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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 04, 2014

    M&A MVP: Simpson Thacher's Rob Spatt

    Robert E. Spatt’s advising of Lorillard Inc. in its massive $27.4 billion sale to Reynolds American Inc. — a multilayered and historied merger that promises to reshape the tobacco industry — leads a bevy of high-stakes deals earning the Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP corporate partner a spot on Law360’s list of M&A MVPs.

  • December 03, 2014

    M&A MVP: Fried Frank's Philip Richter

    Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP's Philip Richter has helped lead teams of lawyers in high-profile deals including Media General Inc.'s $1.6 billion buyout of LIN Media LLC, which created the second-largest pure-play television broadcasting company in the U.S., earning him a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.

  • December 02, 2014

    M&A MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Alison Ressler

    Between leading the charge in Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.’s $55 billion hostile takeover attempt of Allergan Inc. and helping Zynga Inc. snatch up NaturalMotion Ltd. for $527 million, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP’s Alison Ressler oversaw billions of dollars worth of complex deals this year, landing her on Law360’s list of M&A MVPs

  • December 01, 2014

    M&A MVP: Jones Day's Randi Lesnick

    Randi Lesnick, a mergers and acquisitions partner at Jones Day, has put together an eye-popping $50 billion worth of deals with complex structures over the past year, earning her a title as a Law360 M&A MVP of 2014.

  • November 26, 2014

    M&A MVP: Cleary Gottlieb's Ethan Klingsberg

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP’s Ethan A. Klingsberg’s prowess crafting deals and advising corporate boards helped Family Dollar Stores Inc. fend off years of activist-led takeover campaigns to snag a proposed $8.5 billion merger with Dollar Tree Inc., earning him a spot on Law360’s list of M&A MVPs.

  • November 25, 2014

    M&A MVP: Weil Gotshal's Keith Flaum

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP partner Keith Flaum is a regular fixture in the technology transactional space, guiding such blockbuster deals as Facebook Inc.'s $16 billion buy of WhatsApp Inc. and Oracle Corp.'s $5.3 billion acquisition of Micros Systems Inc., earning him a spot on Law360’s list of M&A MVPs.

  • November 24, 2014

    M&A MVPs: Kirkland's William Sorabella & David Feirstein

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP partners William Sorabella and David Feirstein proved their deal-making prowess and creativity in several high-stakes transactions over the past year, including in a joint effort on Burger King Worldwide Inc.'s head-turning megamerger that cemented their spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.

  • November 21, 2014

    M&A MVP: Davis Polk's David Caplan

    A resurgence in corporate deal-making kept Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP’s David Caplan busy this year as a number of longtime clients tapped him for various billion-dollar deals — including the year’s third-largest tie-up — landing him a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.

  • November 20, 2014

    M&A MVP: Wachtell's Andy Brownstein

    Thanks to his work over the past year guiding numerous multibillion-dollar deals that spanned a number of different sectors and had various international components, Andrew R. Brownstein has earned a spot on Law360’s list of M&A MVPs.

  • November 19, 2014

    M&A MVP: Davis Polk's Gar Bason

    Deep deal-making experience across several sectors helped Davis Polk LLP's Gar Bason keep up with the recent M&A surge and nail down a series of high-stakes transactions, including Baker Hughes Inc.'s $35 billion sale to Halliburton Co. this week, that landed him a spot on Law360’s list of M&A 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.

  • November 25, 2013

    M&A MVP: MoFo's Robert Townsend

    Morrison & Foerster LLP’s Robert S. Townsend played his mergers and acquisitions cards well this year and pulled in winning pots for clients like Caesars Entertainment Corp., Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. and Intel Corp., earning him a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.

  • November 22, 2013

    M&A MVP: Morrison & Foerster's Kenneth Siegel

    Kenneth Siegel, a partner in Morrison & Foerster LLP's Japan practice, fought off attempts by Dish Network LLC to acquire Sprint and Clearwire during a bid of these by Softbank, paving the way for the largest outbound Asia merger in history and earning him a spot on the Law360's 2013 list of M&A MVPs.

  • November 21, 2013

    M&A MVP: Paul Hastings' Carl Sanchez

    Paul Hastings LLP global M&A chairman Carl Sanchez's big risks paid off in a $7.1 billion deal that sent Smithfield Foods Inc. to China's Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd., landing him a key role in the largest-ever takeover of a U.S. firm by a Chinese buyer and a spot among Law360's MVPs.

  • November 20, 2013

    M&A MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Sarkis Jebejian

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Sarkis Jebejian spent 2013 helping expand the firm's corporate practice by sealing some major deals, advising Bain Capital LLC and Golden Gate Capital on their $6.9 billion acquisition of BMC Software Inc. and representing Accenture PLC on several key acquisitions, earning him a place among Law360's M&A MVPs.

  • November 19, 2013

    M&A MVP: Latham & Watkins' Mark Gerstein

    In a flourishing climate for deals, Latham & Watkins LLP's Mark D. Gerstein led legal teams that made front-page headlines, including advising Omnicom Group Inc. in its $35 billion tie-up with fellow advertising giant Publicis Groupe SA, work that earned the global mergers and acquisitions team leader a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.

  • November 18, 2013

    M&A MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Sergio Galvis

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP partner Sergio Galvis has made a career of facilitating international deals and this year saw record M&A activity in Latin America, including the $7 billion merger of a Brazilian and Chilean airline and United Health Group Inc.'s $4.9 billion acquisition in the country, earning him a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.

  • November 15, 2013

    M&A MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Stephen Fraidin

    Kirkland & Ellis partner Stephen Fraidin masterminded a unique and unprecedented provision in 3G Capital Partners Ltd.’s $28 billion deal to acquire H.J. Heinz Company, a prime example of the ingenuity that landed him a spot among Law360's list of M&A MVPs.

  • November 14, 2013

    M&A MVP: Simpson Thacher's Bill Curbow

    The trust of repeat clients and an affinity for complex deals earned Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's William Curbow a leadership role in the third-largest M&A deal in history and a spot on Law360's MVP awards.

  • November 13, 2013

    M&A MVP: Jones Day's Scott Cohen

    Jones Day M&A partner R. Scott Cohen has cemented his place as a go-to attorney in the tech sector, thanks in part to a string of recent landmark deals — including a $29 billion megamerger, a record-setter in the semiconductor space — that also landed him among Law360's MVPs.

  • November 12, 2013

    M&A MVP: Weil Gotshal's Michael Aiello

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's Michael Aiello is no stranger to a deal-packed schedule, but his work on such a significant number of large, successful M&A transactions in the past year, including the $7.6 billion sale and continued representation of Health Management Associates, has earned him a spot on Law360's list of M&A 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.

  • December 06, 2012

    M&A MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Daniel Wolf

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Daniel Wolf's lead in some of 2012's most complicated, high-profile deals — including Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.'s $7 billion acquisition and subsequent share partitioning of Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and ABB Ltd.'s $3.9 billion cross-border buy of a U.S. electrical components maker — has landed him on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.

  • December 05, 2012

    M&A MVP: Latham & Watkins' Charles Ruck

    For his work this year on a slew of complex life sciences and technology deals including Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s $5.65 billion acquisition of Actavis Group, Latham & Watkins LLP’s Charles K. Ruck has earned a spot on Law360’s list of M&A MVPs.

  • December 04, 2012

    M&A MVP: Skadden's Nancy Lieberman

    Leading a multifaceted effort to help Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. extricate itself from litigation and complete a $7 billion sale to Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. highlighted a banner year for veteran Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner Nancy Lieberman, earning her a spot on Law360's list of M&A MVPs.