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September 13, 2021
Sabrina Conyers of McGuireWoods LLP was the lead corporate and tax counsel in structuring the largest city-based guaranteed income fund pilot in U.S. history, and also led tax representation for an economic development agency in creating an innovative $100 million community investment fund for Black and Latinx business owners, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Tax MVPs.
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September 10, 2021
Sabina Comis of Dechert LLP guided Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.'s $3.3 billion acquisition of French hospital operator Elsan Group through intense public relations scrutiny amid the pandemic to secure France's largest merger in 2020, earning her a spot among Law360's 2021 Tax MVPs.
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September 09, 2021
Sullivan & Worcester LLP tax partner Richard L. Jones helped clients prevail in key decisions in Massachusetts implicating the technology industry, including Oracle's successful challenge in the state's highest court over sales tax on software, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Tax MVPs.
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September 08, 2021
Pamela Lawrence Endreny led a Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP tax team representing Merck in a pair of colossal deals, a $2.75 billion acquisition of VelosBio and $9.2 billion sale of Organon & Co., earning her a spot among Law360's 2021 Tax MVPs.
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September 07, 2021
Latham & Watkins LLP's Grace Lee has guided a variety of clients through major transactions over the past year, including advising TurboTax company Intuit on the tax aspects of its deal to acquire Credit Karma, earning her a spot as one of Law360's Tax MVPs.
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August 30, 2021
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.
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October 09, 2020
Joseph Pari, co-chair of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's tax department, led his firm's tax team on large deals, including Willis Towers Watson's pending acquisition by Aon, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Tax MVPs.
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October 08, 2020
Jodi J. Schwartz led Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz's tax team in advising Analog Devices in its $68 billion acquisition of Maxim Integrated Products and Taubman Centers' $9.8 billion merger with Simon Properties, landing her among Law360's 2020 Tax MVPs.
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October 07, 2020
S. Eric Wang of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP guided a BP subsidiary's issuance of perpetual bonds that raised $10 billion and advised Goldman Sachs' $6 billion deal on the sale of its iQ Student Accommodation interest, the U.K.'s largest ever private property deal, cementing his spot as one of Law360's 2020 Tax MVPs.
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October 06, 2020
Jessica A. Hough of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP represented FGL Holdings as lead counsel in its $2.7 billion acquisition by Fidelity National Financial Inc. and co-led tax representation of Willis Towers Watson's combination with U.K. insurance giant Aon to create a company worth $80 billion, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Tax MVPs.
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October 05, 2020
Vivian Hoard of Fox Rothschild LLP secured a string of favorable decisions this year for clients who came under the government's scrutiny for their utilization of a tax break meant to encourage land conservation, earning her a spot among Law360's 2020 Tax MVPs.
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October 04, 2020
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.
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November 19, 2019
Steven Matays of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP handled taxes for the mammoth deal merging Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. and Walt Disney Co., and separately guided the tax aspects of the merger between Worldpay Inc. and FIS, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 Tax MVPs.
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November 18, 2019
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's Rachel Kleinberg led her firm's tax team in advising Brookfield Business Partners LP in acquiring the power solutions business of Johnson Controls International for $13.2 billion, advised VF Corp. as it spun off wholly owned subsidiary Kontoor Brands Inc., and guided Kitty Hawk Corp. in forming a strategic partnership with Boeing, placing her among Law360's 2019 Tax MVPs.
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November 15, 2019
Mitchell Newmark of Morrison & Foerster LLP's state and local tax group successfully argued an appeal for Lorillard Tobacco Co. in the New Jersey Tax Court and crafted the strategy and arguments that led the same court to reject a nearly $5 million tax assessment levied against automaker Daimler AG, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Tax MVPs.
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November 14, 2019
Mardiros "Marty" Dakessian of Dakessian Law Ltd. scored a major victory this year in a Los Angeles tax dispute over whether a business was considered a wholesaler or retailer, which led to the reversal of a long-standing city policy, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Tax MVPs.
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November 13, 2019
Lisa G. Watts of Latham & Watkins LLP's tax practice guided Virgin Galactic and Virgin Group through a $1.5 billion merger that created the world's first publicly traded commercial human spaceflight company, and also fostered diverse leadership at her firm, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Tax MVPs.
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November 12, 2019
Brian W. Kittle of Mayer Brown LLP helped Bank of America achieve a jurisdictional win in a tax refund dispute, and he separately assisted Cross Refined Coal in snagging a victory in Tax Court, earning him a spot among Law360's 2019 Tax MVPs.
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November 08, 2019
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.
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November 28, 2018
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP partner Neil Barr scored victories in high-profile cases this year, acting as the lead tax counsel for Comcast as the company offered £25.9 billion for Sky PLC and advising Comcast and NBCUniversal on the sale of the Weather Group, the parent company of the Weather Channel, earning him a spot among Law360's 2018 Tax MVPs.
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November 27, 2018
Craig Fields, co-chair of Morrison & Foerster LLP's tax department and chair of the firm's state and local tax group, has landed a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Tax MVPs, helping Agilent Technologies win a case in the Colorado Court of Appeals with a ruling that said the Colorado Department of Revenue cannot force a holding company that has no property or payroll activities in the U.S. to be included in its parent company's combined corporate income tax return.
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November 26, 2018
Geoffrey M. Davis of Jenner & Block LLP served as tax counsel in a high-profile tax felony U.S. Supreme Court case, assisted with an amicus brief in the blockbuster South Dakota v. Wayfair case and has advised clients on multibillion-dollar deals, landing him among Law360's 2018 Tax MVPs.
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November 21, 2018
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.
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December 21, 2017
Raj Madan, a federal tax litigator at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, has landed a spot as one of Law360's 2017 Tax MVPs for helping win a high-profile $1.5 billion transfer pricing row on behalf of Amazon.com Inc. and convincing the U.S. Tax Court that the IRS had erred in canceling advance pricing agreements with Eaton Corp.
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December 20, 2017
Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Sara Zablotney has advised on tax aspects of major deals this year, including notable spinoff transactions for Energy Future Holdings and Wyndham Worldwide, placing her on Law360's list of 2017 Tax MVPs.