David Sweeney

Google on Thursday urged the Fifth Circuit to transfer mobile analytics software company Branch Metric's lawsuit accusing the search giant of monopolizing several markets related to mobile device searches, saying a lower court was wrong to keep the suit in Texas since California is the "clearly more convenient forum." Google said in a mandamus petition that a federal court in the Eastern District of Texas clearly abused its discretion when refusing to transfer Branch's suit to the Northern District of California, where both of the Mountain View-based companies are headquartered. "None of the parties is based in the EDTX, the events which gave rise to this dispute occurred outside the EDTX, and there is no witness who may be compelled to provide testimony at trial in the EDTX," Google argued. "The district court's decision to allow this case to proceed in a forum with no connection to the case was patently erroneous." Branch, according to its January complaint against Google, developed an Android application search technology called Discovery, which allows Android mobile users to use an integrated search bar on their device as a "one-stop shop" to access content across a "broad universe of Android apps available on their device, whether already downloaded or not." It accuses Google of abusing its market power as a general search engine to destroy competition in the market for general and application search services. It also accuses Google of abusing its monopoly power in Android app distribution through its Google Play Store by creating a "walled garden" for Android apps to be discovered and downloaded, and abusing its power in search text advertising by entering into exclusionary agreements. Google has moved to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing in an April motion that Branch lacks antitrust standing, hasn't pled a colorable tying claim and hasn't adequately alleged that Google interfered with Branch's prospective business relations. Branch has also moved to compel Google to produce a number of expert reports from a U.S. Department of Justice antitrust case against Google, in which a D.C. federal judge ruled last year that Google "is a monopolist" in the markets for general search services and general search text ads. Google says the reports have no relevance to Branch's lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap in the Eastern District of Texas refused Google's bid to transfer the lawsuit to California in late October, finding that the bulk of the factors the court considered were neutral, while some weighed only "slightly" in favor of transferring to the Golden State. But Google, turning to the Fifth Circuit, said Thursday that Judge Gilstrap's decision "was the product of several errors." Judge Gilstrap had, for instance, found that considerations about "court congestion" in California weigh in favor of keeping the suit in Texas. According to Judge Gilstrap's order, Branch had asserted that the median time to trial is 25.9 months in the Eastern District of Texas and 40.2 months in the Northern District of California. Google said Thursday that the lower court found the court congestion factor to be the "only one of the eight transfer factors that weighed against transfer, with three factors weighing in favor of transfer." It said that in refusing a transfer, the district court thus "effectively ignored" multiple factors the court determined favored a transfer and "instead assigned 'dispositive weight' to what it conceded is the most 'speculative' factor." "Mandamus is warranted for that reason alone," Google argued. Google said that the lower court also faulted Google for failing to specify which witnesses would be called at trial or prove that any of the witnesses would be unwilling to testify in the Texas court, even though the Fifth Circuit "has made clear that such putative failures at the very outset of litigation cannot weigh against