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.
  • October 17, 2019

    Rising Star: Fish & Richardson's Ben Thompson

    Fish & Richardson PC's Ben Thompson has successfully navigated complex U.S. International Trade Commission matters for clients such as German lens maker Carl Zeiss AG, earning him a spot among the international trade attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • October 16, 2019

    Rising Star: Barnes & Thornburg's Clinton Yu

    Clinton Yu of Barnes & Thornburg LLP in 2019 secured a win for the U.S. Curtain Wall Coalition by convincing the Federal Circuit that certain curtain wall products from China should be slapped with tariffs, earning him a spot among the international trade law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • October 15, 2019

    Rising Star: Arnold & Porter's Henry Almond

    Arnold & Porter's Henry Almond has scored a number of victories for Korean steel company Nexteel, including a case of first impression regarding how the government can calculate tariffs on foreign producers, landing him a spot among the international trade attorneys 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 15, 2018

    Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Sven De Knop

    Sidley Austin’s Sven De Knop has handled complex cases before Europe’s highest court, successfully representing a variety of multinational clients in European trade proceedings, earning him a place as one of five international trade attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 14, 2018

    Rising Star: Miller & Chevalier's Richard Mojica

    Miller & Chevalier Chtd. member Richard Mojica has counseled foreign governments and U.S. companies of all sizes on a number of key trade issues, from how to minimize the cost of importing foreign goods to how to navigate the Trump administration’s latest tariffs, helping earn him a spot as one of five international trade law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 13, 2018

    Rising Star: Wiley Rein's Laura El-Sabaawi

    Wiley Rein LLP partner Laura El-Sabaawi’s successes in trade remedy proceedings on behalf of SolarWorld Americas, one of which resulted in the Trump administration issuing the first industrywide global safeguard tariff in more than a decade, has helped land her a spot as one of five international trade attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 10, 2018

    Rising Star: Latham & Watkins' Kevin Wheeler

    Latham & Watkins LLP partner Kevin C. Wheeler led a team of attorneys who secured two trial wins within the last two years at the U.S. International Trade Commission for a large provider of ATM machines, earning him a spot among the international trade law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 09, 2018

    Rising Star: Akin Gump's Christian Davis

    Christian Davis of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP co-led its Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States practice before making partner and has continued dominating with achievements like helping International Data Group score clearance for its 2017 sale, becoming one of five international trade attorneys under 40 honored as Law360 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.

  • August 09, 2017

    Rising Star: White & Case's Karalyn Mildorf

    A key member of White & Case LLP's national security and Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States practice, Karalyn Mildorf has assisted clients in almost 200 national security-related reviews at the committee, earning her a spot as one of four international trade attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 08, 2017

    Rising Star: Fish & Richardson's Scott Elengold

    Scott A. Elengold has become an integral member of Fish & Richardson PC’s standout trade practices, most notably through his litigation of complex and contentious patent disputes on behalf of tech giants like LG Electronics, earning him a spot among the international trade attorneys under 40 being honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 07, 2017

    Rising Star: Kelley Drye's Brooke Ringel

    Kelley Drye & Warren LLP’s Brooke Ringel served as lead associate on cold-rolled and hot-rolled steel final investigations at the International Trade Commission and as lead attorney in Department of Commerce countervailing duty investigations, placing her among four international trade attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 04, 2017

    Rising Star: Steptoe & Johnson's Amy Lentz

    Steptoe & Johnson LLP’s Amy J. Lentz has spent the past decade ascending through the firm’s trade practice, primarily with her intensive work on landmark World Trade Organization cases challenging U.S. tariffs on behalf of the Chinese government, earning her a spot among the international trade attorneys under 40 being 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.

  • April 01, 2016

    Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Nikolay Mizulin

    Mayer Brown LLP's Nikolay Mizulin seized the chance provided by Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization to take a role in several early cases representing the country's government and industries, propelling the Russian native to his place as one of two international trade lawyers under 40 honored by Law360.

  • April 01, 2016

    The 2016 Rising Stars, By Firm

    Law360's Rising Stars recognizes attorneys under 40 who have demonstrated outstanding career accomplishments. This year, Quinn Emanuel led the pack with eight Rising Stars, followed by Gibson Dunn, Kirkland & Ellis and Simpson Thacher with seven Rising Stars each. Baker & Hostetler, Latham & Watkins, King & Spalding and Shearman & Sterling each boast five Rising Stars apiece.

  • March 31, 2016

    Rising Star: Steptoe & Johnson's Pablo Bentes

    Lawyers well into their seventies would likely marvel at the career arc of Steptoe & Johnson LLP's Pablo Bentes, who has made a name for himself litigating high-stakes World Trade Organization disputes for several foreign governments to land as one of only two trade attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360.

  • March 30, 2016

    Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40

    We're pleased to announce Law360's Rising Stars for 2016, our list of 179 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

  • April 27, 2015

    The Rising Stars Of International Trade

    These young lawyers have made their mark representing clients in cross-border disputes and earned spots on Law360's list of international trade attorneys under 40.

  • April 20, 2015

    Rising Star: WilmerHale's Patrick McLain

    Since joining WilmerHale nearly a decade ago, Patrick J. McLain has steadily honed his chops as a diligent and methodical trade specialist whose work to provide import relief and market access opportunities for U.S. industrial titans has garnered him a spot among Law360's top international trade lawyers under 40.

  • April 17, 2015

    Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Timothy Keeler

    Between counseling top companies on crucial trade negotiations, Mayer Brown LLP partner Timothy Keeler helped lobbyists rein in an Obama administration policy that barred them from serving on trade advisory committees, earning him a place among Law360's top international trade attorneys under 40.

  • April 16, 2015

    Rising Star: Wiley Rein's Maureen Thorson

    From her advocacy for domestic saw blade manufacturers to helping handle all trade litigation and trade policy for one of the United States' largest steel producers, Wiley Rein LLP partner Maureen Thorson has earned a place as one of Law360's top international trade attorneys under 40.

  • April 15, 2015

    Rising Star: Steptoe & Johnson's Pablo Bentes

    Steptoe & Johnson LLP's Pablo M. Bentes has worked on teams representing the governments of Argentina and China in high-profile trade disputes before the World Trade Organization, making the globe-trotting attorney one of four international trade lawyers under 40 honored by Law360.

  • March 30, 2015

    The 2015 Rising Stars, By Firm

    Law360's Rising Stars recognizes attorneys under 40 who have demonstrated outstanding career accomplishments. This year, King & Spalding LLP and Sidley Austin LLP led the pack with seven Rising Stars each, followed by Gibson Dunn and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP with six Rising Stars each, and Jones Day and Kirkland & Ellis LLP with five Rising Stars apiece.

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