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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.
  • September 14, 2021

    MVP: Debevoise's Sue Meng

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP's Sue Meng led a team advising Discovery Inc. on its $130 billion dollar acquisition of Warner Media while simultaneously navigating the complexities posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Mergers & Acquisitions MVPs.

  • September 13, 2021

    MVP: Skadden's Mike Ringler

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner Mike Ringler guided groundbreaking transactions including Livongo and Teladoc's $18.5 billion digital health care tie-up and Intuit's $7.1 billion purchase of personal finance tech firm Credit Karma, earning him a place among Law360's 2021 Mergers & Acquisitions MVPs.

  • September 10, 2021

    MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Melissa Sawyer

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's Melissa Sawyer helped steer what the firm touts as the largest ever luxury retail deal, securing an extraordinarily favorable contract for Tiffany in its merger with Louis Vuitton, a feat that has earned her a spot among Law360's 2021 Mergers & Acquisitions MVPs.

  • September 09, 2021

    MVP: Cravath's Mark I. Greene

    Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP's Mark I. Greene helped guide Mylan NV in its $50 billion combination with Pfizer's Upjohn to form Viatris Inc., which is now one of the largest generic pharmaceuticals companies in the world, earning him a spot among Law360's 2021 Mergers & Acquisitions MVPs.

  • September 08, 2021

    MVP: Cahill Gordon's Kimberly C. Petillo-Décossard

    Kimberly Petillo-Décossard of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP helped represent 1-800-Flowers for a contested acquisition early in the pandemic and advised pharmaceutical services company ICON for its largest-ever deal, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Mergers & Acquisitions MVPs.

  • September 07, 2021

    MVP: Wachtell's Andy Nussbaum

    Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz partner Andy Nussbaum has counseled clients through numerous complex matters over the past 12 months, from a uniquely structured $43 billion spinoff involving AT&T, WarnerMedia and Discovery to the $27.7 billion acquisition of workplace messaging company Slack by Salesforce, landing him among Law360's 2021 Mergers & Acquisitions 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 14, 2020

    MVP: Wachtell's Matthew M. Guest

    Matthew M. Guest of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz's mergers and acquisitions practice guided over the finish line a $66 billion transaction responsible for the creation of Truist Financial Corp., solidifying the close of the largest bank merger in over a decade and earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 M&A MVPs.

  • October 13, 2020

    MVP: Weil's Michael Aiello

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP partner Michael Aiello spearheaded a smorgasbord of megadeals over the past 12 months, including the $30 billion merger of insurance giants Willis Towers Watson and Aon and the $21 billion sale of computer component company Maxim Integrated Products to Analog Devices, earning him a spot among Law360's 2020 M&A MVPs.

  • October 09, 2020

    MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Scott D. Miller

    Scott D. Miller of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's mergers and acquisitions practice shepherded Fiat Chrysler Automobiles through its pending $50 billion merger with Peugeot SA and guided DraftKings in its $3.3 billion three-way merger and $1.84 billion public equity offering, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 M&A MVPs.

  • October 08, 2020

    MVP: Simpson Thacher's Katie Sudol

    Kathryn "Katie" Sudol of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP steered BorgWarner's multibillion-dollar acquisition deal with Delphi Technologies while fighting off a case of COVID-19 and is guiding KKR's blockbuster acquisition of Global Atlantic, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Mergers & Acquisitions MVPs.

  • October 07, 2020

    MVP: Paul Weiss' Scott Barshay

    Scott Barshay of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's corporate practice helped represent Alexion Pharmaceuticals in its $1.4 billion deal for Portola without meeting his clients or opposing counsel in person due to COVID-19, in addition to working on the $15 billion spinoff and merger of Ingersoll Rand's industrial unit, earning him a spot among Law360's 2020 Mergers & Acquisitions MVPs.

  • October 06, 2020

    MVP: Kirkland's Eric Schiele

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Eric Schiele handled a host of big-time mergers and acquisitions over the past year, including AbbVie's $63 billion buyout of pharmaceutical giant Allergan PLC and a multibillion-dollar transaction for Norwegian Cruise Line amid the coronavirus pandemic, earning him a spot among Law360's 2020 M&A 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 18, 2019

    MVP: Paul Weiss' Scott Barshay

    Scott Barshay of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP juggled a number of billion-dollar mergers and acquisitions in the last year, including leading IBM's $34 billion acquisition of an open-source software pioneer, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 M&A MVPs.

  • November 15, 2019

    MVP: Wachtell's Joshua Cammaker

    Joshua Cammaker of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz has handled a number of complex transactions for major corporations in the past year, including the reorganization of United Technologies Corp. and its merger with Raytheon Co., earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 M&A MVPs.

  • November 14, 2019

    MVP: Kirkland's Jonathan Davis

    Over the past year, Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Jonathan Davis helped tie the knot on Bristol-Myers Squibb's $90 billion acquisition of Celgene — the largest biopharma deal of all time — and AbbVie's $63 billion takeover of Allergan, securing his spot as one of Law360's 2019 M&A MVPs.

  • November 13, 2019

    MVP: Simpson Thacher's Elizabeth A. Cooper

    Elizabeth A. Cooper of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP helped steer Refinitiv in its $27 billion acquisition agreement with the London Stock Exchange and Oaktree in its $4.8 billion deal to sell a majority stake in its business to Brookfield Asset Management, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2019 M&A MVPs.

  • November 12, 2019

    MVP: MoFo's Brandon C. Parris

    Brandon C. Parris of Morrison & Foerster LLP guided a bevy of billion-dollar deals over the past year, including clearing regulatory hurdles as part of Sprint's $59 billion tie-up with T-Mobile, earning him a place as one of Law360's 2019 M&A 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: Skadden's Howard Ellin

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner Howard Ellin has steered some of the world's largest companies through transformational deals, like 21st Century Fox's $71.3 billion acquisition by the Walt Disney Co. and Cigna's $67 billion acquisition of pharmacy benefit management services company Express Scripts, earning him a spot among Law360's 2018 Mergers & Acquisitions MVPs.

  • November 30, 2018

    MVP: McDermott's Lisa O'Neill

    Lisa O'Neill, a partner in McDermott Will & Emery LLP's corporate practice, represented Praxair in the divestments it needed to make to get approval of its merger with Linde, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Mergers & Acquisitions MVPs.

  • November 29, 2018

    MVP: Davis Polk's Will Pearce

    Will Pearce of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP steered billion-dollar international deals over the past year, including Comcast's £26 billion ($34 billion) cash offer for Sky PLC, which beat out a competing offer from stakeholder 21st Century Fox, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Mergers & Acquisitions MVPs.

  • November 28, 2018

    MVP: Davis Polk's Oliver Smith

    Oliver Smith, a corporate partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, recently led a team of attorneys advising Aetna Inc. in a $69 billion deal to be sold to CVS Health Corp., landing him a spot among Law360's 2018 Mergers and Acquisitions MVPs.

  • November 27, 2018

    MVP: Cravath's Robert Townsend

    Robert I. Townsend III of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP navigated a complex legal landscape to strike deals for Cincinnati Bell, while helping Brunswick Corp. refocus its business strategy and guiding Pinnacle Foods Inc. to a multibillion-dollar sale, earning him a spot as one of Law360's Mergers and Acquisitions MVPs.