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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 11, 2019

    MVP: MoFo's Mark Edelstein

    Mark Edelstein of Morrison & Foerster LLP has helped clients with several loans north of the $1 billion mark for properties in Manhattan, and thanks to his work on those and other matters he's been named one of Law360's 2019 Real Estate MVPs.

  • December 10, 2019

    MVP: Fried Frank's Jonathan L. Mechanic

    Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP's Jonathan Mechanic led some of New York City's biggest real estate deals of the past year, including Maefield Development's $1.5 billion purchase of 20 Times Square, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Real Estate MVPs.

  • December 09, 2019

    MVP: Paul Weiss' Harris Freidus

    Harris Freidus, a partner at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, advised sprawling urban real estate fund manager CIM Group on almost every aspect of buying, developing and financing, as well as dirt work and infrastructure for developments in high-density neighborhoods, making him one of Law360's 2019 Real Estate MVPs.

  • December 06, 2019

    MVP: Skadden's Audrey Sokoloff

    Audrey Sokoloff of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP has recently guided large real estate matters for Google, WeWork, Las Vegas Sands and Twenty-First Century Fox, and thanks to her work for those and other companies, she has been named one of Law360's Real Estate 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.

  • December 10, 2018

    MVP: Holland & Knight's Stacie Goeddel

    Holland & Knight LLP partner Stacie Goeddel demonstrated her gift for helping clients with complicated mixed-use developments over the past year, earning a spot among Law360's 2018 Hospitality MVPs with achievements like aiding Marriott with the takeover of the Trump International Hotel & Tower Panama.

  • December 03, 2018

    MVP: Weil's David Herman

    David Herman, a New York-based Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP real estate partner, helped steer Canada's Brookfield Asset Management Inc. through tens of billions of dollars in deals this year, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Real Estate MVPs.

  • November 30, 2018

    MVP: Simpson Thacher's Sasan Mehrara

    Sasan Mehrara of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has been involved in a number of high-profile private equity deals this year, including Blackstone's blockbuster $7.6 billion acquisition of Gramercy Property Trust, landing him among Law360's 2018 Real Estate MVPs.

  • November 29, 2018

    MVP: Latham & Watkins' Robert Buday

    Robert Buday of Latham & Watkins LLP is the king of billion-dollar real estate deals, guiding Phillips Edison & Co. on two key acquisitions that transformed the company, as well as major deals involving Bass Pro Shops and Hyatt Hotels Corp. to earn a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Real Estate MVPs.

  • November 28, 2018

    MVP: Jones Day's Robert C. Lee

    Robert C. Lee, co-chair of Jones Day's global real estate practice, helped guide the Greystar Real Estate Partners-led $4.4 billion transaction for a publicly traded real estate investment trust, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Real Estate MVPs.

  • November 27, 2018

    MVP: Gibson Dunn's Joanne Franzel

    Joanne Franzel, a partner in Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP’s real estate practice group, counseled real estate investment and management firm Jamestown LP in its $2.4 billion sale of Manhattan’s Chelsea Market to Google earlier this year, a deal that helped her earn a spot among Law360’s 2018 Real Estate MVPs.

  • November 26, 2018

    MVP: Fried Frank's Robert Sorin

    Robert Sorin of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP steered Google's continued New York City expansion through the multibillion-dollar acquisition of Chelsea Market, while securing new leases for two major Manhattan building projects in the Hudson Yards and One Vanderbilt, counting him among one of Law360's Real Estate 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 20, 2017

    MVP: Fried Frank's Tal Golomb

    Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP’s Tal Golomb led deals this year that are transforming New York City real estate, from a Penn Station redevelopment project to a Hudson Yards building that will house BlackRock, landing him a spot on Law360’s 2017 Real Estate MVPs.

  • December 19, 2017

    MVP: Paul Weiss' Meredith Kane

    Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP’s Meredith J. Kane has helped steer a number of development projects reshaping the New York City skyline, including recently representing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in a $3 billion office building project that will become the second-tallest tower in the city, earning her a spot as one of Law360’s 2017 Real Estate MVPs.

  • December 18, 2017

    MVP: DLA Piper's Maxine Hicks

    DLA Piper's Maxine Hicks has built a reputation as a leader in shepherding massive mixed-use real estate projects from initial planning stages to opening day, including most recently representing two Major League Baseball teams in the development of new stadiums, garnering her a spot on Law360’s 2017 Real Estate MVPs.

  • December 15, 2017

    MVP: Paul Weiss' Harris Freidus

    Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's Harris Freidus has handled several major matters over the past year for developer CIM Group, and thanks to that work as well as other large deals across the health care and hospitality spaces, he's been named one of Law360's Real Estate MVPs for 2017.

  • December 14, 2017

    MVP: Gibson Dunn's Drew Flowers

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Drew Flowers has been guiding some of the biggest real estate deals on both coasts, including Related Cos.' ongoing role in multibillion-dollar projects at New York's Hudson Yards and San Francisco's Transbay Transit Center terminal, earning him a spot on Law360's 2017 Real Estate MVPs.

  • 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.

  • December 13, 2016

    Hospitality MVP: Gibson Dunn's Stephen Glover

    Gibson Dunn partner Stephen Glover earned a spot on Law360's list of Hospitality MVPs after counseling hotel giant Marriott through its turbulent, $13.6 billion purchase of Starwood Hotels this year, a large and complicated deal that involved multiple suitors and significant regulatory hurdles.

  • December 09, 2016

    Real Estate MVP: Simpson's Gregory Ressa

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has had a long-standing relationship with The Blackstone Group, and as the firm continues to pour billions of dollars into U.S. real estate, it repeatedly calls upon Simpson’s Gregory J. Ressa, one of Law360’s 2016 Real Estate MVPs, for help.

  • December 09, 2016

    Hospitality MVP: Latham & Watkins' Gary Axelrod

    As co-chair of Latham & Watkins LLP’s hospitality, gaming and leisure group, Gary Axelrod spent 2016 representing clients in major transactions from Starwood’s $1.5 billion sale of its timeshare group to a $180 million sale-leaseback on a Boston property, landing him on Law360’s 2016 MVP list.

  • December 08, 2016

    Real Estate MVP: Davis Polk's Brian S. Lichter

    Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP partner Brian S. Lichter's work on some of New York City's biggest development projects and real estate deals have landed him a spot on Law360's list of Real Estate MVPs.

  • December 07, 2016

    Real Estate MVP: Skadden's Evan Levy

    Evan R. Levy of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has been at the center of numerous high-profile and novel real estate investment trust deals over the past year, and thanks to his work in that area as well as work on myriad private equity and hospitality matters, he has been named among Law360's Real Estate MVPs for 2016.