The Am Law Litigation Daily named London litigation and international arbitration partner David Kavanagh its first “Global Lawyer of the Year.” “Dollar for dollar, there was really no victory that compares,” the article said in reference to Mr. Kavanagh’s successful efforts, on behalf of Alfa-Access- Renova, to block BP’s attempt to form a $16 billion strategic alliance with Rosneft, the state-owned Russian oil company.