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 26, 2018

    MVP: Fried Frank's Robert Sorin

    Robert Sorin of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP steered Google's continued New York City expansion through the multibillion-dollar acquisition of Chelsea Market, while securing new leases for two major Manhattan building projects in the Hudson Yards and One Vanderbilt, counting him among one of Law360's Real Estate MVPs.

  • November 26, 2018

    MVP: Cohen Milstein's Kalpana Kotagal

    Kalpana Kotagal of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC became one of the legal faces of the #MeToo movement after actress Frances McDormand name-dropped the "inclusion rider" initiative Kotagal co-authored at this year's Academy Awards, earning Kotagal a spot among Law360's 2018 Employment MVPs.

  • November 26, 2018

    MVP: Bernstein Litowitz's Salvatore Graziano

    Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP managing partner Salvatore Graziano helped Wells Fargo & Co. investors secure a preliminary $480 million settlement resolving consolidated securities litigation over roughly 1.5 million unauthorized bank accounts, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Securities MVPs.

  • November 26, 2018

    MVP: Orrick's Josh Rosenkranz

    Josh Rosenkranz, leader of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP’s Supreme Court and appellate litigation practice, notched multiple headline-grabbing triumphs in the past year, including a high court victory in a closely watched immigration dispute and a circuit court win in the historic Oracle v. Google copyright clash, earning him a spot as one of Law360’s 2018 Appellate MVPs.

  • November 26, 2018

    MVP: Hughes Hubbard's Kathryn Coleman

    Kathryn Coleman of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP helped CST Industries and Patriot National Inc. through quick Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings last year, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • November 26, 2018

    MVP: Cravath's Richard Hall

    Richard Hall of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP has helped guide companies in billions of dollars of global mergers and acquisitions, including German gas company Linde AG in its $70 billion merger with Praxair and GKN PLC in the unsolicited £8.1 billion ($11.4 billion) takeover bid from Melrose Industrials PLC, earning him a spot as one of Law360’s 2018 Mergers & Acquisitions MVPs.

  • November 21, 2018

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 71 Firms

    The elite slate of attorneys chosen as Law360's 2018 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.

  • December 21, 2017

    MVP: O'Melveny's Mark Robertson

    O’Melveny & Myers LLP’s Mark W. Robertson has scored numerous victories as lead counsel for American Airlines Inc., including in several labor disputes brought by pilots concerning the seniority agreement reached after the airline's merger with US Airways, earning him a spot among Law360’s 2017 Transportation MVPs.

  • December 21, 2017

    MVP: Robins Kaplan's Tara Sutton

    Tara Sutton, the chair of the mass tort group at Robins Kaplan LLP, helped reach a $300 million settlement in August for clients with claims against Daiichi Sankyo Inc. and Forest Laboratories Inc. over the blood pressure drug Benicar, earning her a spot among Law360’s Product Liability MVPs for 2017.

  • December 21, 2017

    MVP: Wiley Rein's Jennifer Hindin

    Wiley Rein LLP’s Jennifer Hindin has played a key role this year in obtaining Federal Communications Commission approval for satellite companies to launch spacecraft that will track airplanes around the globe and beam internet to remote areas of the United States, landing her among Law360's 2017 Telecommunications MVPs.

  • December 21, 2017

    MVP: Dentons' William O'Brien

    Dentons’ William T. O’Brien won the enforcement of a $42 million award for Leidos Inc. against the Greek government and had the judgment increased to $63 million in a U.S. federal court over the past year, landing him among Law360’s 2017 International Arbitration MVPs.

  • December 21, 2017

    MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Alison Ressler

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP’s Alison Ressler steered billions of dollars in deals this year for clients in the health care, construction and life sciences industries, including private equity firm Ares Management LP's $1.45 billion investment in DuPage Medical Group Ltd., marking her return to Law360’s MVP series as a 2017 Private Equity MVP.

  • December 21, 2017

    MVP: Paul Weiss' Audra Soloway

    Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP’s Audra Soloway played a critical role this year in ending the courtroom battles holding up Alere Inc.’s eventual $5.3 billion acquisition by Abbott Laboratories, while securing wins and resolutions for clients including Citigroup Inc., making her one of Law360’s Securities MVPs of 2017.

