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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 03, 2014

    Appellate MVP: Gibson Dunn's Mark Perry

    In a ruling that shook the patent world to its core, the Supreme Court in June unanimously agreed with Gibson Dunn partner Mark Perry’s argument on behalf of CLS Bank that abstract ideas implemented using a computer aren't eligible for a patent, landing him a spot on Law360’s list of Appellate MVPs.

  • December 03, 2014

    Life Sciences MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Jay Lefkowitz

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Jay Lefkowitz has had a busy year setting precedent that requires voluminous state tort claims to move forward in federal court and securing other victories for clients across the life sciences industry, landing on Law360's Life Sciences MVP list for the third year in a row.

  • December 03, 2014

    White Collar MVP: O'Melveny's Howard Heiss

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP partner Howard E. Heiss convinced the Second Circuit to reverse a criminal conviction against an ex-General Electric Co. executive by arguing that the government's conspiracy case overstepped statute of limitations boundaries, earning him a spot among Law360’s White Collar MVPs.

  • December 03, 2014

    Tax MVP: Latham & Watkins' Laurence Stein

    Latham & Watkins LLP partner Laurence Stein's efforts to marshal the tax prongs of billion-dollar transactions for pharmaceutical titans Actavis PLC and Allergan Inc. accounted for just a fraction of an impressive year that earned him a spot among Law360's list of Tax MVPs.

  • December 03, 2014

    Capital Markets MVP: Weil's Corey Chivers

    Thanks to his work guiding numerous multibillion-dollar offerings over the past year, including the largest U.S. consumer finance initial public offering since the economic downturn, Corey Chivers has earned a spot among Law360’s Capital Markets MVPs.

  • December 03, 2014

    IP MVP: Harness Dickey's Rudolph Telscher

    By guiding Octane Fitness LLC to a U.S. Supreme Court victory in a case that made it easier for courts to award attorneys' fees in meritless patent infringement cases, Harness Dickey & Pierce PLC principal Rudolph Telscher has earned himself a spot on Law360's list of intellectual property MVPs.

  • December 03, 2014

    Retail & E-Commerce MVP: Morgan Lewis' Gregory Parks

    Over the past year, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner Greg Parks has helped fend off high-risk consumer lawsuits against both brick-and-mortar mainstays like Toys 'R' Us and emerging online retailers like Gilt Groupe Inc., earning him a spot on Law360’s roster of Retail and E-Commerce MVPs.

  • December 02, 2014

    IP MVP: Knobbe Martens' Joseph Re

    Having successfully represented medical monitoring company Masimo Corp. in a series of patent suits — including one that led to a $467 million infringement verdict against two Koninklijke Philips NV units — Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP partner Joseph Re has landed himself among Law360's list of IP MVPs.

  • December 02, 2014

    Appellate MVP: Sidley Austin's Peter D. Keisler

    Sidley Austin LLP partner Peter D. Keisler saw his appellate star soar this year with four major victories, including his success persuading the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate federal greenhouse gas rules for stationary sources, landing him a spot on Law360’s list of Appellate MVPs.

  • December 02, 2014

    Retail & E-Commerce MVP: Arent Fox's Anthony Lupo

    Solving issues across a multitude of practice areas while serving as U.S. general counsel for leading European fashion companies, including the formation of a high-profile joint venture agreement in China, earned Arent Fox LLP's Anthony Lupo his spot among Law360's 2014 Retail & E-Commerce MVPs.

  • December 02, 2014

    White Collar MVP: Gibson Dunn's Joel Cohen

    Gibson Dunn’s Joel Cohen convinced a jury to reject the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s insider trading suit against hedge fund manager Nelson Obus following a 14-year legal battle, handing the agency a stinging loss and earning himself a spot on Law360’s list of White Collar MVPs.

