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Rankings: Rising Stars
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September 17, 2019
Rising Star: Hunton Andrews Kurth's James Head
James Head of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has helped public and private sector clients finance critical infrastructure, including a $1 billion deal privatizing one of the biggest electric utilities in sub-Saharan Africa, earning him a spot as one of five project finance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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September 17, 2019
Rising Star: Cravath's Sasha Rosenthal-Larrea
Sasha Rosenthal-Larrea of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP has helped Alliance Laundry Systems LLC secure $1.15 billion in credit facilities and represented Morgan Stanley in arranging $765 million of credit facilities for a private equity firm’s acquisition of The Bay Club, all while leading diversity and inclusion efforts at her firm, earning her a spot as one of five banking attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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September 17, 2019
Rising Star: Kasowitz's Lauren Tabaksblat
Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP's Lauren Tabaksblat co-led a decade-long litigation that vindicated an insurer with a jury verdict totaling nearly $11 million against a defunct hedge fund and related parties over claims they schemed to lower her client's share price, making her one of Law360's 2019 Rising Stars in the trials category.
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September 17, 2019
Rising Star: Debevoise & Plimpton's Ina Popova
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP partner Ina Popova has secured key wins for clients including Perenco's Ecuador unit and Iraq in investment arbitrations where hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake, earning her a place as one of five international arbitration attorneys under 40 named to Law360's list of Rising Stars.
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September 16, 2019
Rising Star: Jones Day's Joyce McKinniss
Jones Day's Joyce McKinniss helped tobacco companies score complete defense verdicts in multiple trials in cases brought by smokers seeking millions of dollars in damages, earning her a spot as one of five trial attorneys under 40 being honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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September 16, 2019
Rising Star: Arnold & Porter's Amber Hay
Arnold & Porter’s Amber Hay has advised on bank mergers like Stifel Financial’s purchase of The Business Bank of St. Louis and provided sharp regulatory and compliance counsel to companies like First Republic Bank, landing her a spot as one of five banking law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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September 16, 2019
Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Daniela Stolman
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Daniela Stolman has helped clinch numerous major deals for clients over the course of her career, including a recent $1 billion acquisition for Stone Canyon Industries, earning her a spot as one of five private equity attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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September 16, 2019
Rising Star: Arnold & Porter's Mallory Silberman
Arnold & Porter partner Mallory Silberman has represented Chile in what is believed to be the longest-running investment arbitration ever, along with other governments and investors in some of the world's most high-profile investor-state arbitrations, helping to land her a spot among five international arbitration lawyers under 40 honored by Law360.
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September 16, 2019
Rising Star: DLA Piper's Amala Nath
DLA Piper's Amala Nath has helped clients finance major projects, including a road in Colombia that involved coordinating with multiple lenders and working on a deal that expanded the metro system in Sao Paulo, Brazil, earning her a spot as one of five project finance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as a Rising Star.
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September 16, 2019
Rising Star: Block & Leviton's Joel Fleming
Block & Leviton LLP's Joel Fleming helped keep alive portions of an investor lawsuit challenging the multibillion-dollar Charter Communications-Time Warner Cable Inc. merger last year, earning him a spot as one of six securities law practitioners under age 40 honored as one of Law360's Rising Stars.
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September 16, 2019
Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Irene Yang
Sidley Austin LLP’s Irene Yang has helped major tech companies, including Microsoft and Sprint, win a number of high-stakes patent cases, earning her a spot among the intellectual property attorneys under age 40 honored as one of Law360's Rising Stars.
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September 14, 2019
Rising Star: Wachtell's Sabastian Niles
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz partner Sabastian Niles has played a key role in protecting high-profile clients like eBay and Dollar Tree from aggressive activist investors and advising boards of directors, earning him a spot among the mergers and acquisitions attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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September 13, 2019
Rising Star: WilmerHale's Bonnie Heiple
WilmerHale’s Bonnie Heiple successfully guided Vermont through the thorny, yearslong process of shutting down a nuclear power plant and helped Vail Resorts navigate the environmental implications of buying a host of ski resorts across the country, making her one of five environmental attorneys under 40 selected for Law360’s Rising Stars.
