Rankings: Rising Stars

Law360’s Rising Stars profiles the top legal talent under 40. The winners are comprised of top litigators and dealmakers practicing at a level usually seen from veteran attorneys. Submissions highlight the winner’s age and reasons why his or her record deserves attention.
  • June 04, 2021

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Bob Allen

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Bob Allen represented Goldman Sachs in its blockbuster $2.9 billion foreign bribery settlement and JPMorgan in its nearly $1 billion settlement of a criminal spoofing-related investigation, two landmark resolutions that helped him land a place among the banking law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 04, 2021

    Rising Star: Labaton Sucharow's Francis P. McConville

    Francis P. McConville of Labaton Sucharow LLP co-chairs the firm's case development group and was involved in a securities class action against Brazilian energy company Petrobras that recently resulted in a $3 billion settlement, earning him a spot among the securities law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 04, 2021

    Rising Star: Brown Rudnick's Andrew Carty

    Andrew Carty of Brown Rudnick LLP has represented a variety of stakeholders in bankruptcy proceedings during his time with the firm, including working with the examiner tasked with unraveling the complicated history of bankrupt cryptocurrency investment fund Cred Inc. in 2020, earning him a spot among the bankruptcy attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 04, 2021

    Rising Star: Haug Partners' Jonathan A. Herstoff

    Jonathan A. Herstoff of Haug Partners LLP convinced the U.S. Supreme Court to revive fired worker Charmaine Hamer's age-discrimination claims in his first argument before the high court, earning him a spot among the appellate law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 03, 2021

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Ashley F. Heintz

    Recently minted Jones Day partner Ashley F. Heintz was instrumental in Jarden Corp.'s landmark defeat of an appraisal challenge to its $13.2 billion sale, has played key roles in defending several high-stakes securities litigations and still finds time to offer pro bono services to greater Atlanta, earning her a spot as one of seven securities attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 03, 2021

    Rising Star: Kramer Levin's Hannah Lee

    Hannah Lee of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP has litigated high-stakes and high-dollar intellectual property disputes for clients in the technology and life sciences sectors, including a case that netted one of the largest damages awards in history, earning her a spot among the intellectual property attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 03, 2021

    Rising Star: Wachtell's Jake Kling

    Jake Kling of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz helped advise on several multibillion deals, including the $45 billion tie-up of Global Payments and Total Systems and the consumer health joint venture between Pfizer Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline PLC, earning him a spot among the mergers and acquisitions law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 03, 2021

    Rising Star: Goodwin's David Zimmer

    David Zimmer of Goodwin Procter LLP has argued three cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, securing two decisions allowing thousands more immigrants to seek discretionary relief to remain in the country with their families, earning him a spot among appellate attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 03, 2021

    Rising Star: Latham & Watkins' Kuan Huang

    Kuan Huang helped win more than $1 billion for client UBS, one of the largest contract damages awards ever awarded by a New York court, while putting to rest a decade-old behemoth of a securities dispute, earning him a spot among the trial lawyers under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 02, 2021

    Rising Star: Skadden's Dohyun (Do) Kim

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's Dohyun "Do" Kim has assisted on major deals since joining the firm as a summer associate in 2009, including advising LVMH on its complicated multibillion-dollar purchase of fellow jewelry giant Tiffany that ultimately prevailed despite litigation resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, earning her a spot as one of five M&A attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 02, 2021

    Rising Star: Bernstein Litowitz's Abe Alexander

    Recently minted Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP partner Abe Alexander has been involved in some of the biggest-ever securities class action settlements against pharmaceutical companies, and negotiated a landmark deal in 2020 over one of the largest data breaches in history, landing him a spot as one of seven securities attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 02, 2021

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Amanda K. Rice

    Amanda K. Rice, a partner in the appellate practice at Jones Day, earned her spot among appellate law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars by garnering considerable experience in the U.S. Supreme Court. Not only has Rice drafted several merits briefs, four successful petitions for certiorari and numerous significant amicus briefs, she also presented her first Supreme Court oral argument in February.

