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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 08, 2021

    Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Sarah Young

    Sarah Young of Ropes & Gray LLP has helped steer an impressive roster of blockbuster deals throughout her career, including Dunkin's $11.3 billion sale and Michaels' $5 billion acquisition in the last year, cementing her spot among the mergers and acquisitions law practitioners under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 07, 2021

    Rising Star: Paul Weiss' Rachael Coffey

    Rachael Coffey of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP co-led a team that helped Inspire Brands Inc. acquire Dunkin' Brands Group Inc. in a deal valued at $11.3 billion, earning her a spot among the merger and acquisition law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 04, 2021

    Rising Star: Cravath's Keith Hallam

    Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP partner Keith Hallam's work helping pilot deals like AerCap's $30 billion purchase of General Electric's aircraft lessor — the biggest transaction inked in 2021's first quarter — landed him a spot among the mergers and acquisitions attorneys honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 03, 2021

    Rising Star: Wachtell's Jake Kling

    Jake Kling of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz helped advise on several multibillion deals, including the $45 billion tie-up of Global Payments and Total Systems and the consumer health joint venture between Pfizer Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline PLC, earning him a spot among the mergers and acquisitions law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 02, 2021

    Rising Star: Skadden's Dohyun (Do) Kim

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's Dohyun "Do" Kim has assisted on major deals since joining the firm as a summer associate in 2009, including advising LVMH on its complicated multibillion-dollar purchase of fellow jewelry giant Tiffany that ultimately prevailed despite litigation resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, earning her a spot as one of five M&A 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: Weil's Amanda Fenster

    Amanda Fenster of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP is advising risk management company Willis Towers Watson PLC in its $80 billion merger with insurance giant Aon PLC, one of several multibillion-dollar transactions involving big names she's advised on over the last year, earning her a spot among the mergers and acquisitions practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 09, 2020

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Saee Muzumdar

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Saee Muzumdar has led a number of the biggest transactions of the past year, including Pepsi's $3.85 billion acquisition of Rockstar Energy and Merck's $6.5 billion asset spinoff, earning her a spot among the M&A attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 08, 2020

    Rising Star: Davis Polk's Lee Hochbaum

    Lee Hochbaum of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has advised on several multibillion-dollar mergers and acquisitions, including financial services provider Charles Schwab's pending $26 billion purchase of investing service TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., earning him a spot among the mergers and acquisitions law practitioners under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • July 07, 2020

    Rising Star: Cravath's Allison M. Wein

    Allison Wein of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP has helped steer several blockbuster deals, including Disney's $85 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox and Occidental's $57 billion Anadarko buy, earning her a spot among the mergers and acquisitions practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 06, 2020

    Rising Star: Cleary's Kyle Harris

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's Kyle Harris has guided many major mergers and acquisitions since joining the firm in 2011, including last year's complicated $45.4 billion tie-up of fragrance giant IFF and the nutrition and biosciences business of DuPont, earning him a spot as one of five M&A attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as 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 14, 2019

    Rising Star: Wachtell's Sabastian Niles

    Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz partner Sabastian Niles has played a key role in protecting high-profile clients like eBay and Dollar Tree from aggressive activist investors and advising boards of directors, earning him a spot among the mergers and acquisitions attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 12, 2019

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Jakob Rendtorff

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's Jakob Rendtorff played a key role in guiding the special committee of GGP Inc.’s board through a roughly $14.8 billion takeover by Brookfield Property Partners and navigated a multibillion-dollar hostile offer for client Versum Materials, earning him a spot among the mergers and acquisitions attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 11, 2019

    Rising Star: Kirkland's David Klein

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s David Klein has been on both sides of billion-dollar corporate takeover efforts, including Qualcomm’s maneuvers to dodge Broadcom’s $117 billion offer, earning him a spot among the mergers and acquisitions attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 10, 2019

    Rising Star: Debevoise's Jennifer Chu

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP’s Jennifer Chu has closed scores of deals on behalf of clients in the health care and insurance industries including a complex deal for Kindred Healthcare, earning her a spot as one of five mergers and acquisitions law practitioners honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 09, 2019

    Rising Star: Davis Polk's Daniel Brass

    Davis Polk's Daniel Brass has helped steer industry giants such as Shire, Ferrero and Reckitt Benckiser through multiple billion-dollar deals across the globe, landing him among the mergers and acquisitions law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as a 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 17, 2018

    Rising Star: Debevoise & Plimpton's Sue Meng

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP's Sue Meng says she loves to help companies as they grow, as exemplified most recently when she guided Envision Healthcare HCA, which she started working with in 2011, in its recent $15 billion merger with AmSurg, earning her a spot as one of six mergers and acquisitions law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360.

  • August 16, 2018

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Jonathan Davis

    Jonathan Davis of Kirkland & Ellis LLP has worked on a litany of high-profile deals, including a $2.25 billion investment into General Motors' self-driving car business, earning him a spot as one of six mergers and acquisitions law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 15, 2018

    Rising Star: Skadden's Sonia Nijjar

    Sonia Nijjar of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP is quickly making a name for herself as a skilled navigator of complex deals, guiding major clients including Intel Corp. and landing a spot among six mergers and acquisitions attorneys under 40 honored as Law360’s Rising Stars.

  • August 14, 2018

    Rising Star: Wachtell's Edward J. Lee

    Edward J. Lee of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz has led a number of clients, including aerospace giant United Technologies, through billion-dollar deals, all while advocating for diversity within the legal industry, earning him a spot as one of six mergers and acquisitions law practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 13, 2018

    Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Edward Prokop

    Jenner & Block LLP’s Edward Prokop steered General Dynamics through its $9.7 billion acquisition of information technology government contractor CSRA and advised Snyder’s-Lance on both its multibillion-dollar purchase of Diamond Foods and later the snack food company’s almost $5 billion acquisition by Campbell’s Soup, making him one of six attorneys under 40 selected for Law360’s mergers and acquisitions Rising Stars.

  • August 10, 2018

    Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Christopher Moore

    Hogan Lovells’ Christopher Moore has steered clients through an uncertain regulatory landscape in the semiconductor industry and helped Walmart land a majority stake in an Indian e-commerce firm, earning him a spot as one of six attorneys under 40 selected as Law360’s mergers and acquisitions Rising Stars.