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Rankings: Rising Stars
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April 14, 2016
Rising Star: White & Case's Brody Greenwald
White & Case LLP's Brody K. Greenwald has done invaluable work on some of the most recent important international arbitration cases, including a landmark dispute between the Republic of Uzbekistan and an Israeli metal company, earning him a place among the top international arbitration attorneys under 40 honored by Law360.
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April 14, 2016
Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's Jeffrey B. Wall
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP special counsel Jeffrey B. Wall recently argued in front of the U.S. Supreme Court that the Federal Circuit has too stringent a standard for awarding enhanced damages in patent cases, earning him one of six spots on Law360's 2016 list of top appellate attorneys under 40.
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April 14, 2016
Rising Star: Kirkland's Ted Frankel
Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Ted Frankel has been at the helm of billions of dollars' worth of deals for some of the private equity world's largest players, including Bain Capital LP and Arsenal Capital Partners, making him one of five private equity attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as rising legal stars.
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April 14, 2016
Rising Star: Durie Tangri's Sonali Maitra
Durie Tangri LLP partner Sonali Maitra not only defeated a patent suit against her client Zynga Inc. but got a judge to order the plaintiff and its law firm to pay $1.2 million in fees for filing a "totally unreasonable" suit, earning her a spot among Law360's top IP attorneys under 40.
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April 13, 2016
Rising Star: DLA Piper's Erin Gibson
A former journalist who’s now bringing her communication skills to the courtroom, trial attorney Erin Gibson of DLA Piper has already racked up an impressive number of intellectual property wins, including helping to secure a verdict for Apple in a $500 million trial, landing her a spot on Law360’s list of IP Rising Stars.
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April 13, 2016
Rising Star: Kirkland's Elizabeth Hess
Whether it's helping Abbot Laboratories beat a $219 million False Claims Act suit or piloting companies through high-stakes government probes, Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Elizabeth Hess occupies a crucial seat in the corner of some of health care's biggest names, putting her among Law360's top health attorneys under 40.
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April 13, 2016
Rising Star: WilmerHale's Thomas Saunders
Securing victories that encompass both complex technological issues and novel legal issues, including defying expectations to win a case when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a long-standing patent royalty rule, has made WilmerHale partner Thomas Saunders one of Law360's top appellate lawyers under age 40.
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April 13, 2016
Rising Star: Freshfields' Elliot Friedman
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP's Elliot Friedman is representing ConocoPhillips Co. in its multibillion-dollar arbitration against Venezuela over the country's expropriation of oil projects, helping him to his place as one of 10 international arbitration lawyers under 40 honored by Law360.
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April 13, 2016
Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Atif Azher
Thanks to his work representing some of the country's biggest private equity shops and guiding various recent high-profile matters, including Dell and Silver Lake Partners' pending mega acquisition of EMC Corp., Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's Atif Azher has been named one of Law360's top private equity attorneys under 40.
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April 13, 2016
Rising Star: Debevoise & Plimpton's Marilyn Lion
Marilyn A. Lion has advised large insurance industry clients in a slew of innovative, multibillion-dollar transactions in recent years, including Protective Life Corp.'s $5.7 billion merger with a Japanese life insurer, landing the Debevoise & Plimpton LLP partner on Law360's list of four top insurance attorneys under age 40.
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April 13, 2016
Rising Star: Wilson Sonsini's Michael Joyce
Funding alternative energy might be a harder sell than more traditional project finance deals, but not for Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC partner Michael Joyce, whose knowledge about renewables and desire to help companies succeed earned him a spot among Law360's top project finance attorneys under 40.
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April 12, 2016
Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Michael Kimberly
Racking up repeated appearances, and wins, before the U.S. Supreme Court while still an associate, including scoring a unanimous victory for voters challenging gerrymandering in Maryland, has made Mayer Brown LLP partner Michael Kimberly one of Law360's top appellate lawyers under age 40.
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April 12, 2016
Rising Star: Hinshaw & Culbertson's Suzanne Jones
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP's Suzanne Jones has labored on arguments behind some of the most influential insurance cases, including one involving the Tenth Circuit and the Colorado Supreme Court that made it harder for insurance claimants to argue against their insurers' intent in some key respects, joining Law360's Rising Stars list of four top insurance attorneys under 40.
