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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 23, 2021

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Polina Liberman

    Polina Liberman of Kirkland & Ellis LLP helped advise private equity firms Bain Capital and Cinven Group on their $4.2 billion acquisition of Switzerland's Lonza Specialty Ingredients, one of several deals to earn her a place among tax practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 22, 2021

    Rising Star: Brown Rudnick's Nicole Bouchard

    Nicole Bouchard of Brown Rudnick LLP is part of a tax team advising on the settlement structure of the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy and has worked on tax issues related to a trust to meant help California wildfire victims, earning her a spot among the tax law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 21, 2021

    Rising Star: Skadden's Nick Gianou

    Nick Gianou of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP has guided a variety of clients through the tax implications of several multimillion-dollar transactions, including advising Westfield Corp. through a $15.7 billion takeover, earning him a spot among the tax law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 18, 2021

    Rising Star: Fried Frank's Joseph Fox

    Joseph E. Fox of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP advised T-Mobile on its merger with Sprint last year and guided SoftBank in monetizing its T-Mobile stockholding in the largest nongovernmental secondary offering of all time, earning him a spot among the tax 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.

  • July 10, 2020

    Rising Star: Wachtell's Rachel Reisberg

    Rachel Reisberg of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz has provided tax expertise for headline-grabbing deals, including United Technologies' $166 billion merger with Raytheon — a tax-free, all-stock union of aerospace and defense giants — earning her a spot among tax practitioners under 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • July 09, 2020

    Rising Star: Skadden's Brian Krause

    Brian Krause of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP has worked as the lead tax counsel on a number of multibillion-dollar deals, including Worldpay Inc.'s merger with FIS in the largest payments industry deal ever, worth $43 billion, earning him a spot as one of five tax law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 08, 2020

    Rising Star: McDermott's Timothy Shuman

    Timothy Shuman of McDermott Will & Emery LLP has advised global consumer brands company JAB Holding Co. on its $21 billion acquisition of Dr Pepper Snapple Group and on its acquisition of veterinary hospitals, earning him a spot among the tax lawyers under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 07, 2020

    Rising Star: Fenwick's Julia Ushakova-Stein

    Fenwick & West LLP's Julia Ushakova-Stein has successfully navigated clients through litigation spanning her expertise in merger and acquisition implications, international planning and tax controversies, earning her a spot as one of five tax 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.

  • October 04, 2019

    Rising Star: Skadden's B. Chase Wink

    The tax work by Skadden’s B. Chase Wink in helping The Coca-Cola Co. form the world’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottler by net revenue as well as his ongoing counsel to the soft drink company has helped earn him a spot as one of Law360’s Rising Stars.

  • October 03, 2019

    Rising Star: Morrison & Foerster's Nicole Johnson

    Morrison & Foerster LLP partner Nicole Johnson helped convince the Virginia Supreme Court to strike a heavy blow to agency deference and has negotiated high-stakes tax settlements for businesses nationwide, earning her a spot as one of five tax attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360.

  • October 03, 2019

    Rising Star: McDermott's Caroline Ngo

    McDermott Will & Emery LLP's Caroline Ngo has navigated clients through complex international tax laws, including a recent $70 million win in the U.S. Tax Court involving a tool manufacturer that was originally denied the ability to repatriate foreign cash, earning her a spot as one of five tax attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360.

  • October 01, 2019

    Rising Star: Eversheds Sutherland's Maria Todorova

    Maria Todorova has represented Comcast Corp. in a precedent-setting franchise case worth millions of dollars against the Mississippi Department of Revenue, earning her a spot as one of five tax law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360.

  • September 30, 2019

    Rising Star: Baker McKenzie's Maria Eberle

    Baker McKenzie's Maria Eberle serves as lead state tax counsel to CVS Health and successfully represented a subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories against the New York State Division of Tax Appeals regarding the taxation of patent licensees, earning her a spot as one of five tax 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 23, 2018

    Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Saul Mezei

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner Saul Mezei represents major multinationals in high-stakes transfer pricing cases with billions of dollars on the line, including helping Amazon score a blistering win against the Internal Revenue Service, landing him a spot as one of five tax attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 22, 2018

    Rising Star: Cravath's Kara Mungovan

    Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP partner Kara L. Mungovan has been at the forefront of multiple high-stakes transactions for big-name clients, including Anheuser-Busch InBev's $123 billion acquisition of SABMiller, earning her a spot as one of five tax attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 21, 2018

    Rising Star: Wachtell Lipton's Tijana Dvornic

    Wachtell Lipton Rosen and Katz LLP partner Tijana J. Dvornic served as the lead tax attorney for Thomson Reuters' Financial and Risk business in the $17 billion strategic partnership deal it inked this year with Blackstone, earning her a spot as one of five tax attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 20, 2018

    Rising Star: Skadden's Gavin White

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner Gavin White advised on transactions worth approximately $200 billion over the past year, including negotiating on behalf of Twenty-First Century Fox in the blockbuster deal that saw Disney acquire its entertainment assets, earning him a coveted place among five tax attorneys honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 17, 2018

    Rising Star: Shearman & Sterling's Nathan Tasso

    Shearman & Sterling LLP partner Nathan Tasso's tax work in an estate’s fight against the Internal Revenue Service helped break new ground in an area that has seen little legal authority in the past, earning him a spot as one of five tax attorneys under age 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.

  • July 20, 2017

    Rising Star: Latham's Brian McManus

    Latham & Watkins LLP’s Brian McManus represents companies and individuals navigating high-stakes tax matters, including when he landed a major victory for Scottish Power in a $4 billion fight with the IRS, earning him a spot as one of five tax practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 19, 2017

    Rising Star: Skadden's Nathan W. Giesselman

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP’s Nathan W. Giesselman has helped Silicon Valley navigate some of the largest cross-border deals in the world, including recent, groundbreaking deals involving Hewlett Packard and Intel, earning him a spot as one of five tax law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 19, 2017

    The 2017 Rising Stars, By Firm

    Law360's Rising Stars recognizes attorneys under 40 who have demonstrated outstanding career accomplishments. This year, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP led the pack with eight Rising Stars each, followed by Latham & Watkins LLP, Mayer Brown LLP and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, which had six apiece. Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP rounded out the group with five Rising Stars.