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500500Patrick Naughton Simpson Thacher (New York) Recently back from HongKong, this prolific dealmaker handled Sealed Air’s $4.3B acquisition of DiverseyHoldings.Daniel Neff Wachtell Lipton (New York) A dealmaker’s dealmaker,Wachtell’s co-managing partner handled client Temple-Inland’s merger withInternational Paper, and represented El Paso in the Kinder Morgan merger – just afew of his recent multibillion-dollar deals.Sharon Nelles Sullivan & Cromwell (New York) While handling a docketbrimming with financial crisis litigation, Nelles defended Microsoft against antitrustclaims brought by Novell in an eight-week trial in Utah federal court.Larry Nettles Vinson & Elkins (Houston) Always on the cutting edge ofenvironmental law, Nettles has taken the lead advising energy companies on theevolving legal issues related to hydraulic fracturing.Steven Newborn Weil Gotshal (Washington, dc) Newborn handled theantitrust side of Kinder Morgan’s $38B acquisition of El Paso Corp. and the sale ofEl Paso’s exploration and production business for $7.15B.Blair Nicholas Bernstein Litowitz (San Diego) Nicholas can achieve massivesettlements in securities class actions or take the firm’s clients out of a settlementto pursue direct litigation, as he did successfully with investors ofCountrywide Financial Corp.Kenneth Nissly O’Melveny (Menlo Park, Calif.) He notched one of the topdefense verdicts in recent years in a six-month jury trial for SK Hynix Inc. againstRambus, which had sought nearly $3.85B in damages, even though his client hadentered a guilty plea for price-fixing on related products.Thomas Nolan Skadden (Los Angeles) One of the go-to litigators on theWest Coast, Nolan leads the team defending Toyota in connection with theunintended acceleration of its cars and continues to represent MGA in theBratz “doll wars.”Eileen Nugent Skadden (New York) Known for her innovative deal strategies,she led Cephalon’s takeover defense against Valeant, negotiated its $6.8B saleto Teva, and also fronted Endo’s $2.9B acquisition of American Medical Systems.David O’Keefe Bonne Bridges (Los Angeles) A pro in the field of medicalmalpractice and professional liability, O’Keefe is a mentor in L.A. and a shiningexample of how a lawyer should approach medical malpractice defense.Terry O’Reilly O’Reilly & Collins (San Mateo, Calif.) One of the nation’stop plaintiffs’ lawyers worked his magic again by settling the claims over the airdisaster of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 in less than two years.L A W D R A G O N 150 I s s u e 13