The runners up for Litigator of the week are Nixon Peabody's Brian Kelly, who won total vindication for his client, Wells Fargo banker Peter Cannava.

Cannava faced a fraud suit by the SEC in connection with former Major League Baseball pitcher Curt Schilling's failed video game company. A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled from the bench to dismiss the suit on summary judgment. (See my story here.)

A cross-discipline team from Latham & Watkins led by Maggy Sullivan won dismissal of a class action against sustainable energy company Avangrid in Massachusetts federal court.