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 17, 2023

    Law360 Names 2023's Top Attorneys Under 40

    Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2023, our list of 183 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

  • June 07, 2022

    Rising Star: Wachtell's Elina Tetelbaum

    Elina Tetelbaum of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz co-led the team representing Kansas City Southern in its $31 billion acquisition by Canadian Pacific following a high-profile bidding war, landing her a spot among the mergers and acquisitions law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 06, 2022

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Mark Myott

    Mark Myott of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP nailed down multiple billion-dollar deals last year, including Dell Technologies' $52 billion sale of its stake in VMware, earning him a spot among the mergers and acquisitions law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 03, 2022

    Rising Star: Paul Weiss' Laura Turano

    Laura Turano of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP worked on a range of multibillion-dollar transactions, including Teladoc Health's $18.5 billion acquisition of Livongo Health and Carrier Global's $3.1 billion sale of its Chubb Fire & Security business, making her one of the mergers and acquisitions attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 02, 2022

    Rising Star: Greenberg Traurig's Daniella G. Silberstein

    Greenberg Traurig LLP mergers and acquisitions shareholder Daniella G. Silberstein was part of a Greenberg team that closed a $16 billion merger between mortgage lender United Wholesale Mortgage and The Gores Group last year, which is one of the reasons she's been picked as one of Law360's Rising Stars this year.

  • June 01, 2022

    Rising Star: Freshfields' Jenny Hochenberg

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP partner Jenny Hochenberg has played a lead role in some of the biggest-ever cross-border acquisitions at a busy time for mergers and acquisitions across the globe, advising on deals worth a total of $85 billion in 2021, earning her a spot among the M&A attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • May 31, 2022

    Rising Star: Cooley's Ian Nussbaum

    Ian Nussbaum of Cooley LLP helped represent Tableau in its $15.7 billion sale to Salesforce and advised NeoPhotonics on its $918 million deal with Lumentum, earning him a spot among the mergers and acquisitions practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • 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.