Rankings: Practice Groups of the Year

Law360’s Practice Groups of the Year highlights up to five practice groups that notched the biggest litigation victories or deals of the year. Winners are recognized for the size, complexity and significance of the deals or litigation they worked on.
  • November 25, 2020

    Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year

    Law360 congratulates the winners of its 2020 Practice Groups of the Year awards, which honor the law firms behind the litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry in the past year.

  • February 06, 2020

    Real Estate Group Of The Year: Weil Gotshal

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's real estate practice helped close SoftBank’s $9.5 billion rescue package of WeWork in October and it represented Sears in its $5.2 billion purchase by ESL Investments, earning the firm a spot as one of Law360’s 2019 Real Estate Groups of the Year.

  • February 05, 2020

    Real Estate Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher

    Thanks to its work helping Blackstone with the largest real estate deal of 2019 and its counsel on various other transactions north of the $1 billion mark, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has earned a spot among Law360's Real Estate Practice Groups of the Year for 2019.

  • February 04, 2020

    Real Estate Group Of The Year: Morrison & Foerster

    Morrison & Foerster arranged financing for some of the largest real estate moves of the year, not only guiding SoftBank's $9.5 billion rescue package for WeWork, but also leaving a multibillion-dollar footprint on the Hudson Yards skyline, earning the firm a spot among Law360's 2019 Real Estate Practice Groups of the Year.

  • February 03, 2020

    Real Estate Group Of The Year: Greenberg Traurig

    Greenberg Traurig LLP's real estate practice guided major deals over the past year, including an international $5.8 billion hotel portfolio acquisition and a $1.2 billion acquisition of thousands of apartments across New York City, earning the firm a spot among Law360's 2019 Real Estate Groups of the Year.

  • January 31, 2020

    Real Estate Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn

    Gibson Dunn over the past year has done mega real estate deals for Related and Welltower and has also picked up significant work in the burgeoning Los Angeles studio sector, earning a spot among Law360's 2019 Real Estate Practice Groups of the Year in the process.

  • January 11, 2020

    The Firms That Dominated In 2019

    Law360's top seven Firms of the Year cleaned up at the 2019 Practice Group of the Year awards, notching a combined 46 wins after spending the past year helping companies navigate blockbuster deals and secure key high court rulings.

  • January 10, 2020

    Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year

    Law360 congratulates the winners of its 2019 Practice Groups of the Year awards, which honor the law firms behind the litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry in the past year.

  • February 25, 2019

    Hospitality Group Of The Year: Holland & Knight

    Holland & Knight LLP's attorneys worked on several major deals for their hospitality clients in 2018, including helping Marriott with its takeover of the Trump International Hotel & Tower Panama, putting the firm among Law360's Hospitality Groups of the Year.

  • February 22, 2019

    Construction Group Of The Year: Duane Morris

    Duane Morris LLP's ongoing representation of The Related Cos. during the massive Hudson Yards development in New York City headlines the firm's recent work on construction-related matters, earning it a spot among Law360's Construction Groups of the Year.

  • February 22, 2019

    Hospitality Group Of The Year: DLA Piper

    DLA Piper led LaSalle Hotel Properties in a hotly contested merger for more than $5 billion and represented a credit lender in a $1 billion financing for Marriott and entrepreneur Ian Schrager's new mega-hotel, The Edition Times Square, landing the firm among Law360's 2018 Hospitality Groups of the Year.

  • February 15, 2019

    Real Estate Group Of The Year: Sullivan & Cromwell

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP last year handled transactions such as GGP Inc.'s $14.8 billion buyout by Brookfield Property Partners and the San Francisco Giants' $1.6 billion redevelopment of the land around its stadium, earning it a spot as one of Law360's Real Estate Groups of the Year.

  • February 14, 2019

    Real Estate Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP scooped up a series of high-dollar real estate victories last year, including guiding mall operator GGP Inc. through its $14.8 billion takeover by Brookfield Property Partners, valued at nearly $28 billion including debt, maintaining its spot among Law360's Real Estate Groups of the Year.

