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.
  • September 16, 2022

    MVP: Gibson Dunn's Rachel S. Brass

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Rachel S. Brass helped develop class certification law by successfully defending fast-food franchises against major "no-poach" litigation, and she helped achieve a win for Apple against Epic Games, carving out a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Competition 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.

  • September 13, 2021

    MVP: Shearman's Stephen Fishbein

    Stephen Fishbein of Shearman & Sterling LLP helped get a major Federal Trade Commission enforcement against 1-800 Contacts overturned, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Competition MVPs.

  • September 10, 2021

    MVP: Wachtell's Nelson Fitts

    Nelson Fitts of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz helped clients successfully avoid challenges from the Federal Trade Commission in multibillion-dollar deals in the pharmaceutical and gas retail sectors while also working on what could be the first merger between major U.S. railroads in 20 years, earning him a spot among Law360's 2021 Competition MVPs.

  • September 09, 2021

    MVP: Skadden's Ingrid Vandenborre

    Ingrid Vandenborre of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP won over the European Commission on commitments that ended a three-year probe into Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, making her one of Law360's 2021 Competition MVPs.

  • September 08, 2021

    MVP: Cravath's Gary A. Bornstein

    Gary A. Bornstein of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP helped Qualcomm get reversed a Federal Trade Commission trial win that could have fundamentally rewritten the chipmaker's business model, making him one of Law360's 2021 Competition MVPs.

  • September 07, 2021

    MVP: Gibson Dunn's Daniel G. Swanson

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Daniel G. Swanson helped lead Apple's trial defense in the high-profile monopolization case over its App Store brought by Epic Games and got a verdict reversed in an antitrust case against tobacco company Swisher International, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Competition MVPs.

  • 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 09, 2020

    MVP: White & Case's J. Mark Gidley

    White & Case LLP's J. Mark Gidley convinced plaintiff's counsel to summarily drop the lion's share of their case against major restaurant chain Tim Hortons USA Inc., earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Competition MVPs.

  • October 08, 2020

    MVP: Skadden's Steven C. Sunshine

    Steven C. Sunshine of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP led the firm's antitrust practice through back-to-back merger trial wins, first for Sprint on its $59 billion tie-up with T-Mobile and then for Sabre on its planned purchase of FareLogix, earning him a spot among Law360's 2020 Competition MVPs.

  • October 07, 2020

    MVP: Dechert's Shari Ross Lahlou

    Shari Ross Lahlou of Dechert LLP's antitrust practice halted the Federal Trade Commission's efforts to block a merger between PeroxyChem and Evonik Industries AG in a high-profile trial, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Competition MVPs.

  • October 06, 2020

    MVP: Berger Montague's David F. Sorensen

    David F. Sorensen of Berger Montague PC was part of a team of class action lawyers who negotiated the largest single-defendant antitrust pharmaceutical settlement of its kind, netting him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Competition MVPs.

  • October 05, 2020

    MVP: Arnold & Porter's Debbie Feinstein

    Arnold & Porter's Debbie Feinstein helped shepherd a pair of multibillion-dollar pharmaceutical deals through the approval process, worked on FitBit's acquisition by Google and also led the firm's antitrust group through the uncertainties of the pandemic, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Competition 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 21, 2019

    MVP: Covington's Thomas Barnett

    Covington & Burling LLP's Thomas Barnett helped guide Disney through the global clearance process for its $71 billion purchase of 21st Century Fox assets last year, while helping multiple technology companies navigate a tumultuous regulatory environment, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 Competition MVPs.

  • November 20, 2019

    MVP: Morgan Lewis' Steven A. Reed

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP's Steven A. Reed built on a notable 2018 district court win to establish a powerful appellate level precedent stifling the Federal Trade Commission's ability to challenge conduct that happened exclusively in the past, netting him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Competition MVPs.

  • November 19, 2019

    MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Steve Holley

    Steve L. Holley of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP helped push through Bayer's $62 billion buy of Monsanto by securing approval from antitrust watchdogs around the world, landing him on the list of Law360's 2019 Competition MVPs.

  • November 18, 2019

    MVP: Paul Weiss' Rick Rule

    Charles F. "Rick" Rule of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP helped shuttle Cigna through its $67 billion purchase of Express Scripts amid a challenging regulatory environment, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 Competition MVPs.

  • November 15, 2019

    MVP: White & Case's J. Mark Gidley

    White & Case LLP's J. Mark Gidley scored two huge antitrust case wins, including a rare complete acquittal of a former foreign exchange trader accused of suppressing competition, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 Antitrust 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 06, 2018

    MVP: Boies Schiller's William Isaacson

    William A. Isaacson of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP won rounds, and battles, this year in major antitrust cases, including a major class action and a case that went to the U.S. Supreme Court, earning him the title as one of Law360's 2018 Competition MVPs.

  • December 05, 2018

    MVP: Morgan Lewis' Steven Reed

    Steven A. Reed of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP scored important wins this year for clients including drugmaker Shire PLC and ride-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc. on questions about antitrust standing and injury, earning him a spot among Law360's Competition MVPs.

  • December 04, 2018

    MVP: Cleary Gottlieb's George S. Cary

    George S. Cary of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP spent the past year at the top of the megamerger food chain, with a leading role on deals across varied industries with values in the tens of billions of dollars, netting him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Competition MVPs.

  • December 03, 2018

    MVP: Cravath's Evan Chesler

    Evan R. Chesler of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP earned a win for American Express in front of the Supreme Court this year after a decade of work on a challenge to the credit card company's merchant rules, while also putting in time on important cases for Qualcomm and other clients, earning him a spot among Law360's Competition 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.