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.
  • January 18, 2013

    White Collar Group Of The Year: Skadden

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP inked a creative deal to end a civil forfeiture case against online poker company PokerStars and helped a key witness in the Raj Rajaratnam trial bag a noncustodial sentence for his own crimes this past year, work that helped place the firm among Law360's White Collar Practice Groups of the Year.

  • January 17, 2013

    White Collar Group Of The Year: Ropes & Gray

    Ropes & Gray LLP’s white collar team in 2012 brought a swift end to the highly anticipated trial of Stryker Biotech LLC over alleged off-label marketing and helped other top medical device makers end lengthy criminal probes without charges, earning the team a spot among Law360’s White Collar Practice Groups of the Year.

  • January 16, 2013

    White Collar Group Of The Year: Davis Polk

    The white collar team at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP enjoyed considerable success in 2012, defusing a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation of Morgan Stanley and clearing banking group Intesa Sanpaolo in a probe of U.S. sanctions violations with no charges brought in either case, landing the team a spot on Law360's White Collar Practice Groups of the Year.

  • January 01, 2013

    Law360 Selects Top Practice Groups Of The Year

    Law360 is pleased to announce the winners of this year's Practice Groups of the Year award.

  • January 24, 2012

    White Collar Group Of The Year: Steptoe

    With high-profile trial wins, such as the acquittal of GlaxoSmithKline PLC's counsel Lauren Stevens in a federal obstruction case, and successful closed-door negotiations, including the one secured for indicted tax attorney Evan H. Snapper, Steptoe & Johnson LLP continued to bolster its industry reputation last year, earning it a spot on Law360's White Collar Groups of 2011.

  • January 23, 2012

    White Collar Group Of The Year: Ropes & Gray

    Ropes & Gray LLP had plenty to celebrate in 2011 as the firm's white collar team amassed a long list of wins and favorable settlements in marquee cases like the Abramoff lobbying scandal and the acquittal of embroiled GlaxoSmithKline PLC attorney Lauren Stevens, earning the group a spot on Law360's White Collar Practice Groups of 2011.

  • January 20, 2012

    White Collar Group Of The Year: Hogan Lovells

    Hogan Lovells' investigations, white collar and fraud practice group scored several high-profile victories in 2011, from the resolution of a years-old international meat dispute to the successful appeal of a health care executive's conviction, earning the team a spot among Law360's White Collar Groups of 2011.

  • January 19, 2012

    White Collar Group Of The Year: Crowell & Moring

    A cross-firm, integrated approach to cases and a strong sense of teamwork helped Crowell & Moring LLP's white collar and regulatory enforcement group to such 2011 wins as a complete defense victory for Blackwater Worldwide Inc.'s founder in a False Claims Act case — and landed the team among Law360's White Collar Groups of the Year.

  • January 18, 2012

    White Collar Group Of The Year: Covington

    The previous year saw Covington & Burling LLP's white collar defense and investigations group defend high-profile companies and individuals in jurisdictions stretching from Washington to Kiev, and in cases ranging from pharmaceutical and securities enforcement to high-stakes political persecutions, earning the group a spot on Law360's list of White Collar Groups of 2011.

  • January 19, 2011

    White Collar Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn

    With the media clamoring for charges against former American International Group Inc. CEO Joseph Cassano, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP ignored the talking heads and helped Cassano avoid prosecution, one of several high-profile wins that earned the firm a spot as one of Law360's White Collar Groups of 2010.

  • January 18, 2011

    White Collar Group Of The Year: Skadden

    A series of high-profile victories for clients hailing from companies like Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Dell Inc., Broadcom, Citigroup Inc. and more has won perennial powerhouse Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP a spot among Law360's White Collar Groups of 2010.

  • January 14, 2011

    White Collar Group Of The Year: O'Melveny

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP achieved successes in a number of high-profile criminal cases last year — including for an NBA star accused of keeping guns in his locker and a Broadcom Corp. executive charged with backdating stock options — garnering it a place among Law360's White Collar Groups of 2010.

  • January 13, 2011

    White Collar Group Of The Year: King & Spalding

    King & Spalding LLP garnered favorable resolutions in high-profile criminal investigations for clients such as Bank of America Corp. and Allergan Inc., including the highest settlement of the year in a False Claims Act case, making it one of Law360's White Collar Groups of 2010.

  • January 12, 2011

    White Collar Group Of The Year: Goodwin Procter

    Goodwin Procter LLP has evinced an ability to face down even the most potentially explosive white collar cases, such as the first-ever insider trading case involving credit default swaps, earning the firm a spot among Law360's White Collar Groups of 2010.

  • January 11, 2011

    Law360's White Collar Groups Of The Year

    White collar litigation is hotter than ever in light of the massive legislative overhaul of the financial system, but only some firms have secured favorable rulings and resolutions for high-profile clients while maintaining a competitive edge in terms of quality service, earning them a spot among Law360's White Collar Groups of 2010.

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