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Rankings: Rising Stars
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August 23, 2018
Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Amna Arshad
Amna Arshad of Jenner & Block LLP is a public policy expert on aviation regulation and litigation, counseling major airlines on high-profile matters including the Trump administration's regulatory rollback and the U.K.'s Brexit, earning her a spot as one of four transportation law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 23, 2018
Rising Star: Paul Hastings' Phara Guberman
Phara Guberman of Paul Hastings LLP is representing a former Deutsche Bank trader and an ex-Wilmington Trust Corp. executive in two complex and high-profile criminal cases at once, earning her a place among five attorneys under 40 chosen as Law360's white collar Rising Stars.
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August 23, 2018
Rising Star: Paul Hastings' Philip Ou
Philip Ou of Paul Hastings LLP has excelled in a number of high-stakes intellectual property matters related to technology, including the invalidation of eight patents asserted against long-time client HTC Corp. that was later upheld by the Federal Circuit, earning him a place among technology practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 23, 2018
Rising Star: Anderson Kill's Carrie Maylor DiCanio
Anderson Kill PC shareholder Carrie Maylor DiCanio, who views exclusively representing insurance policyholders as a "social good," recently secured a settlement for an environmental equipment company after its insurer intervened in underlying litigation and fought to recoup its defense costs, helping earn her a spot as one of five insurance attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 23, 2018
Rising Star: WilmerHale's Gregory Lantier
Gregory Lantier of WilmerHale has brought in numerous Federal Circuit victories on behalf of clients like Universal Wilde Inc. and Erie Indemnity Company, getting patents they were accused of infringing struck down, and has protected his own clients against similar attacks, earning him a spot as one of six intellectual property attorneys honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 23, 2018
Rising Star: Kasowitz Benson's Julia Sanabria
Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP partner Julia Sanabria is helping guide all retail leasing for the landlord at the shopping center in Hudson Yards — the largest private real estate development project in the U.S. — making her one of five real estate attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 23, 2018
Rising Star: Kellogg Hansen's Daniel Dorris
From drafting complaints to managing discovery, Daniel Dorris of Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick PLLC was instrumental in every aspect of the litigation that led to the National Credit Union Association recovering more than $5.1 billion in settlements last year over the sale of toxic residential mortgage-backed securities, landing him a spot among five securities law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 23, 2018
Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Saul Mezei
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner Saul Mezei represents major multinationals in high-stakes transfer pricing cases with billions of dollars on the line, including helping Amazon score a blistering win against the Internal Revenue Service, landing him a spot as one of five tax attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 23, 2018
Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' Stephanie Berdik
Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Stephanie Berdik has handled a multitude of major matters since joining the firm last year, and her expertise in structuring credit funds landed her the lead advisory role on the largest European direct lending fund ever raised, earning her a spot as one of five private equity attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 23, 2018
Rising Star: Akin Gump's David Sweeney
As an energy-focused transactional attorney, David Sweeney of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has done business in more than 30 countries and has worked on over $60 billion worth of deals, earning him a spot as one of five energy attorneys named to Law360's list of Rising Stars.
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August 22, 2018
Rising Star: Cravath's Kara Mungovan
Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP partner Kara L. Mungovan has been at the forefront of multiple high-stakes transactions for big-name clients, including Anheuser-Busch InBev's $123 billion acquisition of SABMiller, earning her a spot as one of five tax attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 22, 2018
Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's David Schnitzer
In less than five years, David Schnitzer of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has become one of the firm's top railroad industry attorneys, defending CSX in an attempt to shut down the construction of a major Washington, D.C., railway tunnel, among other cases, earning him a spot among four transportation attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 22, 2018
Rising Star: Wilkinson Walsh's Kosta Stojilkovic
Former federal prosecutor Kosta Stojilkovic, now partner at Wilkinson Walsh & Eskovitz LLP, notched several high-stakes wins in federal and state court, including defending Facebook in a $6 billion trade secrets trial, earning him a spot as an attorney under 40 honored as one of Law360's trials Rising Stars.
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August 22, 2018
Rising Star: Susman Godfrey's Matthew Berry
Susman Godfrey LLP partner Matthew Berry has amassed numerous victories on behalf of intellectual property clients over his career, including helping to end a suit claiming Uber built its self-driving car with stolen technology, earning him a spot as one of six intellectual property law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 22, 2018
Rising Star: Irell & Manella's Rebecca Carson
Irell & Manella LLP partner Rebecca Carson played a key role in helping a heart defibrillator producer avert $210 million in damages in patent infringement litigation filed by Koninklijke Philips NV and has significant trial experience, earning her a place among five attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360's technology Rising Stars.
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August 22, 2018
Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Mike Szczurek
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Mike Szczurek has successfully advised clients on a number of complex real estate portfolio transactions, such as Scion Student Communities' recent set of acquisitions that totaled about $2.7 billion in asset value, securing him a spot as one of six real estate attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 22, 2018
Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Mark Brennan
Hogan Lovells partner Mark Brennan has been deeply involved in shaping how the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and other key privacy laws are implemented, including advocating for clearer privacy policies at both the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission, earning him a spot as one of three telecommunications law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 22, 2018
Rising Star: Cohen Milstein's Michael B. Eisenkraft
Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC partner Michael B. Eisenkraft recently helped secure preliminary approval of a $165 million settlement that would end long-running litigation over mortgage-backed securities and persuaded the Second Circuit to revive a lawsuit concerning Korean futures contracts, earning him a spot as one of six securities law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 21, 2018
Rising Star: Wachtell Lipton's Tijana Dvornic
Wachtell Lipton Rosen and Katz LLP partner Tijana J. Dvornic served as the lead tax attorney for Thomson Reuters' Financial and Risk business in the $17 billion strategic partnership deal it inked this year with Blackstone, earning her a spot as one of five tax attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 21, 2018
Rising Star: Keker Van Nest's Reid Mullen
Reid Mullen of Keker Van Nest & Peters LLP successfully defended Google twice against Oracle in multibillion-dollar patent litigation over the computer programming tools on Google's Android platform, placing him among five trial attorneys under 40 named as Law360 Rising Stars.
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August 21, 2018
Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Luke Platzer
Jenner & Block LLP partner Luke Platzer has worked on litigation with a national impact in telecommunications and in civil rights, including recently representing Charter Advanced Services in a suit over internet phone services, earning him a spot as one of three telecommunications attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 21, 2018
Rising Star: Kirkland's Amanda Hollis
Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Amanda Hollis has helped the firm notch victories for clients in various high-stakes patent cases, including helping C.R. Bard and Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc. snag a trial win in a case from W.L. Gore & Associates Inc., earning her a spot as one of six intellectual property law practitioners honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 21, 2018
Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Megan Baca
Megan Baca of Ropes & Gray LLP has advised top tech giants and private equity firms in a variety of deals and transactions, including advising Bain Capital Private Equity LP in its $17.8 billion acquisition of Toshiba Corp.'s memory chip business, earning her a spot as one of three technology attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 21, 2018
Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Wheatly MacNamara
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partner Wheatly MacNamara has played key roles in complex multibillion-dollar deals, including representing a Blackstone real estate fund in the €12.25 billion sale of European logistics company Logicor to China Investment Corp., earning her a spot as one of six real estate law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 20, 2018
Rising Star: Jones Day's Frank T. Bayuk
Jones Day partner Frank T. Bayuk has successfully defended R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in numerous Engle progeny trials, including the first damages-only case, earning him a place as one of five trial attorneys under 40 named to Law360’s list of Rising Stars.