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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 22, 2020

    MVP: Morgan & Morgan's Rene Rocha

    Rene Rocha of Morgan & Morgan's environmental practice has made a name for himself defending the little guys, including when he helped soybean farmers secure a $400 million deal to settle claims that Monsanto's weedkiller dicamba ruined their crops, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Environmental MVPs.

  • October 21, 2020

    MVP: Earthjustice's David Henkin

    David Henkin of Earthjustice scored a victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in a long-running Clean Water Act case that ensures polluters aren't handed a giant loophole to get around the law, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Environmental MVPs.

  • October 20, 2020

    MVP: Bracewell's Ann D. Navaro

    Ann D. Navaro is co-leading a Bracewell LLP team that persuaded a federal judge to reject multiple efforts by cities, counties and others to halt construction on a major natural gas pipeline project in West Texas, landing her among Law360's 2020 Environmental MVPs.

  • October 19, 2020

    MVP: Beveridge & Diamond's Jimmy Slaughter

    Beveridge & Diamond PC's Jimmy Slaughter defended a landfill owner against hundreds of millions of dollars in fees desired by Los Angeles County and helped a waste-to-energy company sink Baltimore's attempt to clamp down on air emissions, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Environmental 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 11, 2019

    MVP: Hunton Andrews Kurth's Shannon S. Broome

    Shannon S. Broome of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP represented a manufacturing industry group as it successfully urged the D.C. Circuit against reviewing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's rescinding of a decades-old "once in, always in" policy regarding the classification of major polluters, placing her among Law360's 2019 Environmental MVPs.

  • December 10, 2019

    MVP: Kirkland's Paul Tanaka

    Paul Tanaka of Kirkland & Ellis LLP led a team of attorneys managing the Rowan Co. PLC's $12 billion combination with Ensco PLC, a deal that created one of the largest and most geographically diverse offshore drillers in the world, along with several other multibillion-dollar deals, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Environmental MVPs.

  • December 09, 2019

    MVP: Best Best & Krieger's Eric Garner

    Eric Garner of Best Best & Krieger LLP wrote the book on California water law and has used his decades of experience in the sector to help clients navigate long-running and complex water rights disputes in the state, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Environmental MVPs.

  • December 06, 2019

    MVP: King & Spalding's Carol Wood

    Carol Wood of King & Spalding LLP helped convince an international tribunal that a $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron for environmental damage in Ecuador was based on fraud, and she's defending ConocoPhillips against a series of groundbreaking climate change lawsuits, earning her a spot among Law360's 2019 Environmental 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 17, 2018

    MVP: Sidley Austin's Justin Savage

    Justin Savage of Sidley Austin LLP was able to help reach a settlement with The Sierra Club on a case over standards for formaldehyde in wood products, making him one of Law360's Environmental MVPs for 2018.

  • December 14, 2018

    MVP: Mayer Brown's Timothy Bishop

    Mayer Brown LLP's Timothy Bishop prevailed in a jurisdictional dispute over the Obama-era Waters of the United States rule taking the matter to the Supreme Court for a definitive solution on the same day he had a second case accepted by the high court for review, making him one of Law360's 2018 Environmental MVPs.

  • December 13, 2018

    MVP: Vinson & Elkins' Jeremy C. Marwell

    Vinson & Elkins LLP's Jeremy C. Marwell has helped clients in the energy industry defend project approvals and challenge federal regulations, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's so-called sham recycling rule, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Environmental MVPs.

  • December 12, 2018

    MVP: Cohen Milstein's Theodore Leopold

    Theodore Leopold of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC racked up a number of impressive wins this year, in one case swatting down an effort by DuPont to escape a class action over allegations it dumped hazardous chemicals into the water supply while lying to regulators, earning him honors as one of Law360's 2018 Environmental MVPs.

  • December 11, 2018

    MVP: King & Spalding's Tracie Renfroe

    Tracie Renfroe, partner at King & Spalding, steered a ConocoPhillips affiliate toward a $380 million win and Chevron away from billion-dollar losses in disputes over Ecuador's natural resources, making her one of Law360's 2018 Environmental 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: Blank Rome's Robert Scott

    Blank Rome LLP’s Robert Scott had a hand in a number of important environmental matters this year, including leading the defense of Eastman Chemical Co. in a West Virginia coal-processing chemical spill class action and helping secure the development of a $6 billion ethane gas complex in western Pennsylvania for a Royal Dutch Shell PLC unit, earning him a place as one of Law360’s 2017 Environmental MVPs.

  • December 15, 2017

    MVP: Bracewell's Kevin Ewing

    In the last year, Bracewell LLP's Kevin Ewing has advised Statoil on its winning bid for a highly competitive federal wind lease and secured a ruling that clarifies the scope of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, landing him among Law360's 2017 Environmental MVPs.

  • December 14, 2017

    MVP: Morgan Lewis' James Dragna

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP’s James J. Dragna has helped various clients navigate complex environmental proceedings in the past year on issues ranging from a natural gas leak in California to a case involving the allocation of cleanup costs at a San Diego site, landing him a spot among Law360's 2017 Environmental MVPs.

  • December 13, 2017

    MVP: McGuireWoods' Gregory Evans

    McGuireWoods LLP's Gregory Evans has helped his longtime client Asarco LLP deal with its CERCLA liability by quickly settling with the government and then pursuing other potentially responsible parties in the wake of its bankruptcy, winning appeals court cases that have solidified the approach and landing among Law360's 2017 Environmental MVPs.

  • December 12, 2017

    MVP: Latham's George Mihlsten

    Latham & Watkins LLP's George Mihlsten notched several big wins in 2017, from helping pave the way for a massive new residential and commercial development in Los Angeles County that had been bound up in the courts for years to assisting in improvements at Universal Studios theme park, securing him a place as one of Law360's 2017 Environmental 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 15, 2016

    Environmental MVP: Nossaman's Robert Thornton

    Nossaman LLP’s Robert Thornton spent the past year successfully defending a $1.8 billion highway project in Phoenix that’s been in the works since 1983, helping the city of Bakersfield, California, defeat challenges to two major highway projects, and fending off opponents of the nation’s largest groundwater banking project, earning him a spot on Law360’s list of Environmental MVPs.

  • December 14, 2016

    Environmental MVP: Greenberg Traurig's Paul M. Seby

    Greenberg Traurig’s Paul M. Seby, who serves as North Dakota’s special assistant attorney general, cemented his spot among Law360’s 2016 Environmental MVPs by representing the state in litigation over some of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s most contentious regulations, including the Clean Power Plan and the Clean Water Rule.

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