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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, 2023

    MVP: Dechert's John Timperio

    John Timperio of Dechert LLP, who became the global finance co-chair of the firm this year, made waves in the industry by leading the efforts in creating a novel $700 million collateralized fund obligation from Churchill Asset Management, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Structured Finance MVPs.

  • October 20, 2023

    MVPs: Susman's Davida Brook and Stephen Shackelford Jr.

    Davida Brook and Stephen Shackelford Jr. of Susman Godfrey LLP represented Dominion Voting Systems in its pursuit of defamation claims against Fox News and helped secure a $787.5 million settlement of those claims, cementing themselves a spot among Law360's 2023 Media & Entertainment MVPs.

  • October 20, 2023

    MVP: Gibson Dunn's Saee Muzumdar

    Saee Muzumdar, co-chair of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's mergers and acquisitions practice group, steered VMware as it embarked on its $61 billion sale to Broadcom, a transaction that required the parties to quickly navigate a challenging regulatory environment, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Mergers & Acquisitions MVPs.

  • October 20, 2023

    MVP: Cleary's Matt Salerno

    Matt Salerno of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's private equity team guided the $8.9 billion sale of Summit Health-CityMD to VillageMD and helped Advent International and Warburg Pincus with their $4.25 billion acquisition of Baxter's biopharmaceutical business, just two of the major deals in the past year that earned him a spot among Law360's 2023 private equity MVPs.

  • October 20, 2023

    MVP: Jones Day's Stephanie Parker

    Stephanie Parker and her team at Jones Day snatched a significant victory for client R.J. Reynolds, defeating an effort by Philip Morris to remove its vaping product from the market, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Product Liability MVPs.

  • October 20, 2023

    MVP: Pryor Cashman's Donald S. Zakarin

    Donald Zakarin of Pryor Cashman LLP is a music industry veteran who has spent the past year defending Ed Sheeran from various, high- and low-profile infringement accusations, landing him a spot among Law360's 2023 Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • October 20, 2023

    MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Danielle Gilmore

    Danielle Gilmore of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP secured a favorable settlement for a fine-dining restaurant chain in its COVID-19 insurance dispute after beating the insurer's and brokers' dismissal bids, landing her a spot among Law360's 2023 Insurance MVPs.

  • October 20, 2023

    MVP: Winston & Strawn's George Lombardi

    George Lombardi of Winston & Strawn LLP has spent most of the last year in trials, collecting a number of wins and earning himself a spot among Law360's 2023 Life Sciences MVPs.

  • October 19, 2023

    MVP: Kirkland's Seth Traxler

    Seth Traxler of Kirkland & Ellis' media and entertainment transactions practice counseled asset managers to acquire pop stars' music catalogs and facilitated a partnership between a technology company and the NBA in efforts to help everyone feel like they're sitting courtside, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 media and entertainment MVPs.

  • October 19, 2023

    MVP: Sidley's Tai-Heng Cheng

    When Tai-Heng Cheng of Sidley Austin LLP wasn't settling high-stakes international disputes or presiding over tribunals involving treaties between sovereign states this past year, he was co-leading the firm's international arbitration and trade practice and co-managing its Singapore office while also finding time for global philanthropy, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 international arbitration MVPs.

  • October 19, 2023

    MVP: Goodwin's Elaine Blais

    Goodwin Procter LLP's Elaine Blais helped Teva Pharmaceuticals win a since-overturned verdict in a patent case against Eli Lilly & Co. over a migraine drug, and also got a win for GE in a fight over light bulbs, earning her a spot among Law360's 2023 Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • October 19, 2023

    MVP: Hangley Aronchick's Ronald Schiller

    Ronald Schiller of Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller helped major insurers navigate and resolve complicated, high-profile coverage disputes both in and outside the courtroom, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Insurance MVPs.

  • October 19, 2023

    MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Matt Hurd

    Matt Hurd of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP recently led Pfizer's acquisition of Seagen, a global biotech company specializing in cancer medicines, in a $43 billion all-cash deal, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Life Sciences MVPs.

  • October 18, 2023

    MVP: Latham's Damara Chambers

    Latham & Watkins LLP's Damara Chambers guided Consolidated Edison Inc. through a national security review to close its $6.8 billion sale of its renewable energy business to a German group and helped Viasat Inc. in its $7.3 billion acquisition of a satellite communications firm, earning her a spot among Law360's 2023 International Trade MVPs.

  • October 18, 2023

    MVP: Greenberg Traurig's Michael J. Grygiel

    Michael Grygiel of Greenberg Traurig's national media and entertainment litigation practice has helped shape First Amendment case law concerning opinions expressed over social media and defended newspapers' rights to access crucial information, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Media and Entertainment MVPs.

  • October 18, 2023

    MVP: Gibson Dunn's Brian Rosenthal

    Brian Rosenthal at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP was part of a legal team that convinced West Texas' U.S. District Judge Alan Albright to throw out a lawsuit, midtrial, from one of the patent bar's most prolific plaintiffs, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 intellectual property MVPs.

  • October 18, 2023

    MVP: Paul Weiss' Krishna Veeraraghavan

    Krishna Veeraraghavan of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP is leading home health provider Amedisys Inc. in its $3.3 billion acquisition by a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary and advised Amazon in its $3.9 billion acquisition of One Medical, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Life Sciences MVPs.

  • 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 18, 2023

    MVP: Greenspoon Marder's Richard C. Giller

    Richard C. Giller of Greenspoon Marder LLP created the sports insurance recovery practice niche, representing and securing millions of dollars in coverage for professional athletes and teams across the NBA, NHL, MLB and NFL, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Insurance MVPs.

  • October 18, 2023

    MVP: Sheppard Mullin's Eric Klein

    Eric Klein of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP represented VillageMD through its $8.9 billion acquisition of Summit Health-CityMD, the largest health care services transaction of 2022, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Health Care MVPs.

  • October 18, 2023

    MVP: Paul Hastings' Joseph R. Profaizer

    Joseph Profaizer of Paul Hastings LLP successfully secured a complete victory of more than $2 billion for Japanese pharmaceutical company Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp., as well as a complete win for Daiichi Sankyo Co. in a $27.5 billion case, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 International Arbitration MVPs.

  • October 17, 2023

    MVP: Freshfields' Elliot Friedman

    Elliot Friedman of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP's international arbitration practice served as lead counsel to ConocoPhillips and secured a win in D.C. federal court to enforce an $8.5 billion arbitral award against Venezuela, a case related to one of the largest expropriations in history, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 International Arbitration MVPs.

  • October 17, 2023

    MVP: Davis Wright's Nathan Siegel

    Nathan Siegel of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has wielded his nonfiction storytelling chops in defense of media outlets and docudrama series, including in a defamation case at the Sixth Circuit over coverage of a viral 2019 video showing a high school student and a Native American activist standing face-to-face, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Media & Entertainment MVPs.

  • October 17, 2023

    MVP: Buchanan Ingersoll's Daniel Pickard

    Daniel Pickard of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC founded the firm's international trade practice this year, adding a new major player to the sector, and led the team that successfully advocated for the U.S. International Trade Commission determination that freight rail couplers imported from China were undercutting the domestic industry, landing him among Law360's 2023 International Trade 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.