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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 13, 2016

    Life Sciences MVP: Latham & Watkins' John Manthei

    Latham & Watkins LLP’s John Manthei served as lead counsel for Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc. in a dispute that prompted a rare formal withdrawal of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration warning letter, earning himself a spot on Law360’s list of Life Sciences MVPs.

  • December 12, 2016

    Life Sciences MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Jay Lefkowitz

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Jay Lefkowitz’s numerous 2016 courtroom appearances were of great consequence and concerned a wide-ranging set of issues and major generic and brand-name pharmaceutical companies, earning him a spot among Law360’s 2016 Life Sciences MVPs.

  • December 09, 2016

    Life Sciences MVP: White & Case's J. Mark Gidley

    In the constantly evolving sector of pharmaceutical antitrust law, White & Case LLP partner J. Mark Gidley has kept up by bringing a well-rounded, creative and determined legal mind to every case, skills that have earned him a spot among Law360’s Life Sciences MVPs for 2016.

  • 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 03, 2015

    Life Sciences MVP: White & Case's Jack Pace

    White & Case LLP partner Jack Pace notched victories over the past year in the hottest areas of pharmaceutical antitrust litigation, including a win for Warner Chilcott in a major “product-hopping” suit brought by Mylan, placing him among Law360’s Life Sciences MVPs for 2015.

  • December 02, 2015

    Life Sciences MVP: Sullivan's Krishna Veeraraghavan

    Krishna Veeraraghavan’s experience at the helm of multiple record-breaking deals benefited Teva Pharmaceuticals earlier this year when the pharmaceutical giant abruptly switched from a $40 billion bid for Mylan to a successful $40.5 billion offer for Allergan’s generics business, earning the Sullivan & Cromwell LLP partner a solid spot on Law360’s 2015 list of MVPs.

  • December 01, 2015

    Life Sciences MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Matt Hurd

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP’s Matt Hurd helped steer drug and pharmacy companies through around $30 billion worth of deals in 2015, including Sprout Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s $1 billion sale to Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., putting him on the list of Law360’s Life Sciences MVPs for 2015.

  • November 30, 2015

    Life Sciences MVP: Sterne Kessler's Eldora Ellison

    Eldora Ellison's time in the laboratory has helped her score victories for biotechs and their cutting-edge treatments, making the Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox PLLC director a go-to patent litigator and earning her a spot on Law360's list of 2015 Life Sciences MVPs.

  • November 25, 2015

    Life Sciences MVP: Paul Weiss' Nicholas Groombridge

    Nicholas P. Groombridge of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP argued a monumental biosimilars case at the Federal Circuit and secured a historic victory for Amgen and the entire industry of brand-name biologics, placing him among Law360’s Life Sciences MVPs of 2015.

  • November 24, 2015

    Life Sciences MVP: Latham & Watkins' Charles Ruck

    In the past year, Charles Ruck of Latham & Watkins LLP has advised $178 billion worth of deals in the life sciences market, not including his work on the recent $160 billion merger of Allergan and Pfizer, a resume that places him among Law360’s Life Sciences MVPs for 2015.

  • November 23, 2015

    Life Sciences MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Jay Lefkowitz

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Jay P. Lefkowitz maintained his place among Law360’s Life Science MVPs this year by scoring wins for Teva and other pharmaceutical giants in pay for delay, failure to warn and False Claims Act cases across the country.

  • November 20, 2015

    Life Sciences MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Jim Hurst

    Twenty-five years of winning in front of judges, juries and appellate court panels led James Hurst to the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in 2011, where the Kirkland & Ellis LLP attorney garnered a major victory for generic drugmakers and simultaneously helped win himself a spot on Law360's 2015 list of life sciences MVPs.

  • November 19, 2015

    Life Sciences MVP: Irell's David Gindler

    Irell & Manella LLP’s David Gindler has become one of the life sciences industry’s go-to attorneys when it comes to patent cases, and key wins this past year for Ariosa Diagnostics and other cutting-edge industry players cemented that reputation and his place among Law360’s Life Sciences MVPs.

  • November 18, 2015

    Life Sciences MVP: Fish & Richardson's Jonathan Singer

    Helping drugmaker Allergan PLC successfully protect patents for eye care drugs from generic challengers helped earn Fish & Richardson PC's Jonathan Singer a spot on Law360's list of Life Sciences MVPs for the second time in three years.

  • 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 10, 2014

    Life Sciences MVP: Irell & Manella's David Gindler

    Irell & Manella LLP partner David I. Gindler scored a clear victory as lead counsel for molecular diagnostics company Ariosa Diagnostics Inc. in a patent infringement fight against Sequenom Inc., securing him a spot among Law360’s Life Sciences MVPs.

  • December 09, 2014

    Life Sciences MVP: Morgan Lewis' Randy Sunberg

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner Randall B. Sunberg helped put together several big deals in the life sciences sector over the past year, including representing Merck & Co. Inc. in selling its consumer products business to Bayer AG, boosting him to a spot on Law360’s list of Life Sciences MVPs.

  • December 08, 2014

    Life Sciences MVP: Fried Frank's David Shine

    Longtime Merck & Co. confidante David Shine of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP helped steer the pharmaceutical giant through the $14.2 billion spinoff of its consumer products line to Bayer AG earlier this year, placing him solidly on Law360’s 2014 list of Life Sciences MVPs.

  • December 05, 2014

    Life Sciences MVP: White & Case's Robert Milne

    White & Case LLP’s Robert A. Milne has successfully fought to shield pay-for-delay deals involving Pfizer Inc. and Actavis PLC from antitrust liability in the wake of a major U.S. Supreme Court decision, scoring him a spot on Law360's list of Life Sciences MVPs.

  • December 04, 2014

    Life Sciences MVP: Paul Hastings' Joe O'Malley

    Helping Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. reverse a noninfringement finding for patents covering its blockbuster sleep aid Lunesta and secure six additional months of exclusivity worth $1 million a day to the company has earned Paul Hastings LLP partner Joe O’Malley a spot on Law360’s list of Life Sciences MVPs.

  • December 03, 2014

    Life Sciences MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Jay Lefkowitz

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Jay Lefkowitz has had a busy year setting precedent that requires voluminous state tort claims to move forward in federal court and securing other victories for clients across the life sciences industry, landing on Law360's Life Sciences MVP list for the third year in a row.

  • December 02, 2014

    Life Sciences MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Matt Hurd

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP’s Matt Hurd has been a central figure in structuring and closing some of last year’s largest and most controversial pharmaceuticals deals, including the aborted AbbVie Inc. takeover of Shire PLC, making him a natural fit among Law360’s Life Sciences MVPs.

  • November 26, 2014

    Life Sciences MVP: White & Case's Dimitrios Drivas

    White & Case LLP partner Dimitrios Drivas, the chair of the firm’s global intellectual property practice group out of its New York office, won key victories for major pharmaceutical companies over the past year that helped to earn him a place on Law360's list of Life Sciences MVPs for 2014.

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