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Rankings: Rising Stars
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June 07, 2021
Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Andrew Devore
Andrew Devore of Ropes & Gray LLP set a precedent for the protection of shareholder payments in bankruptcy in the Tribune Co. Chapter 11 and then used that precedent to score a $1.2 billion win for shareholders in the Nine West Holdings bankruptcy, earning him a spot among the bankruptcy practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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June 07, 2021
Rising Star: Latham & Watkins' Gavin Masuda
Latham & Watkins LLP partner Gavin Masuda locked down an industry-shaking victory for Restoration Robotics in California state court last year and has deftly defended accounting firms and underwriter banks from major professional liability, post-IPO and merger-related litigations, earning him a spot as one of seven securities attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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June 04, 2021
Rising Star: King & Spalding's Alvin Lee
Alvin Lee of King & Spalding LLP has handled and won high-stakes global litigation throughout the renewable-energy sector, earning him a spot among the energy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.
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June 04, 2021
Rising Star: Cravath's C. Daniel Haaren
Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP partner C. Daniel Haaren has guided several landmark financings in his young career, notably PG&E Corp.'s massive $8.7 billion equity raise last year and trading app Robinhood Markets Inc.'s recent $3.4 billion private placement, earning him a spot among the capital markets law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.
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June 04, 2021
Rising Star: Cravath's Keith Hallam
Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP partner Keith Hallam's work helping pilot deals like AerCap's $30 billion purchase of General Electric's aircraft lessor — the biggest transaction inked in 2021's first quarter — landed him a spot among the mergers and acquisitions attorneys honored as Law360 Rising Stars.
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June 04, 2021
Rising Star: Weil Gotshal's Luna Ngan Barrington
Luna Ngan Barrington of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has scored trial verdicts saving companies like C&S Wholesale Grocers and Johnson & Johnson from massive damages, earning her a spot among the top trial lawyers under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.
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June 04, 2021
Rising Star: Weil's Jessica L. Falk
Jessica L. Falk of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has faced off against IBM over its Watson supercomputer technology and represented Marvel in comic book cases, landing her a spot among the intellectual property law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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June 04, 2021
Rising Star: Faegre Drinker's Antonio M. Pozos
Antonio M. Pozos of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP represents the first person to publicly plead guilty in a sprawling U.S. Department of Justice bribery probe of Venezuela's state-owned oil company, negotiating a favorable deal for his client and earning him a spot among the white collar lawyers under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.