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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 31, 2020

    Rising Star: Akin Gump's Gregory W. Lavigne Jr.

    Gregory W. Lavigne Jr. of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has arranged the financing for significant solar developments, including securing $250 million for a portfolio of distributed generation projects, earning him a spot as one of five project finance practitioners 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 20, 2019

    Rising Star: Orrick's Rohit Sachdev

    Rohit Sachdev of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP led a team that helped secure a major development of battery-based energy storage projects in the United Kingdom for a U.K.-based energy provider, earning him a spot among the project finance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 19, 2019

    Rising Star: Latham's Chirag Dedania

    Chirag Dedania of Latham & Watkins LLP worked on the Calcasieu Pass LNG facility, which involved a $1.3 billion equity investment and $5.8 billion in construction financing, for his client Venture Global, earning him a spot as one of five project finance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 18, 2019

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Kelann Stirling

    Kelann Stirling of Kirkland & Ellis LLP has advised clients on numerous complex project financings over her career, including on a $1 billion project that is expected to be the largest natural gas-fired electric power plant in the United States, earning her a spot as one of five project finance attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 17, 2019

    Rising Star: Hunton Andrews Kurth's James Head

    James Head of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has helped public and private sector clients finance critical infrastructure, including a $1 billion deal privatizing one of the biggest electric utilities in sub-Saharan Africa, earning him a spot as one of five project finance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 16, 2019

    Rising Star: DLA Piper's Amala Nath

    DLA Piper's Amala Nath has helped clients finance major projects, including a road in Colombia that involved coordinating with multiple lenders and working on a deal that expanded the metro system in Sao Paulo, Brazil, earning her a spot as one of five project finance 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 20, 2018

    Rising Star: White & Case's Paul Harrison

    White & Case LLP partner Paul Harrison is one of the most prominent project finance lawyers in Japan and is in the middle of guiding Saudi Arabia’s national oil company on the financing of a proposed $14 billion joint venture with Petronas, making him one of four project finance attorneys under 40 named to Law360's list of Rising Stars.

  • August 17, 2018

    Rising Star: Shearman & Sterling's Lachlan Poustie

    Shearman & Sterling LLP counsel Lachlan Poustie has represented lenders in a number of projects throughout Africa, including a first-of-its-kind independent power producer project financed in Nigeria, earning him a spot as one of four project finance attorneys under age 40 honored as a Law360 Rising Star.

  • August 16, 2018

    Rising Star: Covington & Burling's Ursula Owczarkowski

    Ursula Owczarkowski of Covington & Burling LLP advised on a €1.2 billion deal that facilitated the privatizations of airports in Greece and has worked on projects to spur power development in Africa, earning her a spot as one of four project finance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 15, 2018

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Anita Girdhari

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Anita Girdhari’s experience in moving forward big-ticket transportation infrastructure public-private partnerships has made her a standout young attorney at the firm, earning her a spot as one of four project finance practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as 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 10, 2017

    Rising Star: Shearman & Sterling's Anna Chung

    Shearman & Sterling LLP’s Anna Chung has handled many high-profile infrastructure projects across the world, including a light rail extension project in the Philippines, earning her a spot as one of the project finance attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 09, 2017

    Rising Star: Shearman & Sterling's Alfred Ng

    Shearman & Sterling LLP’s Alfred Ng has made a habit of helping clients close financing on challenging and groundbreaking projects, including a $4.3 billion coal-fired power plant in Indonesia, earning him a spot as one of five project finance attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 08, 2017

    Rising Star: Norton Rose's Brian Greene

    Norton Rose Fulbright’s Brian Greene has helped facilitate energy projects ranging from solar developments in California to fossil fuel construction in Latin America, including a complex natural gas power plant and a liquefied natural gas import terminal in Panama, earning him a spot as one of five project finance attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 07, 2017

    Rising Star: Norton Rose's Michael Pikiel

    Norton Rose Fulbright’s Michael Pikiel Jr. moved from Boston to New York more than a decade ago to dip his toes into bigger and more complex project finance deals, including representing the New York Mets on how to get Citi Field off the ground, putting him on Law360’s list of project finance lawyers under 40 being recognized as Rising Stars.

  • August 04, 2017

    Rising Star: White & Case's Matthew Wood

    White & Case LLP's Matthew Wood has worked on deals in oil and gas, mining, power, infrastructure and other sectors across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, including heading the firm's team on a major natural gas terminal project in Bahrain last year, making him one of five project finance attorneys under age 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 15, 2016

    Rising Star: Latham & Watkins' Harjaskaran Rai

    Latham & Watkins LLP's Harj Rai was the lead partner behind the largest public debut in Middle Eastern history, helping Saudi Arabia's National Commercial Bank rake in $6 billion in its 2014 initial public offering and landing himself among five project finance attorneys under 40 named Law360 Rising Stars.

  • April 14, 2016

    Rising Star: Allen & Overy's Sami Asad Mir

    Allen & Overy LLP's Sami Mir has helped finance a new airport in Ecuador's capital and one-of-a-kind, $4.5 billion petrochemical project in Mexico, becoming a go-to guy for lenders looking to invest in Latin America and one of five project finance attorneys under 40 named Law360 Rising Stars.

  • April 13, 2016

    Rising Star: Wilson Sonsini's Michael Joyce

    Funding alternative energy might be a harder sell than more traditional project finance deals, but not for Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC partner Michael Joyce, whose knowledge about renewables and desire to help companies succeed earned him a spot among Law360's top project finance attorneys under 40.

  • April 12, 2016

    Rising Star: Shearman & Sterling's Dan Feldman

    Shearman & Sterling LLP attorney Dan Feldman's skillful handling of ambitious and complex industrial and infrastructure megaprojects, such as Petronas' $28 billion refinery and petrochemicals project in Malaysia, has landed him a spot among Law360's top project finance attorneys under the age of 40.

  • April 11, 2016

    Rising Star: Nossaman's Brandon Davis

    After helping transform the Port of Miami, Nossaman LLP's Brandon Davis has now become a key player in the redevelopment and improvement of the Los Angeles International Airport and its surrounding infrastructure, all part of the work that has made Davis one of Law360's top project finance 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.