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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.
  • 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 26, 2020

    MVP: Weil's Ray C. Schrock

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's Ray Schrock spearheaded retail giant J.Crew's restructuring and emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a major victory during a time where many companies have gone under due to the COVID-19 pandemic, earning him a spot among Law360's 2020 Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • October 23, 2020

    MVP: Wachtell's Joshua A. Feltman

    Joshua A. Feltman of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz's bankruptcy practice has advised Neiman Marcus' biggest creditors and guided Expedia on $5 billion worth of transactions amid the economic turbulence of the coronavirus pandemic, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • October 22, 2020

    MVP: O'Melveny's Nancy Mitchell

    Nancy Mitchell led an O'Melveny & Myers LLP team that helped draft the California state government's management plan for the crisis sparked by the bankruptcy of electrical utility PG&E, earning her a spot among Law360's 2020 Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • October 21, 2020

    MVP: Davis Polk's Brian Resnick

    Brian M. Resnick led a Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP team that advised Dean Foods Co., one of the largest milk producers in the U.S., through its Chapter 11 process, during which it sold its assets to several buyers including the Dairy Farmers of America despite the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, earning him a spot among Law360's 2020 Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • October 20, 2020

    MVP: Cravath's Paul H. Zumbro

    Paul H. Zumbro of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP's bankruptcy practice steered California electric utility PG&E's $50 billion Chapter 11 bankruptcy and related wildfire settlements, as well as the contentious bankruptcy of the Weinstein Co., earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • October 19, 2020

    MVP: Cleary's Lisa Schweitzer

    Lisa Schweitzer is helping Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP guide Latin America's largest airline through a multimillion-dollar bankruptcy brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, earning her a spot among Law360's 2020 Bankruptcy 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.

  • December 05, 2019

    MVP: Cleary's Sean O'Neal

    Sean O'Neal of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's restructuring practice helped push through ESL Investment's $5.2 billion purchase of iconic retailer Sears and shepherd leading retail broker Crossmark Holdings through a $400 million restructuring, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • December 04, 2019

    MVP: Paul Weiss' Paul Basta

    Paul Basta of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP spent the past year working toward creative resolutions in complex Chapter 11 cases involving the likes of Sears Holdings Corp. and LBI Media, reaching deals that have benefited his clients and earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • December 03, 2019

    MVP: O'Melveny's Nancy Mitchell

    Over the past year, O'Melveny & Myers LLP's Nancy Mitchell has helped Puerto Rico's power utility strike an $8 billion restructuring plan and has served on the "strike force" that California Gov. Gavin Newsom created to shape the path of PG&E's $35 billion bankruptcy, securing her spot as one of Law360's 2019 Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • December 02, 2019

    MVP: Proskauer's Martin J. Bienenstock

    Martin Bienenstock, chair of Proskauer Rose LLP's bankruptcy practice, led the team that has produced a restructuring plan for Puerto Rico's government debt, and defended one of the United States' largest bankruptcy consultants against conflict of interest claims, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • November 27, 2019

    MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Joshua Sussberg

    Joshua A. Sussberg of Kirkland & Ellis' restructuring practice has worked tirelessly over the past year to execute restructuring plans for Forever 21, Toys R Us and Barneys as the "Amazon effect" has wreaked havoc on the retail industry, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Bankruptcy 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 03, 2018

    MVP: Weil's Ronit Berkovich

    Ronit Berkovich of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP played a key role this year in orchestrating Takata Corp.'s $1.6 billion sale after the Japanese auto parts maker filed for Chapter 11 on the heels of a massive airbag recall, making her one of Law360's 2018 Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • November 30, 2018

    MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Susheel Kirpalani

    Susheel Kirpalani, partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, has advised the largest group of bondholders in Puerto Rico's restructuring as they maneuver a bankruptcy law he had a role in creating, making him one of Law360's 2018 Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • November 29, 2018

    MVP: Akin Gump's Ira Dizengoff

    Bankruptcy deal-maker Ira Dizengoff of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP reorganized tens of billions of dollars this year, including an arrangement that fended off unemployment for 4,500 people working at bankrupt power plants, efforts that landed him among Law360's 2018 Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • November 28, 2018

    MVP: O'Melveny's John Rapisardi

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP attorney John Rapisardi spent the last year guiding Puerto Rico's government through the island's mind-numbingly complex $120 billion restructuring, and in the process he clarified the Commonwealth's rights in regard to the federally appointed Oversight Board, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • November 27, 2018

    MVP: Kirkland's Christopher Marcus

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Christopher Marcus has spent the last year wrapping up the bankruptcy of cancer treatment chain 21st Century Oncology and helping shepherd fashion retailer Nine West Holdings and radio giant iHeart Media through complex and contentious Chapter 11 proceedings, earning him a spot among Law360's 2018 Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • November 26, 2018

    MVP: Hughes Hubbard's Kathryn Coleman

    Kathryn Coleman of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP helped CST Industries and Patriot National Inc. through quick Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings last year, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Bankruptcy 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: Jones Day's Heather Lennox

    Jones Day’s Heather Lennox led the charge this year to restructure the world’s largest private sector coal company, saving it from liquidation and earning her a spot as one of Law360’s 2017 Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • December 15, 2017

    MVP: Proskauer's Martin Bienenstock

    Proskauer Rose LLP’s Martin J. Bienenstock has handled several high-profile corporate bankruptcies this year, including the $25 billion Caesars Entertainment case, but he’s also breaking new ground for the bankruptcy bar by representing the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico in the island’s $125 billion restructuring, earning him a spot among Law360's 2017 Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • December 14, 2017

    MVP: Kirkland's Nicole Greenblatt

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s Nicole Greenblatt successfully guided the reorganization of shoe retailer Payless ShoeSource Inc. this summer in a case that gave struggling brick-and-mortar operations hope for survival in an increasingly precarious industry, earning her a spot on Law360’s list of Bankruptcy MVPs for 2017.

  • December 13, 2017

    MVP: Weil's Matt Barr

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP’s Matt Barr led efforts to bridge the debtor-creditor divide across some of the year’s biggest bankruptcy cases, from working for unsecured creditors in SunEdison’s massive Chapter 11 to guiding global investment holding company China Fishery Group’s $2 billion debt restructuring, netting him a spot as one of Law360’s 2017 Bankruptcy MVPs.

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