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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 08, 2014

    Appellate MVP: WilmerHale's Seth Waxman

    Former U.S. solicitor general and current WilmerHale star Seth Waxman has handled more major appellate cases this year than many attorneys do in a lifetime, scoring Supreme Court victories that changed the legal landscape in areas including food, product liability and intellectual property and earning him a spot among Law360's Appellate MVPs.

  • December 08, 2014

    Bankruptcy MVP: O'Melveny's George Davis

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP's George Davis has recently secured victories ranging from a harmonious prepack for Entegra Power Group LLC that wiped out almost half of its $1.5 billion in debt to a win in a rancorous $570 million lease-rejection dispute in the bankruptcy of Dynegy, making him one of Law360's Bankruptcy MVPs for 2014.

  • December 08, 2014

    Environmental MVPs: Ballard Spahr's Brendan Collins And Robert McKinstry

    Ballard Spahr LLP partners Brendan Collins and Robert McKinstry scored two victories this spring for energy clients intervening to support the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in challenges to its air-pollution regulations on power plants, earning them a spot on Law360’s list of Environmental MVPs.

  • December 08, 2014

    Real Estate MVP: Willkie Farr's Thomas Henry

    In the past year, Willkie Farr LLP's Thomas J. Henry represented longtime client Paramount Group Inc. in its $2.3 billion initial public offering, the largest real estate investment trust public offering in history, helping him earn a spot on Law360's list of Real Estate MVPs.

  • December 08, 2014

    Capital Markets MVP: Simpson Thacher's Bill Hinman

    Increasingly, high-profile businesses looking to go public turn to Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's Bill Hinman to ensure a smooth delivery into the markets — as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. did for its blockbuster $25 billion initial public offering this year — earning him a spot on Law360's list of Capital Markets MVPs.

  • December 08, 2014

    White Collar MVP: Paul Hastings' Thomas Zaccaro

    Paul Hasting LLP’s Thomas Zaccaro made headlines this year representing a wide range of defendants in government investigations and defeating the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission in the second of its back to-back insider trading trial losses, earning him a spot among this year's Law360’s White Collar 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 08, 2014

    Food And Bev. MVP: McDermott Will & Emery's Marc Sorini

    McDermott Will & Emery LLP partner Marc E. Sorini guided some of the biggest deals of the year in the beverage industry, including the largest-ever in the world of craft brewing– Duvel Moortgat Brewery’s acquisition of Boulevard Brewing Co.– earning him a spot among Law360’s 2014 Food and Beverage MVPs.

  • December 05, 2014

    White Collar MVP: Bracewell & Giuliani's Marc Mukasey

    In leading an all-hands-on-deck defense of Halliburton Co. amid the massive government investigation of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, Marc Mukasey of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP achieved a deal sparing the oil field giant of any major penalties, just one of several recent accomplishments that earned him a spot among Law360’s 2014 White Collar MVPs.

  • December 05, 2014

    Environmental MVP: Hunton & Williams' F. William Brownell

    Fighting off a Clean Air Act suit for DTE Energy Co. and convincing the U.S. Supreme Court to limit the government's authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions are among the highlights that landed Hunton & Williams LLP’s Bill Brownell a spot among Law360’s 2014 Environmental MVPs.

  • December 05, 2014

    Food & Beverage MVP: Robins Kaplan's Mike Ciresi

    Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi LLP partner Mike Ciresi secured a $2.7 billion award for the former Kraft Foods Group Inc. in a yearslong arbitration fight with Starbucks Corp. over the coffee seller's decision to terminate a contract to exclusively market Starbucks brand coffee, earning him a spot among Law360's 2014 Food & Beverage MVPs.

  • December 05, 2014

    Real Estate MVP: Morrison & Foerster's Mark Edelstein

    The economy's continued recovery has shifted the focus of the real estate industry over the past year, but Mark Edelstein and his team at Morrison & Foerster LLP have not missed a beat, as evidenced by his status as the only attorney making a repeat appearance on Law360's list of Real Estate MVPs.

  • December 05, 2014

    Appellate MVP: Baker Botts' Aaron Streett

    In overcoming long odds to win a U.S. Supreme Court ruling for Halliburton Co. that shifted the foundations of shareholder class actions, Baker Botts LLP partner Aaron Streett earned himself a spot on Law360’s list of Appellate MVPs.

  • December 05, 2014

    Bankruptcy MVP: Cleary Gottlieb's Richard Cooper

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's Richard Cooper has had a whirlwind year flying back and forth to Latin America for a slew of cross-border restructuring deals, drafting new laws in Puerto Rico and introducing Brazil to debtor-in-possession financing, earning himself a spot on Law360's 2014 list of bankruptcy MVPs.

  • December 05, 2014

    M&A MVP: MoFo's Robert Townsend

    While Morrison & Foerster LLP’s Robert Townsend spent much of 2014 working on transactions for Japanese telecom giant SoftBank Corp., he still found time to make his mark on other notable deals for Intel Corp. and McKesson Corp., landing him on Law360's list of M&A 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 05, 2014

    Capital Markets MVP: Paul Hastings' Michael Fitzgerald

    Paul Hastings LLP’s Michael Fitzgerald guided 25 transactions worth $45 billion this year, including a $2.5 billion follow-on offering by longtime client Fibra Uno, a feat that not only fueled his “Mr. Mexico” nickname but also earned him a spot on Law360’s list of Capital Markets MVPs.

  • December 04, 2014

    Tax MVP: Dentons' Todd Welty

    Securing Southgate Master Fund LLC a rare 97 percent concession from the IRS of nearly $300 million and first-chairing the Schaeffler Group’s high-profile tax litigation were just two of many accomplishments that earned Dentons’ Todd Welty a spot among Law360’s 2014 Tax MVPs.

  • December 04, 2014

    Food & Beverage MVP: Latham & Watkins' James E. Brandt

    Latham & Watkins LLP managing partner James E. Brandt successfully took down the so-called soda ban imposed by former New York City Mayor Bloomberg and the city's health board, which sought to limit the portion sizes of the sugary drinks, earning him a spot among among Law360's 2014 Food and Beverage MVPs.

  • December 04, 2014

    Appellate MVP: Jenner & Block's Paul Smith

    In one of the most closely watched copyright cases in years, the U.S. Supreme Court in June essentially shut down online television streaming service Aereo Inc., siding with Jenner & Block LLP partner Paul M. Smith and earning him a spot on Law360’s list of Appellate MVPs.

  • December 04, 2014

    Capital Markets MVP: Baker Botts' Joshua Davidson

    An active year for the energy industry kept Baker Botts’ Joshua Davidson on his toes as he helped oil and gas master limited partnerships to public offerings and advised a $70 billion consolidation of Kinder Morgan Inc. and its pipeline operations, earning a spot among Law360's Capital Markets MVPs.

  • December 04, 2014

    White Collar MVP: Dentons' Stephen L. Hill Jr.

    Dentons partner Stephen L. Hill Jr. led the trial team that exonerated an NIC Inc. executive in a civil fraud case and prepared a high-profile report into official misconduct allegations against the ex-chairman of the Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota, meriting the attorney a spot among Law360's 2014 White Collar MVPs.

  • 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 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

    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.