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Rankings: MVPs of the Year
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November 18, 2024
MVP: Simpson Thacher's Naveed Anwar
Naveed Anwar of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has represented KKR & Co. Inc. in multiple multibillion-dollar acquisitions and was instrumental in advising on Hellman & Friedman LLC's partial sale of Hub International Ltd. to minority investors, earning him a spot among the 2024 Law360 Private Equity MVPs.
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November 15, 2024
MVP: Weil's Stephanie E. Srulowitz
Stephanie E. Srulowitz of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's U.S. private funds practice led real estate investment firm Crow Holdings Capital Partners in raising a $3.1 billion Fund X, guided Lee Equity Partners to close an oversubscribed $1.3 billion Fund IV and shepherded Graycliff Partners in a $600 million fundraise push, earning her a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Fund Formation MVPs.
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November 15, 2024
MVP: Sidley's Mehdi Khodadad
Mehdi Khodadad of Sidley Austin LLP's private equity practice advised Clearlake Capital Group LP and its partners through more than $18 billion worth of transactions in a year marked by high interest rates, including the $4.4 billion take-private deal for artificial intelligence company Alteryx Inc., earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Private Equity MVPs.
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November 14, 2024
MVP: Paul Weiss' Matt Abbott
Matt Abbott of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's private equity practice group advised Canadian real estate firm Tricon Residential in its $3.5 billion buyout by American firm Blackstone Real Estate, guided private equity firm General Atlantic through its acquisition of energy infrastructure firm Actis and helped private equity giant TPG with its investment in human resources and technology services platform G&A Partners, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Private Equity MVPs.
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November 14, 2024
MVP: Kirkland's Robert Blaustein
Robert Blaustein of Kirkland & Ellis LLP's investment funds practice group currently counsels 10 funds seeking more than $50 billion of capital, and has led sponsors in raising more than $100 billion in aggregate capital, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Fund Formation MVPs.
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November 13, 2024
MVP: Paul Weiss' Marco Masotti
Over the past year, Marco Masotti of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's investment funds group helped Apollo Global Management close its $20 billion Apollo Fund X and guided Oak Hill Capital through several major private equity transactions, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Fund Formation MVPs.
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November 13, 2024
MVP: Cravath's David J. Perkins
David Perkins of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP advised Amentum in its all-stock, reverse Morris trust merger with Jacobs' government services businesses that created a combined company with $13 billion in revenue, and also led Brookfield Renewable Partners in its $8 billion acquisition of Westinghouse, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Private Equity MVPs.
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November 12, 2024
MVP: Proskauer's Christopher Robinson
Christopher Robinson, a partner with Proskauer Rose LLP, specializes in handling complex secondary transactions, such as advising Blackstone Strategic Partners as a lead investor in the purchase of $5 billion in fund interests from Kaiser Permanente, and was recently named co-head of Proskauer's secondary transactions and liquidity solutions practice — earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Private Equity MVPs.
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November 12, 2024
MVP: Simpson Thacher's Barrie Covit
Barrie Covit of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's fund formation practice helped Lexington Partners break the record for the largest secondaries fund ever raised, at $22.7 billion, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Fund Formation 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 27, 2023
MVP: Simpson Thacher's Marni J. Lerner
Marni Lerner of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's private equity practice shepherded KKR in its $975 million acquisition of S&P Global Inc.'s engineering solutions business and its $4 billion acquisition of security and data protection company Barracuda Networks, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Private Equity MVPs.
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October 26, 2023
MVP: Paul Weiss' Taurie Zeitzer
Taurie Zeitzer of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP advised funds managed by private equity giant Apollo Global Management in its $8.1 billion leveraged buyout of specialty chemical and ingredient distributor Univar Solutions Inc., as well as its $5.2 billion take-private acquisition of industrial parts manufacturer Arconic Corp., earning her a place among Law360's 2023 Private Equity MVPs.
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October 25, 2023
MVP: Seeger Weiss' Chris Seeger
Seeger Weiss LLP co-founder Chris Seeger's work on the historically large multidistrict litigation over allegedly defective 3M combat earplugs, which recently culminated in a $6 billion settlement, landed him a spot on Law360's 2023 Product Liability MVPs.
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October 25, 2023
MVP: Debevoise's Spencer Gilbert
Spencer Gilbert of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP played a critical role in a handful of multibillion-dollar private equity deals over the past year, including co-leading the team that advised TPG in its joint $2.1 billion acquisition of OneOncology, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Private Equity MVPs.
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October 23, 2023
MVP: Davis Polk's Marc Williams
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP partner Marc Williams steered several mammoth private-equity-related deals despite turbulent financial markets over the past year, including Emerson Electric Co.'s $14 billion sale of its climate technologies business to buyout firm Blackstone Inc., earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 private equity MVPs.
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October 23, 2023
MVP: Dechert's John Timperio
John Timperio of Dechert LLP, who became the global finance co-chair of the firm this year, made waves in the industry by leading the efforts in creating a novel $700 million collateralized fund obligation from Churchill Asset Management, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Structured Finance MVPs.
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October 20, 2023
MVP: Cleary's Matt Salerno
Matt Salerno of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's private equity team guided the $8.9 billion sale of Summit Health-CityMD to VillageMD and helped Advent International and Warburg Pincus with their $4.25 billion acquisition of Baxter's biopharmaceutical business, just two of the major deals in the past year that earned him a spot among Law360's 2023 private equity MVPs.
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October 13, 2023
MVP: Weil's Andrew Chizzik
Andrew Chizzik of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP advised Genstar Capital Formation on a $12.6 billion buyout fund this year and advised Brookfield Asset Management on several significant matters, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Fund Formation MVPs.
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October 12, 2023
MVP: Simpson Thacher's Jonathan Karen
Jonathan Karen of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP put together the largest drawdown fund in real estate or private equity this year, earning him a spot in Law360's 2023 Fund Formation MVPs.
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October 11, 2023
MVP: Ropes & Gray's Debra Lussier
Debra Lussier of Ropes & Gray LLP's fund management practice closed multiple billion-dollar deals above their expectation, from advising TSG Partners in closing a fund with $6 billion in capital commitments to Parthenon Fund VII's $4.5 billion fund closing, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Fund Formation MVPs.
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October 10, 2023
MVP: Paul Weiss' Matthew Goldstein
Forging relationships across a diverse range of investors helped Matthew Goldstein of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP create funds in two new asset classes for Apollo Global Management, earning him a spot in Law360's 2023 Fund Formation MVPs.
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October 06, 2023
MVP: Fried Frank's Becky Zelenka
Becky Zelenka of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP's asset management practice assisted Brookfield Asset Management in raising more than $17 billion in capital commitments and helped the asset manager launch its Canadian private real estate partnership, earning her a spot among Law360's 2023 Fund Formation 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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October 05, 2022
MVP: Simpson Thacher's Tom Wuchenich
Tom Wuchenich of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP serves as a leading voice both on major fundraisings — including Hellman & Friedman LLC's recent $24.4 billion fundraise — and at the firm's Los Angeles office, where he serves as managing partner, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Fund Formation MVPs.
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October 04, 2022
MVP: Paul Weiss' Amran Hussein
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's Amran Hussein led a massive fundraise for General Atlantic Investment Partners that resulted in $7.8 billion in commitments and advised on an impressive slate of other complex, big-name funds, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 Fund Formation MVPs.