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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.
  • May 30, 2022

    Law360 Names 2022's Top Attorneys Under 40

    Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2022, our list of 176 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

  • June 17, 2021

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Lauren Blas

    Lauren Blas of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP helped Ashley Judd revive a sexual harassment claim against Harvey Weinstein and secured a successful decertification bid of a class of 11,000 drivers for J.B. Hunt Transport Inc., earning her a spot among the top employment law practitioners under 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 16, 2021

    Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Jocelyn R. Cuttino

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner Jocelyn Cuttino has carved out a practice helping organizations like National Public Radio, Vice Media Inc. and UNICEF work through difficult diversity and inclusion issues, earning her a spot on this year's list of employment practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 15, 2021

    Rising Star: Sanford Heisler's Danielle Fuschetti

    Danielle Fuschetti of Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP has negotiated pay discrimination settlements that included millions of dollars in payouts and programmatic changes in the workplace, earning her a spot among the employment law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 14, 2021

    Rising Star: Berger Montague's Camille Fundora Rodriguez

    Camille Fundora Rodriguez of Berger Montague has racked up six and seven-figure settlements on behalf of scores of workers who say they were underpaid, earning her a spot among the employment law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 11, 2021

    Rising Star: Hunton's Amber Rogers

    Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP partner Amber Rogers convinced the Fifth Circuit to overturn a pair of National Labor Relations Board decisions and snagged a trial victory in an unusually drawn-out race discrimination case, earning her a spot among the employment law practitioners under 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 10, 2020

    Rising Star: Sanford Heisler's Russell Kornblith

    Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP's Russell Kornblith represents a group of female attorneys who charge white shoe firm Jones Day with pay discrimination, forcing Big Law to reckon with its own gender inequality in the "black box" compensation model and earning him a spot among the five employment law practitioners under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • July 09, 2020

    Rising Star: Paul Hastings' Ryan Derry

    Paul Hastings' Ryan Derry has demonstrated a solid track record of securing trial victories in thorny labor cases for major clients, earning him a spot among the employment law practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 08, 2020

    Rising Star: Greenberg Traurig's John Richards

    John Richards of Greenberg Traurig LLP has guided Abercrombie & Fitch and Stanley Steemer through high-stakes class actions and has established himself as a go-to lawyer for helping global retail brands navigate a maze of workplace compliance challenges, earning him a spot as one of Law360's employment law Rising Stars.

  • July 07, 2020

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Molly Senger

    Molly Senger has become a go-to litigator under the tutelage of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's crack team of employment attorneys, helping Ford beat class claims in a sprawling sexual harassment suit to earn a spot as one of five employment law attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 06, 2020

    Rising Star: Cohen Milstein's Shaylyn Cochran

    Shaylyn Cochran of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC has steered a settlement with BarBri Inc. on behalf of a group of blind bar exam takers, moving the test prep giant to make its offerings accessible to test takers with vision disabilities and earning her a spot among the employment law practitioners under 40 honored as a Law360 Rising Star.

  • 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 13, 2019

    Rising Star: Sanford Heisler's Kate Mueting

    Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP partner Kate Mueting has guided lawyers and female professionals in numerous other industries through gender discrimination class actions against high-profile employers like KPMG and Jones Day, earning her a spot among the five employment lawyers under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 12, 2019

    Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Krissy Katzenstein

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius partner Krissy Katzenstein has become a go-to attorney for national employers accused of systemic discrimination, including helping Amtrak beat class claims in a sprawling race bias suit to solidify her spot as one of five employment law attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 11, 2019

    Rising Star: Katz Marshall's Joseph Abboud

    Katz Marshall & Banks LLP’s Joseph Abboud has advocated for victims of sexual harassment, assault and discrimination both in and out of the courtroom, including assisting Dr. Christine Blasey Ford as she testified about then-U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh before the Senate, landing him among the five employment attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • September 10, 2019

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Katherine Smith

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Katherine V.A. Smith has helped businesses like Ford Motor Co. and K12 Inc. defeat workers' certification bids in high-profile class actions and was one of the lead partners tasked by Wynn Resorts to probe alleged sexual misconduct by then-CEO Steve Wynn, landing her among the five employment lawyers under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 09, 2019

    Rising Star: Fisher Phillips' Todd Scherwin

    Fisher Phillips’ Todd Scherwin notched his first-ever U.S. Supreme Court win last year after rapidly rising through the ranks of the national employment law boutique, earning him a spot as one of five employment law attorneys 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 10, 2018

    Rising Star: Wigdor's Michael Willemin

    Wigdor LLP’s Michael Willemin has helped workers for such titans of finance and media as JPMorgan Chase and Fox News bring suits to right alleged workplace wrongs in his young career, earning him a spot as one of five employment law attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 09, 2018

    Rising Star: Paul Hastings' Felicia Davis

    Paul Hastings partner Felicia A. Davis helped narrow a suit accusing Google Inc. of underpaying women in California and beat back a sweeping Fair Credit Reporting Act class action brought on behalf of roughly 20,000 Disneyland job applicants, securing herself a place among five employment attorneys honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 08, 2018

    Rising Star: Katz Marshall's Alexis Ronickher

    Katz Marshall & Banks LLP partner Alexis Ronickher has successfully represented clients in sexual discrimination and harassment cases, including a former congressional staffer who brought allegations against then-Congressman Patrick Meehan, and in whistleblower actions, making her one of five employment attorneys under age 40 honored as a Law360 Rising Star.

  • August 07, 2018

    Rising Star: DLA Piper's Evan Parness

    DLA Piper partner Evan Parness has handled a variety of complex employment disputes and counseling matters in his career, including playing a key role on the team that recently won dismissal of a suit alleging NYU discriminated against a former professor, earning him a spot as one of five employment law attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 06, 2018

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Greta Williams

    Greta Williams of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP scored back-to-back wins for a Sprint contractor in two New York wage-and-hour suits and played a major role in the investigation of sexual harassment allegations against a Vox Media executive who was ultimately fired, making her one of five employment attorneys under 40 selected 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.