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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 08, 2016

    Energy MVP: Bracewell's John Klauberg

    Guiding Great Plains Energy Inc.'s $12.2 billion acquisition of Kansas utility Westar Inc. was the largest of several big-ticket deals brokered in the electric power space that's earned Bracewell LLP partner John Klauberg a spot on the list of Law360's 2016 Energy MVPs.

  • December 07, 2016

    Energy MVP: Vinson & Elkins LLP's Michael Holmes

    Scoring a critical win for Energy Transfer Equity LP that vindicated its decision to halt plans for a $38 billion merger with The Williams Cos. Inc., Vinson & Elkins LLP’s Michael Holmes has earned his place among Law360's 2016 Energy MVPs.

  • December 06, 2016

    Energy MVP: King & Spalding's Scott Greer

    Helping guide the construction of multibillion-dollar energy projects around the world, including massive liquefied natural gas export terminals and petrochemical manufacturing facilities, has earned King & Spalding LLP's Scott Greer a spot on the list of Law360's Energy MVPs for the second time in five years.

  • December 05, 2016

    Energy MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Joseph Frumkin

    Guiding companies through some of the energy sector's most influential deals in the past year, including Enbridge Inc. in its pending $43 billion acquisition of Spectra Energy Corp. and Pepco Holdings Inc. in its acquisition by Exelon Corp., has earned Sullivan & Cromwell LLP partner Joseph Frumkin a spot among Law360's 2016 Energy MVPs.

  • December 02, 2016

    Energy MVP: BakerHostetler's Mark Barron

    Guiding oil and gas industry groups to an invalidation of the Obama administration's controversial rule regulating hydraulic fracturing on public lands has helped earn BakerHostetler's Mark Barron a spot on the list of Law360's Energy 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.

  • November 25, 2015

    The MVPs Of Energy Law

    The successes of these elite attorneys in high-stakes litigation and complex global matters earned them a spot in the Securities category of Law360's 2015 MVP Awards.

  • November 17, 2015

    Energy MVP: Weil Gotshal & Manges' Rodney Moore

    Through securing more than $30 billion in energy transactions over the past year, including guiding WPX Energy Inc.in a $2.75 billion purchase of oil and natural gas assets in Texas and New Mexico, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP partner Rodney Moore has earned a spot as one of Law360’s Energy MVPs for 2015.

  • November 16, 2015

    Energy MVP: Latham & Watkins' William Finnegan IV

    Despite a challenging energy market that's halved the prices of oil and gas over the past year, William N. Finnegan IV of Latham & Watkins LLP has led teams in energy-focused deals valued at more than $75 billion since October 2014, landing him among Law360's Energy MVPs of 2015.

  • November 13, 2015

    Energy MVP: Jones Day's Jeff Schlegel

    Jeff Schlegel, co-head of Jones Day's energy practice group, guided Marathon Petroleum Corp.'s $21 billion purchase of MarkWest Energy Partners LP while continuing to work on one of the world's largest liquefied natural gas projects, earning him a spot on Law360's 2015 list of energy MVPs for the third straight year.

  • November 12, 2015

    Energy MVP: Chadbourne & Parke's Ben Koenigsberg

    Backed by one of the strongest energy project finance practices in the world, Chadbourne & Parke LLP's Benjamin Koenigsberg helped secure the nation's first offshore wind farm and steer financing for a first-of-its-kind liquefied natural gas export project, earning him top honors as one of Law360's Energy MVPs of 2015.

  • November 10, 2015

    Energy MVP: Bracewell & Giuliani's Alan Rafte

    The oil and gas industry has seen a wave of consolidation and deals due in part to the collapse in the price of oil, and Bracewell & Giuliani LLP's G. Alan Rafte has been a lead attorney on nearly $5 billion worth of transactions in the last year, earning him a spot on Law360's 2015 list of energy MVPs.

  • November 09, 2015

    Energy MVP: Baker Botts' Van Beckwith

    Thanks to some last-minute detective work, Baker Botts LLP partner Van Beckwith engineered an eleventh-hour turnaround in favor of Russian energy giant OAO Gazprom in a multibillion-dollar trade secrets trial, which with other successes nabbed him a spot on Law360's 2015 list of Energy MVPs.

  • 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 16, 2014

    Energy MVP: Hogan Lovells' Richard Tyler

    Richard Tyler’s starring role in the ongoing effort to bring to life a $45 billion gas pipeline that promises to transform the European energy market has helped make the Hogan Lovells LLP partner one of the most in-demand energy attorneys in the world and earned him a spot on Law360’s 2014 list of Energy MVPs.

  • December 15, 2014

    Energy MVP: Jones Day's Jeff Schlegel

    Jones Day’s Jeff Schlegel helped guide the development of one of the world’s largest liquefied natural gas projects on Alaska’s North Slope, as well the development of a nearby $8 billion pipeline project, earning him a spot on Law360’s list of Energy MVPs for the second straight year.

  • December 12, 2014

    Energy MVP: Latham & Watkins' Ryan Maierson

    By pushing the boundaries of energy IPO structures and leading some of the biggest mergers and acquisitions in the industry this year, Latham & Watkins LLP partner Ryan J. Maierson has earned a spot on Law360's list of Energy MVPs.

  • December 11, 2014

    Energy MVP: Vinson & Elkins' Keith Fullenweider

    Vinson & Elkins LLP partner Keith Fullenweider helped guide some of the biggest and most-complex energy transactions of 2014, continuing his long track record of success in the field and earning him a spot among Law360’s Energy MVPs.

  • December 10, 2014

    Energy MVP: Chadbourne & Parke's Peter Fitzgerald

    Work on a series of ambitious renewable energy projects in Chile, as well as a lead role in helping to finance the first new U.S. nuclear reactors in nearly three decades, has landed Chadbourne & Parke LLP’s Peter Fitzgerald on Law360’s list of Energy 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.

  • December 04, 2013

    Energy MVP: Latham & Watkins' Sean Wheeler

    Latham & Watkins LLP's Sean Wheeler has counseled clients from upstream petroleum companies to energy asset operators in roughly $35 billion in transactions over the past year, which includes the nearly $7 billion buyout of energy exploration firm Plains Exploration & Production Co., landing him on Law360’s list of Energy MVPs.

  • December 03, 2013

    Energy MVP: Jones Day's Jeff Schlegel

    Jones Day partner Jeff Schlegel has successfully kept pace with the evolving oil and gas industry and helped negotiate some of its biggest deals, including Marathon Petroleum Corp.’s purchase of the troubled Texas City refinery for $2.4 billion, netting him a spot on Law360’s list of Energy MVPs.

  • December 02, 2013

    Energy MVP: Bracewell's G. Alan Rafte

    For Bracewell & Giuliani LLP’s G. Alan Rafte, a spot on Law360’s list of Energy MVPs came from a year of shepherding high-profile, high-dollar divestments involving some of the industry’s biggest names and plenty of moving parts.