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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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November 25, 2019
MVP: Gibson Dunn's Joshua S. Lipshutz
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Joshua Lipshutz helped Facebook fend off a quadruple murder suspect's subpoena for social media records of a key prosecution witness, and represented the tech giant in a European privacy dispute that questions the limits of EU-U.S. data transfers, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 Cybersecurity & Privacy MVPs.
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November 22, 2019
MVP: Latham & Watkins' Gary E. Axelrod
Gary E. Axelrod of Latham & Watkins LLP led Walton Street Capital in the acquisition of the Hyatt Minneapolis, represented Highgate Hospitality in multiple recent deals and guided Loews Hotels on a development in St. Louis' Ballpark Village, making him one of Law360's 2019 Hospitality MVPs.
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November 22, 2019
MVP: Mayer Brown's Evan Tager
Mayer Brown LLP's Evan Tager aptly helped CSX Transportation Inc. defeat suits involving worker injury liability and federal preemption issues, solidifying his standing as a Washington, D.C., appellate ace and landing him among Law360's 2019 Transportation MVPs.
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November 22, 2019
MVP: Morgan & Morgan's John Yanchunis
John Yanchunis of Morgan & Morgan helped consumers affected by massive data breaches at Yahoo and Equifax secure groundbreaking class action settlements and assisted in scoring the revival of data breach claims against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, earning him a place among Law360's 2019 Cybersecurity & Privacy MVPs.
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November 22, 2019
MVP: Munger Tolles' Kelly M. Klaus
Kelly M. Klaus of Munger Tolles & Olson LLP served as lead counsel for Walt Disney, Warner Bros. and other Hollywood heavyweights as they secured a $62 million trial victory this year against a streaming service that was pirating hundreds of the movie companies' iconic films, placing him among Law360's 2019 Media & Entertainment MVPs.
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November 22, 2019
MVP: Covington & Burling's Jay Carey
Covington & Burling LLP's Jay Carey helped UnitedHealth Group units successfully defend more than $55 billion in high-profile state and federal contracts this year, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Government Contracts MVPs.
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November 21, 2019
MVP: Gibson Dunn's Scott Edelman
Scott Edelman of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's trial practice helped clear Korean ramen maker Ottogi Co. Ltd. of price-fixing allegations in a $500 million antitrust class action last December, making him one of Law360's 2019 Trial MVPs.
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November 21, 2019
MVP: Davis Wright Tremaine's Katherine Bolger
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's Katherine M. Bolger's work helping BuzzFeed beat a defamation suit after it published a dossier linking Russia and President Donald Trump, along with other high-profile victories in the media world, makes her one of Law360's 2019 Media & Entertainment MVPs.
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November 21, 2019
MVP: Morgan Lewis' Sam S. Shaulson
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner Sam Shaulson helped JPMorgan Chase secure a first-of-its-kind appellate ruling by the Fifth Circuit that workers who had signed arbitration agreements shouldn't be notified of a pending collective action, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 Employment MVPs.
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November 21, 2019
MVP: Goodwin Procter's Richard A. Kline
Goodwin Procter LLP deals pro Rick Kline advised a slate of closely watched transactions over the past year, including Lyft's $2.3 billion listing and Slack's innovative direct listing, earning him a place among Law360's 2019 Capital Markets MVPs.
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November 21, 2019
MVP: Gibson Dunn's Theane Evangelis
Theane Evangelis of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP successfully defended Uber as the ride-hailing giant secured a major victory at the Ninth Circuit against hundreds of thousands of drivers who claimed they were misclassified as independent contractors, placing her among Law360's 2019 Class Action MVPs.
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November 21, 2019
MVP: Jones Day's Howard F. Sidman
Howard Sidman of Jones Day won an issue of first impression before New York's highest court and was the lead attorney defending Wells Fargo in two proposed class actions that were both resolved, making him one of Law360's 2019 Banking MVPs.
