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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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December 14, 2018
MVP: Greenberg Traurig's Marc Mukasey
Marc Mukasey of Greenberg Traurig LLP outmaneuvered the U.S. Department of Justice in two high-profile cases this year, including a jury acquittal in a speedy trial in which his client was facing up to 25 years in prison for commodities fraud, a feat that has landed him among Law360's 2018 White Collar MVPs.
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December 14, 2018
MVP: Mayer Brown's Timothy Bishop
Mayer Brown LLP's Timothy Bishop prevailed in a jurisdictional dispute over the Obama-era Waters of the United States rule taking the matter to the Supreme Court for a definitive solution on the same day he had a second case accepted by the high court for review, making him one of Law360's 2018 Environmental MVPs.
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December 14, 2018
MVP: O'Melveny's Irwin Raij
Former White House associate counsel Irwin Raij of O'Melveny & Myers LLP played a key role in a record-breaking deal this year in the National Football League and closed a first-of-its-kind agreement to boost soccer promotion in the states, landing him among Law360's 2018 Sports MVPs.
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December 14, 2018
MVP: Skadden's Sean Doyle
The beverage world got a profound shock when Sean Doyle of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP helped Keurig Green Mountain acquire Dr Pepper Snapple Group, creating a $26 billion drink behemoth that landed Doyle among Law360's 2018 Food & Beverage MVPs.
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December 14, 2018
MVP: Simpson Thacher's Marisa D. Stavenas
Marisa D. Stavenas of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP steered several complex financing transactions on behalf of Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., which refinanced bonds via loans from Blackstone Group LP's global credit arm, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Capital Markets MVPs.
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December 14, 2018
MVP: Kirkland's Jay Lefkowitz
Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Jay Lefkowitz convinced the Fourth Circuit that a Maryland drug pricing law violates the dormant commerce clause and is therefore unconstitutional, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Life Sciences MVPs.
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December 14, 2018
MVP: Wiley Rein's Scott Delacourt
Scott Delacourt, a Wiley Rein LLP partner and chair of the firm's Federal Trade Commission practice group, has established himself as a leader on the hot-button policy topics of TCPA interpretation and connected-vehicle spectrum allocation, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Telecommunications MVPs.
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December 14, 2018
MVP: Kaplan Kirsch's Adam Giuliano
Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP partner Adam Giuliano steered Colorado's transportation authority to the speedy closing of a $1.2 billion deal to revamp a Denver highway and is leading Chicago through a one-of-a-kind project funded by Elon Musk's company for ultra-modern airport transit, earning him a spot among Law360's 2018 Project Finance MVPs.
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December 13, 2018
MVP: Hogan Lovells' Adam Golden
Adam Golden of Hogan Lovells has been involved in several high-profile life science deals over the last year — including the $9 billion acquisition of Juno Therapeutics by Celgene, one of the largest biotech companies in the country, and Novartis' $8.7 billion acquisition of AveXis Inc. — landing him a spot among Law360's 2018 Life Sciences MVPs.
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December 13, 2018
MVP: Fox Rothschild's Patrick J. Egan
Fox Rothschild LLP partner Patrick J. Egan used his trial chops to get an executive out of a $1 million tax mess and negotiated a creative resolution in another tax case with three degrees of separation from President Donald Trump, making him one of Law360's 2018 White Collar MVPs.
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December 13, 2018
MVP: Proskauer's Bart Williams
Bart Williams of Proskauer Rose LLP convinced a California court to throw out a $417 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a talcum powder product liability case, making him one of Law360's 2018 Trials MVPs.
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December 13, 2018
MVP: Winston & Strawn's Jeffrey L. Kessler
Winston & Strawn LLP's Jeffrey L. Kessler has shown yet again why he's one of the most feared and respected lawyers in sports over the past year, as he helped NFL players assert their rights to protest during the national anthem and spearheaded a landmark antitrust bench trial against the NCAA, securing him a place as one of Law360's 2018 Sports MVPs.
