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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 12, 2013

    Rising Star: Covington & Burling's Peter Zern

    Covington & Burling LLP's Peter Zern played a role in the sales of the New Orleans Hornets, Golden State Warriors, San Diego Padres and Miami Dolphins and counts nearly every major U.S. professional sports league as a client, making him an easy pick for Law360's list of four outstanding media and entertainment lawyers under 40. 

  • April 11, 2013

    Rising Star: Early Sullivan's Bryan Sullivan

    Working with slew of celebrities and professional athletes — after successfully founding a multimillion-dollar law firm and a legal aid nonprofit — was more than enough to earn Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & McRae LLP's Bryan Sullivan a spot among Law360's group of the four top young media and entertainment attorneys.

  • April 10, 2013

    Rising Star: Winston & Strawn's David Greenspan

    From successfully challenging the discipline imposed on NFL players over the New Orleans Saints' bounty program to bringing antitrust suits that helped end the recent NFL and NBA lockouts, Winston & Strawn LLP partner David Greenspan's tireless devotion to advancing the rights of professional athletes has earned him a spot among Law360's top four media and entertainment attorneys.

  • April 09, 2013

    Rising Star: Weil Gotshal's Yehudah Buchweitz

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP partner Yehudah Buchweitz has successfully defended CBS Corp. in a high-profile contract suit by star news anchor Dan Rather and ESPN Inc. against a defamation claim by boxing promoter Don King, landing him a spot among Law360's top four young media and entertainment attorneys.

  • April 08, 2013

    Rising Star: Kelley Drye's Jennifer McCadney

    When litigation to force the government to collect nearly $500 million in duties on Chinese agricultural products stalled, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP's Jennifer McCadney used her congressional trade policy experience to help domestic producers find another way to recover the unpaid duties, landing her a spot among Law360's top three young international trade attorneys.

  • April 05, 2013

    Rising Star: Wiley Rein's Robert DeFrancesco

    As the U.S. solar industry was being pummeled by subsidized Chinese imports, Robert DeFrancesco III's work on behalf of leading producer SolarWorld Industries America Inc. helped secure stiff duties for Chinese rivals, leveling the playing field and earning the Wiley Rein LLP partner a spot among Law360's top three international trade attorneys under 40.

  • April 04, 2013

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Grant Willis

    Whether guiding contractors through politically charged bid protests or helping them avoid the death knell of debarment by the federal government, Grant Willis has earned a reputation for poise and impeccable judgment, landing the Jones Day partner a spot among five young government contracts attorneys honored by Law360.

  • April 04, 2013

    Rising Star: Steptoe's Jamie Beaber

    Steptoe Johnson LLP partner Jamie Beaber scored victories for LG Electronics and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. at the U.S. International Trade Commission and is serving a key role in Motorola Mobility LLC's patent war with Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp., earning the 38-year-old a spot among Law360's three international trade attorneys to watch.

  • April 04, 2013

    Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Sergio Pozzerle

    Sidley Austin LLP partner Sergio Pozzerle has honed his practice to become a project finance powerhouse known for his innovative and diversified expertise that has notched deals around the globe, landing him among Law360's top five young project finance attorneys.

  • April 03, 2013

    Rising Star: Irell & Manella's Jason Sheasby

    Irell & Manella LLP partner Jason Sheasby's work as lead counsel representing major research universities and technology firms in recent high-stakes patent disputes has landed him among nine young intellectual property attorneys recognized by Law360.

  • April 03, 2013

    Rising Star: Shearman & Sterling's Tim Pick

    Having broken new ground in the project finance practice with multibillion-dollar financing and development deals in the Middle East and Africa, often negotiated during tumultuous political or economic times, Shearman & Sterling LLP's Tim Pick has earned a spot among Law360's top five young project finance attorneys.

  • April 03, 2013

    Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Mike McGill

     No stranger to big-money disputes, Hogan Lovells' Mike McGill helped EADS North America Inc. strike a settlement over a nixed $35 billion U.S. Air Force contract and successfully defended a $4.6 billion contract for Lockheed Martin Corp., making him one of Law360's top five government contracts attorneys under 40.

