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August 03, 2018
With a keen skill for litigating, Lara Samet Buchwald has quickly become a valuable member of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's team of restructuring professionals and helped large clients battle contentious issues and see their way to successful case resolutions, earning her a spot as one of five bankruptcy practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 02, 2018
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP’s Ryan Preston Dahl has been a standout attorney at his firm for helping advise specialty retailer Claire’s Stores Inc. during its Chapter 11 restructuring, earning him a spot among five bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 01, 2018
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP’s Anupama Yerramalli has represented creditors in commercial helicopter operator CHC Group Ltd.'s $2.1 billion restructuring and helped Mazda and Subaru cut through a Gordian knot of legal issues in air bag maker Takata's multibillion-dollar bankruptcy, earning her a spot as one of five bankruptcy attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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July 31, 2018
Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Chad J. Husnick has worked on a slew of huge bankruptcy cases on behalf of big-name companies over his career, including his current role guiding Energy Future Holdings Corp. through massive Chapter 11 proceedings, earning him a spot as one of five bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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July 30, 2018
Jones Day's Stacey L. Corr-Irvine has stood out at her firm for making instrumental contributions in major restructuring cases, including handling day-to-day case management for plastics maker M&G USA Corp., earning her a spot as one of five bankruptcy practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360.
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July 27, 2018
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.
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July 20, 2017
Morrison & Foerster LLP’s Jennifer Marines has had a year of high-profile Chapter 11 cases, including helping Maxus Energy Corp. overcome $12 billion in liabilities and preserving 400 jobs with a quick sale in the Sungevity bankruptcy, that have won her a second year as one of the bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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July 19, 2017
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP partner Matthew M. Roose has made a name for himself among corporate restructuring practitioners through his representation of creditors in the bankruptcies of Energy Future Holdings Corp., Forbes Energy Services and Washington Mutual Inc., securing him a spot as one of five bankruptcy law attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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July 19, 2017
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.
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July 18, 2017
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP’s Eli Vonnegut has handled a dizzying array of cases in the short span of his restructuring career, from the government’s $185 billion rescue of American International Group Inc. to a string of lightning-fast oil and gas industry turnarounds, earning him a spot as one of five bankruptcy attorneys under 40 being honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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July 17, 2017
Jenner & Block LLP’s Angela M. Allen has 10 years of complex bankruptcy litigation under her belt, including representing the examiner in the DACCO Transmission case and serving as lead restructuring attorney for Caesars Entertainment Corp., earning her a spot as one of five bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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July 14, 2017
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.
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July 14, 2017
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's Sunny Singh learned the ropes of his field as an associate working on Lehman Brothers' landmark Chapter 11 case, and his recent ascension to partner and notable roles in restructurings for J.Crew, grocer Fairway Market and others helped him earn a spot as one of five bankruptcy law practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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April 15, 2016
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP partner Stephen D. Zide has played a key role in some of the largest bankruptcies in recent years, from guiding creditors of telecommunications firm NII Holdings Inc. through a tough restructuring process to negotiating a quick turnaround for Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd., earning him a spot on Law360’s list of top bankruptcy attorneys under 40.
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April 14, 2016
Dentons partner Oscar Pinkas has developed expertise advising clients involved in complex cross-border transactions and helped represent STEP Energy Services in its acquisition of GasFrac's waterless fracking assets, earning him recognition on Law360's list of top bankruptcy attorneys under the age of 40.
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April 12, 2016
Playing key roles in the successful reorganization of iconic gunsmith Colt, as well as the ongoing Chapter 11 cases for Hancock Fabrics Inc. and Verso Corp., O'Melveny & Myers LLP's Jennifer Taylor has earned herself a berth among Law360's top bankruptcy attorneys under 40.
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April 11, 2016
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP’s Deborah Newman recalls with satisfaction her recent leading role in the firm’s successful courtroom fight to shield General Motors’ unsecured creditor trust from billions in liability claims, one of the achievements that earned her a spot among seven top bankruptcy lawyers under 40 in Law360’s Rising Stars list.
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April 08, 2016
Morrison & Foerster LLP partner Jennifer Marines has worked the restructuring gantlet, from counseling Patriot Coal's unsecured creditors to guiding oil refiner Hovensa LLC through restructuring, work that saw her named one of Law360's top bankruptcy lawyers under 40.
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April 07, 2016
Since joining Kirkland & Ellis LLP out of law school, restructuring partner Ross Kwasteniet has worked with a variety of clients, recently Patriot Coal Corp. and Oaktree Capital Management LP, in high-profile restructurings, earning him a reputation as a go-to advocate and a spot on Law360's Rising Stars list of top bankruptcy lawyers under the age of 40.
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April 06, 2016
While Jones Day LLP partner Erin N. Brady was helping to prepare American Apparel Inc.'s restructuring plan, she was also fighting to protect a contested but crucial debtor financing deal for Relativity Media LLC, work that put her among Law360's top bankruptcy lawyers under the age of 40.
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April 01, 2016
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.
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March 30, 2016
We're pleased to announce Law360's Rising Stars for 2016, our list of 179 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.
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April 16, 2015
Their work in massive corporate restructuring has earned these young lawyers their spots on Law360's list of bankruptcy attorneys under the age of 40.
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April 15, 2015
In the restructuring of Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC, Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP's Keith Sambur discovered provisions in an overlooked intercreditor agreement that shifted the way people valued first-lien bonds, fortifying himself as a productive resource for his clients and solidifying his place among Law360's 2015 Rising Stars of bankruptcy.
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April 08, 2015
From negotiating the overnight rescue of beleaguered foreign currency dealer FXCM Inc. to working behind the scenes for a major creditor in the complex restructuring of Energy Future Holdings Corp., Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's Ronit Berkovich has earned her place among Law360's roster of top bankruptcy lawyers under 40.