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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.
  • June 04, 2021

    Rising Star: Haug Partners' Jonathan A. Herstoff

    Jonathan A. Herstoff of Haug Partners LLP convinced the U.S. Supreme Court to revive fired worker Charmaine Hamer's age-discrimination claims in his first argument before the high court, earning him a spot among the appellate law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 03, 2021

    Rising Star: Goodwin's David Zimmer

    David Zimmer of Goodwin Procter LLP has argued three cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, securing two decisions allowing thousands more immigrants to seek discretionary relief to remain in the country with their families, earning him a spot among appellate attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 02, 2021

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Amanda K. Rice

    Amanda K. Rice, a partner in the appellate practice at Jones Day, earned her spot among appellate law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars by garnering considerable experience in the U.S. Supreme Court. Not only has Rice drafted several merits briefs, four successful petitions for certiorari and numerous significant amicus briefs, she also presented her first Supreme Court oral argument in February.

  • 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 10, 2020

    Rising Star: Yetter Coleman's April L. Farris

    Yetter Coleman LLP partner April L. Farris helped IBM avoid paying an extra $26 million in damages in a contract dispute by persuading the Sixth Circuit to accept her interpretation of a confusing set of jury notes, earning her a spot among five appellate attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 09, 2020

    Rising Star: Osborn Maledon's Eric M. Fraser

    Eric M. Fraser of Osborn Maledon PA took a lead role representing the city of Phoenix as it defended an anti-discrimination law in a highly publicized Arizona Supreme Court case over LGBTQ rights and religious freedom, earning him a spot among the appellate law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 08, 2020

    Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Daniel E. Jones

    Daniel E. Jones of Mayer Brown LLP has had a prominent role in writing key briefs in several high-profile U.S. Supreme Court and circuit court cases, including the high court's landmark 2016 Spokeo decision, earning him a place as one of the appellate practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 07, 2020

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Yaakov M. Roth

    Jones Day partner Yaakov M. Roth convinced the U.S. Supreme Court to clear the conviction of a former New Jersey public official caught up in the infamous Bridgegate scandal, earning him a spot among five appellate attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 06, 2020

    Rising Star: Arnold & Porter's Elisabeth Theodore

    Elisabeth Theodore of Arnold & Porter has argued in a series of partisan gerrymandering cases and challenged the Trump administration's attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, earning her a spot among the appellate law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as 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 04, 2019

    Rising Star: Orrick's Mel Bostwick

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP's Mel Bostwick has argued before the Federal Circuit five times over the last two years, including scoring a landmark win for 90,000 veterans in an en banc case, earning her a spot as one of five appellate attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • October 03, 2019

    Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Ishan Bhabha

    Jenner & Block LLP partner Ishan Bhabha has argued nine times in federal appellate courts, including once before the U.S. Supreme Court, and several times in district courts, working on matters including appeals of lengthy criminal sentences, landing him among the five appellate attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • October 02, 2019

    Rising Star: Covington's David Zionts

    Covington & Burling LLP's David Zionts has successfully represented companies facing new applications of the Anti-Terrorism Act, leading to the creation of new legal precedents, and has also represented the city of Los Angeles in a case against the U.S. Department of Justice over its policy for administering policing grants, earning him a spot as one of five appellate law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • October 01, 2019

    Rising Star: Baker Botts' Scott Keller

    Baker Botts LLP's Scott Keller has achieved key victories on behalf of appellate clients, such as winning a U.S. Supreme Court case over Texas' redistricting while serving as the Lone Star State's solicitor general, ranking him as one of the appeals practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 30, 2019

    Rising Star: Arnold & Porter's R. Stanton Jones

    Arnold & Porter's R. Stanton Jones has had a hand in multiple high-profile appeals cases in recent years, including legal challenges aimed at stopping partisan gerrymandering and efforts to keep a citizenship question off the 2020 census, earning him a spot among five appellate law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 06, 2019

    Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40

    We're pleased to announce Law360's Rising Stars for 2019, our list of 175 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments transcend their age.

  • August 03, 2018

    Rising Star: Orrick's Brian Goldman

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP’s Brian Goldman has secured several headline-grabbing victories on behalf of his clients this year, including a Ninth Circuit decision that found zoning regulations on gun shops legal, earning him a spot as one of five attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360’s Appellate Rising Stars.

  • August 02, 2018

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Blaine Evanson

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP´s Blaine H. Evanson secured an intellectual property win for T-Mobile at the Federal Circuit that invalidated the patents asserted against it by a licensing company and affirmed that the wireless company had not infringed, earning him a spot among the appellate law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 01, 2018

    Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Colleen E. Roh Sinzdak

    Hogan Lovells' Colleen E. Roh Sinzdak played a crucial role in winning the temporary restraining order blocking President Donald Trump's second travel ban and defending that victory at the U.S. Supreme Court, making her one of five attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360's Appellate Rising Stars.

  • July 31, 2018

    Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Paul Hughes

    Mayer Brown's Paul Hughes made a splash this Supreme Court term by securing a years-in-the-making opinion that changed the rules for discharging debts and successfully campaigning to rectify a “drastic” Sixth Circuit ruling on malicious-prosecution immunity, earning a spot on Law360's list of Appellate Rising Stars for the second year in a row.

  • July 30, 2018

    Rising Star: Akin Gump's James Tysse

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP’s James Tysse assumed a lead role in the Gun Lake Tribe’s victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in a tribal casino project dispute, making him one of five attorneys under 40 selected for Law360’s Appellate Rising Stars.

  • July 27, 2018

    Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40

    The 168 attorneys selected as Law360's 2018 Rising Stars are lawyers whose accomplishments belie their age. From guiding eye-popping deals to handling bet-the-company litigation, these elite attorneys under 40 are leading the pack.

  • July 26, 2017

    Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Paul Hughes

    Mayer Brown’s Paul Hughes is equally compelled by the intellectual property appellate work he’s done at the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court — where he recently helped score his client Impression Products a complete win — as he is by the pro bono work he’s done on immigration and incarceration issues, earning a spot as one of four appellate practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 25, 2017

    Rising Star: WilmerHale's Tom Saunders

    WilmerHale’s Tom Saunders has spent his career building up a strong, successful appellate practice that capped off last year with a unanimous Supreme Court victory over requirements that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs give preference to veteran-owned small businesses, earning a spot as one of four appellate practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 24, 2017

    Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Adam Unikowsky

    Jenner & Block LLP’s Adam Unikowsky has argued four cases before the U.S. Supreme Court during his relatively short legal career, including snagging a victory this spring in a high-profile case over U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission disgorgement, earning the litigator a spot among the four appellate attorneys under 40 being honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.