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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.
  • December 07, 2016

    Appellate MVP: Mayer Brown's Andrew Pincus

    Already one of the country’s top appellate litigators, Mayer Brown LLP’s Andy Pincus had a banner year, arguing the blockbuster Spokeo case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, landing him a spot on Law360’s 2016 Appellate MVP list.

  • December 06, 2016

    Appellate MVP: Latham's Gregory Garre

    Latham & Watkins LLP's Gregory Garre served as lead counsel for the University of Texas in its successful U.S. Supreme Court defense against a rejected student applicant's challenge to the school's affirmative action policy, earning him a spot on Law360's 2016 list of appellate MVPs.

  • December 05, 2016

    Appellate MVP: Jones Day's Noel Francisco

    When former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell was slapped with corruption allegations, Jones Day’s Noel Francisco was already framing the case for the U.S. Supreme Court, a strategy that would later free the ex-governor and set the tone for future corruption prosecutions, landing Francisco among Law360’s 2016 appellate MVPs.

  • December 02, 2016

    Appellate MVP: Fish & Richardson's Craig Countryman

    Fish & Richardson PC appellate practice co-chair Craig Countryman this year helped persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a stringent test for awarding enhanced damages in patent cases, a key ruling that has earned Countryman a spot among Law360’s 2016 Appellate MVPs.

  • November 22, 2016

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms

    The elite slate of attorneys chosen as Law360’s 2016 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals. Here is a list of this year's Law360 MVPs.

  • December 02, 2015

    Appellate MVP: WilmerHale's Tom Saunders

    After a string a notable victories in the last year, including convincing the U.S. Supreme Court to not jettison a 50-year-old rule barring royalty agreements that continue beyond a patent's expiration, WilmerHale partner Thomas Saunders has cemented his spot among Law360’s Appellate MVPs for 2015.

  • December 01, 2015

    Appellate MVP: Vinson & Elkins' John Elwood

    Vinson & Elkins LLP partner John Elwood notched a pair of appellate court victories on behalf of military contractor KBR Inc. in the last year, including one unanimous ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, helping land him among Law360's Appellate MVPs for 2015.

  • November 30, 2015

    Appellate MVP: Shapiro Arato's Alexandra Shapiro

    Shapiro Arato’s Alexandra Shapiro flexed her steely appellate savvy to overturn convictions for clients accused of insider trading, operating an alleged pyramid scheme and committing tax shelter fraud, making her one of Law360’s 2015 Appellate MVPs.

  • November 25, 2015

    Appellate MVP: Ropes & Gray's Doug Hallward-Driemeier

    Ropes & Gray LLP partner Douglas Hallward-Driemeier will forever be linked with the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision defining same-sex marriage as a constitutional right, but that case is part of a thick portfolio of top-flight legal work that has earned him a place among Law360's Appellate MVPs for 2015.

  • November 24, 2015

    Appellate MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Kathleen Sullivan

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's Kathleen M. Sullivan had proven herself a trailblazer as the first female dean of any Stanford University school, and showed 2015 was no exception by scoring a Federal Circuit reversal of the then-largest patent judgment in U.S. history, earning herself a spot among Law360’s Appellate MVPs.

  • November 23, 2015

    Appellate MVP: Morgan Lewis' Allyson N. Ho

    Allyson N. Ho of Morgan Lewis & Bockius had just scored a U.S. Supreme Court victory addressing the duration of retiree benefits last year when she faced the justices yet again in a case spotlighting deference to agency decisions, marking an ambitious schedule that carved her a spot among Law360’s Appellate MVPs for 2015.

  • November 20, 2015

    Appellate MVP: Goodwin Procter's William Jay

    With two U.S. Supreme Court wins under his belt by March, Goodwin Procter LLP's Willy Jay went on to tangle with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a challenge to the agency's first-ever completed administrative adjudication and scored big wins for pharma clients in federal district court, making him a 2015 Appellate MVP.

