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.
  • 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 06, 2018

    Rising Star: Weil's Jeff White

    Jeff White of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has helped companies including Walgreens Boots Alliance navigate complicated merger reviews to find solutions that get multibillion-dollar deals through, earning him a spot among five competition attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 03, 2018

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Michael Gleason

    Jones Day’s Michael Gleason helped earn a rare decision against a Federal Trade Commission bid to block a hospital merger, and also represented Parker Hannifin as it navigated an antitrust challenge to its $4.3 billion acquisition of a competitor, earning him a spot as an attorney under 40 honored as one of Law360’s competition Rising Stars.

  • August 02, 2018

    Rising Star: Cravath's Margaret D'Amico

    Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP's Margaret D’Amico has represented clients on antitrust matters in a variety of mergers and deals, including her participation in the recently approved Time Warner-AT&T merger, landing her a spot as an antitrust practitioner under age 40 honored as a Law360 Rising Star.

  • August 01, 2018

    Rising Star: Latham's Chris Campbell

    Latham & Watkins LLP's Chris Campbell has notched important victories for major tech companies — including Toshiba and Oracle — in complex antitrust matters, earning him a spot as one of five competition attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 31, 2018

    Rising Star: Cohen Milstein's Sharon Robertson

    Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC's Sharon Robertson has played leading roles on complex multidistrict litigation, including as co-lead counsel for a class that recently inked a $104.75 million settlement over allegations drugmakers delayed the entry of generic versions of the pain patch Lidoderm, earning her a spot among five competition attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360.

  • 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 27, 2017

    Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Patrick Harrison

    Sidley Austin LLP’s Patrick Harrison has made a successful career out of navigating the complex world of U.K. and European competition law, representing a major world player in the credit and debit card industry and also scoring a first-of-its-kind result with the U.K.’s antitrust authorities to cement his place as one of the competition attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 26, 2017

    Rising Star: Lieff Cabraser's Lin Y. Chan

    Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP partner Lin Y. Chan has notched several important victories for clients in competition cases, including some of the most significant settlements with chemical and pharmaceutical companies in recent memory, placing her among the five competition law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 25, 2017

    Rising Star: Crowell's Juan A. Arteaga

    Crowell & Moring LLP's new antitrust partner Juan A. Arteaga's work investigating and successfully challenging multibillion-dollar deals during his time as an antitrust enforcer for the U.S. Department of Justice — from the SABMiller and Anheuser-Busch InBev tie-up to the failed deal between Humana and Aetna — has earned him a spot as one of the competition law practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 24, 2017

    Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Brian Rocca

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP's Brian Rocca has helped tech giants from Intel to Google deal with antitrust challenges, including leading the litigation team that recently won the dismissal of the Philadelphia Taxi Association's case against Uber, landing him a spot as one of five competition attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 21, 2017

    Rising Star: Latham's Andrew Gass

    A carefully carved niche by Latham & Watkins LLP’s Andrew Gass at the intersection of intellectual property and competition matters in the music industry, and his successes in that sector — such as wins for Live Nation and Ticketmaster in Songkick's ongoing antitrust suit against them — have earned Gass a spot as one of five competition law 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.

  • May 03, 2016

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Kate Wallace

    Jones Day partner Kate Wallace has guided companies like DirecTV and Reynolds American in high-profile acquisitions, while helping ICANN beat a lawsuit claiming it had a monopoly on the domain-name market, landing her among Law360's top competition attorneys under 40.

  • May 02, 2016

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Cynthia Richman

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Cynthia Richman helped guide Apple through litigation alleging it conspired with major publishers to raise the price of e-books, earning her a spot as one of Law360's top competition attorneys under 40.

  • April 29, 2016

    Rising Star: Robins Kaplan's William Reiss

    For the last several years, antitrust litigator William Reiss has helped represent a class of plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation alleging automotive parts makers engaged in one of the largest price-fixing schemes ever and has secured hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements, earning him a spot among Law360's top competition attorneys under 40.

  • April 28, 2016

    Rising Star: Whatley Kallas LLP's Henry C. Quillen

    Whatley Kallas LLP partner Henry C. Quillen has played a key role in complex class actions against Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cox Enterprises and others, earning himself a spot on Law360's list of top competition attorneys under the age of 40.

  • April 27, 2016

    Rising Star: Cravath's Kevin Orsini

    Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP partner Kevin Orsini is leading American Express' defense of allegations that its merchant rules violate antitrust law in several cases and has helped Viacom resolve a dispute with Cablevision over its channels, landing him on Law360's Rising Stars list of top competition attorneys under 40.

  • April 26, 2016

    Rising Star: Baker Botts' William Lavery

    A key member of the trial team in a price-fixing case that eventually led the Federal Trade Commission to rule against itself in a rare decision, William Lavery of Baker Botts LLP brings the heat in complex antitrust litigation, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Rising Stars.

  • April 25, 2016

    Rising Star: Arnold & Porter's Michael B. Bernstein

    Michael B. Bernstein of Arnold & Porter LLP has made a name for himself serving as first chair in high-profile and contentious mergers, including Boston Scientific's $1.6 billion acquisition of American Medical Systems' urology portfolio from Endo International, scoring a slot on Law360's Rising Stars list of top competition 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.

  • March 30, 2016

    Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40

    We're pleased to announce Law360's Rising Stars for 2016, our list of 179 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

  • April 06, 2015

    The Rising Stars Of Competition Law

    Representing some of the world's largest companies, these young lawyers have made their mark in the field of competition, earning them spots on Law360’s list of attorneys under 40.

  • April 03, 2015

    Rising Star: White & Case's Bryan Gant

    White & Case LLP antitrust litigator Bryan Gant helped steer drug giant Pfizer Inc. to trial court victories in so-called pay-for-delay litigation involving the blockbuster drugs Effexor XR and Lipitor, landing the newly minted partner on Law360's list of top competition lawyers under 40.

  • April 02, 2015

    Rising Star: Weil Gotshal's Eric Hochstadt

    From winning two decades of injunctive relief against a music rights organization the government declined to challenge to helping a private equity fund escape long-running antitrust litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's Eric Hochstadt has racked up victories, making him one of Law360's top competition attorneys under 40.