Mergers and Acquisitions: Bradley Sabel, Shearman & Sterling

Most Dealmakers of the Year can rightly brag that they helped seal a deal of vital importance to their client or to an industry. With the creation of the ICE Trust, a clearinghouse for credit default swaps, Bradley Sabel of Shearman & Sterling can claim that, and this too: He helped create an entity that could help forestall another financial crisis.