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.
  • May 30, 2022

    Law360 Names 2022's Top Attorneys Under 40

    Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2022, our list of 176 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

  • July 01, 2021

    Rising Star: Paul Weiss' Matthew Goldstein

    Matthew Goldstein of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP advised Apollo Global Management LLC in developing a $24.7 billion private equity fund, earning him a spot among the fund formation practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 30, 2021

    Rising Star: Fried Frank's Martín Esteban Strauch

    Martín Strauch of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP has advised major investment firms and equity funds on raising billions of dollars of revenue, earning him a spot among the fund formation law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 29, 2021

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Katie St. Peters

    Katie St. Peters of Kirkland & Ellis LLP led private equity firm Thoma Bravo's formation and fundraising of nearly $23 billion in funds while managing over 30 attorneys and navigating the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, earning her a spot among fund formation attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 28, 2021

    Rising Star: Cleary Gottlieb's Jamal Fulton

    Jamal Fulton of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has advised many investment firms in multibillion-dollar transactions, including a $16.25 billion transaction in February between AT&T Inc. and private equity firm TPG Capital, landing him a spot among the fund formation practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 25, 2021

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Daniel Lloyd

    Daniel Lloyd of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has regularly advised a number of powerhouse private equity firms as they formed some of their most significant investment funds, such as with CVC Capital Partners' latest flagship fund that raised €21.25 billion, earning him a spot among the top fund formation practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 17, 2021

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's William Allen

    William Allen of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP served as a chief day-to-day manager in the $27 billion sale of Refinitiv to the London Stock Exchange Group, in a deal involving complex regulatory hurdles that closed in January, earning him a spot among the top private equity law practitioners under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 16, 2021

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Silpa Maruri

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP partner Silpa Maruri helped a proposed class of Dell minority shareholders obtain certification in their $10 billion fiduciary breach suit against the company's executives in 2021, earning her a spot among private equity law practitioners under 40 who are recognized by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 15, 2021

    Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' Lauren M. Colasacco

    Lauren Colasacco has taken a lead role in negotiating multibillion-dollar mergers, public offerings for special purpose acquisition companies, and privatization transactions on behalf of her private equity clients, landing the Kirkland & Ellis partner a spot among the under-40 private equity law practitioners recognized by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 14, 2021

    Rising Star: Davis Polk's Evan Rosen

    Evan Rosen of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP helped advise Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd through The Blackstone Group's purchase of a majority stake in MagicLab, valuing the company at about $3 billion and earning him a spot among the top private equity law practitioners under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 11, 2021

    Rising Star: Debevoise's Christopher Anthony

    Christopher Anthony of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP helped advise Clayton Dubilier & Rice on a number of deals, including the purchase and combination of two different construction supply companies as well as its acquisition of Epicor, earning him a spot among the private equity law practitioners 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 13, 2020

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Matthew Rogers

    Matthew Rogers of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has worked on teams steering transactions including the world's largest private real estate deal, a "blockbuster" that netted Blackstone some $18.7 billion in assets from GLP, earning him a spot among the private equity law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 12, 2020

    Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Eric Issadore

    Ropes & Gray LLP's Eric Issadore represented tech investment giant Silver Lake Partners in a series of notable transactions including a $1 billion investment in Twitter, earning him a spot as one of five private equity attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 11, 2020

    Rising Star: McDermott's Alex Clavero

    Alex Clavero of McDermott Will & Emery has steered investment firm HIG Capital in its $250 million acquisition of BioVectra Inc. and its acquisition of a food product distributor with about $1 billion in annual net sales, earning him a spot among the private equity law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 10, 2020

    Rising Star: Goodwin's Cammy Contizano

    Cammy Contizano of Goodwin Procter LLP has advised on several multimillion-dollar deals including investment firm DST Global's contribution to Checkout.com's record-breaking $230 million financing round, earning her a spot among the private equity law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 07, 2020

    Rising Star: Debevoise's Uri Herzberg

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP's Uri Herzberg has assisted on numerous significant private equity deals since joining the firm in 2007, including multiple recent multibillion-dollar transactions for major private equity clients like Clayton Dubilier & Rice and Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, earning him a spot as one of five PE attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 06, 2020

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Steven Klar

    Steven Klar of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has co-led Blackstone on the fund aspects of multiple high-profile acquisitions, as well as on the establishment of the largest ever U.S. private equity fund, which earned him a spot among the fund formation law practitioners under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 05, 2020

    Rising Star: Sidley Austin's David Form

    David Form of Sidley Austin LLP has advised hedge fund startup ExodusPoint Capital Management from its 2018 launch that took in $8 billion to its second capital raise this year, anticipated to be worth $3 billion, earning him a spot among the fund formation law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 04, 2020

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Nicole Washington

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Nicole Washington has steered flagship funds like Clearlake Capital's $7 billion vehicle while corralling investors from across the globe, earning her a spot on this year's list of fund formation practitioners under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 03, 2020

    Rising Star: Fried Frank's Bryan Hunkele

    Bryan Hunkele of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP advised Bain Capital as it raised about $20 billion across three funds over roughly two years, earning him a spot among the fund formation law practitioners under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • July 31, 2020

    Rising Star: Cleary's Maurice Gindi

    Maurice Gindi of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has advised on several multibillion-dollar deals, including private equity firm TPG's second Rise Fund as it aims to raise $2.5 billion, earning him a spot among the fund formation law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • 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.

  • October 18, 2019

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Robert Lee

    Robert Lee of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has advised investment firm EQT Partners on several multibillion-dollar transactions, including a €9 billion infrastructure fund that closed within six months of its launch, earning him a spot among the fund formation law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • October 17, 2019

    Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Vincent Ip

    Vincent Ip of Ropes & Gray LLP advises the world's top sovereign wealth funds and most prestigious asset managers, including representing a major sovereign fund in its sale of $2 billion of fund stakes to a preeminent investment bank, one of the largest-ever secondaries sales of limited partner private funds, earning him a spot among fund formation law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.