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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.
  • March 28, 2013

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Avi Weitzman

    Whether bringing down high-profile securities scammers for the federal government or helping Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP bring in a billion-dollar settlement from Dish Network Corp., Avi Weitzman has built a reputation as a quick-witted litigator, earning him a place among five young white collar attorneys recognized by Law360.

  • March 28, 2013

    Rising Star: Fenwick's Robert Hulse

    Managing the bulk of Facebook's international patent portfolio is just some of the work that has earned Fenwick & West LLP partner Robert Hulse a place on Law360's list of top intellectual property attorneys under 40.

  • March 28, 2013

    Rising Star: Latham's John Wilson

    Latham & Watkins LLP partner John Wilson pushes creative legal theories to not only maximize coverage for clients like Fluor Corp. and Montrose Chemical Corp. but also to mold California case law in a way that benefits all policyholders facing steep bills from long-tail and other claims, earning the 35-year-old recognition from Law360 as one of five young insurance attorneys to watch.

  • March 28, 2013

    Rising Star: King & Spalding's Michael Paulhus

    Between speaking, publishing and securing key wins in government False Claims Act investigations, King & Spalding LLP partner Michael Paulhus has quickly made a name for himself in the FCA sphere by making clients' concerns his top priority, earning him a spot among Law360's top three health care attorneys under 40.

  • March 28, 2013

    Rising Star: Dechert's Kenneth Young

    Dechert LLP partner Kenneth Young has helped his private equity clients spearhead cutting-edge diversification strategies, keeping them competitive in an ever-evolving deal-making marketplace and earning him a spot among Law360's top five young private equity attorneys.

  • March 27, 2013

    Rising Star: DLA Piper's Joshua Kaye

    DLA Piper partner Joshua Kaye faced a tough call when he was in college, but the path he chose saw him become one of the premier attorneys in the burgeoning health care mergers and acquisitions market and landed him a spot among Law360's list of top five health care attorneys under 40.

  • March 27, 2013

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Geoffrey Sigler

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Geoffrey Sigler represents some of the biggest names in the insurance industry, and his recent successful defense of a proposed $2 billion class action against AIG and others is one of a string of high-profile wins that have made him one of Law360's top five young insurance attorneys.

  • March 27, 2013

    Rising Star: Covington's Benjamin Razi

    Benjamin Razi has expertly guided the former CEO of IndyMac Bancorp Inc. through a gauntlet of investigations and litigation over the mortgage lender's collapse, and relishes any chance to turn the tables on overzealous prosecutors and regulators, earning this Covington & Burling LLP partner a spot among five young white collar attorneys recognized by Law360.

  • March 27, 2013

    Rising Star: Schulte Roth & Zabel's John M. Pollack

    Standing at the helm of several high-profile, multibillion deals for such private equity giants as Cerberus Capital Management LP and Veritas Capital Fund Management LLC is Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP partner John M. Pollack, who has earned a spot among Law360's top five young private equity attorneys.

  • March 27, 2013

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Nadine Herrmann

    Helping Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. fight off sales bans in Germany as the company's global smartphone and tablet patents battle against Apple Inc., Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's Nadine Herrmann has put herself among the top nine young intellectual property attorneys recognized by Law360.

  • March 26, 2013

    Rising Star: Pillsbury's Bobby Ghajar

    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP partner Bobby Ghajar defends some of the world's most recognizable brands for Nike Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev NV and many others, building himself a reputation for success and earning a spot among nine young intellectual property attorneys recently recognized by Law360.

  • March 26, 2013

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Jonathan Karen

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partner Jonathan Karen is a go-to partner for private equity giants Blackstone Group LP and the Carlyle Group, representing both firms in multibillion dollar fund formations in the last year, earning him a spot among Law360's top five young private equity attorneys.

  • March 26, 2013

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Tara Kowalski

    In her short career, Jones Day's Tara Kowalski has helped Union Pacific Railroad Co. secure not one, but two major settlements in coverage battles over massive property damage, accomplishments that make her one of Law360's top five young insurance attorneys.

