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.
  • 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.

  • November 18, 2013

    Banking MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Philippe Selendy

    Typically, banks have a steep information and resource advantage in litigation, but Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's Philippe Z. Selendy has eliminated that edge, resulting in over $10 billion in settlements for government and institutional clients this year and earning him a spot among Law360's Banking MVPs.

  • November 15, 2013

    Banking MVP: Nossaman's Patrick Richard

    Nossaman LLP partner Patrick Richard helped the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. win a bellwether $169 million verdict against former executives of IndyMac Bancorp Inc. for issuing shaky commercial loans — a leading driver of the U.S. financial crisis — earning him a spot on Law360's list of Banking MVPs.

  • November 14, 2013

    Banking MVP: Shearman & Sterling's Maura O'Sullivan

    Shearman & Sterling LLP banking partner Maura O'Sullivan's ability to think outside the box and come up with creative solutions for AMR Corp.'s bankruptcy financing and Rhone Capital LLC's bakery buy earned her lead roles on several billion-dollar banking deals and a spot on Law360's list of Banking MVPs.

  • November 13, 2013

    Banking MVP: Weil Gotshal's Daniel Dokos

    When one of the world's largest automakers needed to secure billions of dollars in financing, they turned to Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP banking and finance partner Daniel Dokos, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Banking MVPs.

  • November 12, 2013

    Banking MVP: Arnold & Porter's Robert Azarow

    Arnold & Porter LLP banking partner Robert Azarow leveraged a personal history of creative bank deals to facilitate the sale of billions of dollars in assets and deposits held by a defunct Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. entity, earning him a spot on Law360’s 2013 roster of Banking MVPs.

  • November 08, 2013

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Top Guns From 58 Firms

    Beginning this week, Law360 will profile the elite law firm partners whose exemplary work on critical litigation, mammoth deals and first-of-their-kind global matters earned them a spot on this year's list of MVP award winners.

  • November 30, 2012

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Top Guns From 52 Firms

    Over the next several weeks, Law360 will profile the winners of this year's MVP awards honoring attorneys whose achievements in major litigation or transactions have set a new standard for accomplishment in corporate law.