transfer." Google said that the lower court, meanwhile, "downplayed uncontroverted evidence" that most of the potentially relevant witnesses are closer to the California court. Another one of six errors Google said the lower court made was concluding that the locations of data centers spread out across the U.S. "nearly neutralized the far more relevant location of the headquarters of the parties and relevant nonparties." Google said that while mandamus is an extraordinary remedy, the Fifth Circuit has ordered the remedy in similar circumstances where a plaintiff is engaged in "blatant forum shopping" and a defendant has to litigate in a "clearly inconvenient forum with no connection whatsoever to the underlying events through judgment." Counsel for Google and Branch did not immediately respond to requests for comment late Thursday. Google is represented by Melissa R. Smith of Gillam & Smith LLP, John E. Schmidtlein, Benjamin M. Greenblum and Alexander S. Zolan of Williams & Connolly LLP and Matthew L. McGinnis and Adam R. Safadi of Ropes & Gray LLP. Branch is represented by Neal Manne, Alex Kaplan, John Schiltz, Danielle Nicholson and Zachary B. Savage of Susman Godfrey LLP, Claire Abernathy Henry of Miller Fair Henry PLLC and Steven C. Holtzman. The case is In re Google LLC, case number 25-40788, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The district court proceeding is Branch Metrics Inc. v. Google LLC, case number 2:25-cv-00089, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Dec 4

4 min

Law360 (November 11, 2025, 8:00 PM EST) · Listen to article Your browser does not support the audio element. -- The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2025 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing significant achievements in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals. Competition for the MVP distinction was fierce this year, with editors reviewing nearly 900 submissions to determine the winners. Beginning this week, Law360 will profile its 2025 class of MVPs, which consists of 160 attorneys from 76 firms and 35 categories. Latham & Watkins topped the list this year, with MVPs in 12 categories. Sullivan & Cromwell was close behind with showings in eight areas, followed by Paul Weiss with MVPs in seven. Congratulations to this year's Law360 MVPs. Here's the full list of winners: Appellate Michael McGinley and Steven Engel • Dechert Allyson Ho • Gibson Dunn Deepak Gupta • Gupta Wessler Adam Unikowsky • Jenner & Block Kannon K. Shanmugam • Paul Weiss Jeffrey Wall • Sullivan & Cromwell Banking Adam Hakki • A&O Shearman Jennifer St. John Yount • Paul Hastings Jessica S. Carey • Paul Weiss Mitch Eitel • Sullivan & Cromwell Matthew M. Guest and Brandon C. Price • Wachtell Bankruptcy Jayme Goldstein • Paul Hastings James Bromley • Sullivan & Cromwell Ronit Berkovich • Weil Brett H. Miller • Willkie Benefits Jamie Fleckner • Goodwin David Della Rocca • Latham Brantley Webb • Mayer Brown Melissa Hill • Morgan Lewis Michael J. Schobel • Wachtell Paul Wessel • Weil Capital Markets Michael Kaplan • Davis Polk Andrew Fabens • Gibson Dunn Lewis Kneib • Latham Hui Lin • Simpson Thacher Michael Hong • Skadden Class Action Jeroen van Kwawegen • Bernstein Litowitz Steve W. Berman • Hagens Berman Joseph Saveri • Joseph Saveri Law Firm Michael P. Canty • Labaton Keller Angela Zambrano • Sidley Competition/Antitrust Benjamin D. Brown • Cohen Milstein Gary A. Bornstein • Cravath Fiona Schaeffer • Milbank Sara Y. Razi • Simpson Thacher Jeffrey Kessler • Winston & Strawn Complex Financial Instruments Ariel Goldman • Cahill Gordon John Timperio • Dechert Gilbert K.S. Liu • HSF Kramer Amanda Baker • Mayer Brown Asa "Geordie" Herald • Morgan Lewis Construction Lisa Glahn • Foley & Lardner Daniel "Dan" McMillan • Jones Day Scott Greer • King & Spalding Brandon Davis • Nossaman Jason Smith • Seyfarth Cybersecurity & Privacy Tiana Demas • Cooley Brenda R. Sharton • Dechert Paul Bond • Holland & Knight John Yanchunis • Morgan & Morgan Employment Christine E. Webber • Cohen Milstein Jennifer A. Riley • Duane Morris Jason Schwartz • Gibson Dunn Cameron W. Fox • Paul Hastings David E. Gottlieb • Wigdor Energy Dan Feldman • King & Spalding Justin Stolte • Latham Jenna McGrath • Milbank Joel Reese • Reese Marketos Geoffrey Harrison • Susman Godfrey Environmental David Chung • Crowell & Moring Shannon S. Broome • Hunton William J. Jackson • Kelley Drye Justin Savage • Sidley Fintech Ryan VanGrack • Coinbase Daniel P. Gibbons • Davis Polk Joshua Sterling • Milbank Brian Klein • Waymaker Fund Formation Andrew M. Ahern • Davis Polk Matthew B. Goldstein • Paul Weiss Chip Parsons • Proskauer Rony Rothken • Simpson Thacher Government Contracts Aron Beezley • Bradley Arant Carla Weiss • Nichols Law David Dixon • Pillsbury Adam Lasky • Seyfarth John R. Prairie • Mayer Brown Healthcare Michael Hess • Bass Berry Jason Mehta • Foley & Lardner Andrew Wirmani • Reese Marketos Adrianne Ortega • Ropes & Gray Insurance John Gibbons • Blank Rome Robin Cohen • Cohen Ziffer Cléa Liquard • Covington Joseph D. Jean • Pillsbury Intellectual Property John Desmarais • Desmarais Brian Rosenthal • Gibson Dunn Adam Alper and Michael De Vries • Kirkland Mike Morin • Latham Lucy Wheatley • McGuireWoods Daralyn Durie • Morrison Foerster International Arbitration David Pinsky • Covington Noiana Marigo • Freshfields Charles Claypoole • Latham Philippe Pinsolle • Quinn Emanuel International Trade Renee Latour • Clifford Chance David Fagan • Covington Les Carnegie • Latham Robert E. DeFrancesco III • Wiley Life Sciences Charity Williams • Cooley Mahvesh A. Qureshi • Hogan Lovells Abigail Gregor • Ropes & Gray Sally Wagner Partin • Sidley David M. Krinsky • Williams & Connolly Media & Entertainment Katherine Bolger • Davis Wright Moez Kaba • Hueston Hennigan David Yohai • Weil Mergers & Acquisitions Daniel J. Cerqueira • Cravath Brian Wolfe • Davis Polk Brad Faris • Latham Iliana Ongun • Milbank Jake Kling • Wachtell Private Equity David Allinson • Latham Angelo Bonvino • Paul Weiss Michael Suppappola • Proskauer Chau Le • Ropes & Gray Mark Myott • Simpson Thacher Product Liability Kim Branscome • Paul Weiss Brett Schreiber • Singleton Schreiber Arianna Scavetti • Weil Real Estate Christopher Dickson • Cadwalader Rachel S.K. Bates • Latham Whitney Salinas • Simpson Thacher Ralston Turbeville • Sullivan & Cromwell David Drewes • Willkie Securities Salvatore J. Graziano • Bernstein Litowitz Alfred L. Fatale III • Labaton Keller Jeff Hammel • Latham Audra Soloway • Paul Weiss Jeffrey Scott • Sullivan & Cromwell Sports & Betting Andrew Nightingale • Covington Matt Eisler • Hogan Lovells Bradley Ruskin • Proskauer Chuck Baker • Sidley Eric Feinstein • Wachtell Tax Maria Todorova • Eversheds Sutherland Adam Kool • Kirkland Pardis Zomorodi • Latham Isaac Wheeler • Sullivan & Cromwell Technology Joel Kurtzberg • Cahill Gordon Emily Henn • Covington Mike Ringler • Sullivan & Cromwell Telecommunications Matthew Brill • Latham Ravi Purohit • Paul Weiss Pantelis Michalopoulos • Steptoe Steven A. Cohen and Steven R. Green • Wachtell Thomas M. Johnson Jr. • Wiley Transportation Daniel O. Rose • Kreindler & Kreindler Mark W. Robertson • O'Melveny Raymond Atkins • Sidley Trials Jason Sheasby and Lisa Glasser • Irell Cory Hohnbaum • King & Spalding Pete Marketos and Josh Russ • Reese Marketos Felicia Ellsworth • WilmerHale Thomas "Tom" Melsheimer • Winston & Strawn White Collar Katherine Stoller • A&O Shearman Elliot Peters • Keker Jeff Knox • Simpson Thacher David Meister • Skadden Nicolas Bourtin • Sullivan & Cromwell Looking for a badge to celebrate your MVP recognition on your website or social media? Contact reprints@law360.com. Correction: A previous version of this story misidentified the firm of one of the Government Contracts MVPs. The error has been corrected. For a reprint of this article, please contact reprints@law360.com.

