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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 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.

  • April 10, 2015

    Rising Star: Susman Godfrey's Brooke Taylor

    A sharp trial attorney with major clients like Zillow Inc., Susman Godfrey LLP partner Brooke A.M. Taylor nabbed an impressive $17 million win for Intellectual Ventures Management LLC in a patent dispute this February, earning her a spot on Law360's list of Intellectual Property Rising Stars.

  • April 09, 2015

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Scott Watson

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's Scott Watson has been on the front lines of the epic smartphone war between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, helping guide Samsung through the high-stakes patent litigation and landing him a spot on Law360's list of top intellectual property attorneys under 40.

  • April 08, 2015

    Rising Star: McKool Smith's Josh Budwin

    McKool Smith PC's Josh Budwin has helped the firm secure three massive, nine-figure patent verdicts for ParkerVision Inc., Versata Software Inc. and Medtronic PLC totaling more than $768 million over the past seven years, earning him a spot on Law360's list of top IP attorneys under 40.

  • April 07, 2015

    Rising Star: Durie Tangri's Joseph Gratz

    As Durie Tangri LLP's youngest partner, Joseph C. Gratz has quickly established himself as one of Google Inc.'s most trusted advisers on copyright issues, helping the technology giant score a victory in a long-running lawsuit over its project to digitize millions of copyright-protected books, and earning his place on Law360's list of top intellectual property attorneys under 40.

  • April 06, 2015

    Rising Star: DLA Piper's Aaron Fountain

    DLA Piper's Aaron Fountain has only been a partner for a few months, but his work on cases such as the multibillion-dollar Motorola Mobility and Time Warner Cable patent infringement suit against TiVo Inc. that settled in Motorola's favor has made him one of Law360's top intellectual property attorneys under 40.

  • March 30, 2015

    The 2015 Rising Stars, By Firm

    Law360's Rising Stars recognizes attorneys under 40 who have demonstrated outstanding career accomplishments. This year, King & Spalding LLP and Sidley Austin LLP led the pack with seven Rising Stars each, followed by Gibson Dunn and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP with six Rising Stars each, and Jones Day and Kirkland & Ellis LLP with five Rising Stars apiece.

  • March 27, 2015

    Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40

    We're pleased to announce Law360's Rising Stars for 2015, our list of 144 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

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