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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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November 12, 2019
MVP: Finnegan's Douglas Rettew
Douglas "Chip" Rettew of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP led the maker of Vagisil to victory in a trademark fight with a rival and helped secure a copyright win for the estate of a music legend, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 IP MVPs.
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November 12, 2019
MVP: Venable's Christopher P. Borello
Christopher P. Borello of Venable LLP's life sciences practice worked against GlaxoSmithKline to secure an $89.7 million inhaler patent infringement verdict for U.K.-based Vectura Ltd. and helped Nalpropion Pharmaceuticals uphold a weight loss medication patent, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Life Sciences MVPs.
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November 12, 2019
MVP: Mayer Brown's Brian W. Kittle
Brian W. Kittle of Mayer Brown LLP helped Bank of America achieve a jurisdictional win in a tax refund dispute, and he separately assisted Cross Refined Coal in snagging a victory in Tax Court, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 Tax MVPs.
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November 12, 2019
MVP: Mayer Brown's Andrew Pincus
Andrew Pincus of Mayer Brown LLP has argued dozens of cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, and the justices handed him a big win this year with a ruling restricting classwide arbitration claims, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Appellate MVPs.
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November 12, 2019
MVP: Bernstein Litowitz's Jeroen Van Kwawegen
Jeroen van Kwawegen of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP's securities practice has made a mission out of fighting for shareholders harmed by corporate wrongdoing and has racked up some big wins over the past year, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Securities MVPs.
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November 08, 2019
Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
The elite slate of attorneys chosen as Law360's 2019 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.
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December 17, 2018
MVP: Bracewell's Ron I. Erlichman
Ron I. Erlichman of Bracewell LLP helped close on the financing and equity arrangements for a $1.3 billion Ohio natural gas electric generation project this year, earning him a spot among Law360's 2018 Project Finance MVPs.
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December 17, 2018
MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Matt Hurd
Matt Hurd of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's life sciences practice shepherded Bayer through its record-breaking acquisition of Monsanto, worked on a merger that created a $1.75 billion generics pharmaceutical company and advised Amgen Inc. on a $10 billion stock offering, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Life Sciences MVPs.
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December 17, 2018
MVP: Sidley Austin's Justin Savage
Justin Savage of Sidley Austin LLP was able to help reach a settlement with The Sierra Club on a case over standards for formaldehyde in wood products, making him one of Law360's Environmental MVPs for 2018.
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December 17, 2018
MVP: Jones Day's Christopher Morrison
Christopher Morrison of Jones Day secured a jury win in June representing the Boston Red Sox against a fan hit by a foul ball at Fenway Park, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Sports MVPs.
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December 17, 2018
MVP: Skadden's Z. Julie Gao
Z. Julie Gao of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP steered a bevy of blockbuster initial public offerings for Chinese issuers listing in the U.S. and Hong Kong in the past year, including smartphone giant Xiaomi Corp.'s $5.4 billion offering, which marked Hong Kong's first dual-class IPO, landing her among Law360's 2018 Capital Markets MVPs.
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December 17, 2018
MVP: Stueve Siegel's Patrick Stueve
Patrick Stueve of Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP was instrumental in guiding corn producers and others damaged by Syngenta's sales of genetically modified corn seed to a massive $1.51 billion settlement, earning a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Food & Beverage MVPs.