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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.
  • April 21, 2014

    Rising Star: Dickstein Shapiro's Megan Woodworth

    Defending medical device maker Arthrex Inc. against damages claims after an unfavorable patent infringement ruling and representing Chrysler Group LLC at the Federal Circuit in a fight over attorneys' fees, Dickstein Shapiro LLP's Megan Sunkel Woodworth has landed herself among the 10 young intellectual property attorneys to make Law360's list of rising stars.

  • April 21, 2014

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Jesse Cripps

    Bringing firsthand knowledge of the business world to his practice, Gibson Dunn partner Jesse Cripps has beaten back class actions against some of the country's largest companies, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Northrop Grumman Corp., earning him a place among Law360's top six employment attorneys under 40.

  • April 21, 2014

    Rising Star: Latham & Watkins' Kathleen Lally

    Kathleen Lally's experience representing Aurora Dairy Corp., which settled a nine-figure lawsuit for $7.5 million, and her role successfully fighting class certification as lead counsel for Electrolux Home Products Inc. helped place the Latham & Watkins LLP attorney on Law360's list of top young class action lawyers.

  • April 21, 2014

    Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Jessica Boelter

    Jessica Boelter of Sidley Austin LLP thrives in the face of chaos and uncertainty, a skill that helped her lead the bankruptcy and sale of Rodeo Creek Gold Inc., draft Tribune Co.'s reorganization plan, and score a spot among Law360's top eight young bankruptcy attorneys.

  • April 18, 2014

    Rising Star: Kramer Levin's Joshua Brody

    From his success in maximizing recoveries and preserving jobs on behalf of creditors of RG Steel LLC to his stellar work on behalf of 1st Mariner Bancorp, the versatility and track record of Joshua Brody of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP earned him a spot on Law360's list of top bankruptcy attorneys under age 40.

  • April 18, 2014

    Rising Star: Cohen Milstein's Michelle Yau

    Ever since her undergraduate days, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC's Michelle Yau has dreamed of protecting workers' rights. Now, she does it to the tune of millions in pension funding for employees in high-profile cases, earning her a spot among Law360's top employment attorneys under 40.

  • April 18, 2014

    Rising Star: Cravath's David J. Perkins

    David J. Perkins has swiftly become a key member of the real estate practice at Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP, handling deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars for major clients such as Westbrook Partners, O'Connor Capital Partners and The Dermot Co., and earning him recognition as one of Law360's top real estate attorneys under 40.

  • April 18, 2014

    Rising Star: Axinn Veltrop's Chad Landmon

    Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP's Chad Landmon recently helped Actavis Inc. strike a settlement deal with Shire LLC allowing Actavis to market a generic version of the lucrative drug Intuniv and previously secured a courtroom win over the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Watson Laboratories Inc., landing himself among Law360's top intellectual property attorneys under 40.

  • April 18, 2014

    Rising Star: Proskauer Rose's Daniel Ganitsky

    Ambition, competence, and a talent for finding deals and keeping clients got Proskauer Rose LLP corporate partner Daniel Ganitsky over $20 billion in mergers and acquisitions work in 2013 and a spot on Law360's Rising Stars list for 2014.

  • April 18, 2014

    Rising Star: Alston & Bird's Sarah Ernst

    As the nation's drug and device firms increasingly diversify their holdings, Alston & Bird LLP partner Sarah Ernst has positioned herself in the vanguard of transactional talents making sure the new additions are good fits, winning a spot among the young life sciences lawyers honored recently by Law360.

  • April 18, 2014

    Rising Star: Hausfeld's Sathya S. Gosselin

    Expertly helming two antitrust class actions that are barreling toward major rulings this summer is the kind of challenge that Hausfeld LLP's Sathya S. Gosselin thrives on — and the kind of work that has landed him among Law360's top class action lawyers under 40.

  • April 17, 2014

    Rising Star: Perkins Coie's Chris Baird

    Perkins Coie LLP partner Chris Baird has leveraged his appreciation for and grasp of the complex scientific concepts that underlie environmental disputes to help the Tennessee Valley Authority secure insurance coverage for the largest coal ash spill in U.S. history and Puget Sound Energy reach a favorable settlement in a contamination liability suit, earning him a spot among Law360's top five environmental attorneys under 40.

