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 01, 2021

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Lin W. Kahn

    Jones Day's Lin W. Kahn has helped run merger and conduct investigations at the Federal Trade Commission and has also amassed considerable trial experience working on antitrust matters at the agency and in private practice, earning her a spot among the top competition attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 30, 2021

    Rising Star: Dechert's Laurence Bary

    Laurence Bary of Dechert LLP navigated the antitrust laws of the stars by helping shepherd the purchase of Europe's only space launch company, making her one of the top competition attorneys under 40 named by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 29, 2021

    Rising Star: Cravath's Lauren Roberta Kennedy

    Lauren Roberta Kennedy of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP has established herself as a top-tier competition attorney, having represented companies like American Express and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in high-stakes litigation, earning her a spot among the competition law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 28, 2021

    Rising Star: Freshfields' Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum

    Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP has counseled clients through a wide range of antitrust matters, including sensitive conduct investigations, multibillion-dollar deal reviews and a merger challenge in federal court, earning him a spot among the top competition attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 25, 2021

    Rising Star: Covington & Burling's Henry Liu

    Henry Liu of Covington & Burling LLP has defended against massive antitrust class actions, including notching important wins for JPMorgan against sprawling accusations of aluminum price-fixing, earning him a spot among the top competition attorneys under 40 honored as Law360 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 24, 2020

    Rising Star: Wilson Sonsini's Jeffrey Bank

    Jeffrey C. Bank of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC has helped clients like generic-drug maker Mylan defend against important antitrust litigation and enforcement actions, while also leading client suits targeting anti-competitive conduct by other companies, earning him a spot among antitrust attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • July 23, 2020

    Rising Star: WilmerHale's David Gringer

    WilmerHale's David Gringer has worked on massive cases on both sides of the courtroom, contesting conduct and mergers as a U.S. Department of Justice trial attorney and defending deals in private practice, cementing a spot for him as one of the antitrust attorneys honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • July 22, 2020

    Rising Star: White & Case's Strati Sakellariou-Witt

    Strati Sakellariou-Witt of White & Case LLP served as counsel to Saudi Arabian Oil Co. in its $70 billion acquisition of chemical manufacturing company Saudi Basic Industries Corp., earning her a spot among the competition law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • July 21, 2020

    Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Justin W. Bernick

    Justin W. Bernick has played a key role on a Hogan Lovells team defending Blue Cross Blue Shield in massive antitrust litigation brought by health insurance buyers and medical providers accusing BCBS of allocating markets, earning him a spot among the competition practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • July 20, 2020

    Rising Star: Cleary's Dan Culley

    Daniel P. Culley of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP helped guide T-Mobile through a web of regulatory approvals needed for its blockbuster purchase of Sprint and has also handled important deals for companies across a variety of other industries, earning him a spot among antitrust attorneys under age 40 honored as a Law360 Rising Star.

  • July 17, 2020

    Rising Star: Boies Schiller's Duane Loft

    Boies Schiller Flexner LLP's Duane Loft has represented professional basketball players in a crucial spat against the NBA, and he continues to work some of the most important pharmaceutical pricing antitrust cases, netting him a place among the antitrust attorneys under age 40 honored by 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.

  • October 04, 2019

    Rising Star: O'Melveny's Scott Schaeffer

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP's Scott Schaeffer has guided clients to important wins in cases involving allegations of anti-competitive conduct, including for Impax in a Federal Trade Commission enforcement action, while also working on a range of other issues in the U.S. and abroad, earning him a spot among competition attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • October 03, 2019

    Rising Star: Hausfeld's Sarah LaFreniere

    Hausfeld’s Sarah R. LaFreniere has played an important role in the hugely complicated forex rigging case against major banks like Deutsche Bank AG and JPMorgan Chase & Co., which yielded a multibillion-dollar settlement and helped put her on the map as an antitrust lawyer under 40 honored as one of Law360’s Rising Stars.

  • October 02, 2019

    Rising Star: Cravath's Rory Leraris

    Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP partner Rory Leraris broke new ground in competition law last year when she helped convince the U.S. Supreme Court to consider two-sided markets in antitrust analysis, freeing AmEx from a Justice Department case and making her one of five competition attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • October 01, 2019

    Rising Star: Cleary Gottlieb's Ken Reinker

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's Kenneth S. Reinker has helped guide major mergers through the clearance process, including representing 21st Century Fox in its $71.3 billion sale to Disney, and has also worked on important conduct cases for clients including Sabre, earning him a spot among competition attorneys under age 40 honored as one of Law360's Rising Stars.

  • September 30, 2019

    Rising Star: Baker Botts' Michael Perry

    Baker Botts LLP partner Michael J. Perry successfully steered clients like Indorama Ventures PLC through highly contentious merger reviews at the U.S. Department of Justice and his former employer, the Federal Trade Commission, helping net him a spot as one of the competition attorneys under 40 honored as a Law360 Rising Star.

  • 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: Weil's Jeff White

    Jeff White of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has helped companies including Walgreens Boots Alliance navigate complicated merger reviews to find solutions that get multibillion-dollar deals through, earning him a spot among five competition attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 03, 2018

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Michael Gleason

    Jones Day’s Michael Gleason helped earn a rare decision against a Federal Trade Commission bid to block a hospital merger, and also represented Parker Hannifin as it navigated an antitrust challenge to its $4.3 billion acquisition of a competitor, earning him a spot as an attorney under 40 honored as one of Law360’s competition Rising Stars.

  • August 02, 2018

    Rising Star: Cravath's Margaret D'Amico

    Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP's Margaret D’Amico has represented clients on antitrust matters in a variety of mergers and deals, including her participation in the recently approved Time Warner-AT&T merger, landing her a spot as an antitrust practitioner under age 40 honored as a Law360 Rising Star.

  • August 01, 2018

    Rising Star: Latham's Chris Campbell

    Latham & Watkins LLP's Chris Campbell has notched important victories for major tech companies — including Toshiba and Oracle — in complex antitrust matters, earning him a spot as one of five competition attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 31, 2018

    Rising Star: Cohen Milstein's Sharon Robertson

    Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC's Sharon Robertson has played leading roles on complex multidistrict litigation, including as co-lead counsel for a class that recently inked a $104.75 million settlement over allegations drugmakers delayed the entry of generic versions of the pain patch Lidoderm, earning her a spot among five competition 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.