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December 13, 2018
MVP: O'Melveny's Eric Richards
Eric Richards, partner and co-chair of O'Melveny & Myers LLP's project finance and development group, tackled a string of high-profile deals in the last year, like the revitalization of the Los Angeles International Airport, adeptly raking in major deals from road and transit systems to seaports and earning a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Project Finance MVPs.
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December 13, 2018
MVP: Latham's Greg Rodgers
New York-based Latham & Watkins LLP partner Greg Rodgers helped steer Spotify through a headline-making direct listing, all while juggling the rest of his busy practice, earning him a spot as one of Law360's Capital Markets MVPs.
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December 13, 2018
MVP: Vinson & Elkins' Jeremy C. Marwell
Vinson & Elkins LLP's Jeremy C. Marwell has helped clients in the energy industry defend project approvals and challenge federal regulations, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's so-called sham recycling rule, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Environmental MVPs.
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December 13, 2018
MVP: Kilpatrick Townsend's S. Joel Cartee
S. Joel Cartee of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP has spent the year managing major transactions for AT&T Inc., including a deal giving the telecom giant a bump in the 5G wireless market, landing him a spot among Law360's 2018 Telecommunications MVPs.
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December 13, 2018
MVP: Mayer Brown's David A. Carpenter
Mayer Brown LLP's David A. Carpenter worked closely with Nestle this past year, advising the food giant as it expands its health and wellness portfolio and takes on a $7.15 billion tie-up with Starbucks while trimming its confectionery business, earning him a spot among Law360's 2018 Food & Beverage MVPs.
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December 12, 2018
MVP: Morrison & Foerster's Arturo Gonzalez
Arturo Gonzalez of Morrison & Foerster LLP filled his plate this year with complex and high-profile trials, securing a favorable settlement for Uber in its industry-defining trade secrets dispute with Google over self-driving cars, landing him among Law360's 2018 Trials MVPs.
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December 12, 2018
MVP: Dechert's Andrew J. Levander
Andrew J. Levander of Dechert LLP represented Robert Diamond, the former chairman of Barclays, successfully defending him from a class action over the bank's dark pool trading operations and in a criminal investigation over financings with Qatari investors among other matters, once again earning him a spot as one of Law360's White Collar MVPs.
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December 12, 2018
MVP: Hogan Lovells' Michele Farquhar
Michele Farquhar has hatched a deal to allow satellite operators to free up some of the much-coveted C-band spectrum for wireless coverage and spent the last decade bringing positive train control to the railway industry in the U.S., earning her a spot among Law360's 2018 Telecommunications MVPs.
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December 12, 2018
MVP: Greenberg Traurig's Lori Cohen
Lori Cohen, co-chair of Greenberg Traurig's global litigation practice and chair of the firm's trial practice group, spearheaded big wins for life sciences clients in the past year, including the Seventh Circuit's rejection of state lawsuits in national litigation over eye drop doses, earning her a spot among Law360's 2018 Life Sciences MVPs.
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December 12, 2018
MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Inosi Nyatta
Inosi Nyatta of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP has experience working on significant energy sector deals around the world, including refinancing part of a liquified natural gas project in Australia and advising on a major expansion of an LNG facility in Texas, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Project Finance MVPs.
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December 12, 2018
MVP: Cohen Milstein's Theodore Leopold
Theodore Leopold of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC racked up a number of impressive wins this year, in one case swatting down an effort by DuPont to escape a class action over allegations it dumped hazardous chemicals into the water supply while lying to regulators, earning him honors as one of Law360's 2018 Environmental MVPs.
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December 12, 2018
MVP: Davis Polk's Richard Truesdell
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's Richard Truesdell steered a wide gamut of groundbreaking deals over the past year, from guiding financial advisers on streaming giant Spotify's direct listing to less eye-catching but complex initial public offerings like that of Goosehead Insurance Inc., which used a special tax structure, landing him among Law360's 2018 Capital Markets MVPs.
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December 12, 2018
MVP: Simpson Thacher's Kevin Kennedy
Kevin Kennedy, a partner in Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's capital markets and corporate practices, had a hand in several of this year's highest-profile initial public offerings, including Dropbox and Sonos, landing him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Technology MVPs.