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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 19, 2022

    MVP: Dechert's Eduardo Silva Romero

    Eduardo Silva Romero of Dechert LLP helped shape his firm's approach to the complex interplay between arbitration and European Union law while serving as lead counsel for the Republic of Poland's defense against investor claims before the Paris Court of Appeal, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 International Arbitration MVPs.

  • September 19, 2022

    MVP: Kirkland's Hariklia 'Carrie' Karis

    Hariklia "Carrie" Karis of Kirkland & Ellis LLP's trials practice won 3M's first bellwether trial dealing with allegations it sold faulty earplugs to the military, and she successfully represented pharmaceutical company Allergan in settling opioid-related litigation, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Trials MVPs.

  • September 19, 2022

    MVP: Lieff Cabraser's Elizabeth Cabraser & Richard Heimann

    Elizabeth Cabraser of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP helped obtain a landmark $26 billion settlement over allegedly improper opioid marketing practices, while fellow partner Richard Heimann helped win a key bellwether trial over the opioid crisis in San Francisco, earning them a spot among Law360's 2022 Product Liability MVPs.

  • September 19, 2022

    MVP: Jones Day's David C. Kiernan And Jeffrey A. LeVee

    David C. Kiernan and Jeffrey A. LeVee of Jones Day helped Sutter Health secure a complete win at trial in a massive class action seeking $1.2 billion in damages over allegations that it used restrictive insurance contracts to raise prices, earning them a spot among Law360's 2022 Competition MVPs.

  • September 19, 2022

    MVP: Paul Weiss' Matt Abbott

    Matt Abbott of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP led Clearlake Capital in the $5.3 billion acquisition of English soccer team Chelsea Football Club and worked with longtime client General Atlantic on more than $4 billion in transactions, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Private Equity MVPs.

  • September 16, 2022

    MVP: Cravath's Lauren Angelilli

    Lauren Angelilli — the first woman to lead Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP's tax department — advised Canadian National Railway Co. in a proposed $33.6 billion combination with Kansas City Southern, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Tax MVPs.

  • September 16, 2022

    MVP: Arnold & Porter's Maria Chedid

    Arnold & Porter partner Maria Chedid led the team representing South Korean power producer POSCO Energy in a pair of arbitrations initiated by a U.S. fuel cell technology company in which $1 billion in claims were resolved in a favorable settlement, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 International Arbitration MVPs.

  • September 16, 2022

    MVP: Ballard Spahr's David L. Axelrod

    David Axelrod of Ballard Spahr LLP helped The New York Times beat Sarah Palin's libel suit, and he's since taken on another high-profile defamation case involving Amber Heard, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Media & Entertainment MVPs.

  • September 16, 2022

    MVP: Hogan Lovells' Joanne Rotondi

    Hogan Lovells' Joanne Rotondi has helped major automakers navigate constantly evolving emissions and fuel economy regulations, and project developers like Enterprise Product Partners LP secure crucial approvals for a new deepwater port, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 Transportation MVPs.

  • September 16, 2022

    MVP: Dechert's Mark E. Thierfelder

    Mark E. Thierfelder, a partner at Dechert LLP, has worked on several high-profile, big-money transactions involving investor consortiums, also known as club deals, over the past year, including the more than $30 billion acquisition of Medline Industries Inc. and the $17 billion purchase of Athenahealth, making him one of Law360's 2022 Private Equity MVPs.

  • September 16, 2022

    MVP: Kirkland's Jennifer Levy And Donna Welch

    Donna Welch and Jennifer Levy, partners at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, represented opioid manufacturer Allergan PLC in the first opioid trial that culminated in a win for drugmakers in November in California state court, securing them a place on Law360's 2022 Product Liability MVPs.