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September 13, 2019
Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Matthew Robson
Matthew Robson of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has successfully represented the Broad Institute in several high-profile battles involving patents covering CRISPR genome-editing technology, earning him a spot among the life sciences law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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September 13, 2019
Rising Star: Sanford Heisler's Kate Mueting
Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP partner Kate Mueting has guided lawyers and female professionals in numerous other industries through gender discrimination class actions against high-profile employers like KPMG and Jones Day, earning her a spot among the five employment lawyers under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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September 13, 2019
Rising Star: Wiley Rein's Karen Toto
Karen Toto of Wiley Rein LLP has helped defend insurers against a variety of claims and topics ranging from asbestos and pharmaceuticals to municipal bonds, landing her among the insurance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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September 13, 2019
Rising Star: Kirkland's Leslie Schmidt
Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Leslie Schmidt has amassed numerous victories on behalf of her intellectual property clients over her career, including U.S. Supreme Court wins in WesternGeco's long-watched litigation about overseas patent infringement, earning her a spot as one of six IP practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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September 12, 2019
Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Krissy Katzenstein
Morgan Lewis & Bockius partner Krissy Katzenstein has become a go-to attorney for national employers accused of systemic discrimination, including helping Amtrak beat class claims in a sprawling race bias suit to solidify her spot as one of five employment law attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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September 12, 2019
Rising Star: Milbank's Lauren Drake
Milbank LLP’s Lauren Drake helped fend off challenges to patents for the blockbuster cancer drug Rituxan and played a role in convincing the Federal Circuit to strike down the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s controversial policy on attorneys fees, earning her a spot among the intellectual property attorneys under 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.
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September 12, 2019
Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Jakob Rendtorff
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's Jakob Rendtorff played a key role in guiding the special committee of GGP Inc.’s board through a roughly $14.8 billion takeover by Brookfield Property Partners and navigated a multibillion-dollar hostile offer for client Versum Materials, earning him a spot among the mergers and acquisitions attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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September 12, 2019
Rising Star: Vinson & Elkins' Margaret Peloso
Over the past year, Vinson & Elkins LLP's Margaret Peloso has led a team helping Citigroup draft a climate disclosure report, defended a coal plant in a $1 billion property damage lawsuit and helped turn back proposed financial assurance regulations for the hardrock mining industry, earning her a spot as one of five environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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September 12, 2019
Rising Star: Greenberg Traurig's Fang Xie
Fang Xie of Greenberg Traurig LLP has used her scientific background to help clients with big-ticket deals, including Hansoh Pharmaceutical's $220 million collaboration with Viela Bio and CSPC Pharmaceutical's $175 million exclusive licensing agreement with Verastem, landing her among five attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360 life sciences Rising Stars.
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September 12, 2019
Rising Star: Susman Godfrey's Glenn Bridgman
Glenn Bridgman of Susman Godfrey LLP helped secure a $91 million settlement for John Hancock Life Insurance Co. policyholders in their proposed class action alleging the company was jacking up premiums by using the wrong mortality rate calculations, earning him a spot among the insurance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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September 11, 2019
Rising Star: Fish & Richardson's Betsy Flanagan
Fish & Richardson PC's Betsy Flanagan has notched important victories for major pharmaceutical companies, including wiping out a $200 million verdict against Gilead Sciences Inc., landing her a spot among Law360's intellectual property Rising Stars.
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September 11, 2019
Rising Star: Nossaman's Brooke Wahlberg
Nossaman LLP partner Brooke Wahlberg has established herself as the go-to authority on guiding wind energy projects through the maze of wildlife and environmental compliance, making her one of five environmental attorneys under 40 selected for Law360's Rising Stars.