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.
  • August 08, 2017

    Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Adam Bellack

    Hogan Lovells partner Adam Bellack, who is co-head of the firm’s life sciences transactions team, has advised Novartis AG, Medigene AG and the company formerly known as Google Life Sciences through multimillion-dollar deals, making him one of five life sciences attorneys recognized by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 08, 2017

    Rising Star: Fish & Richardson's Scott Elengold

    Scott A. Elengold has become an integral member of Fish & Richardson PC’s standout trade practices, most notably through his litigation of complex and contentious patent disputes on behalf of tech giants like LG Electronics, earning him a spot among the international trade attorneys under 40 being honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 08, 2017

    Rising Star: Blank Rome's Jared Zola

    Blank Rome LLP’s Jared Zola has racked up another year of successful representation of insurance policyholders, including representing Petroterminal de Panama after a pier collapse and seeking coverage on behalf of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth for sex abuse claims, earning him his fourth consecutive year as one of the insurance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 08, 2017

    Rising Star: BakerHostetler's Peter G. Fischer

    Before he was an attorney, Peter G. Fischer of BakerHostetler worked in hotels and restaurants as a teenager, experience the hospitality industry lawyer has leaned on in make-or-break, high-stakes labor and employment disputes. His wins for hotels from New York City to Florida have kept businesses afloat, and are why he’s one of three hospitality attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 08, 2017

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Michael Diamant

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP’s Michael Diamant has helped some of the world’s largest companies navigate their way through white collar, compliance and anti-corruption matters, including Brazil’s state-controlled oil giant Petrobras, earning him a spot as one of five white collar law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 08, 2017

    Rising Star: Norton Rose's Brian Greene

    Norton Rose Fulbright’s Brian Greene has helped facilitate energy projects ranging from solar developments in California to fossil fuel construction in Latin America, including a complex natural gas power plant and a liquefied natural gas import terminal in Panama, earning him a spot as one of five project finance attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 08, 2017

    Rising Star: Latham's Alexandra Croswell Kelly

    Latham & Watkins LLP’s Alexandra Croswell Kelly has advised numerous big name clients on an array of deals, including ArcLight Capital Partners LLC and BC Partners, and she made partner in 2016 while on maternity leave, earning her a spot as one of five private equity attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 08, 2017

    Rising Star: Lieff Cabraser's Jason L. Lichtman

    Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP’s Jason L. Lichtman has made a career out of standing up for the little guy, fighting for Samsung customers plagued by exploding washing machines, British Airways passengers duped by inflated fuel surcharges and more to earn a spot as one of Law360's three consumer protection Rising Stars.

  • August 08, 2017

    Rising Star: Morrison & Foerster's Justin Salon

    Morrison & Foerster LLP’s Justin Salon has helped build the firm’s corporate finance practice and bolster its presence in Washington, D.C., all while guiding clients like Whole Foods and Inovalon through blockbuster notes offerings and initial public offerings, earning him a spot as one of five capital markets practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 08, 2017

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Marissa Ducca

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP’s Marissa Ducca has represented Samsung Electronics Co. in high-profile disputes with Apple Inc. over patents covering smartphone features and won the reversal of a $120 million judgment against her client, earning her a spot as one of three telecommunications law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 07, 2017

    Rising Star: Akin Gump's Katie Brossy

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP’s Katie Brossy has worked on some of the biggest Indian water rights deals in history, such as a more than $460 million settlement for the Crow Tribe, earning her a spot as one of three Native American law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 07, 2017

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Elizabeth Hess

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Elizabeth Hess has developed a knack for beating back False Claim Act cases targeting drug and device makers, including a billion-dollar whistleblower case that Abbott Laboratories successfully took to trial, placing her among five life sciences lawyers under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 07, 2017

    Rising Star: Kelley Drye's Brooke Ringel

    Kelley Drye & Warren LLP’s Brooke Ringel served as lead associate on cold-rolled and hot-rolled steel final investigations at the International Trade Commission and as lead attorney in Department of Commerce countervailing duty investigations, placing her among four international trade attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 07, 2017