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April 12, 2016
Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Anthony Vernace
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partner Anthony Vernace’s work on high-profile mergers and acquisitions early in his career has won him a spot among Law360’s Rising Stars, and his role in complex global M&A deals is also what helped him become a partner at the firm when he was just 32.
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April 12, 2016
Rising Star: O'Melveny & Myers' Jennifer Taylor
Playing key roles in the successful reorganization of iconic gunsmith Colt, as well as the ongoing Chapter 11 cases for Hancock Fabrics Inc. and Verso Corp., O'Melveny & Myers LLP's Jennifer Taylor has earned herself a berth among Law360's top bankruptcy attorneys under 40.
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April 12, 2016
Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Patrick Curran
Patrick D. Curran of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has spearheaded some of the country's largest intellectual property disputes in high-stakes situations over the past five years, with numerous victories for Google under his belt, earning him a spot on Law360's list of top IP attorneys under 40.
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April 12, 2016
Rising Star: Williams & Connolly's Ashley W. Hardin
The stakes were enormous in two False Claims Act cases that threatened to expose clients of Williams & Connolly to billions of dollars in damages and penalties — and Ashley W. Hardin played a pivotal role in winning summary judgments tossing both suits. The partner's achievements helped her earn a place on Law360's Rising Stars list as one of the top six health care attorneys under age 40.
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April 12, 2016
Rising Star: Shearman & Sterling's Dan Feldman
Shearman & Sterling LLP attorney Dan Feldman's skillful handling of ambitious and complex industrial and infrastructure megaprojects, such as Petronas' $28 billion refinery and petrochemicals project in Malaysia, has landed him a spot among Law360's top project finance attorneys under the age of 40.
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April 12, 2016
Rising Star: Steptoe & Johnson's Michael Baratz
Steptoe & Johnson LLP partner Michael J. Baratz has consistently found himself at the forefront of the firm’s high-profile international arbitration caseload, highlighted by the dogged pursuit of a $1.6 billion award on behalf ExxonMobil and a $30 million win for U.S. Airways, landing him a spot among Law360's top attorneys under 40.
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April 11, 2016
Rising Star: Boies Schiller's Alanna Rutherford
Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP partner Alanna Rutherford has packed more high-stakes trial work into her young career than most corporate attorneys see in a lifetime and has snagged victories in matters ranging from a showdown with the U.S. government over its bailout of AIG to a dispute over insurance coverage for the World Trade Center attacks, earning her a place among Law360's Rising Stars.
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April 11, 2016
Rising Star: Whatley Kallas' W. Tucker Brown
Whatley Kallas LLP's W. Tucker Brown is making a name for himself in the health care realm far beyond his Birmingham, Alabama, base, playing a key role in high-stakes cases like the Blue Cross Blue Shield antitrust litigation and landing among six health attorneys under 40 recognized by Law360 this year.
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April 11, 2016
Rising Star: Squire Patton Boggs' Stephen Anway
Squire Patton Boggs LLP partner Stephen P. Anway, who specializes in investment treaty arbitration and international commercial arbitration, has represented clients in more than 60 arbitration proceedings spanning 25 countries, earning him a spot among the top international arbitration attorneys under the age of 40.
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April 11, 2016
Rising Star: Skadden's Brandon Van Dyke
Though he's yet to reach 40, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP’s Brandon Van Dyke has been able to provide ongoing counsel for corporate heavyweights, including DuPont Co. and News Corp., as they undertake transformational mergers and acquisitions, landing him on this year’s list of Law360's Rising Stars.
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April 11, 2016
Rising Star: Akin Gump's Deborah Newman
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP’s Deborah Newman recalls with satisfaction her recent leading role in the firm’s successful courtroom fight to shield General Motors’ unsecured creditor trust from billions in liability claims, one of the achievements that earned her a spot among seven top bankruptcy lawyers under 40 in Law360’s Rising Stars list.
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April 11, 2016
Rising Star: Nossaman's Brandon Davis
After helping transform the Port of Miami, Nossaman LLP's Brandon Davis has now become a key player in the redevelopment and improvement of the Los Angeles International Airport and its surrounding infrastructure, all part of the work that has made Davis one of Law360's top project finance attorneys under 40.