  • February 13, 2019

    Real Estate Group Of The Year: Kramer Levin

    Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP attorneys advised the Walt Disney Co. on the acquisition and redevelopment of its new headquarters in lower Manhattan and the disposition and $1.2 billion sale of its Upper West Side properties, earning them a spot among Law360's Real Estate Groups of the Year.

  • February 12, 2019

    Real Estate Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's real estate team broke new ground in 2018 by advising Jamestown LP on its $2.4 billion sale of Manhattan's Chelsea Market to Google, earning it a spot among Law360's Real Estate Groups of the Year.

  • February 11, 2019

    Real Estate Group Of The Year: Fried Frank

    Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP represented JP Morgan Chase in its planned replacement of its midtown Manhattan headquarters and helped Google buy Chelsea Market for $2.4 billion, the second-highest price ever paid for a U.S. building, earning the firm a spot among Law360's Real Estate Groups of the Year.

  • February 08, 2019

    Real Estate Group Of The Year: Cleary

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP advised clients on billion-dollar portfolio acquisitions, including representing Brookfield Asset Management in the formation of a $1.9 billion joint venture, among others, earning it a spot as one of Law360's Real Estate Groups of the Year.

  • January 11, 2019

    Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year

    Law360 congratulates the winners of its 2018 Practice Group of the Year awards, which honor the law firms behind the litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry in the past year.

  • January 11, 2019

    The Firms That Dominated In 2018

    Law360's top four Firms of the Year notched a combined 32 Practice Group of the Year awards after successfully securing wins in bet-the-company matters and closing high-profile, big-ticket deals for clients throughout 2018.

  • February 08, 2018

    Real Estate Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher

    In the past year, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP’s real estate group guided deals worth more than $70 billion, including such blockbuster transactions as Invitation Homes’ $11 billion merger with Starwood Waypoint Homes, earning the group a spot among Law360’s 2017 Real Estate Groups of the Year.

  • February 07, 2018

    Real Estate Group Of The Year: Kirkland & Ellis

    Successfully navigating private deals for Starwood Capital Group, portfolio acquisitions for Gramercy Property Trust, and financing for a major New York property development is no easy task, but Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s real estate team was up to the job, scoring these deals and many more for clients and earning a spot among Law360’s 2017 Practice Groups of the Year.

  • February 06, 2018

    Real Estate Group Of The Year: Hogan Lovells

    Hogan Lovells spent the last year reshaping the real estate sector through landmark deals, including DuPont Fabros’ $7.6 billion sale to Digital Realty Trust Inc. and The JBG Cos.’ $8.4 billion reverse Morris trust deal, earning the firm a spot among Law360's Real Estate Groups of the Year.

  • February 05, 2018

    Real Estate Group Of The Year: Goodwin Procter

    Goodwin Procter LLP provided counsel across the real estate spectrum over the past year, from the $2.2 billion sale of a New York City office space by Brookfield Property Partners LP to representing underwriters in Invitation Homes’ $1.8 billion initial public offering, landing the firm among Law360's Real Estate Groups of the Year.

  • February 02, 2018

    Real Estate Group Of The Year: Dentons

    Dentons LLP's real estate team has been helping to reshape the Chicago skyline, including assisting on a $1 billion deal to redevelop four blocks around Union Station, and is regularly a go-to for top financial institutions like U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corp., earning the firm a spot among Law360’s 2017 Real Estate Groups of the Year.

  • January 23, 2018

    Hospitality Group Of The Year: Holland & Knight

    Holland & Knight LLP's hospitality, resort and timeshare group guided many key matters in 2017, including Marriott's rebranding of the Trump International Hotel and Tower Toronto as The St. Regis Toronto and the construction and management of three Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection cruise ships, earning the practice its position among Law360's Hospitality Groups of the Year.

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