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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.
  • June 14, 2022

    Rising Star: Paul Weiss' Vicky Forrester

    Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP fund formation partner Vicky Forrester has guided industry giants Apollo Global Management and KKR & Co. Inc. on their massive dislocation opportunities funds, among other accomplishments, earning her a spot as one of the fund formation attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 13, 2022

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Brett Saltzman

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Brett Saltzman has advised sponsors in tens of billions of dollars' worth of high-profile fund commitments in the past few years, making him a leader in the real estate fund formation space and earning him a spot among the fund formation attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 10, 2022

    Rising Star: Debevoise's Alisa Waxman

    Alisa Waxman of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has guided private equity firms on numerous multibillion-dollar transactions, including Ara Partners' $1.1 billion decarbonization fund and Global Infrastructure Partners' record-breaking $22 billion infrastructure fund, earning her a spot among the fund formation law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 09, 2022

    Rising Star: Skadden's Brett J. Fleisher

    Brett J. Fleisher of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP has headed multibillion-dollar deals between a myriad of companies, including leading Dell's $4 billion sale of its Boomi business to Francisco Partners and TPG, earning her a spot among the private equity law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 08, 2022

    Rising Star: Sidley's Fatema Orjela

    Sidley Austin LLP partner Fatema Orjela's work advising on and cutting billion-dollar deals for private equity companies like H.I.G. Capital, Apollo Global Management and GIC Private Ltd. earned her a spot among the private equity attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 07, 2022

    Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Martin Ruhaak

    Ropes & Gray LLP partner Martin Q. Ruhaak has lead several multibillion-dollar health care and life sciences transactions for private equity firms around the world, including the $1.07 billion sale of an Israeli medical device manufacturer to Boston Scientific Corp., earning him a spot among the private equity attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 06, 2022

    Rising Star: Paul Weiss' Cullen Sinclair

    Cullen L. Sinclair of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP has advised investment firm KPS Capital Partners on several multibillion-dollar transactions, including its acquisition of a $1.7 billion controlling stake in Tate & Lyle PLC, earning him a spot among the private equity attorneys under age 40 honored as a Law360 Rising Star.

  • June 03, 2022

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Chris Elder

    Christopher Elder of Kirkland & Ellis LLP serves as a lead relationship partner for Bain Capital Private Equity and has helped it navigate a number of large deals, including its $17 billion purchase with Hellman & Friedman of Athenahealth, earning him a spot among the private equity law practitioners under age 40 honored as a Law360 Rising Star.

  • 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.

  • July 01, 2021

    Rising Star: Paul Weiss' Matthew Goldstein

    Matthew Goldstein of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP advised Apollo Global Management LLC in developing a $24.7 billion private equity fund, earning him a spot among the fund formation practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 30, 2021

    Rising Star: Fried Frank's Martín Esteban Strauch

    Martín Strauch of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP has advised major investment firms and equity funds on raising billions of dollars of revenue, earning him a spot among the fund formation law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 29, 2021

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Katie St. Peters

    Katie St. Peters of Kirkland & Ellis LLP led private equity firm Thoma Bravo's formation and fundraising of nearly $23 billion in funds while managing over 30 attorneys and navigating the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, earning her a spot among fund formation attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 28, 2021

    Rising Star: Cleary Gottlieb's Jamal Fulton

    Jamal Fulton of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has advised many investment firms in multibillion-dollar transactions, including a $16.25 billion transaction in February between AT&T Inc. and private equity firm TPG Capital, landing him a spot among the fund formation practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 25, 2021

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Daniel Lloyd

    Daniel Lloyd of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has regularly advised a number of powerhouse private equity firms as they formed some of their most significant investment funds, such as with CVC Capital Partners' latest flagship fund that raised €21.25 billion, earning him a spot among the top fund formation practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 17, 2021

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's William Allen

    William Allen of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP served as a chief day-to-day manager in the $27 billion sale of Refinitiv to the London Stock Exchange Group, in a deal involving complex regulatory hurdles that closed in January, earning him a spot among the top private equity law practitioners under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 16, 2021

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Silpa Maruri

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP partner Silpa Maruri helped a proposed class of Dell minority shareholders obtain certification in their $10 billion fiduciary breach suit against the company's executives in 2021, earning her a spot among private equity law practitioners under 40 who are recognized by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 15, 2021

    Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' Lauren M. Colasacco

    Lauren Colasacco has taken a lead role in negotiating multibillion-dollar mergers, public offerings for special purpose acquisition companies, and privatization transactions on behalf of her private equity clients, landing the Kirkland & Ellis partner a spot among the under-40 private equity law practitioners recognized by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 14, 2021

    Rising Star: Davis Polk's Evan Rosen

    Evan Rosen of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP helped advise Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd through The Blackstone Group's purchase of a majority stake in MagicLab, valuing the company at about $3 billion and earning him a spot among the top private equity law practitioners under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 11, 2021

    Rising Star: Debevoise's Christopher Anthony

    Christopher Anthony of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP helped advise Clayton Dubilier & Rice on a number of deals, including the purchase and combination of two different construction supply companies as well as its acquisition of Epicor, earning him a spot among the private equity law practitioners 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.

  • August 13, 2020

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Matthew Rogers

    Matthew Rogers of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has worked on teams steering transactions including the world's largest private real estate deal, a "blockbuster" that netted Blackstone some $18.7 billion in assets from GLP, earning him a spot among the private equity law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 12, 2020

    Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Eric Issadore

    Ropes & Gray LLP's Eric Issadore represented tech investment giant Silver Lake Partners in a series of notable transactions including a $1 billion investment in Twitter, earning him a spot as one of five private equity attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 11, 2020

    Rising Star: McDermott's Alex Clavero

    Alex Clavero of McDermott Will & Emery has steered investment firm HIG Capital in its $250 million acquisition of BioVectra Inc. and its acquisition of a food product distributor with about $1 billion in annual net sales, earning him a spot among the private equity law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 10, 2020

    Rising Star: Goodwin's Cammy Contizano

    Cammy Contizano of Goodwin Procter LLP has advised on several multimillion-dollar deals including investment firm DST Global's contribution to Checkout.com's record-breaking $230 million financing round, earning her a spot among the private equity law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 07, 2020

    Rising Star: Debevoise's Uri Herzberg

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP's Uri Herzberg has assisted on numerous significant private equity deals since joining the firm in 2007, including multiple recent multibillion-dollar transactions for major private equity clients like Clayton Dubilier & Rice and Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, earning him a spot as one of five PE attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.