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.
  • July 02, 2021

    Rising Star: Steptoe & Johnson's Andrew Golodny

    Andrew Golodny of Steptoe & Johnson LLP represented Dish Network on its journey from opposing the Sprint-T-Mobile megamerger to successfully winning merger conditions that prominently included Dish, earning him a spot among the telecom law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 02, 2021

    Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Andrew O'Connor

    Andrew O'Connor of Ropes & Gray LLP has represented global pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt PLC in government investigations and multidistrict litigation, earning him a spot among the health care law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 01, 2021

    Rising Star: Paul Weiss' Matthew Goldstein

    Matthew Goldstein of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP advised Apollo Global Management LLC in developing a $24.7 billion private equity fund, earning him a spot among the fund formation practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 01, 2021

    Rising Star: Wiley Rein's Stephanie Bell

    Stephanie Bell of Wiley Rein LLP has earned a reputation as a steadfast advocate for her clients in industries that span the globe — and make products like diamond saw blades and wood flooring — in cases that have far-reaching impact, earning her a spot among the international trade practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 01, 2021

    Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Meg McIntyre

    Meg McIntyre of Hogan Lovells has advised Dell Technologies on multibillion-dollar transactions, including its recent sale of cybersecurity firm RSA, earning her a spot among the benefits law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 01, 2021

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Lin W. Kahn

    Jones Day's Lin W. Kahn has helped run merger and conduct investigations at the Federal Trade Commission and has also amassed considerable trial experience working on antitrust matters at the agency and in private practice, earning her a spot among the top competition attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 14, 2021

    Rising Star: Saul Ewing's Jonathan A. Havens

    Jonathan Havens of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP launched the cannabis practice at his firm and then helped double its revenue from 2019 to 2020, earning him a spot among the cannabis law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 30, 2021

    Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's Jeannette Bander

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's Jeannette Bander has advised companies such as DraftKings, AT&T and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on the executive compensation and corporate governance aspects of major corporate transactions, landing her a spot among the top benefits law practitioners under 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 30, 2021

    Rising Star: Fried Frank's Martín Esteban Strauch

    Martín Strauch of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP has advised major investment firms and equity funds on raising billions of dollars of revenue, earning him a spot among the fund formation law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 30, 2021

    Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' Nathan Mitchell

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Nathan Mitchell helped secure Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States approval for Capgemini SE's $4.1 billion tender offer for a rival and Zayo Group Holdings' $14.3 billion sale, landing him a spot among the international trade lawyers under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 30, 2021

    Rising Star: Dechert's Laurence Bary

    Laurence Bary of Dechert LLP navigated the antitrust laws of the stars by helping shepherd the purchase of Europe's only space launch company, making her one of the top competition attorneys under 40 named by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 29, 2021

    Rising Star: Arnold & Porter's Leslie Bailey

    Leslie Bailey of Arnold & Porter has successfully represented Korean steel producers and a Canadian province in disputes over U.S. tariffs on imports, earning her a spot among the international trade attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 29, 2021

    Rising Star: Paul Weiss' Jarrett Hoffman

    Jarrett Hoffman of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP has played a key role in crafting the executive compensation packages at the heart of multibillion-dollar transactions among the world's most recognizable companies, including representing IBM in its largest-ever acquisition, landing him among the benefits practitioners younger than 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 29, 2021

    Rising Star: Cravath's Lauren Roberta Kennedy

    Lauren Roberta Kennedy of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP has established herself as a top-tier competition attorney, having represented companies like American Express and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in high-stakes litigation, earning her a spot among the competition law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 29, 2021

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Katie St. Peters

    Katie St. Peters of Kirkland & Ellis LLP led private equity firm Thoma Bravo's formation and fundraising of nearly $23 billion in funds while managing over 30 attorneys and navigating the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, earning her a spot among fund formation attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 28, 2021

    Rising Star: Goodwin's Jaime Santos

    Jaime Santos of Goodwin Procter LLP focuses on ERISA litigation within her appellate litigation practice, and she secured the dismissal of a class action against General Electric Co. at the Second Circuit, earning her a spot among the benefits law practitioners under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 28, 2021

    Rising Star: Covington & Burling's Jonathan Wakely

    Jonathan Wakely of Covington & Burling LLP guided Qualcomm's interactions with CFIUS amid the largest-ever attempted hostile takeover of a technology firm, earning him a spot among the top international trade attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 28, 2021

    Rising Star: Cleary Gottlieb's Jamal Fulton

    Jamal Fulton of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has advised many investment firms in multibillion-dollar transactions, including a $16.25 billion transaction in February between AT&T Inc. and private equity firm TPG Capital, landing him a spot among the fund formation practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 28, 2021

    Rising Star: Freshfields' Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum

    Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP has counseled clients through a wide range of antitrust matters, including sensitive conduct investigations, multibillion-dollar deal reviews and a merger challenge in federal court, earning him a spot among the top competition attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 25, 2021

    Rising Star: Buckingham Doolittle's Richard Fry

    Richard Fry of Buckingham Doolittle & Burroughs LLC helped secure high-profile taxpayer wins before Ohio's Supreme Court, including a first-of-its-kind sourcing dispute involving ADT contracts and a tax exemption for the Cincinnati Reds, earning him a spot among the tax practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 25, 2021

    Rising Star: Holland & Knight's Chelsea Ashbrook McCarthy

    Holland & Knight LLP's Chelsea Ashbrook McCarthy has built a track record of defending companies against claims they've mismanaged their employee stock ownership plans, landing her a spot among the benefits law practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 25, 2021

    Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Jing Zhang

    Mayer Brown LLP's Jing Zhang secured low tariffs for Turkey's largest aluminum sheet producer and nabbed several country-of-origin victories for Chinese companies facing Section 301 duties, winning her a spot among international trade attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 25, 2021

    Rising Star: Covington & Burling's Henry Liu

    Henry Liu of Covington & Burling LLP has defended against massive antitrust class actions, including notching important wins for JPMorgan against sprawling accusations of aluminum price-fixing, earning him a spot among the top competition attorneys under 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 25, 2021

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Daniel Lloyd

    Daniel Lloyd of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has regularly advised a number of powerhouse private equity firms as they formed some of their most significant investment funds, such as with CVC Capital Partners' latest flagship fund that raised €21.25 billion, earning him a spot among the top fund formation practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 25, 2021

    Rising Star: Berger Montague's Patrick F. Madden

    Patrick F. Madden of Berger Montague PC helped the city of Philadelphia receive millions of dollars of relief in litigation against Wells Fargo and represented mixed martial arts fighters in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in an antitrust lawsuit, earning him a spot among the class action law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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