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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 08, 2020

    MVP: O'Melveny's Jeffrey Fisher

    Jeffrey Fisher of O'Melveny & Myers LLP helped scrub a persistent vestige of the Jim Crow era from the books by convincing the U.S. Supreme Court that split-jury convictions are unconstitutional, earning him a spot among Law360's 2020 Appellate MVPs.

  • October 07, 2020

    MVP: Kirkland's Paul Clement

    Paul Clement of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, who argued his 100th case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court this year, scored a high court victory for an insurer in a $12 billion case over obligations in the Affordable Care Act and represented Little Sisters of the Poor in a fight over religious exemptions to the ACA's contraception mandate, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Appellate MVPs.  

  • October 06, 2020

    MVP: Jones Day's Shay Dvoretzky

    Shay Dvoretzky of Jones Day's appellate group won a unanimous victory for GE at the U.S. Supreme Court this year in a case that had wide ramifications for the world of international arbitration and participated in two circuit court cases shaping different areas of law, securing him a spot on the list of Law360's 2020 Appellate MVPs.

  • October 05, 2020

    MVP: Jenner & Block's Ian Heath Gershengorn

    Ian Heath Gershengorn, chair of Jenner & Block LLP's appellate and Supreme Court practice, scored a landmark victory for Indian Country when the high court ruled that the Muscogee (Creek) Nation's reservation endures, meaning the state of Oklahoma could not prosecute his Native American client for committing a crime within the tribal land's boundaries, placing him among Law360's 2020 Appellate 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 15, 2019

    MVP: Jones Day's Shay Dvoretzky

    Shay Dvoretzky of Jones Day's appellate practice led Merck in persuading the Supreme Court to reverse a decision over drug warning labels and won a legal victory that limited the potential liability for government contractors facing asbestos cases, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Appellate MVPs.

  • November 14, 2019

    MVP: Williams & Connolly's Lisa S. Blatt

    Lisa S. Blatt, chair of Williams & Connolly LLP's Supreme Court and appellate practice, scored a high court win for BNSF Railway over an employment tax controversy and successfully sought the justices' review in two cases set for oral argument this term, achievements that make her one of Law360's 2019 Appellate MVPs.

  • November 13, 2019

    MVP: Geyser's Daniel L. Geyser

    Daniel L. Geyser of Geyser PC handled four U.S. Supreme Court cases in a one-year period, securing victories before the high court in a securities suit over the private right of shareholders to sue and a dispute over bankruptcy protections for consumers, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 Appellate MVPs.

  • November 12, 2019

    MVP: Mayer Brown's Andrew Pincus

    Andrew Pincus of Mayer Brown LLP has argued dozens of cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, and the justices handed him a big win this year with a ruling restricting classwide arbitration claims, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Appellate 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.

  • November 30, 2018

    MVP: Williams & Connolly's Kannon Shanmugam

    Kannon Shanmugam of Williams & Connolly LLP earned two big wins in the U.S. Supreme Court in the last year — narrowing the scope of the term "whistleblower" in Digital Realty Trust Inc. v. Somers and strengthening arbitration clauses in contracts in Ernst & Young LLP v. Morris — earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Appellate MVPs.

  • November 29, 2018

    MVP: Paul Hastings' Yar Chaikovsky

    Yar Chaikovsky, the global co-chair of Paul Hastings LLP's intellectual property practice, scored a patent victory at the Federal Circuit last December for Yahoo and Twitter after a long-running multidistrict litigation battle with an Acacia Research Corp. subsidy, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Appellate MVPs.

  • November 28, 2018

    MVP: Jenner & Block's Jessica Ring Amunson

    Jessica Ring Amunson, co-chair of Jenner & Block LLP's appellate and Supreme Court practice and chair of the firm's election law and redistricting practice, successfully argued in the U.S. Supreme Court case Class v. U.S., persuading the justices to rule that criminal defendants can challenge the constitutionality of laws they already pled guilty to breaking if they didn't explicitly waive the right to do so, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Appellate MVPs.

  • November 27, 2018

    MVP: Gibson Dunn's Eugene Scalia

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Eugene Scalia beat the U.S. Department of Labor this year, scoring a high-profile victory that vacated the agency's controversial Obama-era fiduciary rule for retirement account advisers, earning him a spot among Law360's 2018 Appellate 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 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 18, 2017

    MVP: Hogan Lovells' Neal Katyal

    Hogan Lovells partner Neal Katyal made legal history this year by breaking Justice Thurgood Marshall’s record for Supreme Court arguments by a minority attorney, but the former acting solicitor general also spent the year in the litigation trenches fighting President Donald Trump’s travel ban, landing him among Law360’s 2017 Appellate MVPs.

  • December 15, 2017

    MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Kathleen Sullivan

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's Kathleen M. Sullivan has amassed victories worth hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of her clients in the past year, including helping Samsung to a landmark Supreme Court win over Apple, landing her among Law360's 2017 Appellate MVPs.

  • December 14, 2017

    MVP: Williams & Connolly's Kannon Shanmugam

    Williams & Connolly LLP’s Kannon Shanmugam has scored wins for multiple clients before the U.S. Supreme Court and the circuit courts in the past year, including two high court victories that narrowed the scope of challenges facing debt collectors, securing him a place as one of Law360’s 2017 Appellate MVPs.

  • December 13, 2017

    MVP: Orrick's Josh Rosenkranz

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP's E. Joshua Rosenkranz notched appellate victories for clients this year that included unanimous U.S. Supreme Court wins in a case over whether sheriff's officers used excessive force and a dispute concerning Fannie Mae’s ability to move suits to federal court, earning him a spot as one of Law360’s 2017 Appellate MVPs.

  • December 12, 2017

    MVP: Morrison & Foerster's Deanne Maynard

    As co-chair of Morrison & Foerster LLP’s appellate and Supreme Court practice, Deanne Maynard notched several big victories this year at the high court and the Ninth Circuit, including a decision that speeds the path to market for biosimilar medicines, securing her a place among Law360’s 2017 Appellate MVPs.

  • December 11, 2017

    MVP: Mayer Brown's Andrew Pincus

    Mayer Brown LLP partner Andrew Pincus has argued 27 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, including two successful appeals this past year that had major impacts on patent exhaustion and the enforceability of arbitration agreements, earning him a spot among Law360's 2017 Appellate MVPs.

  • 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 08, 2016

    Appellate MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Jeffrey B. Wall

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP appellate litigator Jeffrey B. Wall turned out an impressive slate of wins over the past year, including helping convince the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a rigid lower court's test over awarding enhanced damages in patent cases, landing him on Law360's 2016 list of Appellate MVPs.

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