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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.
  • 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: WilmerHale's Lauren Fletcher

    WilmerHale’s Lauren Fletcher has had a leading role in a number of high-profile patent cases, including the long-running battle between Apple and Samsung, and secured a number of precedent-setting wins at the Federal Circuit, earning her a spot as one of five IP lawyers under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 19, 2017

    Rising Star: Caldwell Cassady's Brad Caldwell

    Caldwell Cassady & Curry PC's Brad Caldwell has amassed numerous victories against Apple over his career, including a recent $302 million jury verdict on behalf of Virnetx, earning him a spot as one of five intellectual property 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.

  • July 18, 2017

    Rising Star: O'Melveny's David Almeling

    O’Melveny & Myers LLP’s David Almeling has published two books on trade secret law, established himself as a leading voice on the practice and successfully headed patent cases representing Google, landing him on Law360's list of intellectual property attorneys under 40 being honored as Rising Stars.

  • July 17, 2017

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Atif Khawaja

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s Atif Khawaja has racked up a number of victories in high-stakes intellectual property disputes while representing companies like Hotels.com and Honeywell International, earning him a spot as one of five IP law practitioners 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.

  • July 14, 2017

    Rising Star: Kramer Levin's James Hannah

    Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP’s James Hannah has notched two jury verdicts for Finjan Inc. totaling nearly $55 million and prevailed in 37 inter partes reviews for the company, earning him a spot as one of five intellectual property law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • April 22, 2016

    Rising Star: Glaser Weil's Erica Van Loon

    Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP's Erica Van Loon has led Vizio to a favorable trademark settlement and helped technology company Nero defeat JVC's patent claims, landing the versatile partner among Law360's top intellectual property lawyers under 40 for 2016.

  • April 21, 2016

    Rising Star: Vinson & Elkins' Hilary Preston

    Vinson & Elkins LLP intellectual property partner Hilary L. Preston recently helped Fox Sports swat away a $42 million patent suit over the GameTrax feature on its website and steered Dow Jones to win a class action alleging it suppressed a fraudulent subscriber scheme, earning her a spot as one of Law360's top 10 attorneys under 40.

  • April 20, 2016

    Rising Star: DLA Piper's Matt Satchwell

    DLA Piper's Matt Satchwell has secured a slew of patent victories for companies like Toyota and Subaru, including a rare decision in the Eastern District of Texas to invalidate a patent under Alice, helping him earn a spot for the second time on Law360's list of top IP lawyers under 40.

  • April 19, 2016

    Rising Star: WilmerHale's Nina S. Tallon

    WilmerHale's Nina S. Tallon has never lost a case before the U.S. International Trade Commission and recently co-chaired a case in which McAfee Inc. ducked $13 million in patent infringement claims, distinctions that earned the litigator a spot among Law360's top 10 intellectual property attorneys under 40.

  • April 18, 2016

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Joseph Paunovich

    Quinn Emanuel intellectual property partner Joseph Paunovich played a key role in defending Pfizer Inc. in a retrial of a high-stakes case alleging the drug giant stole trade secrets from a research group and helped clear the company of nearly all of the claims against it, landing him a spot among Law360's top IP attorneys under 40.

  • April 15, 2016

    Rising Star: Perkins Coie's Adam Marchuk

    Perkins Coie LLP partner Adam Marchuk secured a major victory for Ameritox Ltd. by winning a rare post-Alice victory against a bid to invalidate the company's diagnostic patent, earning him a spot on Law360's list of top intellectual property attorneys under the age of 40.

  • April 14, 2016

    Rising Star: Durie Tangri's Sonali Maitra

    Durie Tangri LLP partner Sonali Maitra not only defeated a patent suit against her client Zynga Inc. but got a judge to order the plaintiff and its law firm to pay $1.2 million in fees for filing a "totally unreasonable" suit, earning her a spot among Law360's top IP attorneys under 40.

  • April 13, 2016

    Rising Star: DLA Piper's Erin Gibson

    A former journalist who’s now bringing her communication skills to the courtroom, trial attorney Erin Gibson of DLA Piper has already racked up an impressive number of intellectual property wins, including helping to secure a verdict for Apple in a $500 million trial, landing her a spot on Law360’s list of IP Rising Stars.

  • April 12, 2016

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Patrick Curran

    Patrick D. Curran of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has spearheaded some of the country's largest intellectual property disputes in high-stakes situations over the past five years, with numerous victories for Google under his belt, earning him a spot on Law360's list of top IP attorneys under 40.

  • April 11, 2016

    Rising Star: King & Spalding's Jennifer Burdman

    Jennifer H. Burdman of King & Spalding LLP has used her scientific background and jury communication skills to help clients like LifeNet Health and DuPont win millions of dollars in intellectual property verdicts, earning her a place among Law360's top IP lawyers under 40 for 2016.

  • 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 28, 2015

    The Rising Stars of Intellectual Property

    Meet the up-and-coming superstars of intellectual property law, whose achievements earned them spots on Law360's list of top attorneys under 40.

  • April 16, 2015

    Rising Star: WilmerHale's Gregory Lantier

    WilmerHale partner Gregory Lantier has helped secure victories in high-stakes patent litigation for Monsanto Co., Credit Suisse Holdings (USA) Inc., Apple Inc. and others while rising quickly through the firm's ranks, earning himself a spot on Law360's list of top intellectual property lawyers under 40.

  • April 15, 2015

    Rising Star: Irell & Manella's Lisa Glasser

    Irell & Manella LLP partner Lisa Glasser earned herself a spot on Law360's list of top intellectual property attorneys under the age of 40 by, among other victories, winning a $175 million patent settlement last year for Juniper Networks Inc.

  • April 14, 2015

    Rising Star: Williams & Connolly's David Berl

    Williams & Connolly LLP partner David Berl has secured patent victories for drugmakers such as MedImmune Inc. and Bayer HealthCare LLC, including a rare order requiring the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to withdraw approval of a generic drug, landing him on Law360's list of top intellectual property attorneys under 40.

  • April 13, 2015

    Rising Star: Weil's Sonal Mehta

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP partner Sonal N. Mehta won big patent victories last year for Adobe Systems Inc., Electronic Arts Inc. and Intel Corp., easily earning her a spot on Law360's list of top intellectual property attorneys under the age of 40.