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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 23, 2024

    MVP: Dechert's Jonathan R. Streeter

    Jonathan R. Streeter, co-chair of Dechert LLP's global litigation practice, guided Icahn Enterprises LP in the navigation of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation and related civil litigation, and also represented Energy Harbor through a corruption investigation that was followed by a successful sale of the company earlier this year. Streeter's efforts in these matters, among others, earned him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 White Collar MVPs.

  • October 23, 2024

    MVPs: Wachtell's Adam Emmerich & Robin Panovka

    Adam Emmerich and Robin Panovka of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz's real estate practice group guided Spirit Realty Capital Inc. in its $9.3 billion all-stock acquisition by Realty Income Corp., one of a string of multibillion-dollar acquisitions that earned the practice group leaders a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Real Estate MVPs.

  • October 23, 2024

    MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Eric Wang

    Sullivan & Cromwell's S. Eric Wang advised clients on the tax law implications of major deals over the past year, including a transaction that created the largest gas utility company in North America, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 2024 Tax MVPs.

  • October 22, 2024

    MVP: E. Danya Perry of Perry Law

    E. Danya Perry represented former President Donald Trump's former personal attorney Micahel Cohen in a trio of cases, including Trump's criminal trial in which Cohen was a star witness, and started her own law firm. Those and other events from the past year landed her a spot among Law360's 2024 White Collar MVPs.

  • October 22, 2024

    MVP: Latham's Justin Hamill

    Justin Hamill leads the Latham & Watkins LLP team representing Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. in its $13 billion take-private acquisition by private equity firm Silver Lake, and is also advising Skydance Media in its multibillion-dollar merger with Paramount Global, putting him among the 2024 Law360 Mergers & Acquisitions MVPs.

  • October 22, 2024

    MVP: Reichman Jorgensen's Reichman And Lehman

    Courtland Reichman and Christine Lehman of Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP won a $525 million patent infringement trial against Amazon and secured an $84 million verdict in another patent infringement case against tech giant VMware in the span of a year, earning them a spot as 2024 Law360 Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • October 22, 2024

    MVP: Proskauer Rose's Christopher Ondeck

    Christopher Ondeck of Proskauer Rose LLP helped convince a jury to reject claims that Sanderson Farms conspired to limit chicken production, allowing the company to escape $7 billion in potential damages after scoring key pretrial wins in the massive case, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Competition MVPs.

  • October 22, 2024

    MVP: Jones Day's Charles 'Chuck' Hodges

    Chuck Hodges, a tax partner with Jones Day, led a gravel company to victory in May at the U.S. Tax Court in a case regarding an $11.1 million sale of a freeway pit, helping him earn a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Tax MVPs.

  • October 22, 2024

    MVP: Bernstein Litowitz's Jeroen van Kwawegen

    Jeroen van Kwawegen, head of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP's corporate governance practice, convinced a Delaware court to nullify Elon Musk's $55 billion Tesla compensation package and secured a historic $1 billion settlement for Wells Fargo investors, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Securities MVPs.

  • October 22, 2024

    MVP: Keller Rohrback's Gretchen Freeman Cappio

    Keller Rohrback LLP partner Gretchen Freeman Cappio helped consumers reach a $150 million deal over claims that Chevrolet Bolt cars made by General Motors LLC and LG units had battery defects that led to overheating and fires, earning her a spot as one of the Law360 2024 Product Liability MVPs.

  • October 21, 2024

    MVP: Simpson Thacher's Craig S. Waldman

    Craig Waldman of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP helped secure a ruling of first impression on behalf of Bumble Inc. that enabled the company to fight off an investor suit challenging its unique voting structure, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Securities MVPs.

  • October 21, 2024

    MVP: Paul Weiss' Brian Krause

    Brian Krause of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's tax practice designed a novel tax approach for the merger of World Wrestling Entertainment and Ultimate Fighting Championship, raced to create a tax-free deal in the final days of a Texas "wildcatter" hoping to sell his oil company, and advised Chevron in its $60 billion acquisition of Hess Corp., earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Tax MVPs.