Nov 11

5 min

Law360 (November 11, 2025, 8:00 PM EST) · Listen to article Your browser does not support the audio element. -- The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2025 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing significant achievements in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals. Competition for the MVP distinction was fierce this year, with editors reviewing nearly 900 submissions to determine the winners. Beginning this week, Law360 will profile its 2025 class of MVPs, which consists of 160 attorneys from 76 firms and 35 categories. Latham & Watkins topped the list this year, with MVPs in 12 categories. Sullivan & Cromwell was close behind with showings in eight areas, followed by Paul Weiss with MVPs in seven. Congratulations to this year's Law360 MVPs. Here's the full list of winners: Appellate Michael McGinley and Steven Engel • Dechert Allyson Ho • Gibson Dunn Deepak Gupta • Gupta Wessler Adam Unikowsky • Jenner & Block Kannon K. Shanmugam • Paul Weiss Jeffrey Wall • Sullivan & Cromwell Banking Adam Hakki • A&O Shearman Jennifer St. John Yount • Paul Hastings Jessica S. Carey • Paul Weiss Mitch Eitel • Sullivan & Cromwell Matthew M. Guest and Brandon C. Price • Wachtell Bankruptcy Jayme Goldstein • Paul Hastings James Bromley • Sullivan & Cromwell Ronit Berkovich • Weil Brett H. Miller • Willkie Benefits Jamie Fleckner • Goodwin David Della Rocca • Latham Brantley Webb • Mayer Brown Melissa Hill • Morgan Lewis Michael J. Schobel • Wachtell Paul Wessel • Weil Capital Markets Michael Kaplan • Davis Polk Andrew Fabens • Gibson Dunn Lewis Kneib • Latham Hui Lin • Simpson Thacher Michael Hong • Skadden Class Action Jeroen van Kwawegen • Bernstein Litowitz Steve W. Berman • Hagens Berman Joseph Saveri • Joseph Saveri Law Firm Michael P. Canty • Labaton Keller Angela Zambrano • Sidley Competition/Antitrust Benjamin D. Brown • Cohen Milstein Gary A. Bornstein • Cravath Fiona Schaeffer • Milbank Sara Y. Razi • Simpson Thacher Jeffrey Kessler • Winston & Strawn Complex Financial Instruments Ariel Goldman • Cahill Gordon John Timperio • Dechert Gilbert K.S. Liu • HSF Kramer Amanda Baker • Mayer Brown Asa "Geordie" Herald • Morgan Lewis Construction Lisa Glahn • Foley & Lardner Daniel "Dan" McMillan • Jones Day Scott Greer • King & Spalding Brandon Davis • Nossaman Jason Smith • Seyfarth Cybersecurity & Privacy Tiana Demas • Cooley Brenda R. Sharton • Dechert Paul Bond • Holland & Knight John Yanchunis • Morgan & Morgan Employment Christine E. Webber • Cohen Milstein Jennifer A. Riley • Duane Morris Jason Schwartz • Gibson Dunn Cameron W. Fox • Paul Hastings David E. Gottlieb • Wigdor Energy Dan Feldman • King & Spalding Justin Stolte • Latham Jenna McGrath • Milbank Joel Reese • Reese Marketos Geoffrey Harrison • Susman Godfrey Environmental David Chung • Crowell & Moring Shannon S. Broome • Hunton William J. Jackson • Kelley Drye Justin Savage • Sidley Fintech Ryan VanGrack • Coinbase Daniel P. Gibbons • Davis Polk Joshua Sterling • Milbank Brian Klein • Waymaker Fund Formation Andrew M. Ahern • Davis Polk Matthew B. Goldstein • Paul Weiss Chip Parsons • Proskauer Rony Rothken • Simpson Thacher Government Contracts Aron Beezley • Bradley Arant Carla Weiss • Nichols Law David Dixon • Pillsbury Adam Lasky • Seyfarth John R. Prairie • Mayer Brown Healthcare Michael Hess • Bass Berry Jason Mehta • Foley & Lardner Andrew Wirmani • Reese Marketos Adrianne Ortega • Ropes & Gray Insurance John Gibbons • Blank Rome Robin Cohen • Cohen Ziffer Cléa Liquard • Covington Joseph D. Jean • Pillsbury Intellectual Property John Desmarais • Desmarais Brian Rosenthal • Gibson Dunn Adam Alper and Michael De Vries • Kirkland Mike Morin • Latham Lucy Wheatley • McGuireWoods Daralyn Durie • Morrison Foerster International Arbitration David Pinsky • Covington Noiana Marigo • Freshfields Charles Claypoole • Latham Philippe Pinsolle • Quinn Emanuel International Trade Renee Latour • Clifford Chance David Fagan • Covington Les Carnegie • Latham Robert E. DeFrancesco III • Wiley Life Sciences Charity Williams • Cooley Mahvesh A. Qureshi • Hogan Lovells Abigail Gregor • Ropes & Gray Sally Wagner Partin • Sidley David M. Krinsky • Williams & Connolly Media & Entertainment Katherine Bolger • Davis Wright Moez Kaba • Hueston Hennigan David Yohai • Weil Mergers & Acquisitions Daniel J. Cerqueira • Cravath Brian Wolfe • Davis Polk Brad Faris • Latham Iliana Ongun • Milbank Jake Kling • Wachtell Private Equity David Allinson • Latham Angelo Bonvino • Paul Weiss Michael Suppappola • Proskauer Chau Le • Ropes & Gray Mark Myott • Simpson Thacher Product Liability Kim Branscome • Paul Weiss Brett Schreiber • Singleton Schreiber Arianna Scavetti • Weil Real Estate Christopher Dickson • Cadwalader Rachel S.K. Bates • Latham Whitney Salinas • Simpson Thacher Ralston Turbeville • Sullivan & Cromwell David Drewes • Willkie Securities Salvatore J. Graziano • Bernstein Litowitz Alfred L. Fatale III • Labaton Keller Jeff Hammel • Latham Audra Soloway • Paul Weiss Jeffrey Scott • Sullivan & Cromwell Sports & Betting Andrew Nightingale • Covington Matt Eisler • Hogan Lovells Bradley Ruskin • Proskauer Chuck Baker • Sidley Eric Feinstein • Wachtell Tax Maria Todorova • Eversheds Sutherland Adam Kool • Kirkland Pardis Zomorodi • Latham Isaac Wheeler • Sullivan & Cromwell Technology Joel Kurtzberg • Cahill Gordon Emily Henn • Covington Mike Ringler • Sullivan & Cromwell Telecommunications Matthew Brill • Latham Ravi Purohit • Paul Weiss Pantelis Michalopoulos • Steptoe Steven A. Cohen and Steven R. Green • Wachtell Thomas M. Johnson Jr. • Wiley Transportation Daniel O. Rose • Kreindler & Kreindler Mark W. Robertson • O'Melveny Raymond Atkins • Sidley Trials Jason Sheasby and Lisa Glasser • Irell Cory Hohnbaum • King & Spalding Pete Marketos and Josh Russ • Reese Marketos Felicia Ellsworth • WilmerHale Thomas "Tom" Melsheimer • Winston & Strawn White Collar Katherine Stoller • A&O Shearman Elliot Peters • Keker Jeff Knox • Simpson Thacher David Meister • Skadden Nicolas Bourtin • Sullivan & Cromwell Looking for a badge to celebrate your MVP recognition on your website or social media? Contact reprints@law360.com. Correction: A previous version of this story misidentified the firm of one of the Government Contracts MVPs. The error has been corrected. For a reprint of this article, please contact reprints@law360.com.

Nov 11

5 min

Law360 (November 11, 2025, 8:00 PM EST) · Listen to article Your browser does not support the audio element. -- The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2025 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing significant achievements in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals. Competition for the MVP distinction was fierce this year, with editors reviewing nearly 900 submissions to determine the winners. Beginning this week, Law360 will profile its 2025 class of MVPs, which consists of 160 attorneys from 76 firms and 35 categories. Latham & Watkins topped the list this year, with MVPs in 12 categories. Sullivan & Cromwell was close behind with showings in eight areas, followed by Paul Weiss with MVPs in seven. Congratulations to this year's Law360 MVPs. Here's the full list of winners: Appellate Michael McGinley and Steven Engel • Dechert Allyson Ho • Gibson Dunn Deepak Gupta • Gupta Wessler Adam Unikowsky • Jenner & Block Kannon K. Shanmugam • Paul Weiss Jeffrey Wall • Sullivan & Cromwell Banking Adam Hakki • A&O Shearman Jennifer St. John Yount • Paul Hastings Jessica S. Carey • Paul Weiss Mitch Eitel • Sullivan & Cromwell Matthew M. Guest and Brandon C. Price • Wachtell Bankruptcy Jayme Goldstein • Paul Hastings James Bromley • Sullivan & Cromwell Ronit Berkovich • Weil Brett H. Miller • Willkie Benefits Jamie Fleckner • Goodwin David Della Rocca • Latham Brantley Webb • Mayer Brown Melissa Hill • Morgan Lewis Michael J. Schobel • Wachtell Paul Wessel • Weil Capital Markets Michael Kaplan • Davis Polk Andrew Fabens • Gibson Dunn Lewis Kneib • Latham Hui Lin • Simpson Thacher Michael Hong • Skadden Class Action Jeroen van Kwawegen • Bernstein Litowitz Steve W. Berman • Hagens Berman Joseph Saveri • Joseph Saveri Law Firm Michael P. Canty • Labaton Keller Angela Zambrano • Sidley Competition/Antitrust Benjamin D. Brown • Cohen Milstein Gary A. Bornstein • Cravath Fiona Schaeffer • Milbank Sara Y. Razi • Simpson Thacher Jeffrey Kessler • Winston & Strawn Complex Financial Instruments Ariel Goldman • Cahill Gordon John Timperio • Dechert Gilbert K.S. Liu • HSF Kramer Amanda Baker • Mayer Brown Asa "Geordie" Herald • Morgan Lewis Construction Lisa Glahn • Foley & Lardner Daniel "Dan" McMillan • Jones Day Scott Greer • King & Spalding Brandon Davis • Nossaman Jason Smith • Seyfarth Cybersecurity & Privacy Tiana Demas • Cooley Brenda R. Sharton • Dechert Paul Bond • Holland & Knight John Yanchunis • Morgan & Morgan Employment Christine E. Webber • Cohen Milstein Jennifer A. Riley • Duane Morris Jason Schwartz • Gibson Dunn Cameron W. Fox • Paul Hastings David E. Gottlieb • Wigdor Energy Dan Feldman • King & Spalding Justin Stolte • Latham Jenna McGrath • Milbank Joel Reese • Reese Marketos Geoffrey Harrison • Susman Godfrey Environmental David Chung • Crowell & Moring Shannon S. Broome • Hunton William J. Jackson • Kelley Drye Justin Savage • Sidley Fintech Ryan VanGrack • Coinbase Daniel P. Gibbons • Davis Polk Joshua Sterling • Milbank Brian Klein • Waymaker Fund Formation Andrew M. Ahern • Davis Polk Matthew B. Goldstein • Paul Weiss Chip Parsons • Proskauer Rony Rothken • Simpson Thacher Government Contracts Aron Beezley • Bradley Arant Carla Weiss • Nichols Law David Dixon • Pillsbury Adam Lasky • Seyfarth John R. Prairie • Mayer Brown Healthcare Michael Hess • Bass Berry Jason Mehta • Foley & Lardner Andrew Wirmani • Reese Marketos Adrianne Ortega • Ropes & Gray Insurance John Gibbons • Blank Rome Robin Cohen • Cohen Ziffer Cléa Liquard • Covington Joseph D. Jean • Pillsbury Intellectual Property John Desmarais • Desmarais Brian Rosenthal • Gibson Dunn Adam Alper and Michael De Vries • Kirkland Mike Morin • Latham Lucy Wheatley • McGuireWoods Daralyn Durie • Morrison Foerster International Arbitration David Pinsky • Covington Noiana Marigo • Freshfields Charles Claypoole • Latham Philippe Pinsolle • Quinn Emanuel International Trade Renee Latour • Clifford Chance David Fagan • Covington Les Carnegie • Latham Robert E. DeFrancesco III • Wiley Life Sciences Charity Williams • Cooley Mahvesh A. Qureshi • Hogan Lovells Abigail Gregor • Ropes & Gray Sally Wagner Partin • Sidley David M. Krinsky • Williams & Connolly Media & Entertainment Katherine Bolger • Davis Wright Moez Kaba • Hueston Hennigan David Yohai • Weil Mergers & Acquisitions Daniel J. Cerqueira • Cravath Brian Wolfe • Davis Polk Brad Faris • Latham Iliana Ongun • Milbank Jake Kling • Wachtell Private Equity David Allinson • Latham Angelo Bonvino • Paul Weiss Michael Suppappola • Proskauer Chau Le • Ropes & Gray Mark Myott • Simpson Thacher Product Liability Kim Branscome • Paul Weiss Brett Schreiber • Singleton Schreiber Arianna Scavetti • Weil Real Estate Christopher Dickson • Cadwalader Rachel S.K. Bates • Latham Whitney Salinas • Simpson Thacher Ralston Turbeville • Sullivan & Cromwell David Drewes • Willkie Securities Salvatore J. Graziano • Bernstein Litowitz Alfred L. Fatale III • Labaton Keller Jeff Hammel • Latham Audra Soloway • Paul Weiss Jeffrey Scott • Sullivan & Cromwell Sports & Betting Andrew Nightingale • Covington Matt Eisler • Hogan Lovells Bradley Ruskin • Proskauer Chuck Baker • Sidley Eric Feinstein • Wachtell Tax Maria Todorova • Eversheds Sutherland Adam Kool • Kirkland Pardis Zomorodi • Latham Isaac Wheeler • Sullivan & Cromwell Technology Joel Kurtzberg • Cahill Gordon Emily Henn • Covington Mike Ringler • Sullivan & Cromwell Telecommunications Matthew Brill • Latham Ravi Purohit • Paul Weiss Pantelis Michalopoulos • Steptoe Steven A. Cohen and Steven R. Green • Wachtell Thomas M. Johnson Jr. • Wiley Transportation Daniel O. Rose • Kreindler & Kreindler Mark W. Robertson • O'Melveny Raymond Atkins • Sidley Trials Jason Sheasby and Lisa Glasser • Irell Cory Hohnbaum • King & Spalding Pete Marketos and Josh Russ • Reese Marketos Felicia Ellsworth • WilmerHale Thomas "Tom" Melsheimer • Winston & Strawn White Collar Katherine Stoller • A&O Shearman Elliot Peters • Keker Jeff Knox • Simpson Thacher David Meister • Skadden Nicolas Bourtin • Sullivan & Cromwell Looking for a badge to celebrate your MVP recognition on your website or social media? Contact reprints@law360.com. Correction: A previous version of this story misidentified the firm of one of the Government Contracts MVPs. The error has been corrected. For a reprint of this article, please contact reprints@law360.com.

