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January 30, 2026
Kirkland & Ellis LLP advised an investor consortium on an all-cash transaction to acquire Electronic Arts Inc., in what the firm says is the largest take-private deal in history as the company had an enterprise value of approximately $55 billion at the time, earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Mergers & Acquisitions Groups of the Year.
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January 29, 2026
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP had a standout year in 2025 that involved a slate of diverse, complex and high-profile transactions, including Discover's $50.6 billion merger with Capital One, earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Mergers & Acquisitions Groups of the Year.
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January 28, 2026
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP guided Union Pacific Railroad Co. on its $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern, along with advising Ansys on a purchase valuing the software company at $35 billion, earning the firm a spot among 2025 Law360 Mergers & Acquisitions Groups of the Year.
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January 27, 2026
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP is helping guide Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. in its $18.4 billion planned acquisition of Netherlands-based global coffee and beverage company JDE Peet's and guided obesity drug developer Metsera Inc. when it was acquired by Pfizer Inc., earning a spot among the 2025 Law360 Mergers & Acquisitions Groups of the Year.
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January 26, 2026
As dealmakers navigated geopolitical risk and shifting trade policy in 2025, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz was consistently called on to advise on high-stakes, strategic megadeals, including a massive railway merger, earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Mergers & Acquisitions Groups of the Year.
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January 20, 2026
Eight law firms have earned spots as Law360's Firms of the Year, with 48 Practice Group of the Year awards among them, achieving milestones such as high-profile litigation wins at the U.S. Supreme Court and 11-figure merger deals.
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January 16, 2026
Law360 would like to congratulate the winners of its Practice Groups of the Year awards for 2025, which honor the attorney teams behind litigation wins and significant transaction work that resonated throughout the legal industry this past year.
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February 20, 2025
Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP scored a trailblazing antitrust verdict for Epic Games when a California federal jury decided Google's Play Store illegally dominated the Android app market, making Cravath one of the 2024 Law360 Competition Groups of the Year.
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January 27, 2025
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP shepherded clients through industry-defining 2024 deals, including Mars in its $35.9 billion acquisition of Kellanova and Ozempic's manufacturer in its acquisition by the investment arm of Novo Nordisk Foundation, securing the firm's spot in the 2024 Law360 Mergers & Acquisitions Groups of the Year.
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January 24, 2025
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP spearheaded some of the largest mergers, acquisitions and spinoffs in history throughout 2024, including Chevron's pending $60 billion acquisition of Hess Corp. and the strategic separation of General Electric into three global companies with a combined market cap of $367 billion, earning it a spot among the 2024 Law360 Mergers & Acquisitions Groups of the Year.
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January 23, 2025
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP clinched some of the largest deals of 2024 for big-name clients as diverse as The Home Depot, Sunoco, Cedar Fair and a consortium that includes Glencore PLC, earning the firm a spot among the 2024 Law360 Mergers & Acquisitions Groups of the Year.
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January 22, 2025
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's mergers and acquisitions team clinched some of the biggest deals that reshaped the technology and media landscapes in the past year, including Cisco Systems' $28 billion purchase of Splunk and Paramount's $28 billion merger with Skydance Media, landing the law firm a spot among the 2024 Law360 Mergers & Acquisitions Groups of the Year.
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January 21, 2025
Latham & Watkins LLP had a big 2024 highlighted by high-profile, blockbuster deals as diverse as Skydance Media's merger with Paramount Global, and Healthpeak's $21 billion merger with Physicians Realty Trust, earning the firm a spot among the 2024 Law360 Mergers & Acquisitions Groups of the Year.
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January 17, 2025
Law360 would like to congratulate the winners of its Practice Groups of the Year awards for 2024, which honor the attorney teams behind litigation wins and significant transaction work that resonated throughout the legal industry this past year.
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January 17, 2025
Eight law firms have earned spots as Law360's Firms of the Year, with 54 Practice Group of the Year awards among them, steering some of the largest deals of 2024 and securing high-profile litigation wins, including at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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March 04, 2024
Real estate attorneys at Weil played key roles in Micron Technology's development of a $100 billion semiconductor factory, Kroger's proposed $24.6 billion merger with fellow supermarket giant Albertsons and Brookfield's $8 billion sale of Westinghouse Electric Co., earning their practice a spot among Law360's 2023 Real Estate Groups of the Year.
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March 01, 2024
Thanks to its role advising on multiple deals north of the $10 billion mark, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has earned a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Real Estate Groups of the Year.
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February 29, 2024
Recent legal victories by the real estate practice at Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, such as confirming SL Green Realty Corp.'s $185 million arbitral award against Chinese conglomerate HNA Group and keeping the Hotel Chelsea's suit over a revoked building permit alive, earned the team a spot among Law360's 2023 Real Estate Groups of the Year.
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February 28, 2024
Hogan Lovells oversaw a busy 2023 that included successfully defending real estate investment trust Life Storage from a hostile takeover attempt, advising on billions in transactions in the real estate investment trust space and guiding clients to a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange, earning the firm a spot among Law360's 2023 Real Estate Groups of the Year.
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February 27, 2024
Greenberg Traurig LLP attorneys helped the Metropolitan Transportation Authority complete the development of a major train terminal in New York City and advised a $2 billion transaction in which a Japanese real estate firm bought a 50% stake in a Manhattan office tower, landing the firm a spot among Law360's 2023 Real Estate Groups of the Year.
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February 26, 2024
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP helped clients close deals last year for the development of prominent additions to the New York City and Las Vegas skylines, earning the firm a spot among Law360's 2023 Real Estate Groups of the Year.
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February 16, 2024
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz helped heavyweight clients in major 2023 deals, including Pfizer in its $43 billion acquisition of Seagen and the parent company of Michael Kors in its $10 billion sale to the owner of Kate Spade, putting the firm among Law360's Mergers and Acquisitions Groups of the Year.
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February 15, 2024
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's mergers and acquisitions team tackled some of the biggest, industry-shaping matters of the last year, including advising Seagen in the biggest all-cash pharma deal and representing Amgen in its $27.8 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics, landing the firm a spot on Law360's 2023 Mergers & Acquisitions Groups of the Year.
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February 14, 2024
Latham & Watkins LLP had a strong year bringing companies and assets together for their clients, from the UFC's $21 billion merger with the WWE to guiding the years' largest energy transaction in the U.S., earning it a spot among Law360's 2023 Mergers And Acquisitions Groups of the Year.
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February 13, 2024
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP guided Exxon Mobil Corp. in its agreement to buy Permian Basin shale producer Pioneer Natural Resources for $59.5 billion, the largest deal announced in 2023, landing the firm a spot among Law360's Mergers & Acquisitions Groups of the Year.