  • December 02, 2014

    Capital Markets MVP: Simpson Thacher's Leiming Chen

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's Leiming Chen championed several jaw-dropping cross-border and China-based deals in 2014, including the historic and heavily buzzed about $25 billion initial public offering of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., earning him a spot on Law360's list of Capital Markets 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 02, 2014

    Life Sciences MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Matt Hurd

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP’s Matt Hurd has been a central figure in structuring and closing some of last year’s largest and most controversial pharmaceuticals deals, including the aborted AbbVie Inc. takeover of Shire PLC, making him a natural fit among Law360’s Life Sciences MVPs.

  • December 02, 2014

    Tax MVP: Honigman's Richard S. Soble

    Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP’s Richard S. Soble’s taxpayer-favorable victory in Aragona Trust v. Commissioner, a case with far-reaching implications that blazed a new trail in trust and partnership taxation, earned him a spot on Law360’s list of Tax MVPs.

  • December 01, 2014

    Retail & E-Commerce MVP: Theodore Grossman

    With a series of high-profile wins this year in a dispute involving three household names in retail, Jones Day’s Theodore M. Grossman landed among Law360’s 2014 Retail & E-Commerce MVPs.

  • December 01, 2014

    International Trade MVP: Weil Gotshal's Ted Posner

    As he squared off against the Republic of Argentina on behalf of a Bank of America Corp. subsidiary in an effort to enforce a $133 million arbitration award, Ted Posner of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP worked to apply the right combination of legal and political pressure to bring the country around to a deal, earning him a spot on Law360's list of International Trade MVPs.

  • December 01, 2014

    Appellate MVP: Hogan Lovells' Neal Katyal

    Hogan Lovells partner Neal Katyal's arguments on behalf of insurer Highmark Inc. in February helped convince the Supreme Court justices to side with Highmark's argument that the Federal Circuit should give deference to district courts' attorneys' fee awards in "baseless" patent suits, earning him a spot among Law360's Appellate MVPs.

  • December 01, 2014

    Health MVP: Grant & Eisenhofer's Reuben Guttman

    Grant & Eisenhofer PA's False Claims Act expert Reuben Guttman helped negotiate a $98.15 million settlement this year with Community Health Systems Inc. in a whistleblower suit accusing the hospital chain of health care fraud, landing Guttman on Law360's list of Health Care MVPs.

  • December 01, 2014

    White Collar MVP: Morris Manning's Ross Albert

    Ross A. Albert's successful defense of insider trading suspect Larry Schvacho — who was pursued aggressively by the SEC in federal court despite a lack of compelling evidence — triggered a significant rebuke from a veteran federal judge, helped generate a round of soul-searching by the agency and landed the Morris Manning & Martin LLP litigator a spot on Law360's list of white collar MVPs.

  • December 01, 2014

    IP MVP: Paul Weiss' Catherine Nyarady

    Representing Edwards Lifesciences AG in court battles with Medtronic Inc. over heart valve patents and helping to secure a more than $1 billion settlement between the medical device companies has earned Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP partner Catherine Nyarady a place on Law360's list of Intellectual Property MVPs.

  • December 01, 2014

    Tax MVP: Weil's Marc Silberberg

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP partner Marc Silberberg’s involvement in the $70 billion Kinder Morgan Inc. megamerger and advisement of DirecTV on its pending $67.1 billion sale to AT&T were just two highlights in a successful year that earned his place on Law 360’s list of Tax 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

    Securities MVP: Davis Polk's James Rouhandeh

    Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP securities litigator James Rouhandeh defended Morgan Stanley this year against a slew of class actions regarding the megabank's mortgage-backed securities business, earning him a spot on Law360's 2014 list of Securities MVPs.

  • November 26, 2014

    Media & Entertainment MVP: Loeb & Loeb's Jonathan Zavin

    Loeb & Loeb LLP partner Jonathan Zavin is a giant in entertainment litigation whose vigorous defenses of iconic intellectual properties including "Avatar" and "Raging Bull" have earned him a spot on Law360's list of Media and Entertainment MVPs.