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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 18, 2019

    MVP: Paul Weiss' Rick Rule

    Charles F. "Rick" Rule of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP helped shuttle Cigna through its $67 billion purchase of Express Scripts amid a challenging regulatory environment, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 Competition MVPs.

  • November 15, 2019

    MVP: Wachtell's Joshua Cammaker

    Joshua Cammaker of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz has handled a number of complex transactions for major corporations in the past year, including the reorganization of United Technologies Corp. and its merger with Raytheon Co., earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 M&A MVPs.

  • November 15, 2019

    MVP: Steptoe & Johnson's John Molenda

    Steptoe & Johnson LLP partner John Molenda won a long-fought patent victory on behalf of Sanofi and Regeneron, while separately preparing to take Apotex to trial against both Pfizer and Celgene, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 Life Sciences MVPs.

  • November 15, 2019

    MVP: Sanford Heisler's Deborah Marcuse

    Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP's Deborah Marcuse has more than held her own in litigation against a series of big targets this year, including an Ivy League university, BigLaw firms and a multinational drug maker, earning herself a spot on the list of Law360's 2019 Employment MVPs.

  • November 15, 2019

    MVP: Paul Hastings' Naveen Modi

    Naveen Modi of Paul Hastings LLP racked up a number of Federal Circuit wins in patent cases while representing companies like Samsung and Google, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 IP MVPs.

  • November 15, 2019

    MVP: Davis Polk's Neal Potischman

    Over the last year Neil Potischman of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has been involved in some of the highest profile class action cases — including defending Walmart from a group of plaintiffs who were allegedly detained for shoplifting, as well as helping Novo Nordisk escape racketeering claims — landing him a spot among Law360's 2019 Class Action MVPs.

  • November 15, 2019

    MVP: MoFo's Mitchell Newmark

    Mitchell Newmark of Morrison & Foerster LLP's state and local tax group successfully argued an appeal for Lorillard Tobacco Co. in the New Jersey Tax Court and crafted the strategy and arguments that led the same court to reject a nearly $5 million tax assessment levied against automaker Daimler AG, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Tax MVPs.

  • November 15, 2019

    MVP: Shearman & Sterling's Adam Hakki

    Shearman & Sterling LLP's Adam Hakki wrestled Bank of America free from a high-stakes False Claims Act case alleging foreclosure services overbilling, won the bank's dismissal of litigation that accused it of helping to rig the silver market and steered the Bank of Montreal to a decisive victory in an interest-rate benchmark manipulation case, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Banking MVPs.

  • November 15, 2019

    MVP: Jones Day's Shay Dvoretzky

    Shay Dvoretzky of Jones Day's appellate practice led Merck in persuading the Supreme Court to reverse a decision over drug warning labels and won a legal victory that limited the potential liability for government contractors facing asbestos cases, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Appellate MVPs.

  • November 15, 2019

    MVP: Wilkinson Walsh's Alexandra Walsh

    Alexandra Walsh of Wilkinson Walsh Eskovitz led trial teams to a string of crucial victories for Bayer AG this year, persuading juries to reject a certified class action attacking the company's One A Day vitamins as well as suits over its blood thinner Xarelto, landing her among Law360's 2019 Trials MVPs.

  • November 15, 2019

    MVP: White & Case's J. Mark Gidley

    White & Case LLP's J. Mark Gidley scored two huge antitrust case wins, including a rare complete acquittal of a former foreign exchange trader accused of suppressing competition, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 Antitrust MVPs.

  • November 15, 2019

    MVP: Labaton Sucharow's Serena Hallowell

    Serena Hallowell of Labaton Sucharow LLP recently helped secure a $42.5 million deal on behalf of investors suing Intuitive Surgical Inc. over its surgical equipment, and has also taken on multiple leadership roles at the firm, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Securities MVPs.

  • November 14, 2019

    MVP: Dakessian Law's Mardiros Dakessian

    Mardiros "Marty" Dakessian of Dakessian Law Ltd. scored a major victory this year in a Los Angeles tax dispute over whether a business was considered a wholesaler or retailer, which led to the reversal of a long-standing city policy, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Tax MVPs.