Nov 11

5 min

Law360 (November 11, 2025, 8:00 PM EST) · Listen to article Your browser does not support the audio element. -- The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2025 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing significant achievements in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals. Competition for the MVP distinction was fierce this year, with editors reviewing nearly 900 submissions to determine the winners. Beginning this week, Law360 will profile its 2025 class of MVPs, which consists of 160 attorneys from 76 firms and 35 categories. Latham & Watkins topped the list this year, with MVPs in 12 categories. Sullivan & Cromwell was close behind with showings in eight areas, followed by Paul Weiss with MVPs in seven. Congratulations to this year's Law360 MVPs. Here's the full list of winners: Appellate Michael McGinley and Steven Engel • Dechert Allyson Ho • Gibson Dunn Deepak Gupta • Gupta Wessler Adam Unikowsky • Jenner & Block Kannon K. Shanmugam • Paul Weiss Jeffrey Wall • Sullivan & Cromwell Banking Adam Hakki • A&O Shearman Jennifer St. John Yount • Paul Hastings Jessica S. Carey • Paul Weiss Mitch Eitel • Sullivan & Cromwell Matthew M. Guest and Brandon C. Price • Wachtell Bankruptcy Jayme Goldstein • Paul Hastings James Bromley • Sullivan & Cromwell Ronit Berkovich • Weil Brett H. Miller • Willkie Benefits Jamie Fleckner • Goodwin David Della Rocca • Latham Brantley Webb • Mayer Brown Melissa Hill • Morgan Lewis Michael J. Schobel • Wachtell Paul Wessel • Weil Capital Markets Michael Kaplan • Davis Polk Andrew Fabens • Gibson Dunn Lewis Kneib • Latham Hui Lin • Simpson Thacher Michael Hong • Skadden Class Action Jeroen van Kwawegen • Bernstein Litowitz Steve W. Berman • Hagens Berman Joseph Saveri • Joseph Saveri Law Firm Michael P. Canty • Labaton Keller Angela Zambrano • Sidley Competition/Antitrust Benjamin D. Brown • Cohen Milstein Gary A. Bornstein • Cravath Fiona Schaeffer • Milbank Sara Y. Razi • Simpson Thacher Jeffrey Kessler • Winston & Strawn Complex Financial Instruments Ariel Goldman • Cahill Gordon John Timperio • Dechert Gilbert K.S. Liu • HSF Kramer Amanda Baker • Mayer Brown Asa "Geordie" Herald • Morgan Lewis Construction Lisa Glahn • Foley & Lardner Daniel "Dan" McMillan • Jones Day Scott Greer • King & Spalding Brandon Davis • Nossaman Jason Smith • Seyfarth Cybersecurity & Privacy Tiana Demas • Cooley Brenda R. Sharton • Dechert Paul Bond • Holland & Knight John Yanchunis • Morgan & Morgan Employment Christine E. Webber • Cohen Milstein Jennifer A. Riley • Duane Morris Jason Schwartz • Gibson Dunn Cameron W. Fox • Paul Hastings David E. Gottlieb • Wigdor Energy Dan Feldman • King & Spalding Justin Stolte • Latham Jenna McGrath • Milbank Joel Reese • Reese Marketos Geoffrey Harrison • Susman Godfrey Environmental David Chung • Crowell & Moring Shannon S. Broome • Hunton William J. Jackson • Kelley Drye Justin Savage • Sidley Fintech Ryan VanGrack • Coinbase Daniel P. Gibbons • Davis Polk Joshua Sterling • Milbank Brian Klein • Waymaker Fund Formation Andrew M. Ahern • Davis Polk Matthew B. Goldstein • Paul Weiss Chip Parsons • Proskauer Rony Rothken • Simpson Thacher Government Contracts