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500Theodore Wells Paul Weiss (New York) Wonderful Wells is easily one of <strong>the</strong><strong>to</strong>p trial lawyers in <strong>the</strong> U.S., which he showed again in <strong>the</strong> SEC’s decision <strong>to</strong> forgochargest against Goldman, his Terra Firma vic<strong>to</strong>ry and his work for Harlem SuccessAcademies 1 and 4, protecting students who attend charter schools, which facedshut-down if <strong>the</strong>y had <strong>to</strong> pay rent.John White Cravath (New York) White’s monumental stint as direc<strong>to</strong>r of <strong>the</strong>SEC’s division of corporation finance has made him <strong>the</strong> go-<strong>to</strong> advisor for publiccompanies on corporate governance matters, public reporting obligations, challengingdisclosure issues, restatements and financial crises.Mary Jo White Debevoise & Plimp<strong>to</strong>n (New York) The indomitable formerU.S. At<strong>to</strong>rney for New York was tapped <strong>to</strong> represent independent direc<strong>to</strong>rs of NewsCorp. in <strong>the</strong> phone-hacking scandal while succeeding in making it safe for an authorand Hachette Publications <strong>to</strong> publish TrumpNation, which allegedly underestimatedThe Donald’s worth.Richard Wiley Wiley Rein (Washing<strong>to</strong>n, dc) Without peer in <strong>the</strong> telecommunicationarena, Wiley added <strong>the</strong> title of chairman <strong>to</strong> his resume and was tapped bypresidential hopeful Mitt Romney for his Justice Advisory Committee.Beth Wilkinson Paul Weiss (Washing<strong>to</strong>n, dc) The superstar Army Captainhired by <strong>the</strong> FTC <strong>to</strong> investigate Google for anti-competitive behavior is one of <strong>the</strong>most coveted and accomplished lawyers in <strong>the</strong> nation, defending <strong>the</strong> NFL in concussionlitigation, Phillip Morris in new <strong>to</strong>bacco claims and Activision in its trialagainst developers of <strong>the</strong> ‘Call of Duty’ franchise.Ann Claire Williams 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Chicago) Thehighly respected Chicago jurist <strong>to</strong>ok her justice advocacy <strong>to</strong> Kenya where she worked<strong>to</strong> enlighten lawyers handling domestic violence trials after changes in <strong>the</strong> country’sconstitution overhauling <strong>the</strong> Kenyan judiciary.Gregory Williams Richards Lay<strong>to</strong>n (Wilming<strong>to</strong>n) At <strong>the</strong> <strong>to</strong>p of <strong>the</strong>Delaware litiga<strong>to</strong>rs of choice, Williams helped Leonard Riggio and Barnes & Noblebeat back a hostile takeover attempt by Ron Burkle and The Yucaipa Co.Michael Wiseman Sullivan & Cromwell (New York) The managing partnerof Sullivan’s vaunted financial institutions group wrangled <strong>the</strong> $85B governmenttakeover of AIG and subsequent $30B capital commitment, while also representingGoldman Sachs, UBS and now BP.Donald Wolfe Potter Anderson (Wilming<strong>to</strong>n) Wolfe may be <strong>the</strong> leadingDelaware counsel of choice for Chancery battles after helping Wachtell win Airgas andwinning approval for Liberty Media Corporation <strong>to</strong> spin off two divisions.Marc Wolinsky Wachtell Lip<strong>to</strong>n (New York) Wolinsky has become corporatekryp<strong>to</strong>nite for companies engaged in life-and-death struggles, preserving <strong>the</strong> poison pill in <strong>the</strong>hard-fought Airgas war and forcing Dow Chemical <strong>to</strong> close on its acquisition of Rohm and Haas.L A W D R A G O N 188 I s s u e 13 Pho<strong>to</strong> by: Sean McCormiCK
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