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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 08, 2021

    Rising Star: Keker Van Nest's Tom Gorman

    Thomas Gorman of Keker Van Nest & Peters LLP has litigated intellectual property, antitrust, fraud and breach of contract cases, including one that uncovered a massive trade secret theft leading to a $179 million arbitration win for Google, earning him a spot among the intellectual property attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 07, 2021

    Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Julie S. Goldemberg

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner Julie S. Goldemberg has been involved in high-profile patent eligibility cases and defended TCL Communications in its patent disputes with Ericsson, earning the patent litigator a spot among intellectual property attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 04, 2021

    Rising Star: Weil's Jessica L. Falk

    Jessica L. Falk of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has faced off against IBM over its Watson supercomputer technology and represented Marvel in comic book cases, landing her a spot among the intellectual property law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 03, 2021

    Rising Star: Kramer Levin's Hannah Lee

    Hannah Lee of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP has litigated high-stakes and high-dollar intellectual property disputes for clients in the technology and life sciences sectors, including a case that netted one of the largest damages awards in history, earning her a spot among the intellectual property attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 02, 2021

    Rising Star: Irell's Elizabeth Tuan

    Irell & Manella LLP partner Elizabeth Tuan helped Juno Therapeutics and Sloan Kettering win a $752 million verdict and then switched gears to win VLSI Technology a $2 billion one, earning her a spot among intellectual property attorneys 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 10, 2020

    Rising Star: WilmerHale's Brittany Amadi

    Brittany Amadi of WilmerHale successfully represented Intel Corp. in a $2 billion patent dispute over circuit technology, along with other major victories, landing her a spot among the intellectual property attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • July 09, 2020

    Rising Star: Skadden's James Pak

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP counsel James Pak has brought home multimillion-dollar jury verdicts for ZeniMax Media and Aspen Technology in intellectual property litigation, earning him a spot among the IP attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • July 08, 2020

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Deepa Acharya

    Deepa Acharya, a partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, has notched important victories against Silicon Valley giants, including a recent $1.1 billion jury verdict against Apple Inc., landing her a spot among the intellectual property attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • July 07, 2020

    Rising Star: McKool Smith's Nick Mathews

    Nicholas Mathews of McKool Smith PC has secured several victories on behalf of Ericsson, including a defense verdict in HTC Corp.'s patent dispute over standard essential patent licensing fees, earning him a spot among the intellectual property attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • July 06, 2020

    Rising Star: Fish & Richardson's Adam Shartzer

    Fish & Richardson PC principal Adam Shartzer helped Micron invalidate University of Illinois semiconductor patents and then beat a related breach of contract case, while using damages reports to beat several other patent cases, earning him a spot among intellectual property 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 16, 2019

    Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Irene Yang

    Sidley Austin LLP’s Irene Yang has helped major tech companies, including Microsoft and Sprint, win a number of high-stakes patent cases, earning her a spot among the intellectual property attorneys under age 40 honored as one of Law360's Rising Stars.

  • September 13, 2019

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Leslie Schmidt

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Leslie Schmidt has amassed numerous victories on behalf of her intellectual property clients over her career, including U.S. Supreme Court wins in WesternGeco's long-watched litigation about overseas patent infringement, earning her a spot as one of six IP practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 12, 2019

    Rising Star: Milbank's Lauren Drake

    Milbank LLP’s Lauren Drake helped fend off challenges to patents for the blockbuster cancer drug Rituxan and played a role in convincing the Federal Circuit to strike down the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s controversial policy on attorneys fees, earning her a spot among the intellectual property attorneys under 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • September 11, 2019

    Rising Star: Fish & Richardson's Betsy Flanagan

    Fish & Richardson PC's Betsy Flanagan has notched important victories for major pharmaceutical companies, including wiping out a $200 million verdict against Gilead Sciences Inc., landing her a spot among Law360's intellectual property Rising Stars.

  • September 10, 2019

    Rising Star: Debevoise & Plimpton's Megan K. Bannigan

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP counsel Megan K. Bannigan may not have set out to be an intellectual property litigator, but she has taken the field by storm, helping companies like Kate Spade and PayPal defend their trademarks and other IP, landing her a spot as a Law360 Rising Star.

  • September 09, 2019

    Rising Star: Caldwell Cassady's Austin Curry

    Caldwell Cassady & Curry's Austin Curry has helped companies win more than $2 billion in trial verdicts, headlined by VirnetX's high-profile patent showdown with Apple, making him one of Law360's intellectual property 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 24, 2018

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Drew Holmes

    Drew Holmes of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has represented major tech giants, from Google to Netflix, in patent infringement suits both in the federal courts and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, earning him a spot as one of six intellectual property attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 23, 2018

    Rising Star: WilmerHale's Gregory Lantier

    Gregory Lantier of WilmerHale has brought in numerous Federal Circuit victories on behalf of clients like Universal Wilde Inc. and Erie Indemnity Company, getting patents they were accused of infringing struck down, and has protected his own clients against similar attacks, earning him a spot as one of six intellectual property attorneys honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 22, 2018

    Rising Star: Susman Godfrey's Matthew Berry

    Susman Godfrey LLP partner Matthew Berry has amassed numerous victories on behalf of intellectual property clients over his career, including helping to end a suit claiming Uber built its self-driving car with stolen technology, earning him a spot as one of six intellectual property law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 21, 2018

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Amanda Hollis

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Amanda Hollis has helped the firm notch victories for clients in various high-stakes patent cases, including helping C.R. Bard and Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc. snag a trial win in a case from W.L. Gore & Associates Inc., earning her a spot as one of six intellectual property law practitioners honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 20, 2018

    Rising Star: Keker Van Nest's Ajay Krishnan

    Keker Van Nest & Peters LLP’s Ajay Krishnan has secured numerous victories on behalf of his technology clients over his career, including a win for Arista Networks Inc. in a $335 million copyright and patent infringement suit over networking technology, landing him a spot as one of six intellectual property lawyers honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 17, 2018

    Rising Star: Fisch Sigler's Jeffrey Saltman

    Fisch Sigler LLP partner Jeffrey Saltman successfully represented a patent holding company in securing more than $28 million in royalties and fees from Samsung in a battle over technology patents, earning him a spot among the intellectual property law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.