  • October 21, 2024

    MVP: Steptoe's Brian Heberlig

    Steptoe LLP's Brian Heberlig got a British tech billionaire and former CEO acquitted of federal securities fraud charges involving billions of dollars, and pushed through profound personal tragedy to serve his clients' needs, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 White Collar MVPs.

  • October 21, 2024

    MVP: Seeger Weiss' Chris Seeger

    Founding partner Chris Seeger of Seeger Weiss LLP helped win favorable outcomes in three high-profile mass tort cases, including a $6 billion global settlement to end sprawling litigation over allegedly defective 3M combat earplugs, earning him a spot among the 2024 Law360 Product Liability MVPs.

  • October 21, 2024

    MVP: Goodwin's Joshua Zachariah

    Joshua Zachariah of Goodwin Procter LLP's mergers and acquisitions practice led the team that advised Qualtrics in its $12.5 billion sale to private equity giant Silver Lake and is guiding Novo Holdings on its $16.5 billion merger agreement with Catalent, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 M&A MVPs.

  • October 21, 2024

    MVP: Brooks Kushman's Christopher Smith

    Brooks Kushman PC shareholder Christopher Smith has won a series of Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceedings for Ford Motor Co. and helped the automaker cut a $105 million jury verdict down to $3, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2024 Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • October 21, 2024

    MVP: Latham's Amanda Reeves

    Latham & Watkins LLP's Amanda Reeves successfully defended a merger of major sugar manufacturers at the Third Circuit, navigated multibillion-dollar pharmaceutical deals through Federal Trade Commission scrutiny, and geared up for a significant FTC transaction challenge, carving out a spot as one of the Law360 2024 Competition MVPs.

  • 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.

  • November 03, 2023

    MVP: Williams & Connolly's Enu A. Mainigi

    Enu A. Mainigi of Williams & Connolly LLP's litigation practice led Fifth Third Bank to victory against a certified class action amid a nationwide banking crisis, secured a win for Cardinal Health in a trial over distribution of opioids leading to the nation's opioid crisis, and shepherded CVS to triumph over a certified consumer class action regarding the prices of generic drugs, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Trials MVPs.

  • November 03, 2023

    MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Nader Mousavi

    With more than 25 years in the industry, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's Nader Mousavi has worked a wide range of deals, but one recent transaction really stands out: Microsoft's planned multibillion-dollar bet on OpenAI, setting the stage for further integration of the technology and earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Technology MVPs.

  • November 03, 2023

    MVP: Paul Hastings' John S. Darden

    John "Jay" Darden of Paul Hastings LLP's white collar practice has successfully defended international clients, including a Swiss tech firm and a Brazilian electricity company, from complex, high-stakes investigations over the last year, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 White Collar MVPs.

  • November 02, 2023

    MVP: Sidley's Kevin Lewis

    Buying 100 Boeing 787s and building 2,000 charging stations for electric cars were just a few of the projects worked on by Kevin Lewis of Sidley Austin LLP, making him one of Law360's Transportation MVPs.

  • November 02, 2023

    MVP: Kirkland's Craig Primis

    Craig Primis of Kirkland & Ellis LLP led the firm's efforts to defend United Healthcare's $13 billion purchase of Change Healthcare against a failed intervention by the U.S.. Department of Justice, landing him a spot among Law360's 2023 Trial MVPs.

  • November 02, 2023

    MVP: Skadden's Ken D. Kumayama

    Ken Kumayama of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP has worked on numerous large technology transactions, including Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard's multibillion-dollar buy by Microsoft, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Technology MVPs.

  • November 02, 2023

    MVP: Moore & Van Allen's John A. Fagg Jr.

    John Fagg Jr. of Moore & Van Allen PLLC achieved an acquittal at the end of a historic third federal trial for a retired Pilgrim's Pride CEO accused of conspiring to fix chicken prices and then quickly pivoted to help Bank of America resolve a U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission matter, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 White Collar MVPs.