A MVP: Kirkland's William Sorabella

    Burger King Holdings Inc. and 3G Capital Management LLC had a problem: They both wanted to get a deal done in the fall of 2010, but could not agree on a structure. Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner William B. Sorabella helped lead a team with an innovative solution that cinched the $4 billion deal and earned him a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.

  • November 23, 2011

    White Collar MVP: Kramer Levin's Barry Berke

    Craig Brubaker, a former Deutsche Bank financial adviser accused of selling illegal tax shelters, walked out of a Manhattan federal courtroom in May while four of his co-defendants were convicted, earning Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP defense attorney Barry Berke the thanks of a grateful client — and a spot on Law360's white collar MVP list.

  • November 22, 2011

    Appellate MVP: Sidley Austin's Carter Phillips

    For the attorney who has made more arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court than any other current private practitioner, Sidley Austin LLP's Carter Phillips has shown no signs of slowing down in 2011, taking home two high court wins and handily earning himself a spot on Law360's list of Appellate MVPs.

  • November 22, 2011

    M&A MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's James Morphy

    Within the span of two weeks in July, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP mergers and acquisition partner James Morphy cut two deals worth $45 billion — part of the $75 billion in mergers and acquisitions this year that earned Morphy, a managing partner in the firm's New York office, a spot on Law360's M&A MVP list.

  • November 22, 2011

    Securities MVP: Davis Polk's Jim Rouhandeh

    In late October, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's Jim Rouhandeh won a ruling releasing Proskauer Rose LLP from claims that it helped shield accused Ponzi schemer R. Allen Stanford's bank. Now, Rouhandeh will follow the case to the Fifth Circuit for a clash over whether the state law claims against Proskauer tied to Stanford's fishy certificates of deposit are preempted by a key 1998 federal law, ongoing work that earns him a spot on Law360's list of Securities MVPs.

  • November 21, 2011

    Securities MVP: O'Melveny & Myers' Jonathan Rosenberg

    As go-to counsel for Bank of America Corp., O'Melveny & Myers LLP's Jonathan Rosenberg has helped the bank beat back auction-rate securities litigation as well as successor liability claims resulting from its purchase of Countrywide Financial Corp., earning him a spot on Law360's list of Securities MVPs.

  • November 21, 2011

    Appellate MVP: Gibson Dunn's Mark Perry

    Earlier this year, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Mark A. Perry scored a Supreme Court victory for investment adviser Janus Capital Management LLC that reaffirmed a bright line in securities fraud law, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Appellate MVPs.

  • November 21, 2011

    Real Estate MVP: Fried Frank's Robert Sorin

    A lead spot on Google Inc.'s historic $1.8 billion purchase of a Manhattan office building has earned Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP partner Robert Sorin a spot on Law360's list of real estate MVPs.

  • November 21, 2011

    M&A MVP: Cleary's Ethan Klingsberg

    As Family Dollar Stores Inc. faced a drawn-out fight to fend off a $7 billion hostile takeover by a major shareholder, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP partner Ethan Klingsberg encouraged the board to try and make peace while sticking to its growth plan. The moves paid off for the North Carolina-based retailer, which is now thriving, and landed Klingsberg a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.

  • November 18, 2011

    M&A MVP: Baker Botts' David Kirkland

    In the past year, Baker Botts LLP's David Kirkland has been the deal maker par excellence in the energy sector, representing energy service giants John Wood Group PLC, Schlumberger Ltd. and offshore driller Pride International Inc. in transactions valued at $12.5 billion, earning him a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.

  • November 18, 2011

    Appellate MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Jay Lefkowitz

    Jay Lefkowitz of Kirkland & Ellis LLP defied expectations when he convinced the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in Pliva v. Mensing that federal laws shielded generic-drug makers from state failure-to-warn claims, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Appellate MVPs.

  • November 18, 2011

    Real Estate MVP: Skadden's Harvey Uris

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's Harvey R. Uris has brought extensive business know-how and multidisciplinary expertise to bear on a variety of major real estate deals, including Centro Properties Group's $9.4 billion sale of its U.S. shopping centers to the Blackstone Group LP, making him one of Law360's real estate MVPs of 2011.

  • November 18, 2011

    Securities MVP: Gibson Dunn's Adam Offenhartz

    A securities litigator who doubles as a mergers and acquisitions specialist, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Adam Offenhartz has developed a formidable tool set for fending off hostile takeovers, skills he displayed during his defense of Tenet Healthcare Corp. in a wide-ranging merger battle, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Securities MVPs.

  • November 17, 2011

    Appellate MVP: WilmerHale's Mark Fleming

    Armed with a self-effacing, eloquent argument style, Mark Fleming of WilmerHale pulled off a historic Supreme Court upset for his client in Stanford v. Roche this year, a landmark patent case win that has earned him a spot on Law360's roster of 2011 Appellate MVPs.

  • November 17, 2011

    M&A MVP: Fried Frank's Alan Kaden

    For his work in helping the country's biggest private company, food and agricultural products giant, Cargill Inc., conduct a tax-free spinoff of its public fertilizer subsidiary, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP tax partner Alan Kaden has earned a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.