  • September 16, 2022

    MVP: Willkie's Rachel C. Strickland

    Over the last year, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP's Rachel Strickland has represented such diverse parties as retail wholesaler Global Brands Group, noteholders of car rental giant Hertz and talc injury claimants in the Imerys Talc America Chapter 11, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • September 16, 2022

    MVP: Hueston Hennigan's John Hueston And Moez Kaba

    John Hueston and Moez Kaba of Hueston Hennigan distinguished themselves this year by winning top-stakes trials for clients, including a key California opioid trial and one of the largest known trademark awards, earning them a spot on Law360's 2022 Trials MVPs.

  • 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 15, 2022

    MVP: Skadden's Julia Czarniak

    Julia Czarniak of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP was lead underwriters' counsel in a $12.5 billion bond offering by Qatar Energy in the Middle East's largest corporate issuance, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 Project Finance MVPs.

  • September 15, 2022

    MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Maaren Shah

    Maaren Shah of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP secured a unanimous jury verdict in favor of insurers fighting against repaying a Medicaid fraud settlement, a win that led to her inclusion as one of Law360's 2022 Insurance MVPs.

  • September 15, 2022

    MVP: Squire Patton's Kristin Bryan

    Kristin L. Bryan of Squire Patton Boggs LLP helped get the dismissal of privacy-related claims against insurance software developer Vertafore Inc. through her successful contention that the private right of action in a federal privacy law doesn't extend to civil claims concerning data storage or security, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 Cybersecurity & Privacy MVPs.

  • September 15, 2022

    MVP: Kirkland's Dennis Williams

    Dennis Williams of Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as the lead regulatory attorney for Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman in the private equity firms' $17 billion acquisition of health care IT services provider Athenahealth, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Health Care MVPs.

  • September 15, 2022

    MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Kay Ian Ng

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's Kay Ian Ng has been instrumental in helping a number of companies realize initial public offerings on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, including counseling China Mobile on its launch of an $8.2 billion IPO, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Capital Markets MVPs.

  • September 15, 2022

    MVP: Proskauer's Brian S. Rosen

    Deftly navigating a challenging political landscape and a mountain of debt, Brian S. Rosen of Proskauer Rose LLP shepherded the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico through a restructuring of $90 billion of debt to help the island emerge with a much-improved financial foundation, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • September 15, 2022

    MVP: White & Case's Eric Grannon

    Eric Grannon led a White & Case LLP team in opposing certification in a multibillion-dollar securities class action against Toshiba, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Class Action MVPs.

  • September 14, 2022

    MVP: Hooper Lundy's Mark E. Reagan

    Mark E. Reagan of Hooper Lundy & Bookman PC has represented the California Association of Health Facilities on large-scale projects concerning COVID-19 pandemic management and Medicaid reimbursement, including guiding the nonprofit in litigation over quality health care for individuals who are unable to advocate for themselves, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Health Care MVPs.

  • September 14, 2022

    MVP: O'Melveny's John J. Rapisardi

    John J. Rapisardi of O'Melveny & Myers LLP has served since 2017 as lead counsel for all Puerto Rico government agencies in the commonwealth's bankruptcy case, and the island's $120 billion restructuring plan recently received a federal judge's approval, earning Rapisardi a spot among Law360's 2022 Bankruptcy MVPs.

  • September 14, 2022

    MVP: Paul Weiss' Kannon Shanmugam

    Kannon Shanmugam of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP successfully represented a commercial insurance client in a string of federal appeals related to COVID-19 business interruptions, argued two major appeals on consecutive days in Minnesota and New York, and convinced the Kentucky Supreme Court to consider a case involving thoroughbred breeding rights that could have significant impact on the horseracing industry, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Appellate MVPs.

  • September 14, 2022

    MVP: Mayer Brown's Bronwyn Pollock

    Bronwyn Pollock of Mayer Brown LLP landed the dismissal of a slew of proposed class actions against a travel insurer over COVID-19 trip cancellations and helped secure favorable rulings for Zurich in numerous pandemic-related business interruption suits, landing her a spot among Law360's 2022 Insurance MVPs.