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August 27, 2026
Matthew Dobbins' environmental practice at Vinson & Elkins LLP spans every major environmental statute, with clients in the energy, waste and industrial sectors. He's carved out a niche as lead environmental counsel on large-scale transactions, applying his diverse knowledge of environmental risk management to represent clients like Apollo Global Management and Endeavor Energy in acquisitions, earning him a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 26, 2026
Stephen Zumbrun, partner at Blank Rome LLP, has won a trial verdict in an environmental case, directed a review of groundwater protections that helped shape a Superfund cleanup plan, and served as the regulatory point of contact on a major pharmaceutical acquisition. Add to that a busy pro bono practice, and it's clear how he earned a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 25, 2026
Brittany Bolen of Sidley Austin LLP helped save a manufacturer from shuttering U.S. facilities due to a chemical regulation and helped push the federal government to change its enforcement policy on certain aftermarket automotive devices, earning her a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 24, 2026
Latham & Watkins LLP partner Devin M. O'Connor has worked on the teams that successfully secured multiple court victories within the past year that allowed multibillion-dollar offshore wind and energy projects to resume construction, earning her a spot among the environmental attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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July 31, 2026
Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2026, our list of more than 160 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.
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August 14, 2025
Elizabeth Phillips Corey's scientific aptitude, legal chops and client relations have made her an asset at Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, where she's helped save an oil field that was in danger of being shut down and worked with a company hoping to usher in new nanotechnology, earning her a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 13, 2025
Andrew Silton of Beveridge & Diamond PC led a landmark Clean Water Act victory before the U.S. Supreme Court that reshaped how environmental permits are written nationwide, and he's helping cities, developers and tech firms navigate the next wave of environmental law enforcement — earning him a spot among the environmental law attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 12, 2025
Avi Kupfer of Mayer Brown LLP has used his unique governmental experience as a litigator and administrator to, as a private practitioner, help clients such as the U.S. Postal Service navigate the intricacies of administrative law, earning him a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 11, 2025
Adele Daniel of Keller Rohrback LLP has been helping her firm win big-money cases for clients alleging toxic pollution, facing determined opponents in court, working on every stage of the litigation and earning a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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July 18, 2025
Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2025, our list of more than 150 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.
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July 18, 2024
Corinne Snow of Vinson & Elkins LLP has been at the forefront of the field of environmental regulation throughout her young career, serving in the U.S. Department of Justice and working with water associations in challenging recent regulatory mandates from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and earning her a spot among the environmental practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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July 17, 2024
James Dolphin of Kirkland & Ellis LLP's success in helping clients navigate the nuances of environmental law and the energy industry in complex agreements, projects and transactions — including a first-of-its-kind agreement between Chestnut Carbon and Microsoft — has earned him a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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July 16, 2024
Coral Odiot-Rivera of Napoli Shkolnik PLLC has worked on major leading environmental justice lawsuits, including her efforts to help successfully secure a $13.6 billion settlement with manufacturers 3M and DuPont over alleged PFAS contamination in public water systems, earning her a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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July 15, 2024
Lana Rowenko of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP represents more than a dozen states and territories in multidistrict litigation over per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in South Carolina and was part of the team that earned $48 million in settlements for the state of New Mexico following the 2015 Gold King Mine spill, earning her a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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July 12, 2024
Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2024, our list of 158 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.
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July 12, 2024
Megan Morgan of Beveridge & Diamond PC helped strike down more than $200 million in permit fees for California's Chiquita Canyon landfill, guided Fortune 100 tech companies on corporate sustainability and responsible sourcing, and defended BNSF Railway against a potentially $4 trillion penalty, earning her a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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July 18, 2023
Heather Welles of O'Melveny & Myers LLP is a member of a founding group of attorneys for the law firm's formal water practice and worked extensively in landmark litigation involving groundwater use in California, placing her among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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July 17, 2023
Ed Diab of Diab Chambers LLP has secured more than $1.5 billion in settlements tied to wildfire damage on behalf of his California public entity clients over the past five years, earning him a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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July 14, 2023
Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Ty'Meka Reeves-Sobers has used her environmental, regulatory, corporate and securities background to advise clients on hundreds of transactions, including multibillion-dollar deals, earning her a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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July 13, 2023
Rachel Levick, a partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, cut a huge deal to resolve diesel emissions violations by Mercedes-Benz, helped win total victory for an oil company facing a remediation lawsuit in Indonesia, and regularly advises major automobile companies on emerging compliance issues, earning her a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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July 12, 2023
Arnold & Porter partner Lauren Daniel saw her first trial work in Deepwater Horizon litigation and now is lead managing counsel for Honeywell International Inc. in a series of suits over its uranium conversion facility in Illinois, earning her a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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July 10, 2023
Thomas Brugato's talent for deals, enforcement issues and regulatory processes have made him an asset at Covington & Burling LLP, where he's helped facilitate nuclear power business mergers, settle cleanup disputes and work with an electric car giant on fuel economy rules, earning him a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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June 17, 2023
Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2023, our list of 183 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.
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June 06, 2022
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP partner Brent Dwerlkotte has played a role in successfully resolving high-dollar tort litigation and in helping defend one of the must-watch product liability cases of 2022, earning him a spot among the environmental attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.
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June 03, 2022
Latham & Watkins LLP partner Jennifer Roy has carved out a practice guiding major utilities, energy companies and others on environmental policy and regulatory compliance, earning her a spot on this year's list of environmental practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.