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 12, 2024

    Law360 Names 2024's Top Attorneys Under 40

    Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2024, our list of 158 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

  • July 25, 2023

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Kevin Jang

    Quinn Emanuel attorney Kevin Jang has helped guide international tech firms including Google and Taiwanese semiconductor company MediaTek to victory in high-stakes patent disputes, earning him a spot among the international trade law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • July 24, 2023

    Rising Star: Faegre Drinker's Nicolas Guzman

    Nicolas Guzman of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has helped companies navigate international trade matters, utilizing his Mexican background in U.S.-Mexico trade issues, while giving back to his community and helping pro bono clients with immigration matters, earning him a spot among the international trade practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 21, 2023

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Mark Skerry

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's Mark Skerry assisted a British company in the $11 billion hostile takeover of an aerospace and defense producer, and represented three private equity giants in the largest leveraged buyout in the health care sector's history, earning him a spot among international trade attorneys under 40 honored by Law360's Rising Stars.

  • July 20, 2023

    Rising Star: Wiley Rein's Elizabeth S. Lee

    Elizabeth S. Lee of Wiley Rein LLP has represented U.S. manufacturers, including the Coalition of American Millwork Producers, in securing and defending U.S. Court of International Trade rulings that foreign manufacturers had harmed her clients by dumping their products in the United States, earning her a spot among the international trade law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • July 19, 2023

    Rising Star: DLA Piper's Nicholas Klein

    Nicholas Klein of DLA Piper has helped major international corporations gain crucial approvals from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and close multimillion-dollar transactions, earning him a spot among international trade law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 17, 2023

    Law360 Names 2023's Top Attorneys Under 40

    Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2023, our list of 183 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

  • June 09, 2022

    Rising Star: WilmerHale's Jeffrey I. Kessler

    WilmerHale's Jeffrey Kessler has dedicated his career to the field of international trade, serving as a lead adviser for Boeing in its long-running trade dispute with Airbus as well as a key decision-maker at the U.S. Department of Commerce, where he was appointed assistant secretary for enforcement and compliance, earning him a spot among the international trade attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 08, 2022

    Rising Star: Wiley's Enbar Toledano

    Enbar Toledano of Wiley Rein LLP successfully represented steel producer Nucor before the U.S. Court of International Trade and the American Line Pipe Producers Association in a Federal Circuit appeal of a CIT judgment, earning her a spot among the international trade attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 07, 2022

    Rising Star: King & Spalding's Marie-Sophie Dibling

    King & Spalding's Marie-Sophie Dibling served as lead counsel for the European Biodiesel Board in an anti-subsidy case helping to secure the imposition of high anti-subsidy duties, and represented the Moroccan textile industry in successful anti-dumping litigation against machine-made imports from Egypt, Jordan and China, earning her a spot among the international trade attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 06, 2022

    Rising Star: Kelley Drye's Melissa Brewer

    Kelley Drye & Warren LLP's Melissa Brewer helped secure retroactive duties on foreign honey and was a key player in two of the largest-ever trade complaints to hit the U.S. Department of Commerce, earning her a spot among the international trade attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 03, 2022

    Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Michael Jacobson

    Michael Jacobson of Hogan Lovells has litigated before tribunals and trade commissions across the world and successfully fought tariffs for international clients, including the recent defeat of safeguard tariffs on Canadian solar modules, earning him a spot among the international trade attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • May 30, 2022

    Law360 Names 2022's Top Attorneys Under 40

    Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2022, our list of 176 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

  • 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.

  • 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 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 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 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.

  • May 28, 2021

    Law360 Names 2021's Top Attorneys Under 40

    We're pleased to announce Law360's Rising Stars for 2021, our list of 180 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments transcend their age.

  • August 05, 2020

    Rising Star: Wiley's Derick G. Holt

    Derick Holt of Wiley Rein LLP has successfully represented U.S. steel manufacturers in countervailing duty and anti-dumping investigations to secure trade remedies against foreign competitors and protect American jobs, earning him a place among the international trade attorneys under 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 04, 2020

    Rising Star: King & Spalding's Mercedes C. Morno

    King & Spalding LLP's Mercedes Morno helped mount a successful defense of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers' authority to collect preliminary tariffs and was a member of the U.S. delegation to the North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiation, making her the youngest international trade lawyer to be honored as a Law360 Rising Star.

  • August 03, 2020

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Eva Monard

    Eva Monard of Jones Day has assisted clients through more than 80 trade defense cases in various jurisdictions, winning victories before the Court of Justice of the European Union and earning her a spot among the international trade practitioners under 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • July 31, 2020

    Rising Star: Crowell & Moring's David (Dj) Wolff

    David (Dj) Wolff of Crowell & Moring LLP has successfully advised clients on complying with sanctions and secured vital exemptions from sanctions requirements when necessary, earning him a spot among the international trade lawyers under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • July 02, 2020

    Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40

    We're pleased to announce Law360's Rising Stars for 2020, our list of 176 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments transcend their age.

  • October 18, 2019

    Rising Star: Wiley Rein's Tessa Capeloto

    Wiley Rein LLP's Tessa Capeloto has scored key victories for American manufacturers in trade investigations, while spearheading the firm's efforts to challenge importers' bids to dodge the Trump administration's recent tariffs on steel and aluminum, earning her a spot among Law360's international trade Rising Stars.

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