  • March 26, 2013

    Life Sciences Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Steven Tave

    As a former prosecutor for the Food and Drug Administration, Steven Tave, now of counsel at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, took down criminals selling fake medication and worked on a case that resulted in a $250 million criminal penalty against a device maker, earning him a spot among life sciences attorneys recently recognized by Law360.

  • March 26, 2013

    Rising Star: Winston & Strawn's Thomas Kirsch

    At age 39, Winston & Strawn LLP's Tom Kirsch has already convinced jurors to toss criminal charges against a former medical device company's CEO accused of defrauding the government and against an Illinois power broker in the Gov. Rod Blagojevich scandal, again making him one of Law360's top five young partners in the white collar bar.

  • March 25, 2013

    Rising Star: SNR Denton's Katherine Evans

    SNR Denton partner Katherine Evans has helped steer PacifiCare Life and Health Insurance Co. through a nearly three-year-long administrative hearing before the California insurance regulator and successfully pushed for the exclusion of policy documents in long-running litigation against Stonebridge Life Insurance Co., placing her among five young insurance attorneys recently recognized by Law360.

  • March 25, 2013

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Mike Shumsky

    From playing an important role in a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling to guiding several companies to significant victories in generic-drug exclusivity battles, the growing profile of Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Mike Shumsky has earned him a place among three young life sciences attorneys recently honored by Law360.

  • March 25, 2013

    Rising Star: Cravath's Benjamin Gruenstein

    Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP partner Benjamin Gruenstein spends his days advising corporations such as NCR Corp. on their internal and government investigations with expertise honed by several years as a prosecutor, placing him among five young white collar attorneys recognized by Law360.

  • March 25, 2013

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Justin Dolling

    When Kirkland & Ellis LLP was looking for a young, hungry partner to launch its Asian private funds practice in 2008, the firm turned to the worldly Justin Dolling, who was raised in Australia and had been working in Kirkland's London office.

  • March 25, 2013

    Rising Star: Dickstein Shapiro's Deborah Fishman

    Dickstein Shapiro LLP's Deborah Fishman looked halfway around the world to find prior art that could help protect a client's core business from patent infringement charges — a good example of the hard work and creativity that earned her a spot among nine young intellectual property attorneys recently recognized by Law360.

  • March 22, 2013

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Jesse Shapiro

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Jesse Shapiro earned one of his clients in a most unusual way: after it negotiated against him in a real estate deal in which he represented the other side's interests — proof of the diligence, skill and charm that landed Shapiro a spot among the six real estate attorneys under 40 recognized by Law360.

  • March 22, 2013

    Rising Star: Fish & Richardson's Ann Cathcart Chaplin

    Leading a practice group that claims the busiest patent litigation docket in the country, Fish & Richardson PC's Ann Cathcart Chaplin routinely helps clients like 3M Co. navigate multimillion-dollar disputes, landing her among the top nine young intellectual property attorneys recently recognized by Law360.

  • March 22, 2013

    Rising Star: Latham's David Brown

    David Brown was named co-head of Latham & Watkins LLP's private equity group at age 39, tacking a title onto a reputation as one of the country's top minds at the intersection of private funds and public companies and earning a spot as one of Law360's top five private equity attorneys under 40.

  • March 22, 2013

    Rising Star: Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider's Chad Landmon

    Generic-drug makers waging courtroom fights with regulators or quietly maneuvering to avert patent showdowns have found a potent advocate in Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP's Chad A. Landmon, a jack-of-all-trades whose long string of successes places him among three young life sciences attorneys honored recently by Law360.

  • March 22, 2013

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Omar Samji

    Omar Samji has only been at Jones Day for a year, yet he's already helped broker multidimensional, multibillion dollar oil and gas deals, making him one of five young energy attorneys recently recognized by Law360.