  • April 02, 2013

    Rising Star: Allen & Overy's Dolly Mirchandani

    Allen & Overy LLP partner Dolly Mirchandani has advised governments, developers and financial backers of infrastructure and energy projects all over the world, giving her a uniquely well-rounded approach to deals that has earned her a spot among Law360's top five young project finance attorneys.

  • April 02, 2013

    Rising Star: Wilson Sonsini's Michael Rubin

    Google Inc. and other members of the Silicon Valley vanguard have turned repeatedly to Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati partner Michael Rubin to handle litigation on the cutting edge of privacy law, making him one of three young privacy attorneys spotlighted by Law360 as a rising star.

  • April 02, 2013

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Sean Pak

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP partner Sean Pak's success in defending technology powerhouses such as Symantec Corp., Google Inc. and HTC Corp. in patent infringement litigation has landed him among the top nine young intellectual property attorneys recognized by Law360.

  • April 02, 2013

    Rising Star: Crowell & Moring's Peter Eyre

    Whether he is counseling corporations specializing in health care, technology or financial services, Crowell & Moring LLP's Peter Eyre is known for his deft and thorough counsel to key government contractors, making him one of the five young government contracts attorneys recently recognized by Law360.

  • April 01, 2013

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Ryan McCrum

    Jones Day's Ryan McCrum has proven to be a fierce competitor in consumer electronics patent cases for clients like General Electric Co. and SanDisk Corp., making him one of the five young intellectual property partners recently recognized by Law360.

  • April 01, 2013

    Rising Star: Kelley Drye's Alysa Hutnik

    From her work helping The Walt Disney Co. shape new Internet privacy rules to fending off government investigations into technology products, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP's Alysa Hutnik has earned a spot among Law360's top three young privacy attorneys.

  • April 01, 2013

    Rising Star: DLA Piper's Seamus Curley

    DLA Piper's Seamus Curley has proved to be a ready player versed in the complex intersection of real estate and government contract law at the firm's Washington, D.C.-based government contracts group, winning key victories for his clients in multimillion-dollar procurement matters and earning him a spot among Law360's top young attorneys.

  • April 01, 2013

    Rising Star: Morrison & Foerster's Jana Mansour

    Morrison & Foerster LLP's Jana Mansour has a zest for inking deals with a broad social impact, representing Mitsui & Co. Ltd. in a $2 billion Canadian wind farm project and Toshiba Corp. in nuclear energy projects in Texas and Finland, making him one of the five young project finance partners recently recognized by Law360.

  • March 29, 2013

    Rising Star: Keker & Van Nest's Matthias Kamber

    Keker & Van Nest's Matthias Kamber used his knack for storytelling to help secure patent defense victories for tech heavyweights including Google Inc. and Broadcom Corp. when billions were at stake, landing him among the top nine young intellectual property attorneys recognized by Law360.

  • March 29, 2013

    Rising Star: Hunton & Williams' John Delionado

    Displaying a knack for thinking quick on his feet and identifying critical information within a complicated maze of data, Hunton & Williams LLP partner John Delionado recently delivered critical victories for clients maligned by cybersecurity breaches and snagged a spot among Law360's top three young privacy law attorneys.

  • March 29, 2013

    Rising Star: Proskauer's James Segroves

    Whether it's helping a major medical center dodge a billion-dollar False Claims Act suit or successfully representing a skilled nursing facility in Illinois' top court, James Segroves' litigation skills have earned the Proskauer Rose LLP attorney a spot on the list of Law360's top young health care attorneys.

  • March 29, 2013

    Rising Star: Orrick's Young Lee

    Two novel, complex public-private transportation financings, including a first-of-its-kind deal that promises to make life easier for millions of Washington, D.C.-area commuters, earns Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP's Young Lee a place among the rising young project finance attorneys recently recognized by Law360.

  • March 29, 2013

    Rising Star: Dickstein Shapiro's Justin Chiarodo

    The youngest lawyer ever elected partner in Dickstein Shapiro's government contracts practice, Justin Chiarodo has quickly established himself as a go-to litigator on bid protests and False Claims Act defense, earning him a place among Law360's top young attorneys.