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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.
  • July 24, 2020

    Rising Star: Davis Wright's Alison Schary

    Alison Schary, counsel at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, defended Rolling Stone against defamation claims stemming from the magazine's retracted "A Rape on Campus" story and BuzzFeed's right to publish the infamous Steele dossier, landing her a spot among the media and entertainment attorneys 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 25, 2019

    Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Allison Stillman

    Allison Stillman of Mayer Brown LLP has advised prominent digital media companies on cutting-edge copyright issues, including helping secure court approval of a $43 million settlement on behalf of Spotify last year in a suit brought by songwriters, earning her a spot as one of the media and entertainment law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 24, 2019

    Rising Star: Kendall Brill's Patrick Somers

    Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP's Patrick J. Somers has scored numerous trial victories on behalf of his media industry clients, including Paramount Pictures, landing him a spot as one of the media and entertainment law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 23, 2019

    Rising Star: Davis Polk's Brian Wolfe

    Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP partner Brian Wolfe pushed Comcast through its purchase of Sky PLC for £29.7 billion ($38.8 billion at the time), while helping it negotiate a particularly complex deal over Hulu's future, earning him a spot as a Law360 Rising Star for media and entertainment.

  • 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: Kirkland's Joshua Simmons

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Joshua Simmons has a passion for the arts that has motivated him to nab intellectual property wins as high up as the Second Circuit for clients like Fox News, landing him a spot among the attorneys under 40 named as Law360’s media and entertainment Rising Stars.

  • August 14, 2018

    Rising Star: Katten's Tami Kameda Sims

    Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP partner Tami Kameda Sims has defended high-profile clients like Michael Jackson’s production company in a royalties suit brought by mega-producer Quincy Jones, and has shown a commitment to pro bono work, earning her a spot as one of five entertainment attorneys under 40 recognized by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 13, 2018

    Rising Star: Davis Wright's Rachel Strom

    Rachel Strom of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has had a hand in high-profile media cases and successfully argued to keep a hearing on President Donald Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen’s documents open to the public, earning her a spot as an attorney under 40 named as one of Law360’s media and entertainment Rising Stars.

  • August 10, 2018

    Rising Star: Cowan's Scott J. Sholder

    Scott J. Sholder of Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP has racked up several important victories, including defending several key claims of copyright infringement, for media clients such as Jay-Z, earning him a spot as a media and entertainment law practitioner under age 40 honored as a Law360 Rising Star.

  • 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.

  • July 19, 2017

    Rising Star: O'Melveny's Cassandra Seto

    O’Melveny & Myers LLP’s Cassandra Seto has carved out a name for herself obtaining game-changing wins for high-profile media and entertainment clients, including a precedent-setting victory in December for SiriusXM, earning her a spot as one of four media and entertainment attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 19, 2017

    The 2017 Rising Stars, By Firm

    Law360's Rising Stars recognizes attorneys under 40 who have demonstrated outstanding career accomplishments. This year, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP led the pack with eight Rising Stars each, followed by Latham & Watkins LLP, Mayer Brown LLP and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, which had six apiece. Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP rounded out the group with five Rising Stars.

  • July 18, 2017

    Rising Star: King & Spalding's Joe Wetzel

    King & Spalding LLP's Joe Wetzel has amassed numerous victories on copyright and music-licensing issues for household brands, including music streaming giant Pandora Media Inc. in a licensing fight with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, earning him a spot as one of four media and entertainment law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 17, 2017

    Rising Star: Cowan DeBaets' Eleanor M. Lackman

    Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP’s Eleanor M. Lackman secured a copyright win for Jay Z and served as lead counsel in a Second Circuit case that established that directors may not hold separate rights to projects, earning her a spot for the second year among media and entertainment attorneys under 40 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.

  • July 14, 2017

    Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Alison Stein

    Jenner & Block LLP's Alison Stein has helped preserve the intellectual property of prominent figures in the media and entertainment landscape, including the late wife of author John Steinbeck and the sister of an electrocuted street artist, earning her a spot as one of four media and entertainment law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • April 06, 2016

    Rising Star: Winston & Strawn's Erin Ranahan

    With major legal victories under her belt, including a landmark copyright win on behalf of internet television company Veoh Networks against music giant UMG Recordings, Winston & Strawn LLP partner Erin Ranahan rightfully lands on Law360's list as one of the top media and entertainment attorneys under the age of 40.

  • April 05, 2016

    Rising Stars: Milbank Tweed's Atara Miller

    Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy partner Atara Miller began her ascent at the firm as a summer associate in 2001 and now represents Broadcast Music Inc., recently obtaining a copyright win for the licensor against Pandora and earning her a spot on this year's Law360 Rising Stars list as one of the top media and entertainment attorneys under the age of 40.

  • April 04, 2016

    Rising Star: O'Melveny & Myers' Molly Lens

    Molly Lens helped media giant Fox beat a trademark infringement suit targeting its hit TV series "Empire," earning the O'Melveny & Myers LLP partner a spot on Law360's list of the top five media and entertainment attorneys under age 40 for the second year in a row.

  • April 01, 2016

    Rising Star: Cowan DeBaets' Eleanor Lackman

    Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP's Eleanor Lackman represents high-profile clients like Cards Against Humanity, sports teams and film producers, including in a high-profile Second Circuit case that found movie directors can't hold separate rights to a project, earning her a spot among Law360 Media and Entertainment Rising Stars.

  • 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: Loeb & Loeb's Tal Dickstein

    Tal Dickstein helped Loeb & Loeb LLP notch a massive trial victory for Sony Corp. when he helped obtain dismissal of copyright infringement claims over Shakira's hit song "Loca," earning him one of the five spots on Law360's 2016 list of top media and entertainment attorneys under 40.

  • 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 06, 2015

    The Rising Stars Of Media And Entertainment Law

    These young lawyers have represented the entertainment industry's biggest movie studios and record labels, earning them spots on Law360’s list of top media and entertainment attorneys under 40.