  • November 14, 2019

    MVP: Williams & Connolly's Lisa S. Blatt

    Lisa S. Blatt, chair of Williams & Connolly LLP's Supreme Court and appellate practice, scored a high court win for BNSF Railway over an employment tax controversy and successfully sought the justices' review in two cases set for oral argument this term, achievements that make her one of Law360's 2019 Appellate MVPs.

  • November 14, 2019

    MVP: Gibson Dunn's Jane M. Love

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Jane Love was able to convince the Federal Circuit to affirm a lower court's decision that upheld a patent on her client Novartis AG's multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya, a ruling that will prevent regulatory approval of a generic version, earning her a spot among Law360's 2019 Life Sciences MVPs.

  • November 14, 2019

    MVP: Gibson Dunn's Mark Kirsch

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Mark Kirsch picked up five big wins in the last year, scoring trial victories for Investcorp and a Susquehanna fund and defeating proposed class actions against Rio Tinto, Vale SA and AmTrust Financial Services Inc., landing him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Securities MVPs.

  • November 14, 2019

    MVP: Fish & Richardson's Frank Scherkenbach

    Frank Scherkenbach of Fish & Richardson PC won victories on behalf of Power Integrations, including the Federal Circuit's precedential decision that a rival's acquisition of Fairchild Semiconductor triggered a time bar that made it ineligible to challenge PI's patents, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • November 14, 2019

    MVP: Kirkland's Jonathan Davis

    Over the past year, Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Jonathan Davis helped tie the knot on Bristol-Myers Squibb's $90 billion acquisition of Celgene — the largest biopharma deal of all time — and AbbVie's $63 billion takeover of Allergan, securing his spot as one of Law360's 2019 M&A MVPs.

  • November 13, 2019

    MVP: Latham & Watkins' Lisa G. Watts

    Lisa G. Watts of Latham & Watkins LLP's tax practice guided Virgin Galactic and Virgin Group through a $1.5 billion merger that created the world's first publicly traded commercial human spaceflight company, and also fostered diverse leadership at her firm, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Tax MVPs.

  • November 13, 2019

    MVP: Weil Gotshal's Edward Reines

    Edward R. Reines, of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's life sciences practice, helped a major biotech company block its competitor from continuing to infringe a DNA manipulation method over the past year, earning him a place among Law360's 2019 Life Sciences MVPs.

  • November 13, 2019

    MVP: Weil Gotshal's Jonathan Polkes

    Jonathan Polkes, co-chair of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's global litigation practice, scored a Tenth Circuit victory in the $4 billion litigation following Archstone-Smith Trust's acquisition and won Fifth Circuit approval of a settlement he negotiated for Willis Towers Watson as a result of the R. Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 Securities MVPs.

  • November 13, 2019

    MVP: Simpson Thacher's Elizabeth A. Cooper

    Elizabeth A. Cooper of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP helped steer Refinitiv in its $27 billion acquisition agreement with the London Stock Exchange and Oaktree in its $4.8 billion deal to sell a majority stake in its business to Brookfield Asset Management, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2019 M&A MVPs.

  • November 13, 2019

    MVP: Katten's Floyd Mandell

    Floyd Mandell, the founder of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP's intellectual property department and widely renowned trademark lawyer, recently brought in a key trademark victory for Gatorade, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 IP MVPs.

  • November 13, 2019

    MVP: Geyser's Daniel L. Geyser

    Daniel L. Geyser of Geyser PC handled four U.S. Supreme Court cases in a one-year period, securing victories before the high court in a securities suit over the private right of shareholders to sue and a dispute over bankruptcy protections for consumers, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 Appellate MVPs.

  • November 12, 2019

    MVP: MoFo's Brandon C. Parris

    Brandon C. Parris of Morrison & Foerster LLP guided a bevy of billion-dollar deals over the past year, including clearing regulatory hurdles as part of Sprint's $59 billion tie-up with T-Mobile, earning him a place as one of Law360's 2019 M&A MVPs.