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November 21, 2019
MVP: Covington's Thomas Barnett
Covington & Burling LLP's Thomas Barnett helped guide Disney through the global clearance process for its $71 billion purchase of 21st Century Fox assets last year, while helping multiple technology companies navigate a tumultuous regulatory environment, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 Competition MVPs.
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November 20, 2019
MVP: Sheppard Mullin's Richard Simmons
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP wage-and-hour ace Richard Simmons persuaded the California Supreme Court to say workers can waive their rights to a second meal period during long shifts, notching a rare management-side win there and earning himself a spot among Law360's 2019 Employment MVPs.
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November 20, 2019
MVP: Boies Schiller's Karen Dunn
Karen Dunn's successful defense of Uber this year in a $124 million trial against Boston taxi companies claiming the ride-hailing giant operated illegally has earned the Boies Schiller Flexner LLP partner a place as one of Law360's Trials 2019 MVPs.
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November 20, 2019
MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Suhana Han
Suhana Han of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP successfully represented several major companies in class actions this year, including securing a dismissal of an antitrust class action against Volkswagen and Audi and helping both companies exit multidistrict litigation over airbags, earning her a spot among Law360's 2019 Class Action MVPs.
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November 20, 2019
MVP: Cleary's Jeffrey Karpf
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP partner Jeffrey Karpf steered a flurry of initial public offerings over the past year highlighted by social media giant Pinterest's $1.4 billion IPO, plus an unusual $2 billion stock offering by a California utility, landing him among Law360's 2019 Capital Markets MVPs.
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November 20, 2019
MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Elizabeth T. Davy
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's Beth Davy has provided ace anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance advice to banks at home and abroad, including helping guide an important Dubai-based bank to a $40 million settlement with New York regulators and counseling Chase on a $5.3 million deal with federal authorities, landing her among Law360's 2019 Banking MVPs.
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November 20, 2019
MVP: Morgan Lewis' Steven A. Reed
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP's Steven A. Reed built on a notable 2018 district court win to establish a powerful appellate level precedent stifling the Federal Trade Commission's ability to challenge conduct that happened exclusively in the past, netting him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Competition MVPs.
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November 19, 2019
MVP: Hagens Berman's Steve W. Berman
Steve W. Berman of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP won a big fight for student-athletes against the NCAA this year that will help them receive more benefits in exchange for their labor, landing him on the list of Law360's 2019 Class Action MVPs.
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November 19, 2019
MVP: Fenwick's Susan S. Muck
San Francisco-based Susan S. Muck of Fenwick & West LLP secured dismissal of a shareholder's proposed class action against GoPro Inc. over alleged financial misstatements, in addition to obtaining a favorable settlement in an investor suit for solar power provider Sunrun Inc., landing her among Law360's 2019 Securities MVPs.
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November 19, 2019
MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Steve Holley
Steve L. Holley of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP helped push through Bayer's $62 billion buy of Monsanto by securing approval from antitrust watchdogs around the world, landing him on the list of Law360's 2019 Competition MVPs.
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November 19, 2019
MVP: Weil Gotshal's Allison Liff
Over the past year, Allison Liff of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP advised Syncreon Group Holdings BV on a global financing and groundbreaking balance sheet restructuring, helped Goldman Sachs' merchant banking division finance its acquisition of Restaurant Technologies Inc., and assisted Sovos Brands in financing its merger with Noosa Yoghurt LLC, landing her among Law360's 2019 Banking MVPs.
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November 19, 2019
MVP: Kirkland's Jim Hurst
Jim Hurst of Kirkland & Ellis LLP triumphed in two major jury trials within an exceptionally tight window last year, securing a defense verdict for Alere Inc. in a patent infringement suit just weeks after helping a Bristol-Myers Squibb unit fend off a potential billion-dollar trade secrets claim, landing him among Law360's 2019 Trials MVPs.
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November 19, 2019
MVP: Perkins Coie's Shannon M. Bloodworth
Shannon M. Bloodworth of Perkins Coie LLP has secured several pharmaceutical victories for Mylan, including in patent cases separately brought by Teva and Horizon Pharma over their respective drugs, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2019 IP MVPs.