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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 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.

  • August 27, 2018

    Rising Star: Goodwin Procter's Meghan Spillane

    Goodwin Procter LLP partner Meghan Spillane’s key involvement in several high-profile government probes, including an investigation into New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development efforts, earns her a spot as one of five white collar attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 24, 2018

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Alex Spiro

    Alex Spiro of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has been a go-to defense lawyer for NBA stars and traders accused of securities fraud and has also helped shed light on the need for reform in the country's bail system, earning him a spot as one of five white collar attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 23, 2018

    Rising Star: Paul Hastings' Phara Guberman

    Phara Guberman of Paul Hastings LLP is representing a former Deutsche Bank trader and an ex-Wilmington Trust Corp. executive in two complex and high-profile criminal cases at once, earning her a place among five attorneys under 40 chosen as Law360's white collar 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: Kirkland's Tianjing 'Tiana' Zhang

    Tianjing "Tiana" Zhang leads Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s white collar and cross-border litigation practice from her home base in Shanghai. But Zhang is a true international expert, with deep legal experience and training in the U.S. and China, and experience counseling multinationals like Baxter International, Tenneco Inc. and Syngenta, landing her among Law360’s Rising Stars.

  • August 09, 2017

    Rising Star: Farella Braun's Jessica Nall

    Farella Braun & Martel LLP's white collar chair Jessica Nall has gotten executives at Samsung and Hitachi cleared of price-fixing and currently represents individuals in the Yahoo breach investigation, making her one of five white collar attorneys under age 40 chosen as Law360's Rising Stars.