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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 09, 2020

    MVP: Weil's Joseph Pari

    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.

  • October 08, 2020

    MVP: Wachtell's Jodi J. Schwartz

    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.

  • October 07, 2020

    MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's S. Eric Wang

    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.

  • October 06, 2020

    MVP: Skadden's Jessica A. Hough

    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.

  • October 05, 2020

    MVP: Fox Rothschild's Vivian Hoard

    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.

  • 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 19, 2019

    MVP: Skadden's Steven Matays

    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.

  • November 18, 2019

    MVP: Davis Polk's Rachel Kleinberg

    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.

  • November 15, 2019

    MVP: MoFo's Mitchell Newmark

    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.

  • November 14, 2019

    MVP: Dakessian Law's Mardiros Dakessian

    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.

  • November 13, 2019

    MVP: Latham & Watkins' Lisa G. Watts

    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.

  • November 12, 2019

    MVP: Mayer Brown's Brian W. Kittle

    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.

  • 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.

  • November 28, 2018

    MVP: Davis Polk's Neil Barr

    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.

  • November 27, 2018

    MVP: Morrison & Foerster's Craig Fields

    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.

  • November 26, 2018

    MVP: Jenner & Block's Geoffrey M. Davis

    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.

  • 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 21, 2017

    MVP: Skadden's Raj Madan

    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.

  • December 20, 2017

    MVP: Kirkland's Sara Zablotney

    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.

  • December 19, 2017

    MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Ronald Creamer

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP’s Ronald E. Creamer Jr., who leads the firm’s tax group as well as the tax group's mergers and acquisitions practice, played a key role in Enbridge Inc.’s merger with Spectra Energy Corp. in an all-stock deal valued at roughly $28 billion, helping land him a spot as one of Law360’s 2017 Tax MVPs.

  • December 18, 2017

    MVP: Dakessian Law's Mardiros Dakessian

    Dakessian Law Ltd. founding partner Mardiros “Marty” Dakessian makes his fourth appearance on the Law360 MVP list this year, thanks to a 15-year personal income tax fight that saved a local entrepreneur $3 million, as well as a $15 million win that cut a Fortune 500 food company's tax bill in half.  

  • December 15, 2017

    MVP: Covington's Jeremy Spector

    Jeremy Spector, whose tax practice at Covington & Burling LLP singularly and uniquely focuses on representing the sports industry, landed a spot among the five Law360 Tax MVPs of 2017 after he won a precedent-setting case for the Boston Bruins, advised the Mexican Football Federation in its joint bid with U.S. and Canadian soccer federations to host the World Cup, and emerged victorious in a string of IRS audits.

  • 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.

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