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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 15, 2024

    Rising Star: Covington's Greg Halperin

    Greg Halperin of Covington & Burling LLP helped McKesson Corp. win a key bellwether trial against distributors in sprawling opioid multidistrict litigation, and helped defend Boehringer Ingelheim from thousands of suits over the drug Pradaxa, earning him a spot among the product liability law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 14, 2024

    Rising Star: King & Spalding's TaCara Harris

    King & Spalding LLP's TaCara Harris' work investigating allegations of sexual assault by coaches in the National Women's Soccer League, as well as her work on the litigation over claims that Zantac causes cancer, is why she won a spot on the 2024 list of product liability Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 13, 2024

    Rising Star: Lieff Cabraser's Andrew Kaufman

    Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP's Andrew Kaufman has helped lead cases in multidistrict litigation against Juul Labs Inc. over its marketing of vapes and Uber Technologies Inc. over allegations of sexual assault of passengers, earning him a spot among product liability attorneys under age 40 recognized by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 12, 2024

    Rising Star: Barnes & Thornburg's Erin Pauley

    Erin Pauley of Barnes & Thornburg LLP has represented clients such as pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers and national food and drug retailers against personal injury and product liability cases throughout the country, earning her a spot among the product liability practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 09, 2024

    Rising Star: Seeger Weiss' Caleb Seeley

    Caleb Seeley of Seeger Weiss LLP has advocated for plaintiffs facing the often life-altering effects of lapses in products used by millions of consumers, including in what is thought to be the largest mass tort in American history, earning him a spot among the product liability law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • 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 31, 2023

    Rising Star: Covington's David Sneed

    David Sneed, a partner at Covington & Burling LLP, helped the firm convince the Fourth Circuit to overturn a $1.25 million jury verdict against pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim, earning him a spot among the product liability attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 28, 2023

    Rising Star: Keller Rohrback's Ryan McDevitt

    Ryan McDevitt of Keller Rohrback LLP has helped secure a multibillion-dollar class action settlement against Volkswagen in sprawling emissions multidistrict litigation and co-leads a class action over lithium-ion batteries in Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles, earning him a spot among the product liability practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 27, 2023

    Rising Star: Goldman Ismail's Edward Dumoulin

    Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP's Edward Dumoulin's work representing Bayer in mass tort litigation over a contrast dye agent used in medical imaging, and Merck in claims alleging that its HPV vaccine Gardasil causes injuries, won him a spot on Law360's list of product liability Rising Stars for 2023.

  • July 26, 2023

    Rising Star: Lieff Cabraser's Katherine McBride

    Katherine McBride of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP enjoys complicated cases and learning about different types of tech, pushing her career toward the automotive industry and earning her a spot among the product liability law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as 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 30, 2022

    Rising Star: Winston & Strawn's Bryce Cooper

    Bryce Cooper of Winston & Strawn LLP is the case managing partner representing Abbott Laboratories in multidistrict litigation over the company's preterm infant formula and was on the team that brought the first Monsanto Roundup case to trial, earning him a spot among the product liability law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 29, 2022

    Rising Star: Simmons Hanly's Holly Nighbert

    Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC shareholder Holly Nighbert's work on back-to-back trials in the massive opioid litigation, including in federal multidistrict litigation and in a New York state jury trial late last year, has earned her a spot as one of the product liability attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 28, 2022

    Rising Star: Seeger Weiss' Parvin K. Aminolroaya

    Seeger Weiss LLP's Parvin K. Aminolroaya was appointed co-lead counsel in multidistrict litigation against Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical unit Janssen over its Elmiron bladder cyst medication and helped a veteran win a $55 million verdict against 3M in an MDL over its earplugs, earning her a spot among the product liability attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 27, 2022

    Rising Star: Lieff Cabraser's Phong-Chau G. Nguyen

    Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP partner Phong-Chau G. Nguyen has played a role in some of the largest product liability cases in recent years, including multidistrict litigation in the automotive industry that resulted in multibillion-dollar settlements, earning him a spot among the product liability attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 24, 2022

    Rising Star: Dechert's Jonathan Tam

    Jonathan Tam of Dechert LLP has worked on large-scale mass torts, including representing 3M in multiple recent trials over allegations that its earplugs damaged U.S. military service members' hearing, earning him a place among the product liability 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.

  • June 24, 2021

    Rising Star: Baum Hedlund's R. Brent Wisner

    Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman PC's R. Brent Wisner has netted multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements in sprawling litigation over Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2021 product liability Rising Stars.

  • June 23, 2021

    Rising Star: Barnes & Thornburg's Kristen Richer

    Barnes & Thornburg LLP's Kristen Richer took lead roles in securing significant wins in the past year for retailers in multidistrict litigations over a probable carcinogen found in popular heartburn medication Zantac and generic blood pressure medications, earning her a spot among the top product liability law practitioners under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 22, 2021

    Rising Star: Troutman Pepper's Eric Rumanek

    Eric Rumanek of Troutman Pepper has helped Johnson & Johnson defend against multidistrict litigation over allegedly defective pelvic mesh devices, one of the largest mass tort cases in history, earning him a spot among the product liability law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 21, 2021

    Rising Star: Covington & Burling's Emily Ullman

    Covington & Burling LLP's Emily Ullman has defeated class certification in the sprawling opioid multidistrict litigation and ended another MDL over allegations that Cialis and Viagra cause melanoma, earning her a spot among the product liability law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 18, 2021

    Rising Star: Andrus Wagstaff's David Wool

    Andrus Wagstaff PC partner David Wool's trial and appellate wins on behalf of a Roundup user who won a $25 million judgment against Monsanto over his claims that its weedkiller caused his cancer landed him a place on Law360's list of product liability lawyers under 40 honored as Rising Stars for 2021.

  • 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.

  • July 23, 2020

    Rising Star: Venable's Celeste Brecht

    Venable LLP partner Celeste Brecht's work on major product liability cases, including defending Merck & Co. in multidistrict litigation over the drugmaker's shingles vaccine, has earned her a spot on this year's list of product liability law practitioners under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • July 22, 2020

    Rising Star: Sidley's Michelle Ramirez

    Sidley Austin LLP partner Michelle Ramirez has played a key role in recent years defending Bayer AG in litigation over its birth control device Essure, landing her a spot as one of the product liability attorneys under 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

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