  • April 17, 2014

    Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Brendan Fee

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP's Brendan Fee took the lead in winning big dismissals and settlements in major antitrust cases for ASTM International, Comdata Network Inc. and others, making the 35-year-old partner one of Law360's top competition lawyers under the age of 40.

  • April 17, 2014

    Rising Star: Wachtell Lipton's Matthew Guest

    Helping financial institutions navigate the post-financial crisis world, such as representing Umpqua Holdings Corp. and CapitalSource Inc. last year in mergers worth more than $2 billion each, has made Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz partner Matthew Guest one of Law360's top banking lawyers under age 40.

  • April 17, 2014

    Rising Star: WilmerHale's Catherine Carroll

    WilmerHale's Catherine Carroll helped lead Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to victory in a U.S. Supreme Court ERISA case challenging contractual limitations periods in benefit plans, earning her a place among Law360's top five appellate attorneys under 40.

  • April 17, 2014

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Grant Willis

    Jones Day partner Grant Willis never thought he would find himself negotiating with diplomats or researching industrial security matters, but at only 37 years old, he has landed a spot among Law360's top young government contracts attorneys.

  • April 17, 2014

    Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' Ryan Bennett

    At only 38, Ryan Bennett of Kirkland & Ellis LLP has already notched significant successes in large and complex restructurings, including the DBSD North America Inc., Japan Airlines and InSight Health Services Holdings Corp. cases, meriting him a spot among Law360's top eight bankruptcy attorneys under 40.

  • April 17, 2014

    Rising Star: Paul Weiss' Justin G. Hamill

    Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's Justin G. Hamill has established himself as a powerhouse deal maker by steering key deals for William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, Warner Music Group Corp. and Fifth & Pacific Cos. Inc., landing him among Law360's top mergers and acquisitions attorneys under 40.

  • April 17, 2014

    Rising Star: Greenberg Traurig's Robert Herrington

    Robert Herrington's long-running success in slaying class actions launched against companies including Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC has made the Greenberg Traurig attorney one of Law360's five class action Rising Stars under 40, and recent work helping a company linked to Lance Armstrong speed past deception claims has only bolstered his resume.

  • April 16, 2014

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Theane Evangelis

    Gibson Dunn's Theane Evangelis has played an instrumental role in shaping standards for class certification in state and federal courts across the country, including the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Wal-Mart Stores Inc. v. Dukes, landing her a spot as one of Law360's 2014 Rising Stars in class action law.

  • April 16, 2014

    Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' Sarah Jordan

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Sarah Jordan has helped Lafarge SA get a $3 billion merger with Anglo American PLC in the heavily concentrated cement industry through antitrust review and won a precedent-setting victory for Tomkins PLC to reduce a European cartel fine, making her one of Law360's five noteworthy competition attorneys under 40.

  • April 16, 2014

    Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Mike McGill

    Hogan Lovells' Mike McGill has become a go-to for high-stakes government contracts bid protests, successfully helping a Google Inc. reseller protest a $5 billion U.S. General Services Administration program and notching two successful protests for Whitney Bradley Brown Inc., making him one of Law360's top five government contracts attorneys under 40.

  • April 16, 2014

    Rising Star: Morrison & Foerster's William Tarantino

    William Tarantino pioneered a game-changing defense that could stem a flood of litigation under California's controversial toxins warning law, and helped fend off a challenge to a sustainable development plan championed by the city of Berkeley, earning the Morrison & Foerster LLP partner a spot on Law360's list of five top environmental attorneys under age 40.

  • April 16, 2014

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Lori Alvino McGill

    Lori Alvino McGill helped win a U.S. Supreme Court ruling to allow a couple to adopt a child whose noncustodial biological father tried to block the adoption, making the new Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP partner one of five attorneys picked as Law360's top appellate lawyers under age 40.

  • April 16, 2014

    Rising Star: Kasowitz Benson's Jeffrey Gleit

    Whether he's representing debtors, creditors, investors or disgruntled former Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP partners, Jeffrey R. Gleit of Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP plants himself wherever litigation and corporate work converge, earning him a spot among Law360's top eight bankruptcy attorneys under 40.