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 27, 2026

    Rising Star: Sidley's Morgan Branch

    Morgan Branch of Sidley Austin LLP helped defend Kraft Heinz in groundbreaking "ultraprocessed foods" litigation and Bayer in high-stakes litigation over a contraceptive device, earning her a spot among the product liability law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 26, 2026

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Matt Bush

    Matt Bush of Kirkland & Ellis LLP is helping Johnson & Johnson defend against multidistrict litigation alleging that its baby powder caused cancer and defended Dow Chemical in a soil contamination case, earning him a spot among the product liability law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 25, 2026

    Rising Star: TorHoerman Law's Tyler Schneider

    Tyler Schneider of TorHoerman Law's work representing plaintiffs in cases accusing Abbott Laboratories of making infant formula that can cause serious gut conditions in preterm babies helped win a $495 million verdict against the company, earning him a place among the product liability practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 24, 2026

    Rising Star: Napoli Shkolnik's Maria Fleming

    At Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, Maria Fleming's work on leadership committees in the massive litigation over the opioid epidemic on behalf of Ohio counties hard-hit by addiction helped secure millions of dollars in settlements to abate the crisis and won her a place among the product liability attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 31, 2026

    Law360 Names 2026's Top Attorneys Under 40

    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.

  • July 30, 2025

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Catherine Mullaley

    Catherine "Kate" Mullaley of Kirkland & Ellis LLP helped Johnson & Johnson win personal injury trials over its baby powder and vaginal mesh products while at a prior firm, and she is trial counsel for Snap Inc. in a suit claiming its social media platform is defective, earning her a spot among the product liability law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 29, 2025

    Rising Star: Wilkinson Stekloff's Cali Arat

    Wilkinson Stekloff LLP partner Cali Arat helped secure Monsanto's first jury trial win that changed the tide in high-stakes litigation alleging that the company's Roundup herbicide caused cancer, earning her a spot among the product liability law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 28, 2025

    Rising Star: Goldman Ismail's Allyson Miller Julien

    Allyson Miller Julien of Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP helped Merck win a major victory in multidistrict litigation over its Gardasil HPV vaccine, earning her a spot among the product liability law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 18, 2025

    Law360 Names 2025's Top Attorneys Under 40

    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.

  • 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.