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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 25, 2021

    Rising Star: Berger Montague's Patrick F. Madden

    Patrick F. Madden of Berger Montague PC helped the city of Philadelphia receive millions of dollars of relief in litigation against Wells Fargo and represented mixed martial arts fighters in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in an antitrust lawsuit, earning him a spot among the class action law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 24, 2021

    Rising Star: King & Spalding's Madison Kitchens

    King & Spalding partner Madison Kitchens has successfully defended manufacturers facing massive exposure, including a recent Ninth Circuit appeal of a $454 million verdict that saw his side go toe-to-toe with Michael Avenatti, earning Kitchens a spot among the class action practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 23, 2021

    Rising Star: Lieff Cabraser's Kevin R. Budner

    Kevin R. Budner of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP was on the leadership team that helped strike a $10 billion settlement for plaintiffs alleging Volkswagen cheated customers, lied to the government and misled the public about the emissions of almost 600,000 diesel vehicles, earning him a place among the class action attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 22, 2021

    Rising Star: Keker Van Nest's Erin Meyer

    Erin Meyer's successful arguments on behalf of defendants in major California class actions, including Coinbase and Public Storage, have earned her a place among the best class action lawyers 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.

  • July 16, 2020

    Rising Star: Pomerantz's Jennifer Banner Sobers

    Pomerantz LLP's Jennifer Banner Sobers has played crucial roles in major international securities cases, including overseeing third-party discovery in Brazil's largest oil company Petrobras' $3 billion litigation, earning her a spot as one of five class action practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 15, 2020

    Rising Star: Kabat Chapman's Ryan D. Watstein

    A specialist in consumer class actions, Kabat Chapman & Ozmer LLP's Ryan Watstein has prevented an autodialer suit against Bright House Networks from getting certified and convinced a federal court to toss junk fax claims against Time Warner Cable, earning him a spot among five class action attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • July 14, 2020

    Rising Star: Goldstein Borgen's Raymond A. Wendell

    Raymond Wendell of Goldstein Borgen Dardarian & Ho reached multimillion-dollar settlements with three major cities that require them to install thousands of curb ramps for people who use wheelchairs, and he struck a $6.5 million-dollar deal with American Airlines for customers who were wrongly charged for their checked bags, earning him a place among the class action attorneys under 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • July 13, 2020

    Rising Star: Cohen Milstein's Emmy L. Levens

    Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC partner Emmy L. Levens has landed several major antitrust settlements, including a $50 million deal with Panasonic and other electronics companies, and is currently helping lead a major suit over the Flint water crisis — earning her a spot among Law360's class action Rising Stars.

  • July 10, 2020

    Rising Star: Bernstein Litowitz's Edward Timlin

    With a deft hand at shareholder class actions, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP's Edward Timlin has guided litigation challenging national gas companies' $11 billion union and advised an insider trading case targeting a billionaire activist investor, earning him a spot as one of five class action attorneys 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.

  • September 27, 2019

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Adam Wolfson

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP partner Adam Wolfson helped lead a group of insurers to a billion dollar victory against the Trump administration after it cut off payments that help them reduce costs for low-income individuals, landing him among the five class action attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 26, 2019

    Rising Star: Labaton Sucharow's Ned Weinberger

    Ned Weinberger of Labaton Sucharow LLP negotiated a $35.5 million deal for investors in a suit against AGNC Investment Corp.'s directors and secured a significant victory for minority shareholders challenging Earthstone Energy's $335 million acquisition of Bold Energy, earning him a spot among class action lawyers under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 25, 2019

    Rising Star: Hueston Hennigan's Steven Feldman

    Steven Feldman of Hueston Hennigan LLP scored a win at the U.S. Supreme Court for health product maker Nutraceutical Corp., shaping the law governing class actions and landing him a spot among class action law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 24, 2019

    Rising Star: Edelson's Rafey Balabanian

    Rafey Balabanian of Edelson PC has landed notable wins for consumers throughout his career, including recently obtaining the largest privacy verdict in U.S. history, earning him a spot among the class action attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 23, 2019

    Rising Star: Covington's Andrew Soukup

    Andrew Soukup of Covington & Burling LLP has seen big wins in his class action practice, and in one notable case secured a crucial court finding that mortgage servicers can charge borrowers for property inspections, landing the Washington, D.C.-based attorney a spot among the class action 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 06, 2018

    Rising Star: Pomerantz's Justin S. Nematzadeh

    Integral to achieving a nearly $3 billion settlement with Brazilian oil giant Petrobras earlier this year — the fifth-largest class action settlement in U.S. history — Pomerantz LLP’s Justin S. Nematzadeh has already proven he knows how to secure excellent recoveries for his clients, earning him a spot among five class action law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 03, 2018

    Rising Star: Blank Rome's Michael A. Iannucci

    Michael A. Iannucci of Blank Rome LLP has spearheaded the successful defense of consumer class actions against several companies, including TGI Friday’s at the New Jersey Supreme Court, earning him a spot as one of six attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360 class action Rising Stars.

  • August 02, 2018

    Rising Star: Weil's Eric S. Hochstadt

    Eric S. Hochstadt has spent his career at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP focused on litigating class actions from both sides of the table, most recently swaying a jury to completely reject antitrust allegations against C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc., making him one of the few class action attorneys under age 40 given Law360 Rising Star status.

  • August 01, 2018

    Rising Star: Lieff Cabraser's Annika K. Martin

    Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP’s Annika K. Martin focuses on fighting for the wronged, with key roles in matters like the Deepwater Horizon litigation and a sexual abuse case against a former University of Southern California gynecologist, earning her a spot as one of six attorneys under 40 honored as a Law360 class action Rising Star.

  • July 31, 2018

    Rising Star: WilmerHale's Timothy J. Perla

    WilmerHale’s Timothy J. Perla leads the defense efforts on behalf of blood-testing company Theranos Inc. in ongoing investor litigation, earning him a spot as one of six attorneys under 40 selected for Law360’s class action Rising Stars.

  • July 30, 2018

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Ragan Naresh

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Ragan Naresh has guided clients like Charter Communications Inc., Abbott Laboratories Inc. and Syngenta AG through class actions threatening significant liability while developing new law for future cases, earning him a spot as one of six class action attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360.

  • 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.

  • August 02, 2017

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Timothy Loose

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher's Timothy Loose has racked up wins defending companies across a wide range of class action cases, including a victory in a case over boat motors made by Yamaha Motor Corp. that was recently upheld in a precedential Ninth Circuit decision, earning him a spot as one of the four class action attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.