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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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November 19, 2024
MVP: Latham's Roman Martinez
Latham & Watkins LLP's Roman Martinez outdid himself this year, helping to tear down the Chevron deference doctrine in a landmark Supreme Court case and upending existing precedent in another win on behalf of a $70 billion retirement fund, making him one of the 2024 Law360 Appellate MVPs.
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November 18, 2024
MVP: Paul Weiss' Kannon K. Shanmugam
Kannon Shanmugam, chair of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's Supreme Court and appellate litigation practice, won a precedent-setting Second Circuit decision in a $13 billion Goldman Sachs shareholder class action, got a criminal conviction thrown out for former U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, and persuaded the Nevada Supreme Court that a former Las Vegas Raiders head coach must arbitrate his leaked-email claims against the NFL, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Appellate MVPs.
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November 15, 2024
MVP: Williams & Connolly's Lisa S. Blatt
Lisa S. Blatt of Williams & Connolly LLP's appellate practice won high-profile victories at the U.S. Supreme Court involving injunctions against employers and the scope of federal bribery law in corruption cases, earning her a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Appellate MVPs.
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November 14, 2024
MVP: Hogan Lovells' Jessica Ellsworth
Jessica Ellsworth of Hogan Lovells' appellate practice argued in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Danco Laboratories, leading to the overturning of a decision that threatened to block access to the company's abortion medication, and on behalf of Coinbase, resulting in a holding that it is up to judges, not arbitrators, to figure out if contracts between businesses and consumers have subtly superseded earlier agreements to proceed in arbitration rather than litigation. The back-to-back arguments helped earn her a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Appellate MVPs.
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November 13, 2024
MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Jeff Wall
Jeff Wall, who heads Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's Supreme Court and appellate practice, won a unanimous high court ruling that insurers can enforce choice-of-law provisions in maritime policies, triumphed over a Delaware Supreme Court case for Bayer AG involving liability for billions of dollars in consumers' talc claims, and preserved the MLB's antitrust exemption, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Appellate MVPs.
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November 12, 2024
MVP: Gibson Dunn's Allyson Ho
Allyson N. Ho of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's appellate practice won a high-profile and unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruling reversing decades of bankruptcy precedent, and another unanimous win at the Third Circuit safeguarding crime victims' rights, earning her a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Appellate MVPs.
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October 18, 2024
Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attys From 74 Firms
The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2024 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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October 06, 2023
MVP: Williams & Connolly's Lisa S. Blatt
Lisa S. Blatt of Williams & Connolly LLP's appellate practice has had a big year, arguing four cases in front of the Supreme Court and getting victories in cases involving Google and the Andy Warhol Foundation, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Appellate MVPs.
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October 05, 2023
MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Chris Michel
Chris Michel of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP helped secure a win at the Supreme Court when justices found that Alabama's congressional map broke the Voting Rights Act and then, just one week later, tagged another victory in the same court when it upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act against a number of constitutional tests, earning him a place among Law360's 2023 Appellate MVPs.
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October 04, 2023
MVP: Jones Day's Yaakov Roth
Yaakov Roth of Jones Day represented North American Coal Corp. in a U.S. Supreme Court case with a huge impact on administrative law as justices swept away the Obama administration's signature clean energy plan, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Appellate MVPs.
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October 03, 2023
MVP: Hogan Lovells' Jessica Ellsworth
Jessica Ellsworth of Hogan Lovells spent a whirlwind two weeks fighting her way up to the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve nationwide access to the widely used abortion medication mifepristone, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Appellate MVPs.
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October 02, 2023
MVP: Hogan Lovells' Neal Katyal
Neal Katyal of Hogan Lovells argued nearly 10% of the cases that the U.S. Supreme Court heard last year and won some big ones, including the landmark Moore v. Harper, in which the court declared state courts have the power to review state laws related to federal elections, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Appellate MVPs.
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October 01, 2023
Law360 MVP Awards Go To 171 Attys At 76 Firms
The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2023 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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September 14, 2022
MVP: Paul Weiss' Kannon Shanmugam
Kannon Shanmugam of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP successfully represented a commercial insurance client in a string of federal appeals related to COVID-19 business interruptions, argued two major appeals on consecutive days in Minnesota and New York, and convinced the Kentucky Supreme Court to consider a case involving thoroughbred breeding rights that could have significant impact on the horseracing industry, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Appellate MVPs.
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September 13, 2022
MVP: Orrick's Josh Rosenkranz
Josh Rosenkranz of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has represented Johnson & Johnson in a series of appeals of jury verdicts finding the company's iconic baby powder caused cancer, including a New Jersey appeal wiping out a $117 million verdict, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Appellate MVPs.
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September 12, 2022
MVP: Latham's Melissa Arbus Sherry
Melissa Arbus Sherry of Latham & Watkins LLP led teams that scored a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court victory over a narrowly missed Tax Court deadline and an important ruling on the enforcement of federal forum-selection clauses, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Appellate MVPs.
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September 09, 2022
MVP: Haynes And Boone's Daniel L. Geyser
Daniel Geyser of Haynes and Boone LLP's Supreme Court practice created seismic changes in the areas of arbitration law and bankruptcy law this year when he argued and won two major U.S. Supreme Court cases, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Appellate MVPs.
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September 02, 2022
Law360 MVP Awards Go To 188 Attys From 78 Firms
The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2022 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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September 13, 2021
MVP: Williams & Connolly's Sarah M. Harris
Sarah Harris of Williams & Connolly LLP's appellate practice successfully argued two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court in the past year, including one involving a 5-4 decision that found former railroad workers have the right to appeal in federal court if the Railroad Retirement Board refuses to reopen their prior benefits claim, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Appellate MVPs.
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September 10, 2021
MVP: Kirkland's Paul Clement
Paul Clement of Kirkland & Ellis LLP successfully argued four cases before the U.S. Supreme Court in the past year, scoring wins for Alaska Native corporations, Facebook and TransUnion, which earned him a spot among Law360's 2021 Appellate MVPs.
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September 09, 2021
MVP: Paul Weiss' Kannon K. Shanmugam
Kannon K. Shanmugam of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP notched three U.S. Supreme Court wins and a handful of circuit court victories last year, including favorable rulings in a landmark climate change case and a $13 billion securities class action against Goldman Sachs, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Appellate MVPs.
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September 08, 2021
MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Derek L. Shaffer
Derek L. Shaffer of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP successfully challenged a California donor disclosure law before the U.S. Supreme Court, and got Delaware's highest court to reverse an adverse $82 million jury verdict in a suit alleging Express Scripts Inc. committed fraud to close a multimillion-dollar acquisition, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Appellate MVPs.
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September 07, 2021
MVP: Covington's Beth Brinkmann
Beth Brinkmann of Covington & Burling LLP won two injunctions against regulatory actions by the Trump administration and defended one on appeal, earning her a title as one of Law360's 2021 Appellate MVPs.
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August 30, 2021
Law360 MVP Awards Go To 182 Attys From 77 Firms
The elite slate of attorneys chosen as Law360's 2021 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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October 09, 2020
MVP: Williams & Connolly's Lisa S. Blatt
Lisa S. Blatt of Williams & Connolly LLP's appellate practice brought in favorable rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court this year for clients including Booking.com, Romag Fasteners Inc. and Atlantic Richfield Co., earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Appellate MVPs.