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 17, 2020

    Rising Star: Frankfurt Kurnit's Daniel Goldberg

    Daniel Goldberg of Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC has guided a wide range of clients, including Domino's Pizza, mobile shopping app Wish and video game makers Bungie and Zynga, through the elaborate compliance process of California's new privacy law, landing him a spot as one of the cybersecurity and privacy practitioners under 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.

  • October 04, 2019

    Rising Star: Wilson Sonsini's C​​​​​​​édric Burton

    From his post as managing partner at Wilson Sonsini's Brussels office, Cédric Burton leads a team of attorneys helping Mastercard and Tesla comply with evolving international data protection laws, earning him a spot as one of five cybersecurity and privacy attorneys honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • October 03, 2019

    Rising Star: Stueve Siegel's Austin Moore

    Stueve Siegel's Austin Moore has played an integral role in helping consumers obtain favorable results and historic settlements in many of the nation's largest data breach class actions, including those against industry giants Equifax, Target and Anthem, earning him a place among five cybersecurity and privacy attorneys honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • October 02, 2019

    Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Michael Rayfield

    Mayer Brown’s Michael Rayfield has amassed victories for Facebook and other companies over a career that has also been marked by his dedication to pro bono work, earning him a spot among the cybersecurity and privacy attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • October 01, 2019

    Rising Star: King & Spalding's Elizabeth Adler

    King & Spalding's Elizabeth Adler is one of the youngest members of the core legal team that credit reporting giant Equifax has turned to as it handles multidistrict litigation and government probes stemming from its historic data breach, making her one of five cybersecurity and privacy attorneys honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 30, 2019

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Edward S. Chang

    Jones Day partner Edward Chang has helped a range of companies navigate the legal fallout of high-profile data breaches, including a hack at Experian that compromised the personal information of nearly 16 million T-Mobile customers, earning him a spot among five cybersecurity and privacy practitioners under 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 10, 2018

    Rising Star: Lockridge Grindal's Kate Baxter-Kauf

    Kate Baxter-Kauf of Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP served as a lead negotiator for the plaintiffs in a novel dispute over the scope of attorney-client privilege in data breach litigation, and represented a swath of financial institutions suing fast food giant Wendy's over a payment card breach, earning her a spot among the five cybersecurity and privacy law attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 09, 2018

    Rising Star: Crowell & Moring's Kate Growley

    Kate Growley of Crowell & Moring LLP has successfully defended the former warden of Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center at the U.S. Supreme Court over detainee abuse allegations and has counseled various government contractors on security issues, earning her a spot among the five cybersecurity and privacy attorneys under the age of 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 08, 2018

    Rising Star: Hunton Andrews Kurth's Brittany Bacon

    Brittany Bacon of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP made partner this year after assisting on Yahoo’s legal response to two massive data breaches as well as more recent breaches at other global companies, earning a spot among five cybersecurity and privacy attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 07, 2018

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Timothy Loose

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Timothy Loose has helped several companies beat class action claims filed over alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, including a unsolicited text suit against Yahoo that carried legal exposure of nearly $500 million, earning him a spot among the five cybersecurity and privacy law attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 06, 2018

    Rising Star: Covington & Burling's Alexander Berengaut

    Alexander Berengaut of Covington & Burling LLP has represented tech giant Microsoft on critical privacy matters, including before the U.S. Supreme Court and in a challenge to a statute that barred technology companies from telling clients when their information had been subpoenaed, making him one of five attorneys under 40 selected for Law360’s Cybersecurity & Privacy 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 02, 2017

    Rising Star: Covington & Burling's Elizabeth Canter

    Covington & Burling LLP partner Elizabeth Canter has had a hand in helping a range of companies navigate the tricky privacy and regulatory issues that are increasingly popping up in major transactions, including Microsoft's $8.5 billion acquisition of video call service Skype, earning her a spot as one of four cybersecurity and privacy practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 01, 2017

    Rising Star: White & Case's Tim Hickman

    Tim Hickman of White & Case LLP knows all about data. From creating consent forms for tech giants to advising companies on the ins and outs of looming EU rules on protecting personal information, his expertise in data compliance and experience working with clients across regions is why he's earned a spot as one of four cybersecurity law practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 31, 2017

    Rising Star: Debevoise & Plimpton's Jim Pastore

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP partner Jim Pastore has harnessed an early love of technology to build a career that includes accomplishments such as helping to prosecute hackers wielding malware that threatened to break the internet and steering Home Depot through the aftermath of a massive data breach, earning him a spot as one of four cybersecurity and privacy practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 28, 2017

    Rising Star: Gibbs Law Group's Andre Mura

    Andre Mura of Gibbs Law Group LLP knows there’s a push and pull between technological advancement and privacy, and in battling for the rights of consumers in fights with tech companies like Vizio and Lenovo, Mura has earned a spot as one of the top cybersecurity and privacy practitioners 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.

  • April 04, 2016

    Rising Star: Locke Lord's Martin Jaszczuk

    Martin Jaszczuk's deep knowledge of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act helped him win a decisive ruling this year rejecting class certification in a suit accusing AmerisourceBergen units of violating the statute by sending unsolicited faxes, landing the Locke Lord LLP partner on Law360's list of the top three privacy attorneys under 40.

  • April 01, 2016

    Rising Star: BakerHostetler's David Carney

    BakerHostetler's David Carney has shaped privacy law on novel questions through arguments that, for instance, led to a Seventh Circuit decision that spared Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp. from its patients' claims related to a 2013 data breach, landing him among Law360's list of top three privacy attorneys under 40. 

  • 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: Mayer Brown's Kendall Burman

    From guiding the Obama campaign's use of data, to serving at the U.S. Department of Commerce during the early stages of the Safe Harbor dispute with Europe, to her current role as a privacy counselor at Mayer Brown, Kendall Burman has earned her place on Law360's list of top privacy 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 10, 2015

    The Rising Stars Of Privacy Law

    Their achievements in the frontier of privacy law have earned these young lawyers placement on Law360's list of attorneys under 40.

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