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December 10, 2018
Richard Youle of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP was a central figure in spearheading private equity firm HgCapital through a $5.3 billion consortium-led deal that bought up a stake in Norwegian software company Visma, making him one of Law360's 2018 Private Equity MVPs.
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December 07, 2018
Brian Stadler, a partner with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, has spent the past year guiding longtime clients like Blackstone Group LP to multiple multibillion-dollar deals, including a handful of the largest private equity transactions of the year, earning him a spot on Law360's list of 2018 Private Equity MVPs.
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December 06, 2018
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's Marco Masotti skillfully guided Apollo Global Management to the close of the largest private equity fund ever raised and steered middle market and top-tier firms alike in closing multibillion dollar fundraising efforts of their own, earning him a spot as one of Law360's Private Equity MVPs.
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December 05, 2018
David Dantzic, a Washington, D.C.-based partner at Latham & Watkins LLP, has helped steer private equity giant The Carlyle Group through multibillion-dollar deals, all while working to address an affordable housing crisis in the nation's capital, landing him a spot as one of Law360's Private Equity MVPs.
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December 04, 2018
Kevin M. Schmidt, a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and co-head of the firm's private equity practice, has helped guide a plethora of multibillion-dollar private equity transactions over the past year, including a complicated $3.8 billion merger involving PE-backed public companies, earning him a spot on Law360's list of 2018 Private Equity MVPs.
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November 21, 2018
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.
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December 21, 2017
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP’s Alison Ressler steered billions of dollars in deals this year for clients in the health care, construction and life sciences industries, including private equity firm Ares Management LP's $1.45 billion investment in DuPage Medical Group Ltd., marking her return to Law360’s MVP series as a 2017 Private Equity MVP.
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December 20, 2017
Andrew Levine’s contributions to Jones Day’s private equity practice totaled more than $7.5 billion in transaction value in the last year alone, thanks to deals for longtime firm clients ABM Industries, Verizon and EagleTree Capital, earning him a spot among Law360’s Private Equity MVPs for the second year in a row.
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December 19, 2017
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's Atif Azher guided standout deals over the past year that included Centerbridge Partners LP’s simultaneous $1.26 billion acquisition of two software providers and Dell's $2.4 billion sale of its software business, landing him among Law360's 2017 Private Equity MVPs.
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December 18, 2017
Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Peter Martelli worked countless hours over the past year, through holidays and on tight deadlines, in a tireless effort to score major deals on behalf of his clients, including Blackstone Group LP and Pamplona Capital Management LLP, earning him a spot among Law360's 2017 Private Equity MVPs.
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December 08, 2017
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.
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December 08, 2017
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.
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December 15, 2016
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP corporate partner Kevin Rinker has dived into the health care space this year and last, working with private equity giant Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC on two major deals that totaled $17.6 billion and helped earn him a spot on Law360’s 2016 list of Private Equity MVPs.
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December 14, 2016
Andrew Levine has always sought interesting and complex deals in his practice, and this year was no different for the Jones Day partner, as he advised on the $1.56 billion sale of Penton and the $1.5 billion cross-border acquisition of Relypsa Inc., landing him a spot among Law360’s 2016 Private Equity MVPs.
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December 13, 2016
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partner Marni J. Lerner took on a new role as head of the firm’s private equity mergers and acquisitions practice this year, while also counseling clients including Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and a pair of its portfolio companies through impactful transactions, earning her a spot on Law360's list of Private Equity MVPs.
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December 12, 2016
Sidley Austin LLP’s Dan Clivner, who serves as co-leader of the firm’s private equity practice as well as co-managing partner of its Los Angeles office, has enjoyed a banner year working on PE transactions and mergers and acquisitions, highlighted by a notable deal where he advised a large client on an unusual topping offer, winning him a place on Law 360's 2016 list of private equity MVPs.
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December 09, 2016
Latham & Watkins LLP attorney David I. Brown spent the past year guiding a plethora of private equity transactions, together worth nearly $6 billion, for clients including the Carlyle Group and Platinum Equity, landing him on Law360’s list of 2016 Private Equity MVPs.
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November 22, 2016
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.
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December 07, 2015
Douglas Warner of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP used his private equity expertise and his broader transactional know-how to guide 10-figure deals for clients including Irish airline lessor Avolon Holdings Ltd. this year, landing him a place among Law360’s private equity MVPs for 2015.
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December 04, 2015
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP partner Taurie M. Zeitzer lived up to her rainmaker reputation in the fields of large-cap private equity and mergers and acquisitions this year, working on deals valued at more than $5 billion and earning a spot Law360's 2015 list of private equity MVPs.
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December 03, 2015
Latham & Watkins LLP partner Jennifer Perkins is a private equity pro who put her deep knowledge to work on a wide range of transactions this year, including KKR & Co. LP's $2.5 billion sale of Capital Safety to 3M Co., earning her a spot on Law360's 2015 list of private equity MVPs.
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December 02, 2015
Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Srinivas Kaushik applied his penchant for sealing international deals, aided by expertise in India-related transactions and a knack for honing long-term relationships, effectively in the last year, completing a wide array of complex cross-border deals and earning a spot among Law360’s Private Equity MVPs for 2015.
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December 01, 2015
Gibson Dunn's Jeff Chapman steered some of the year's most complex private equity transactions, including Lone Star Funds' $7.6 billion acquisition of Home Properties, building off of a career-altering relationship that only recently brought his focus to private equity and earning him a spot among Law360's 2015 MVPs.
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November 06, 2015
Five exceptional attorneys stand out from the pack by being selected for the Law360 MVP distinction for five straight years.
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November 06, 2015
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.