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 15, 2022

    Rising Star: Steptoe & Johnson's Katie Dubyak

    Katie Dubyak of Steptoe & Johnson LLP steered Volkswagen AG through a three-year monitorship imposed after its emissions-cheating scandal and conducted a sweeping investigation into corruption at the Baltimore Police Department, earning her a spot among the white collar law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 14, 2022

    Rising Star: Moore & Van Allen's Frank Schall

    Frank Schall of Moore & Van Allen PLLC will go head-to-head against the U.S. Department of Justice in an unprecedented third price-fixing criminal trial against poultry executives and provided counsel to a large financial institution after the publication of the Panama Papers, earning him a spot among the white collar attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 13, 2022

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Brian C. Rabbitt

    Jones Day partner Brian Rabbitt steered the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division to a landmark Foreign Corrupt Practices Act settlement and kick-started the DOJ's ongoing crackdown on pandemic loan fraud, earning him a spot among the white collar law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 10, 2022

    Rising Star: Bird Marella's Nicole Rodriguez Van Dyk

    Nicole Rodriguez Van Dyk of Bird Marella Boxer Wolpert Nessim Drooks Lincenberg & Rhow PC helped return millions of dollars' worth of valuables to more than 30 clients whose private vaults were unconstitutionally raided by the government and beat a pharmaceutical distributor executive's $100 million fraud rap over widespread attorney-client privilege violations, earning her a spot among the white collar law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as 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.

  • July 07, 2021

    Rising Star: Alston & Bird's Brian Frey

    Brian Frey of Alston & Bird defended Assistant U.S. Attorney Sandra Wilkinson against a Bivens action in district court and on appeal before the Fourth Circuit, earning him a spot among the white-collar law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 10, 2021

    Rising Star: Bird Marella's Naeun Rim

    Bird Marella's Naeun Rim was part of the local legal team that represented Robinhood Financial LLC in one of multiple civil suits after it blocked users from buying shares of GameStop and other stocks, earning her a spot among the white-collar practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 09, 2021

    Rising Star: Perry Guha's George M. Barchini

    George Barchini of Perry Guha LLP helped former President Donald Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen win release to home confinement after he was imprisoned ahead of publishing a tell-all book about his former boss, one of several high-profile cases that have landed the 33-year-old a spot among the white collar attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 08, 2021

    Rising Star: Sidley's Geeta Malhotra

    Geeta Malhotra of Sidley Austin LLP has successfully defended an embattled Chicago city contractor against high-profile bribery investigations and guided Neiman Marcus through a data breach probe, earning her a spot among the white collar attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 04, 2021

    Rising Star: Faegre Drinker's Antonio M. Pozos

    Antonio M. Pozos of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP represents the first person to publicly plead guilty in a sprawling U.S. Department of Justice bribery probe of Venezuela's state-owned oil company, negotiating a favorable deal for his client and earning him a spot among the white collar lawyers 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 06, 2020

    Rising Star: Williams & Connolly's Katherine Trefz

    Williams & Connolly partner Katherine (Katie) Trefz was part of the team that represented former Jefferies & Co. bond trader Jesse Litvak on retrial, helping win his acquittal on nine of 10 securities fraud charges and landing a spot as one of five white collar lawyers under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 05, 2020

    Rising Stars: Sullivan & Cromwell's Beth Newton

    Beth Newton of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP has represented one of the world's largest oil companies in foreign bribery investigations and helped MUFG Bank out of a thorny regulatory quandary, putting her among the white collar practitioners named Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 04, 2020

    Rising Stars: Steptoe & Johnson's Shawn Davisson

    Shawn Davisson of Steptoe & Johnson LLP has represented a longtime BP executive in a probe of his handling of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and Volkswagen AG in connection with its diesel emissions controversy, earning a spot among the white collar law practitioners under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 03, 2020

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Gabriel Soledad

    Gabriel Soledad of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has successfully defended the governing body of South American soccer in a sprawling bribery case and beaten back a $2.3 billion failed merger suit by pharmaceutical giant Teva, earning him a spot among the white collar law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 31, 2020

    Rising Star: Dechert's Timothy Bowden

    Dechert's Timothy Bowden successfully defended Barclays' former CEO and was part of the team that handled bribery allegations at Airbus, securing the company an unprecedented international settlement and making him one of Law360's Rising Stars in white collar defense.

  • 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 27, 2019

    Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Michael Mann

    Sidley Austin partner Michael Mann prevailed at a murder-and-weapons trial for a pro bono client who had faced decades in prison and won an appeal for an executive caught in the "Bridgegate" scandal, earning him a spot as one of five white collar lawyers under age 40 honored by Law360.  

  • September 26, 2019

    Rising Star: Paul Hastings' Jason Fiebig

    Paul Hastings LLP's Jason A. Fiebig has handled several large international investigations, including probes into foreign bribery at Alstom SA and software giant SAP SE, making him one of Law360's White Collar Rising Stars.

  • September 25, 2019

    Rising Star: Debevoise & Plimpton's Jane Shvets

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP's Jane Shvets has used her international pedigree and language skills to successfully guide corporate clients through internal and government investigations, earning her a spot as one of five white collar lawyers under age 40 honored by Law360.

  • September 24, 2019

    Rising Star: Cahill Gordon's Sean Tonolli

    Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP partner Sean Tonolli takes on clients facing serious legal jeopardy, including a former KPMG accounting partner caught up in a major fraud scheme, earning him a spot as one of five white collar law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360.

  • September 23, 2019

    Rising Star: Bird Marella's Ariel Neuman

    Ariel Neuman of Bird Marella Boxer Wolpert Nessim Drooks Lincenberg & Rhow PC went to bat for North America's largest pipeline company in a recent criminal oil spill trial and is currently defending a former Backpage.com executive in a highly watched federal case, putting him among Law360's White Collar Rising Stars.

  • 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 29, 2018

    Rising Star: Pillsbury Winthrop's Fabio Leonardi

    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP's Fabio Leonardi has traveled the globe getting favorable deals for Swiss banks and a Nicaraguan soccer official, making him one of five white collar attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 28, 2018

    Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Matthew J. Alexander

    Matthew J. Alexander of Mayer Brown LLP has guided some of the world’s largest multinational corporations through enforcement proceedings and internal probes, including Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s $7 million deal to shake a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation, earning him a spot as one of five white collar attorneys under 40 recognized by Law360 as Rising Stars.