Aron Beezley • Bradley Arant Carla Weiss • Nichols Law David Dixon • Pillsbury Adam Lasky • Seyfarth John R. Prairie • Mayer Brown Healthcare Michael Hess • Bass Berry Jason Mehta • Foley & Lardner Andrew Wirmani • Reese Marketos Adrianne Ortega • Ropes & Gray Insurance John Gibbons • Blank Rome Robin Cohen • Cohen Ziffer Cléa Liquard • Covington Joseph D. Jean • Pillsbury Intellectual Property John Desmarais • Desmarais Brian Rosenthal • Gibson Dunn Adam Alper and Michael De Vries • Kirkland Mike Morin • Latham Lucy Wheatley • McGuireWoods Daralyn Durie • Morrison Foerster International Arbitration David Pinsky • Covington Noiana Marigo • Freshfields Charles Claypoole • Latham Philippe Pinsolle • Quinn Emanuel International Trade Renee Latour • Clifford Chance David Fagan • Covington Les Carnegie • Latham Robert E. DeFrancesco III • Wiley Life Sciences Charity Williams • Cooley Mahvesh A. Qureshi • Hogan Lovells Abigail Gregor • Ropes & Gray Sally Wagner Partin • Sidley David M. Krinsky • Williams & Connolly Media & Entertainment Katherine Bolger • Davis Wright Moez Kaba • Hueston Hennigan David Yohai • Weil Mergers & Acquisitions Daniel J. Cerqueira • Cravath Brian Wolfe • Davis Polk Brad Faris • Latham Iliana Ongun • Milbank Jake Kling • Wachtell Private Equity David Allinson • Latham Angelo Bonvino • Paul Weiss Michael Suppappola • Proskauer Chau Le • Ropes & Gray Mark Myott • Simpson Thacher Product Liability Kim Branscome • Paul Weiss Brett Schreiber • Singleton Schreiber Arianna Scavetti • Weil Real Estate Christopher Dickson • Cadwalader Rachel S.K. Bates • Latham Whitney Salinas • Simpson Thacher Ralston Turbeville • Sullivan & Cromwell David Drewes • Willkie Securities Salvatore J. Graziano • Bernstein Litowitz Alfred L. Fatale III • Labaton Keller Jeff Hammel • Latham Audra Soloway • Paul Weiss Jeffrey Scott • Sullivan & Cromwell Sports & Betting Andrew Nightingale • Covington Matt Eisler • Hogan Lovells Bradley Ruskin • Proskauer Chuck Baker • Sidley Eric Feinstein • Wachtell Tax Maria Todorova • Eversheds Sutherland Adam Kool • Kirkland Pardis Zomorodi • Latham Isaac Wheeler • Sullivan & Cromwell Technology Joel Kurtzberg • Cahill Gordon Emily Henn • Covington Mike Ringler • Sullivan & Cromwell Telecommunications Matthew Brill • Latham Ravi Purohit • Paul Weiss Pantelis Michalopoulos • Steptoe Steven A. Cohen and Steven R. Green • Wachtell Thomas M. Johnson Jr. • Wiley Transportation Daniel O. Rose • Kreindler & Kreindler Mark W. Robertson • O'Melveny Raymond Atkins • Sidley Trials Jason Sheasby and Lisa Glasser • Irell Cory Hohnbaum • King & Spalding Pete Marketos and Josh Russ • Reese Marketos Felicia Ellsworth • WilmerHale Thomas "Tom" Melsheimer • Winston & Strawn White Collar Katherine Stoller • A&O Shearman Elliot Peters • Keker Jeff Knox • Simpson Thacher David Meister • Skadden Nicolas Bourtin • Sullivan & Cromwell Looking for a badge to celebrate your MVP recognition on your website or social media? Contact reprints@law360.com. Correction: A previous version of this story misidentified the firm of one of the Government Contracts MVPs. The error has been corrected. For a reprint of this article, please contact reprints@law360.com.

Nov 11

5 min