    Rising Star: Orrick's Darren Teshima

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP’s Darren Teshima has racked up an impressive array of wins for clients with his work at the cutting edge of finance, insurance and technology, helping Premera Blue Cross obtain coverage in the wake of one of the biggest medical data breaches of all time and resolving a gray area in California’s insurance law related to False Claims Act suits, earning him a spot among insurance attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 07, 2017

    Rising Star: Latham's Rachel Bates

    Latham & Watkins LLP's Rachel Bates has helped client Starwood Capital Group develop and operate a mixed-use Margaritaville-themed resort in Florida, and also aided it in acquiring from TMI Hospitality more than 180 hotels spanning 26 states, placing her among three hospitality attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 07, 2017

    Rising Star: Norton Rose's Michael Pikiel

    Norton Rose Fulbright’s Michael Pikiel Jr. moved from Boston to New York more than a decade ago to dip his toes into bigger and more complex project finance deals, including representing the New York Mets on how to get Citi Field off the ground, putting him on Law360’s list of project finance lawyers under 40 being recognized as Rising Stars.

  • August 07, 2017

    Rising Star: Morvillo Abramowitz's Brian A. Jacobs

    In addition to his recent work as a defense attorney, Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC’s Brian A. Jacobs has taken on major corruption cases as a federal prosecutor, including the bribery trial of former New York state assemblyman Eric Stevenson, earning him a spot among the five white collar attorneys under 40 being honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 07, 2017

    Rising Star: Robbins Geller's Jason H. Alperstein

    Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP’s Jason Alperstein raced out of the gate when he joined the firm in 2015 by swiftly becoming an integral member of its litigation team in the controversial Volkswagen “clean diesel” emissions case, earning him a promotion from associate to partner within a year as well as a spot among the three consumer protection attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 07, 2017

    Rising Star: Cadwalader's Wesley Misson

    Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP's Wesley Misson co-leads the firm's leading global fund finance practice and closed on more than 40 deals totaling over $15 billion last year, earning him a spot as one of the capital markets practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 07, 2017

    Rising Star: Wiley Rein's Megan L. Brown

    Wiley Rein LLP’s Megan L. Brown has helped major players in the U.S. telecommunications industry in overcoming challenges to the deployment of nationwide, next generation wireless services, earning her a spot as one of three telecommunications attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 07, 2017

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Matthew B. Dubeck

    Matthew B. Dubeck of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has built a strong practice in a short time representing companies and private equity firms, including Platinum Equity and J.H. Whitney & Co., on complicated mergers and acquisitions, among other transactions, and has also carved out a specialty advising on representations and warranties insurance, earning him a spot among Law360’s Rising Stars.

  • August 04, 2017

    Rising Star: Kilpatrick Townsend's Charles Galbraith

    Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP’s Charles Galbraith has spent much of his career trying to bring positive change for Native American communities, including pushing for the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act while working for the federal government, earning him a spot as one of three Native American law practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 04, 2017

    Rising Star: Axinn Veltrop's Suchira Ghosh

    Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP counsel Suchira Ghosh’s strong knowledge of pharmaceutical regulations and intellectual property has helped her push through contentious battles to get generic drugs on the market for Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Watson Laboratories Inc., landing her a spot as one of five life sciences attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 04, 2017

    Rising Star: Steptoe & Johnson's Amy Lentz

    Steptoe & Johnson LLP’s Amy J. Lentz has spent the past decade ascending through the firm’s trade practice, primarily with her intensive work on landmark World Trade Organization cases challenging U.S. tariffs on behalf of the Chinese government, earning her a spot among the international trade attorneys under 40 being honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 04, 2017

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Corey Worcester

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's Corey Worcester has successfully represented insurers and reinsurers in complex coverage matters and transactions, including securing a win for a German insurer in a $90 million product liability coverage dispute with Ford Motor Co., landing him among the insurance lawyers under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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