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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 15, 2024

    MVP: King & Spalding's Stephen J. Orava

    Stephen Orava, chair of King & Spalding's global trade practice, brought a family-owned pea protein company across the finish line when the U.S. International Trade Commission unanimously affirmed that plant proteins from China were hurting the domestic industry and took the reins on developing strategies targeting the potential impacts of China's overcapacity in chemical sectors, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 International Trade MVPs.

  • October 23, 2023

    MVP: Covington & Burling's Peter Zern

    Peter Zern, co-chair of Covington & Burling LLP's sports practice, guided his client through a $4 billion purchase of the NBA's Phoenix Suns and advised the NFL on the $4.65 billion sale of the Denver Broncos, which were some of the largest sports acquisitions ever, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Sports & Betting MVPs. 

  • October 05, 2023

    MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Chris Michel

    Chris Michel of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP helped secure a win at the Supreme Court when justices found that Alabama's congressional map broke the Voting Rights Act and then, just one week later, tagged another victory in the same court when it upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act against a number of constitutional tests, earning him a place among Law360's 2023 Appellate MVPs.

  • September 12, 2022

    MVP: Wiley's Robert E. DeFrancesco III

    Robert E. DeFrancesco III of Wiley Rein LLP's international trade practice scored major relief for domestic industries, including putting triple-digit duties on shipping container chassis and continuing levies worth $1.5 billion on wind tower imports, securing his spot among Law360's 2022 International Trade MVPs.

  • October 26, 2020

    MVP: Gibson Dunn's Andrew Lance

    Andrew Lance led a Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP team that advised a joint venture on a $1.3 billion new arena for the New York Islanders NHL team and related redevelopment of Belmont Park on Long Island, landing him a place among Law360's 2020 Hospitality MVPs.

  • November 18, 2019

    MVP: Paul Weiss' Scott Barshay

    Scott Barshay of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP juggled a number of billion-dollar mergers and acquisitions in the last year, including leading IBM's $34 billion acquisition of an open-source software pioneer, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 M&A MVPs.

  • 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.

  • December 07, 2018

    MVP: Arnold & Porter's James Speyer

    James Speyer, a partner at Arnold & Porter's consumer protection and antitrust practice, secured major victories on behalf of Kohl's Department Stores in two false price advertising cases, landing him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Retail & E-Commerce MVPs.

  • November 29, 2018

    MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Patrick S. Brown

    Patrick S. Brown, a partner in Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's general practice group, helped Zions Bancorp. become the first bank to ever check out of Dodd-Frank's "Hotel California," and he has guided several other West Coast bank transactions over the past year, earning him a place among Law360's 2018 Banking MVPs.

  • December 20, 2017

    MVP: Sedgwick's Stephanie Sheridan

    Sedgwick LLP's Stephanie A. Sheridan’s defense of retail clients in “deceptive pricing” suits often results in these cases getting dismissed at the pleadings stage, including a recent action against DSW Inc., putting her in the ranks of Law360’s 2017 Retail MVPs.

  • December 19, 2017

    MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Krishna Veeraraghavan

    Krishna Veeraraghavan of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP has walked companies through multibillion-dollar buyouts and mergers this year, including Amazon’s headline-grabbing acquisition of Whole Foods, landing him among Law360’s 2017 Retail & E-Commerce MVPs.

  • December 14, 2017

    MVP: Sheppard Mullin's Craig Cardon

    Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP’s Craig Cardon nabbed big victories for major retailers like Nordstrom and Columbia Sportswear in recent months, landing among Law360’s Retail MVPs for the third year running by securing game-changing decisions in pricing and false-advertising class actions while helping his clients navigate looming regulatory concerns.

  • December 14, 2017

    MVP: Skadden's Frank Bayouth

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's Frank Bayouth helped several clients close major transactions in the energy sector this year, including two multibillion-dollar deals within a month of each other, securing him a place as one of Law360’s 2017 Energy MVPs.

