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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.
  • July 14, 2020

    Rising Star: Latham's Alfred Xue

    Alfred Xue of Latham & Watkins LLP has represented major financial institutions in high-profile transactions, including J.P. Morgan, Credit Suisse and other banks as they financed Brookfield Business Partners' $13.2 billion acquisition of a battery business in 2019, earning him a spot among the banking law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 13, 2020

    Rising Star: Fried Frank's Ezra Schneck

    Ezra Schneck of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP advised on several transactions worth about $1 billion or more in the last year, including guiding Sinclair Broadcast Group's $9.6 billion acquisition of Disney's sports networks, earning him a spot among the banking law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 10, 2020

    Rising Star: Covington's Ashley Simonsen

    Covington & Burling LLP's Ashley Simonsen has defended financial services firms like Celtic Bank, Navient and Chase against borrower litigation with often millions of dollars on the line, securing a spot as one of the banking 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.

  • September 20, 2019

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Courtney Lyons Snyder

    Jones Day partner Courtney Lyons Snyder has been a key part of the firm’s representation of Wells Fargo in litigation over residential mortgage-backed securities and maintains a non-traditional practice working with state attorneys general and government investigations, earning her a spot among five banking attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 19, 2019

    Rising Star: Paul Hastings' Marisa Sotomayor

    While Marisa A. Sotomayor of Paul Hastings LLP says that any deal she works on, no matter the value, is of equal importance to her, she’s represented some big fish like Bank of America and Wells Fargo as arrangers in $5.1 billion credit facilities to support Bass Pro Shops’ purchase of Cabela’s, earning her a spot as one of five banking law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 18, 2019

    Rising Star: Fried Frank's Adam Summers

    Fried Frank partner Adam Summers counseled Goldman Sachs Lending Partners on its nine-figure funding of a blank-check company’s tie-up with Ranpak Corp. and helped guide Bank of America and Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith in a $1.15 billion financing for Alliance Laundry Systems, earning a spot among the five banking attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • September 17, 2019

    Rising Star: Cravath's Sasha Rosenthal-Larrea

    Sasha Rosenthal-Larrea of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP has helped Alliance Laundry Systems LLC secure $1.15 billion in credit facilities and represented Morgan Stanley in arranging $765 million of credit facilities for a private equity firm’s acquisition of The Bay Club, all while leading diversity and inclusion efforts at her firm, earning her a spot as one of five banking attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 16, 2019

    Rising Star: Arnold & Porter's Amber Hay

    Arnold & Porter’s Amber Hay has advised on bank mergers like Stifel Financial’s purchase of The Business Bank of St. Louis and provided sharp regulatory and compliance counsel to companies like First Republic Bank, landing her a spot as one of five banking 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: Sullivan & Cromwell's Stephen Salley

    Stephen Salley of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP has advised NorthStar Asset Management in a three-way merger that created one of the largest real estate investment trusts in the country and guided American Express in major co-branded credit card portfolio deals, earning him a spot as one of five banking attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 02, 2018

    Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Elizabeth Khoury Ali

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP’s Elizabeth “Liz” R. Khoury Ali has taken the reins on delicate, hurried and massive transactions far surpassing the $1 billion mark on behalf of some of the world’s largest lenders, including Wells Fargo Bank NA, landing her among the top five banking practitioners under age 40 recognized by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 01, 2018

    Rising Star: Boies Schiller's Leigh Nathanson

    Boies Schiller Flexner LLP's Leigh Nathanson has spent the better part of her eight years with the firm defending Barclays in dozens of lawsuits over the bank’s alleged manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate, earning her a spot as one of five banking law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 31, 2018

    Rising Star: Skadden's Sven Mickisch

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP’s Sven Mickisch led some of his firm’s most high-profile transactions over the last year, working with big-bank financial technology startup TruSight and representing Vantiv Inc. in its $10 billion fintech acquisition, landing him among the top banking attorneys under 40 honored as Law360’s Rising Stars.

  • July 30, 2018

    Rising Star: Covington & Burling's Michael Nonaka

    Covington & Burling LLP’s Michael Nonaka has strutted his stuff as a champion of financial technology, helping firms navigate the legal and regulatory hurdles of the fintech frontier and co-authoring a white paper on blockchain’s cybersecurity implications, earning a spot as one of five banking attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as 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 20, 2017

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Jessica Tuchinsky

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's Jessica Tuchinsky has cultivated an expertise in helping leading financial institutions finance multibillion-dollar transactions, including Dow Chemical Co.’s $5 billion spinoff in 2015, earning her a spot as one of five banking practitioners under 40 to be honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 19, 2017

    Rising Star: Weil's Heather A. Viets

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP’s Heather A. Viets has become a go-to attorney for Barclays PLC and other global financial giants when they enter into complex, multibillion-dollar loans and financing agreements, earning her a spot as one of five banking law practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 19, 2017

    The 2017 Rising Stars, By Firm

    Law360's Rising Stars recognizes attorneys under 40 who have demonstrated outstanding career accomplishments. This year, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP led the pack with eight Rising Stars each, followed by Latham & Watkins LLP, Mayer Brown LLP and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, which had six apiece. Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP rounded out the group with five Rising Stars.

  • July 18, 2017

    Rising Star: Debevoise's Courtney Dankworth

    While still in her early 30s, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP’s Courtney Dankworth helped represent JPMorgan Chase in a historic $25 billion post mortgage-crisis settlement, earning her a spot among Law360’s Rising Stars for banking practitioners under 40.

  • July 17, 2017

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Andy Corkhill

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP’s Andy Corkhill has worked on some of the largest cases that came out of the 2008 financial crisis, including Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s $2 billion trial against Citibank NA, earning him a spot as one of five banking practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 14, 2017

    Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40

    The 156 attorneys selected as Law360's 2017 Rising Stars are lawyers whose accomplishments belie their age. This elite group of attorneys, all under 40, have distinguished themselves by handling bet-the-company litigation and brokering deals that make headlines.

  • July 14, 2017

    Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Adam Wolk

    Mayer Brown LLP’s Adam Wolk has become one of the leading lawyers in finance and has helped companies like restaurant giant Yum Brands Inc. and private equity firm The Jordan Co. secure the financing they need to get their businesses moving forward, earning him a spot as one of five banking law practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • April 22, 2016

    Rising Star: Skadden's Sven Mickisch

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's Sven Mickisch has played a prominent role in complex transactions all over the world, leading to his becoming the second-youngest partner in the firm's history and one of Law360's top banking attorneys under 40.

  • April 21, 2016

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Christopher Kercher

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP partner Christopher Kercher has held leading roles in some of the most complex banking lawsuits spawned by the financial crisis, including litigation for the Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. estate, work that has earned him a place among Law360's top banking lawyers under 40.

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