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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.
  • October 18, 2024

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attys From 74 Firms

    The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2024 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.

  • October 18, 2023

    MVP: Latham's Gary Axelrod

    Gary Axelrod of Latham & Watkins LLP represented Flynn Properties in a joint venture with Värde Partners and their $1.1 billion purchase of an 80% interest in 89 select service and extended stay hotels from Highgate Hotels and Cerberus Capital Management LP affiliates, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Hospitality MVPs.

  • October 17, 2023

    MVP: Jones Day's Lorne Cantor

    Jones Day partner Lorne Cantor shepherded Hard Rock International Inc. through its billion-dollar acquisition of an iconic Las Vegas hotel and casino and in other major deals over the last year, winning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Hospitality MVPs.

  • October 16, 2023

    MVP: Gibson Dunn's Sean Tierney

    Sean Tierney of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP helped advise a joint venture in its $835 million post-pandemic acquisition of The Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, Florida, and also represented a joint venture as it reopened Manhattan's Hilton Times Square, winning him a place among Law360's 2023 Hospitality MVPs.

  • October 04, 2022

    MVP: Latham & Watkins' Rachel S.K. Bates

    Rachel S.K. Bates of Latham & Watkins LLP in the last year advised Hyatt on the $2.7 billion acquisition of Apple Leisure Group and also represented the hotel giant in the acquisition and subsequent sale of iconic resort Ventana Big Sur, winning her a place among Law360's 2022 Hospitality MVPs.

  • October 03, 2022

    MVP: Gibson Dunn's Andrew Lance

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Andrew Lance has helped secure million-dollar mortgage financing, construction financing and a number of other real estate-related transactions, including the $1.8 billion mortgage financing of a portfolio of nine luxury hotels in the U.S., making him one of Law360's 2022 Hospitality MVPs.

  • September 30, 2022

    MVP: Cadwalader's Bonnie Neuman

    Bonnie Neuman of Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP represented the lenders in a $1.5 billion acquisition financing for CorePoint Lodging as well as the lenders in a $1.2 billion acquisition financing of 111 Woodspring Suites properties, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 Hospitality MVPs.

  • September 02, 2022

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To 188 Attys From 78 Firms

    The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2022 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.

  • August 30, 2021

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To 182 Attys From 77 Firms

    The elite slate of attorneys chosen as Law360's 2021 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.

  • October 28, 2020

    MVP: Latham's Gary Axelrod

    Latham & Watkins LLP's Gary Axelrod guided Ascendant Capital through a $450 million real estate investment trust investment on a rapid timeline and steered Loews Hotels through a public-private venture with MLB's Texas Rangers to develop a hotel and convention center, cementing his spot among Law360's 2020 Hospitality MVPs.

  • October 27, 2020

    MVP: Holland & Knight's Stacie Andra Goeddel

    Stacie Andra Goeddel of Holland & Knight LLP brought Marriott International Inc. over the finish line last December, finalizing complex agreements for the hotelier's first W-branded hotel in Houston on New Year's Eve and earning a spot as a Law360 2020 Hospitality MVP.

  • 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.

  • October 04, 2020

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms

    The elite slate of attorneys chosen as Law360's 2020 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.

  • November 26, 2019

    MVP: Dentons' Meghan Cocci

    Meghan Cocci of Dentons' global hotels and leisure practice has delivered deals for a range of clients in the past year, including Starwood Capital Group, Hampshire Hospitality Group and Montage International, earning her a spot among Law360's 2019 Hospitality MVPs.

  • November 25, 2019

    MVP: DLA Piper's Lynn Cadwalader

    DLA Piper's Lynn Cadwalader has represented clients in acquiring and developing Californian properties for high-profile, mixed-use developments valued at hundreds of millions of dollars, landing her among Law360's 2019 Hospitality MVPs.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • December 11, 2018

    MVP: Proskauer's Jeff Horwitz

    Proskauer Rose LLP's Jeff Horwitz has guided many deals for longtime client AccorHotels, including its $320 million investment this year in SBE Entertainment Group for a 50 percent stake and its $51 million acquisition of an 85 percent stake in 21c Museum Hotels, landing him among Law360's 2018 Hospitality MVPs.

  • December 10, 2018

    MVP: Holland & Knight's Stacie Goeddel

    Holland & Knight LLP partner Stacie Goeddel demonstrated her gift for helping clients with complicated mixed-use developments over the past year, earning a spot among Law360's 2018 Hospitality MVPs with achievements like aiding Marriott with the takeover of the Trump International Hotel & Tower Panama.

  • December 07, 2018

    MVP: Fox Rothschild's Nicholas Casiello Jr.

    Fox Rothschild LLP's Nicholas Casiello Jr. represented Seminole HR Holdings and MGM this past year, securing a casino operating license for Hard Rock in Atlantic City and advising on the $850 million purchase of a casino and racetrack in Yonkers, New York, for MGM, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Hospitality 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 08, 2017

    The Law Firms Of The 2017 MVPs

    Law360's MVP award goes to attorneys who have distinguished themselves from their peers in litigation, deals and other complex matters. Find the MVPs at your firm here.

  • December 08, 2017

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 78 Firms

    The elite slate of attorneys chosen as Law360's 2017 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.

  • December 13, 2016

    Hospitality MVP: Gibson Dunn's Stephen Glover

    Gibson Dunn partner Stephen Glover earned a spot on Law360's list of Hospitality MVPs after counseling hotel giant Marriott through its turbulent, $13.6 billion purchase of Starwood Hotels this year, a large and complicated deal that involved multiple suitors and significant regulatory hurdles.

  • December 12, 2016

    Hospitality MVP: Sheppard Mullin's Larry Eppley

    Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP partner Larry Eppley has nabbed a spot on Law360’s 2016 list of Hospitality MVPs thanks to his work in acquisitions, real estate finance, joint ventures, and other public and private transactions in the industry, particularly for two standout clients.