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Rankings: Rising Stars
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August 28, 2018
Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Matthew J. Alexander
Matthew J. Alexander of Mayer Brown LLP has guided some of the world’s largest multinational corporations through enforcement proceedings and internal probes, including Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s $7 million deal to shake a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation, earning him a spot as one of five white collar attorneys under 40 recognized by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 28, 2018
Rising Star: Jones Day's J. Laurens Wilkes
J. Laurens Wilkes of Jones Day successfully defended an international engineering company in a wrongful death suit brought by the families of four deceased DuPont workers and is currently representing a major toll road operator in an adversary proceeding related to a $1 billion infrastructure project, earning him a spot as one of five construction attorneys under 40 recognized by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 28, 2018
Rising Star: Kennedys' Heather Simpson
Kennedys CMK LLP partner Heather E. Simpson has spent the last year helping more than a dozen insurance companies dig through the NFL’s records as they battle to avoid paying for the league’s massive $1 billion-plus concussion settlement, a monumental undertaking that landed her a spot as one of five insurance attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 28, 2018
Rising Star: Jones Day's Nina Yadava
Jones Day partner Nina Yadava has represented comScore in securities battles in three different states and was instrumental in crafting the settlement strategy that helped put the suits to bed, making her one of six securities attorneys under 40 selected for Law360’s Rising Stars.
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August 28, 2018
Rising Star: Goodwin Procter's Gemma Roberts
In just two weeks, Goodwin Procter’s Gemma Roberts navigated the challenges of a massive international merger, leading a team representing U.S.-based GTT Communications in its $2.3 billion purchase of privately held European-based Interoute Communications, earning her a spot among the five private equity attorneys under the age of 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 28, 2018
Rising Star: Susman Godfrey's Rob Safi
Susman Godfrey LLP partner Robert S. Safi has successfully represented both major companies and landowners in disputes in the oil and gas industry, including helping Hess Corp. defeat litigation involving more than $400 million in damages, making him one of five energy attorneys honored as a Law360 Rising Star.
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August 28, 2018
Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's Pavan Surapaneni
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP partner Pavan Surapaneni has stepped up to the plate on big deals in sports, including recently assisting in Joe Tsai’s purchase of half the Brooklyn Nets and brokering the deal that brought Disney in on Major League Baseball’s Bamtech streaming service, earning him a spot as one of Law360’s Rising Stars.
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August 28, 2018
Rising Star: Latham's Benjamin Cohen
Latham & Watkins LLP partner Benjamin Cohen was one of the lead partners representing Spotify when the music streaming giant went public through a direct listing in April, earning him a spot as one of three capital markets attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 27, 2018
Rising Star: Winston & Strawn's Jonathan Amoona
Winston & Strawn LLP partner Jonathan Amoona has turned a passion for playing sports into a career defending pro athletes’ collective bargaining rights, including representing NFL stars Tom Brady and Ezekiel Elliott, as well as sports agent Dan Lozano, earning him a spot as one of four sports law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 27, 2018
Rising Star: Bracewell's Austin Lee
Bracewell LLP partner Austin Lee has taken the lead on some of the firm's most high-profile deals in the oil and gas sector, including representing Parsley Energy in its acquisition of Double Eagle's Permian Basin holdings, making him one of the five energy law practitioners under age 40 recognized by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 27, 2018
Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Sara Garcia Duran
Sidley Austin LLP partner Sara Garcia Duran represented a consortium of Apollo Global Management and Athene Holding Ltd. in the complex, multibillion-dollar acquisition of Voya Insurance and Annuity Co., helping earn her a spot as one of five private equity attorneys under 40 selected for Law360’s Rising Stars.
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August 27, 2018
Rising Star: Greenbaum's Elyse H. Wolff
Elyse H. Wolff of Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP has handled numerous multimillion-dollar matters over the past decade, including negotiating a $10 million construction contract for a New Jersey condominium association, earning her recognition as one of three construction lawyers under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 27, 2018
Rising Star: Goodwin Procter's Meghan Spillane
Goodwin Procter LLP partner Meghan Spillane’s key involvement in several high-profile government probes, including an investigation into New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development efforts, earns her a spot as one of five white collar attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 27, 2018
Rising Star: McKool Smith's Marc Ladd
Marc Ladd of McKool Smith PC has racked up numerous victories for his firm’s insurance recovery practice, including winning $300 million in Superstorm Sandy coverage for New Jersey Transit Corp., earning him a spot as one of five insurance law practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 27, 2018
Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Linton Mann III
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partner Linton Mann III has become one of the heaviest lifters in the banking industry’s ongoing fight against a tsunami of lawsuits over the underwriting of residential mortgage-backed securities, winning several key cases along the way and earning him a spot as one of five securities attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 27, 2018
Rising Star: Cravath's D. Scott Bennett
Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP partner D. Scott Bennett has steered an array of landmark equity and debt deals over his young career, highlighted by Mexican tequila maker Jose Cuervo’s $914 million initial public offering last year, earning him a spot as one of three capital markets law practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 24, 2018
Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Alex Spiro
Alex Spiro of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has been a go-to defense lawyer for NBA stars and traders accused of securities fraud and has also helped shed light on the need for reform in the country's bail system, earning him a spot as one of five white collar attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 24, 2018
Rising Star: Blank Rome's Omid Safa
Blank Rome LLP partner Omid Safa helped a policyholder client win a sprawling, yearslong fight for asbestos coverage, and has also won a major bad-faith trial to get coverage for underlying claims against a health system, making him one of five insurance attorneys under 40 recognized by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 24, 2018
Rising Star: Cadwalader's Bonnie A. Neuman
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP partner Bonnie A. Neuman has worked on real estate financing deals involving approximately $15 billion in mortgage and mezzanine loans in recent months, earning her a spot for the third straight year among the real estate law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 24, 2018
Rising Star: Pomerantz's Tamar Weinrib
Tamar Weinrib of Pomerantz LLP has recently played key roles in several important investor suits, including a precedent-setting decision on class certification in the Second Circuit, earning her a spot as one of six securities law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 24, 2018
Rising Star: Proskauer's Frank Saviano
Proskauer Rose LLP partner Frank Saviano is an expert adviser to some of the most prestigious sports and media organizations, working on everything from the multibillion-dollar sale of the Carolina Panthers to brokering digital distribution of live sporting events, earning him a spot as one of four sports attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.
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August 24, 2018
Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Garrett Charon
Ropes & Gray LLP partner Garrett Charon has helped close competitive auctions for billion-dollar transactions during his two years at the firm, including two $1 billion-plus acquisitions for Swiss-based asset management firm Partners Group, earning him a spot as one of five private equity law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 24, 2018
Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Drew Holmes
Drew Holmes of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has represented major tech giants, from Google to Netflix, in patent infringement suits both in the federal courts and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, earning him a spot as one of six intellectual property attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 24, 2018
Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Justin Stolte
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Justin Stolte recently helped ArcLight Capital Partners LLC close on its $1.12 billion acquisition of Midcoast Operating LP, earning him a spot as one of five energy attorneys named to Law360's list of Rising Stars.
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August 23, 2018
Rising Star: Kirkland's Rebecca Fitzpatrick
Rebecca Fitzpatrick of Kirkland & Ellis LLP spearheaded a new approach for AbbVie Inc. in the third bellwether trial over the company's testosterone gel product and secured the first complete defense verdict for the company in the massive multidistrict litigation, earning her a spot as one of five attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360's trials Rising Stars.