  • June 02, 2021

    Rising Star: Irell's Elizabeth Tuan

    Irell & Manella LLP partner Elizabeth Tuan helped Juno Therapeutics and Sloan Kettering win a $752 million verdict and then switched gears to win VLSI Technology a $2 billion one, earning her a spot among intellectual property attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 02, 2021

    Rising Star: Vinson & Elkins' Craig Zieminski

    Vinson & Elkins' Craig Zieminski has been involved in winning a $1.6 billion shareholder challenge to a merger and convincing a court to let a different client abandon a $38 billion merger, earning him a spot among the trial lawyers under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • May 28, 2021

    Law360 Names 2021's Top Attorneys Under 40

    We're pleased to announce Law360's Rising Stars for 2021, our list of 180 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments transcend their age.

  • August 13, 2020

    Rising Star: Troutman Pepper's Kevin Wallace

    Kevin Wallace of Troutman Pepper represents the financial backers of John F. Kennedy International Airport's Terminal One project and is a key member of the team working with JPMorgan Chase & Co. on its new headquarters in New York City, earning him a spot among the construction law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 13, 2020

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Matthew Rogers

    Matthew Rogers of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has worked on teams steering transactions including the world's largest private real estate deal, a "blockbuster" that netted Blackstone some $18.7 billion in assets from GLP, earning him a spot among the private equity law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 12, 2020

    Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Eric Issadore

    Ropes & Gray LLP's Eric Issadore represented tech investment giant Silver Lake Partners in a series of notable transactions including a $1 billion investment in Twitter, earning him a spot as one of five private equity attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 12, 2020

    Rising Star: White & Case's Elizabeth Kirk

    White & Case LLP partner Elizabeth Kirk has established herself as a restructuring and finance ace who has negotiated complex, high-stakes deals in the maritime shipping industry, earning her a spot among the transportation law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 12, 2020

    Rising Star: Steptoe & Johnson's Vishal Gupta

    Vishal Gupta of Steptoe & Johnson LLP helped French drugmaker Sanofi last year invalidate patents related to rival Amgen Inc.'s cholesterol-lowering drug Repatha, earning him a spot among the life sciences law practitioners under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 12, 2020

    Rising Star: Wachtell's Viktor Sapezhnikov

    Though President Donald Trump ultimately blocked the deal, Viktor Sapezhnikov of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz led the firm's cross-functional team on all aspects of Broadcom's unsolicited proposal to acquire Qualcomm for $150 billion, earning him a spot among the technology law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 12, 2020

    Rising Star: Morrison & Foerster's Sandeep Nandivada

    Sandeep Nandivada of Morrison & Foerster LLP helped Amazon win a block on the Pentagon's $10 billion cloud contract and secured Vectrus Systems Corp.'s stake in an $82 billion logistics deal, making him one of four government contract attorneys under 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 12, 2020

    Rising Star: Moore & Van Allen's Nader S. Raja

    Nader S. Raja made partner at Moore & Van Allen PLLC this year after successfully guiding dozens of clients on complex, multifaceted cases, many involving federal investigations with hundreds of millions of dollars at stake, a body of work that's landed the white collar defense and investigations attorney a spot as a compliance professional under 40 honored as one of Law360's Rising Stars.

  • August 12, 2020

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Elizabeth Wilson

    Elizabeth Wilson of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has represented clients across the globe, navigating multimillion-dollar infrastructure disputes in the Middle East and recovering damages for a sub-ocean pipeline incident in the Caribbean, solidifying her spot among the top construction attorneys under 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 11, 2020

    Rising Star: King & Spalding's Jonathan Katz

    King & Spalding LLP partner Jonathan Katz has represented owners and developers in massive, complex petrochemical projects across the globe, including a major Canada Kuwait Petrochemical Corp. project in Alberta, landing him a spot among the attorneys under 40 in the construction field honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

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