  • November 19, 2015

    Appellate MVP: Gibson Dunn's Helgi Walker

    Helgi C. Walker, co-chair of Gibson Dunn's administrative law and regulatory group, has continued building her reputation as a go-to counsel for high-stakes appellate challenges of federal agency actions, leading cutting-edge litigation for a range of industries in the last year and earning herself a spot among Law360’s Appellate MVPs.

  • November 18, 2015

    Appellate MVP: Bracewell & Giuliani's Jeffrey Oldham

    By going up against amicus support from the Obama administration and several state bar associations to secure a significant high court ruling that affects bankruptcy attorney fee applications, as well as pulling off a series of victories in federal and state appellate courts, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP partner Jeffrey Oldham has been named a Law360 Appellate MVP for 2015.

  • November 17, 2015

    Appellate MVP: Bancroft's Paul Clement

    After notching a series of wins before the U.S. Supreme Court, including a ruling that workers weren’t owed wages for time spent passing through security screenings at an Amazon.com warehouse, Bancroft PLLC partner and former solicitor general Paul Clement has been named a Law360 Appellate MVP for 2015.

  • November 06, 2015

    Law360's Super MVPs In A Class Of Their Own

    Five exceptional attorneys stand out from the pack by being selected for the Law360 MVP distinction for five straight years.

  • November 06, 2015

    5 Firms Lead The Pack With MVP Wins

    Five elite law firms have racked up more than 20 Law360 MVP wins each over the past five years, outshining their competitors with their accomplishments in complex litigation and transactions.

  • November 06, 2015

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 86 Firms

    This week, Law360 will begin profiling those elite attorneys whose successes in high-stakes litigation, record-breaking deals and complex global matters earned them a spot on this year's list of MVP award winners.

  • December 08, 2014

    Appellate MVP: WilmerHale's Seth Waxman

    Former U.S. solicitor general and current WilmerHale star Seth Waxman has handled more major appellate cases this year than many attorneys do in a lifetime, scoring Supreme Court victories that changed the legal landscape in areas including food, product liability and intellectual property and earning him a spot among Law360's Appellate MVPs.

  • December 05, 2014

    Appellate MVP: Baker Botts' Aaron Streett

    In overcoming long odds to win a U.S. Supreme Court ruling for Halliburton Co. that shifted the foundations of shareholder class actions, Baker Botts LLP partner Aaron Streett earned himself a spot on Law360’s list of Appellate MVPs.

  • December 04, 2014

    Appellate MVP: Jenner & Block's Paul Smith

    In one of the most closely watched copyright cases in years, the U.S. Supreme Court in June essentially shut down online television streaming service Aereo Inc., siding with Jenner & Block LLP partner Paul M. Smith and earning him a spot on Law360’s list of Appellate MVPs.

  • December 03, 2014

    Appellate MVP: Gibson Dunn's Mark Perry

    In a ruling that shook the patent world to its core, the Supreme Court in June unanimously agreed with Gibson Dunn partner Mark Perry’s argument on behalf of CLS Bank that abstract ideas implemented using a computer aren't eligible for a patent, landing him a spot on Law360’s list of Appellate MVPs.

  • December 02, 2014

    Appellate MVP: Sidley Austin's Peter D. Keisler

    Sidley Austin LLP partner Peter D. Keisler saw his appellate star soar this year with four major victories, including his success persuading the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate federal greenhouse gas rules for stationary sources, landing him a spot on Law360’s list of Appellate MVPs.

  • December 01, 2014

    Appellate MVP: Hogan Lovells' Neal Katyal

    Hogan Lovells partner Neal Katyal's arguments on behalf of insurer Highmark Inc. in February helped convince the Supreme Court justices to side with Highmark's argument that the Federal Circuit should give deference to district courts' attorneys' fee awards in "baseless" patent suits, earning him a spot among Law360's Appellate MVPs.

  • November 18, 2014

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 78 Firms

    Beginning this week, Law360 will profile those elite attorneys whose successes in high-stakes litigation, record-breaking deals and complex global matters earned them a spot on this year's list of MVP award winners.

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