  • December 21, 2016

    Retail MVP: Sedgwick LLP's Stephanie Sheridan

    Sedgwick LLP partner Stephanie Sheridan’s record of helping stores and e-commerce companies defang deceptive-pricing lawsuits and craft strategies to avoid them has landed her on this year’s list of Law360’s 2016 Retail MVPs.

  • December 13, 2016

    International Trade MVP: Crowell & Moring's Daniel Cannistra

    Crowell & Moring LLP partner Daniel Cannistra found himself on the cutting edge of trade remedy litigation over the past year by handling the first-ever countervailing duty case against a Russian company and crafting crucial case law on the scope of a duty order on aluminum extrusions, earning him a spot among Law360's International Trade MVPs.

  • December 12, 2016

    Privacy MVP: Cooley's Michael Rhodes

    Cooley LLP's Michael Rhodes landed a major victory for Facebook when the social media giant defeated class certification in a high-stakes privacy dispute, continuing his success streak of expertly defending market-disrupting technology companies and earning him a spot among Law360's 2016 Privacy MVPs.

  • December 07, 2016

    Consumer Protection MVP: Arnold & Porter's James Speyer

    Arnold & Porter LLP partner James F. Speyer cemented his spot among Law360’s Consumer Protection MVPs by successfully defending major retailers against class actions alleging deceptive price comparisons, a feat that included revealing a suit against Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. to be a sham.

  • December 06, 2016

    Energy MVP: King & Spalding's Scott Greer

    Helping guide the construction of multibillion-dollar energy projects around the world, including massive liquefied natural gas export terminals and petrochemical manufacturing facilities, has earned King & Spalding LLP's Scott Greer a spot on the list of Law360's Energy MVPs for the second time in five years.

  • December 05, 2016

    Project Finance MVP: Dentons' Jonathan Ballan

    Dentons US LLP's Jonathan Ballan hit a homerun this year ensuring bond financing on one of the country's most complicated public-private transportation projects, that, when coupled with work going to bat for the New York Yankees on stadium refinancing, makes him one of Law360's 2016 Project Finance MVPs.

  • December 07, 2015

    Project Finance MVP: Cleary Gottlieb's Chantal Kordula

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP partner Chantal Kordula secured more than $5 billion in financing to advance an international airport and a gas pipeline in the past year, earning her a place among Law360’s Project Finance MVPs for 2015.

  • December 02, 2015

    Appellate MVP: WilmerHale's Tom Saunders

    After a string a notable victories in the last year, including convincing the U.S. Supreme Court to not jettison a 50-year-old rule barring royalty agreements that continue beyond a patent's expiration, WilmerHale partner Thomas Saunders has cemented his spot among Law360’s Appellate MVPs for 2015.

  • November 23, 2015

    Life Sciences MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Jay Lefkowitz

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Jay P. Lefkowitz maintained his place among Law360’s Life Science MVPs this year by scoring wins for Teva and other pharmaceutical giants in pay for delay, failure to warn and False Claims Act cases across the country.

  • November 09, 2015

    Insurance MVPs: Barnes' Andy Detherage, Charlie Edwards

    Barnes & Thornburg LLP partners Andrew Dethreage and Charles Edwards navigated the complexities of a sprawling insurance policy and a six-week jury trial to secure a $204 million verdict for Simon Property Group LP to cover devastating flood damage at Nashville’s Opry Mills mall, earning them a place among Law360’s Insurance MVPs.

  • December 11, 2014

    Hospitality MVP: Dentons' Rick Ross

    From guiding the blockbuster sale of the Waldorf Astoria New York Hotel to chaperoning high-ticket deals for properties across five continents, Denton’s Rick Ross had a hand in some of the luxury hospitality world’s biggest market-moving deals in 2014, earning him a spot on Law360's list of 2014 Hospitality MVPs.

  • December 05, 2014

    M&A MVP: MoFo's Robert Townsend

    While Morrison & Foerster LLP’s Robert Townsend spent much of 2014 working on transactions for Japanese telecom giant SoftBank Corp., he still found time to make his mark on other notable deals for Intel Corp. and McKesson Corp., landing him on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.