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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 24, 2015

    Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' Mike Carew

    Mike Carew of Kirkland & Ellis LLP is the tax expert that multibillion dollar companies flock to for their most complicated acquisitions and investments, including Burger King Worldwide Inc. for its $11.4 billion tie-up with Tim Hortons Inc. and Bain Capital LLC for a slew of cross-border transactions, landing him on Law360's list of top tax attorneys under 40.

  • April 24, 2015

    Rising Star: Debevoise & Plimpton's Alex Cochran

    At just 35 years old, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP partner Alex Cochran has already been a key player in massive private equity and investment deals that have transformed the insurance and reinsurance space, securing his place among Law360's top five insurance attorneys under 40.

  • April 23, 2015

    Rising Star: Agostino & Associates' Brian Burton

    Agostino & Associates' Brian Burton has scored millions in tax relief and eased millions more in penalties in complex and often novel tax controversy disputes involving New York taxpayers, landing him a spot among Law360's top tax attorneys under 40.

  • April 23, 2015

    Rising Star: Sanford Heisler's Felicia Medina

    Just nine years after graduating law school, Felicia Medina is already a managing partner at plaintiffs firm Sanford Heisler Kimpel LLP, where she handles a slate of employment-related suits against major companies like Daiichi Sankyo Inc., making her one of Law360's top employment lawyers under 40.

  • April 23, 2015

    Rising Star: Akin Gump's Ashley Vinson

    From delivering her insurance carrier clients victories in trials stretching as long as six months to focusing on efficiently managing cases for cost-sensitive companies, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's Ashley Vinson has earned her place among Law360's top five insurance attorneys under 40.

  • April 23, 2015

    Rising Star: Greenberg Traurig's Samantha Ahuja

    Greenberg Traurig LLP partner Samantha Ahuja was an integral part of the historic sale of the Waldorf Astoria New York hotel in 2014, the largest single-asset hotel deal ever reached in the U.S., earning her a spot on Law360's list of the three top hospitality lawyers under 40.

  • April 22, 2015

    Rising Star: King & Spalding's Brandt Leibe

    King & Spalding LLP's Brandt Leibe helped guide Johnson & Johnson and its Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. unit to a $2.2 billion settlement of civil, criminal and regulatory investigations of the companies' promotion of the antipsychotic drug Risperdal, landing him a spot among Law360's top white collar attorneys under 40.

  • April 22, 2015

    Rising Star: Fisher & Phillips' Matthew Simpson

    Fisher & Phillips LLP partner Matthew Simpson helped a consumer reporting agency defeat attempts to certify a class action in Georgia consisting of thousands of people who had adverse background reports, helping him snag a spot among Law360's top employment attorneys under 40.

  • April 22, 2015

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Farshad More

    Gibson Dunn partner Farshad More's leadership role in a major development plan for a Los Angeles sports stadium and work crafting the purchase agreement for a cherished San Francisco landmark, among other notable matters, has earned him a spot among Law360's top hospitality attorneys under 40.

  • April 22, 2015

    Rising Star: Willkie Farr's David Drewes

    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP partner David Drewes' singular focus on helping his clients close deals has led him through billions of dollars' worth of transactions over the last few years, and has won him a place among Law360's top real estate attorneys under 40 for the second year running.

  • April 21, 2015

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Mary Kay Dunning

    From her key role in the successful defense of a portfolio manager against insider trading claims to her cool and confidential work on anti-corruption investigations, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Mary Kay Dunning has become a white collar powerhouse, earning her a spot on Law360's list of top legal talent under 40.

  • April 21, 2015

    Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' David Rosenberg

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner David A. Rosenberg guides top real estate investors in major transactions, from billionaire investor Sam Zell's takeover of CommonWealth REIT to Caesar's Entertainment Operating Co.'s bankruptcy restructuring, landing him a spot on Law360's list of the top real estate attorneys under 40.

  • April 21, 2015

    Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Geoffrey DeBoskey

    Sidley Austin LLP's Geoffrey DeBoskey leads many of the nation's most significant employment law cases, heads the firm's Los Angeles employment and labor practice group, and has been named a BTI Client Service MVP — achievements that have landed him on Law360's list of top employment attorneys under 40.

  • April 20, 2015

    Rising Star: King & Spalding's Mona Katigbak

    King & Spalding LLP partner Mona F. Katigbak has been instrumental in developing a global practice for the firm's project finance and energy groups, and her work on major transactions on multiple continents has landed her among Law360's top project finance lawyers under 40.

  • April 20, 2015

    Rising Star: Freshfields' Kimberly Zelnick

    Kimberly Zelnick's unwavering efforts on behalf of a former top UBS AG executive accused of conspiring to defraud the United States by helping clients hide $20 billion in assets from the IRS allowed her client to walk away a free man, earning the Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP partner a spot on Law360's 2015 list of the top white collar attorneys under 40.

  • April 20, 2015

    The Rising Stars Of Securities

    Securing big wins in high-stakes cases has earned each of these young laywers a place on Law360's list of securities attorneys under the age of 40.

  • April 20, 2015

    The Rising Stars Of Consumer Protection

    These young lawyers have made their mark in the world of consumer protection, earning spots on Law360's list of attorneys under the age of 40.

  • April 20, 2015

    The Rising Stars Of Private Equity

    These young lawyers are among the leading deal makers of private equity and rank among Law360's list of attorneys under the age of 40.

  • April 20, 2015

    Rising Star: Seyfarth Shaw's Laura Maechtlen

    Seyfarth Shaw LLP's Laura J. Maechtlen has distinguished herself as an attorney employers can turn to when faced with high-stakes litigation against the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other agencies, earning herself a spot among Law360's list of top employment attorneys under 40.

  • April 20, 2015

    Rising Star: Fried Frank's Tal Golomb

    Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP's Tal Golomb has navigated several challenging, once-in-a-lifetime real estate development projects, including the National September 11th Memorial and Museum, landing him a spot on Law360's list of top real estate partners under 40.

  • April 20, 2015

    Rising Star: WilmerHale's Patrick McLain

    Since joining WilmerHale nearly a decade ago, Patrick J. McLain has steadily honed his chops as a diligent and methodical trade specialist whose work to provide import relief and market access opportunities for U.S. industrial titans has garnered him a spot among Law360's top international trade lawyers under 40.

  • April 20, 2015

    Rising Star: Dentons' Christopher Lee

    Dentons hotels and leisure team member Christopher Lee helped clients clinch a number of landmark deals in the hotel market during the past year, including Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.'s $1.95 billion sale of the Waldorf Astoria New York hotel, earning him a spot among Law360's top hospitality attorneys under 40.

  • April 17, 2015

    Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Timothy Keeler

    Between counseling top companies on crucial trade negotiations, Mayer Brown LLP partner Timothy Keeler helped lobbyists rein in an Obama administration policy that barred them from serving on trade advisory committees, earning him a place among Law360's top international trade attorneys under 40.

  • April 17, 2015

    Rising Star: White & Case's Marius Griskonis

    White & Case LLP's Marius Griskonis has won the consistent satisfaction of his clients working on major power projects and deals in the U.S. and abroad, earning him a spot on Law360's list of top project finance lawyers under 40.

  • April 17, 2015

    Rising Star: BuckleySandler's Lauren Randell

    With achievements that include the recent settlement of U.S. officials' bribery accusations against Noble Corp.'s ex-CEO on the eve of trial, BuckleySandler LLP's Lauren R. Randell has already distinguished herself as one of leading young white collar attorneys and landed among Law360's list of Rising Stars.