| White & Case | Standout | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 | Created a new infrastructure co-operation agreement for Best Buy to govern the relationship between suppliers in a multi-sourcing arrangement, promoting co-operation and co-ordination. |
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| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom | Standout | 7 | 9 | 8 | 24 | Played a pivotal role in a unique patent carve-out plus mergers and acquisitions deal to monetise MIPS Technologies' intellectual property portfolio. |
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| Latham & Watkins | Standout | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | Helped ViaSat overcome regulatory hurdles with an original argument to prove that in-flight internet broadband connections met the definition of "fixed" connections. |
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| Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe | Highly commended | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | Defended EMC against Oasis in a high-stakes patent infringement case that has far-reaching implications for patent troll defences. |
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| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison | Highly commended | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | Helped Emmis Communications monetise its local programming and marketing agreement with ESPN, allowing ESPN access to the FM band and Emmis to refinance. |
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| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | Highly commended | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | Developed new payment mechanisms to allow Tesla Motors to repay its $465m Department of Energy loan nine years early. |
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| Weil, Gotshal & Manges | Highly commended | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | Successfully appealed a court ruling against online ticket sales agent StubHub, protecting internet businesses' immunity under the Communications Decency Act. |
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| Jones Day | Commended | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | Played a leading role in social entrepreneurship and impact investing, including on the development of flexible purpose corporations in California. |
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| Katten Muchin Rosenman | Commended | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 | Worked with Winklevoss Capital Management to create the first exchange traded fund for a digital asset, which will allow wider investment in Bitcoins. |
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| Morrison & Foerster | Commended | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | Co-chaired the group that defined the flexible purpose corporation, a new model allowing companies to include social and environmental goals as a purpose. |
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| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom | Commended | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | Advised SurveyMonkey in a combined transaction that allowed the company to stay private longer through an $800m debt and equity recapitalisation. |
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| DLA Piper | Commended | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | A formal collaboration with a range of professional services firms to support client innovation through corporate ventures. |
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| Latham & Watkins | Commended | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | Helped NET Power secure finance and support for a pilot plant project for a new energy technology that has zero carbon emissions. |
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| Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe | Commended | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | Successfully obtained a court order allowing Microsoft to take over cybercriminal Citadel Botnet's control infrastructure and remove malware from more than 2m computers. |
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| Ropes & Gray | Commended | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | Successfully defended ProShares in a class action brought against the company's exchange trade funds and in a patent troll attack. |
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| Cravath, Swaine & Moore | Commended | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | Represented Barnes & Noble in several strategic investment deals, ensuring the client maintained flexibility to form new partnerships and adapt to changing market conditions. |
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| Crowell & Moring | Commended | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | Formed a practice group to service companies expecting to capture new opportunities created by the introduction of new top-level domain names. |
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| Debevoise & Plimpton | Commended | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | Represented Kate Spade in trademark litigation against Saturdays Surf NYC, obtaining complete victory in a highly expedited trial. |
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| Morrison & Foerster | Commended | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | A plant IP group that works to protect companies through patenting new seed varieties and providing strategic IP and litigation advice. |
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| Morrison & Foerster | Commended | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | Helped numerous biopharmaceutical companies navigate the process of obtaining patents, enabling the development of "blockbuster" drugs. |
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| Paul Hastings | Commended | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | Represented PayPal in its strategic partnership with Discover that allowed for a new development in payment methods. |
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| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison | Commended | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | Continues to defend Genetech and Biogen against numerous attacks on patent rights for high-profile therapies, ensuring the companies' ability to continue to innovate. |
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| Ropes & Gray | Commended | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | Representing Genesco in litigation challenging payment card company fines after a data breach. |
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| Cooley | Commended | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | The firm supports start-up companies participating in the TechStars program in a number of ways including a flexible approach to fees. |
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| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison | Commended | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | Represented Ericsson in several strategic acquisitions and licensing deals, helping the company to become a leading internet protocol TV middleware provider. |
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