  • December 21, 2017

    MVP: Kirkland's Sarkis Jebejian

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s Sarkis Jebejian has been at the forefront of some of the biggest transactions in the past year, striking three deals in less than two weeks for major clients, including a unit of Bain Capital, landing him among Law360's 2017 Mergers & Acquisitions MVPs.

  • December 21, 2017

    MVP: Skadden's Raj Madan

    Raj Madan, a federal tax litigator at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, has landed a spot as one of Law360's 2017 Tax MVPs for helping win a high-profile $1.5 billion transfer pricing row on behalf of Amazon.com Inc. and convincing the U.S. Tax Court that the IRS had erred in canceling advance pricing agreements with Eaton Corp.

  • December 21, 2017

    MVP: Gibson Dunn's Randy Mastro

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP’s Randy Mastro beat the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, scoring a rare and high-profile victory before an administrative law judge that freed investment manager Lynn Tilton and her companies from allegations they defrauded investors, placing him among Law360’s 2017 Trials MVPs.

  • December 21, 2017

    MVP: Paul Hastings' Yar Chaikovsky

    Yar Chaikovsky, the co-head of Paul Hastings LLP’s intellectual property practice, has successfully defended major technology companies in broad patent infringement actions over the past year, invalidating hundreds of patent claims asserted against HTC and securing a win for another client against Intellectual Ventures, earning him a place among Law360’s 2017 Technology MVPs.

  • December 21, 2017

    MVP: Gibson Dunn's James Fogelman

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's James Fogelman has successfully litigated cases involving gaming, sports and fantasy sports, including prevailing in battles over jurisdiction and arbitration in a high-profile dispute between an NBA agent and his former agency, landing him among Law360's 2017 Sports MVPs.

  • December 21, 2017

    MVP: Williams & Connolly's Enu Mainigi

    Enu Mainigi, the head of Williams & Connolly LLP’s False Claims Act and qui tam practice, pushed CVS Caremark Corp. to two major victories in suits questioning its charges to Medicare Part D and insurers, earning her a spot as one of Law360’s 2017 Health MVPs.

  • December 21, 2017

    MVP: Steptoe & Johnson's Reid Weingarten

    Steptoe & Johnson LLP’s Reid Weingarten has duked it out in courtrooms and finessed his way through conference rooms over the past year on behalf of clients ranging from a millionaire accused of bribery to an elderly Turkish cleric living in the Poconos, securing him a place as one of Law360’s 2017 White Collar MVPs.

  • December 20, 2017

    MVP: Fried Frank's Tal Golomb

    Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP’s Tal Golomb led deals this year that are transforming New York City real estate, from a Penn Station redevelopment project to a Hudson Yards building that will house BlackRock, landing him a spot on Law360’s 2017 Real Estate MVPs.

  • December 20, 2017

    MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Robert Giuffra Jr.

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP’s Robert Giuffra Jr. has helped Volkswagen settle and litigate claims over its diesel emissions software this year, including securing final approval for a $14.7 billion deal with agencies and consumers, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2017 Product Liability MVPs.

  • December 20, 2017

    MVP: Skadden's Richard Witzel Jr.

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP’s Richard C. Witzel Jr. has helped guide almost $50 billion worth of deals in the last year, including a $30 billion blockbuster that shook up the aerospace and defense industry and was clinched on Labor Day, earning him a spot on Law360’s list of 2017 Mergers & Acquisitions MVPs.

  • December 20, 2017

    MVP: Arnold & Porter's Lisa Blatt

    Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP’s Lisa S. Blatt led the Washington Redskins’ successful fight to restore its canceled trademark registrations, including writing a colorful amicus brief cited by the Supreme Court as it found a bar on offensive marks unconstitutional, securing her a place among Law360’s 2017 Sports MVPs.

  • December 20, 2017

    MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Victoria Maroulis

    Victoria Maroulis of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP helped Samsung convince the Supreme Court it shouldn't have to completely fork over smartphone profits totaling nearly a half-billion dollars to Apple for infringing three design patents, securing her a place as one of Law360’s 2017 Telecommunications MVPs.

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