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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 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.

  • April 16, 2014

    Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's C. Andrew Gerlach

    Making billion-dollar banking deals happen in a post-financial crisis world, such as helping Ally Financial Inc. get out from under the thumb of the U.S. Treasury Department, has made Sullivan & Cromwell LLP partner C. Andrew Gerlach one of Law360's top banking lawyers under 40.

  • April 16, 2014

    Rising Star: Latham & Watkins' Bradley C. Faris

    Bradley C. Faris has played a leading role on deals totaling more than $70 billion over the last 16 months, including the complex $3.2 billion sale of an Illinois Tool Works Inc. unit to Carlyle Group in February, making the Latham & Watkins LLP partner one of Law360's top mergers and acquisitions lawyers under age 40.

  • April 15, 2014

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Julian Poon

    Staring down sprawling wage and hour litigation, Farmers Insurance Exchange called on Julian Poon to overcome a troublesome class certification order, landing the Gibson Dunn partner on Law360's list of top class action lawyers under 40.

  • April 15, 2014

    Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Peter Dungan

    Ascending Hogan Lovells LLP associate Peter Dungan has begun to take a leading role in the firm's representation of Lockheed Martin Corp. and Fluor Corp. in high-stakes bid protests and other legal work, earning him a spot on Law360's list of top government contract lawyers under 40.

  • April 15, 2014

    Rising Star: Skadden's Brian Christiansen

    Brian D. Christiansen has already left his mark on bank restructuring by pioneering innovative transaction structures that have transformed floundering financial firms into prosperous banks, earning the Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner a spot on Law360's list of top banking lawyers under 40.

  • April 15, 2014

    Rising Star: Kirkland's David Feirstein

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP's David B. Feirstein has worked on some of the largest, most complex and most iconic mergers and acquisitions deals, and even had a hand in concocting a "ketchup" M&A provision, earning him a spot on Law360's list of top M&A attorneys under 40.

  • April 15, 2014

    Rising Star: Goodwin Procter's William Jay

    In a case that raises a question of how patents are interpreted on appeal, Goodwin Procter LLP partner William Jay helped persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to accept Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.'s petition in its patent fight against generic versions of a multiple sclerosis drug, earning him a spot on Law360's list of top five young appellate attorneys.

  • April 15, 2014

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Jeffrey Zeiger

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Jeffrey Zeiger's relatively young age didn't stop him from hitting a home run in the record-breaking $5.15 billion battle between Tronox Inc. and Anadarko Petroleum Corp. over environmental liabilities, earning him a place on Law360's list of the top five young environmental attorneys.

  • April 15, 2014

    Rising Star: Davis Polk's Damian Schaible

    At just 37, Damian Schaible of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has built a resume that would be the envy of lawyers twice his age, piloting major airlines through Chapter 11 restructurings and helping Wall Street giants craft "living wills" after the financial crisis — work that earns him a spot on Law360's list of rising legal stars.

  • April 15, 2014

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Ian Conner

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Ian Conner has helped secure approval for multibillion-dollar mergers involving Delta Air Lines Inc. and Leap Wireless International Inc. in the wake of similar deals being blocked by the U.S. government, earning him a spot on Law360's list of top competition lawyers under 40.

  • April 14, 2014

    Rising Stars: Cleary Gottlieb's Luke Barefoot

    At just 35, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's Luke Barefoot has already advised on various complex bankruptcies and restructurings, including the Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. case in which Barefoot helped get a U.S. Chapter 11 proceeding recognized in South African courts for the first time, cementing his spot on Law360's list of top young bankruptcy attorneys.

  • April 14, 2014

    Rising Star: Dentons' Anthony Eliseuson

    Helping Redbox Automated Retail LLC fend off Video Privacy Protection Act claims with key appellate and district court victories is an example of the work that has earned Dentons partner Anthony Eliseuson a place among Law360's top class action attorneys under 40.

  • April 14, 2014

    Rising Star: Debevoise's Michael Diz

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP partner Michael Diz played a hand in a series of standout deals over the past year, including Dell Inc.'s marathon effort to go private in a $24.4 billion sale, cementing his place among Law360's top young mergers and acquisitions attorneys.

  • April 14, 2014

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Adam Di Vincenzo

    When the Federal Trade Commission challenged Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.'s $2.8 billion bid for rival casino operator Ameristar Casinos Inc. three months before the deal's drop-dead date, Gibson Dunn's Adam Di Vincenzo helped Ameristar craft a settlement to keep the transaction from falling apart, landing him a spot on Law360's list of top five young competition attorneys.

  • April 14, 2014

    Rising Star: Kelley Drye's Wayne D'Angelo

    Kelley Drye & Warren LLP special counsel Wayne D'Angelo led several major industry challenges to federal regulatory decisions, including a successful campaign blocking an endangered species listing in the Gulf of Mexico, securing a place among five young environmental lawyers recognized by Law360.

  • April 14, 2014

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Scott P. Martin

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Scott P. Martin has played a crucial part in securing a number of significant appellate victories, including for Comcast Corp. in its recent high court victory over accusations that it monopolized the Philadelphia cable market, making him one of Law360's top five young appellate attorneys.

  • April 14, 2014

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's John W.F. Chesley

    Recently having successfully pursued the U.S. government over adjusted pension costs, Gibson Dunn's John W.F. Chesley has proved himself a skilled government contracts litigator, making him one of Law360's top government contracts attorneys under 40.

  • April 14, 2014

    Rising Star: Munger Tolles' Manuel Cachan

    Munger Tolles & Olson LLP partner Manuel F. Cachan helped Wells Fargo & Co. overcome litigation from institutional investors while working to improve the firm's diversity, making him one of Law360's top five young banking attorneys.

  • April 11, 2014

    Rising Star: Bilzin Sumberg's Jeffrey Snyder

    Whether winding down a managed care provider in receivership or successfully defending a nightclub operator from a $5 million clawback suit, Jeffrey Snyder has shown himself a dab hand at insolvency issues, earning the Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP partner a place among eight young bankruptcy attorneys recognized by Law360.

  • April 11, 2014

    Rising Star: Crowell's David Cross

    Crowell & Moring LLP's partner David Cross played a leading role in securing dismissal of Kolon Industries Inc.'s antitrust claims against  E.I. DuPont De Nemours and Co. over synthetic fiber used in body armor, earning him a spot on Law360's list of top competition lawyers under 40.

  • April 11, 2014

    Rising Star: Davis Polk's William Chudd

    Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's William Chudd advised Comcast Corp. on its pending $45 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable Inc., built a relationship with one of the U.K.'s biggest pharmaceutical companies and worked with the U.S. Department of the Treasury on its recapitalization of American International Group Inc., making him one of Law360's top young mergers and acquisitions attorneys.

  • April 11, 2014

    Rising Star: Bernstein Litowitz's John Rizio-Hamilton

    He's only been in private practice for about a decade, but already Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP's John Rizio-Hamilton has helped secure the largest securities class action recovery stemming from the subprime credit crisis and is now leading an investor charge against Facebook Inc. over its initial public offering, earning him a spot on Law360's list of top young class action attorneys.