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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.
  • April 11, 2014

    The 2014 Rising Stars, By Firm

      Kirkland & Ellis LLP leads the pack this year with 12 attorneys from the firm making the Rising Stars list, followed closely by Gibson Dunn with 11.

  • March 21, 2013

    Rising Star: Kirkland's John O'Quinn

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP litigation partner John O'Quinn specializes in cases before the Federal Circuit but his successes have transcended intellectual property law, and specific courts, to include major environmental and bankruptcy wins and have earned him a spot on Law360's list of rising stars in appellate law.

  • March 20, 2013

    Rising Star: O'Melveny & Myers' Anton Metlitsky

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP's Anton Metlitsky has cut his teeth in the complex art of appellate briefing in such high-profile cases as In re Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust Litigation, a multidistrict price-fixing case against a group of airline carriers — just one of many recent victories that landed Metlitsky among the five young appellate attorneys profiled by Law360.

  • March 19, 2013

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Theane Evangelis Kapur

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP’s Theane Evangelis Kapur has some impressive appellate briefing chops, serving as one of the firm’s principal drafters in the landmark Wal-Mart v. Dukes litigation and the constitutional challenge against California’s Proposition 8, putting her on Law360’s Rising Star list of five young top attorneys in appellate law.

  • March 18, 2013

    Rising Star: WilmerHale's Mark Fleming

    WilmerHale's Mark Fleming has successfully argued two cases in front of the U.S. Supreme Court and is gearing up for more blockbuster litigation as counsel for Medtronic Inc. and Alcatel-Lucent in two upcoming Federal Circuit appeals, earning himself a spot among five appellate attorneys recognized by Law360.

  • March 15, 2013

    Rising Star: Wiley Rein's William Consovoy

    Wiley Rein LLP's William Consovoy has been an instrumental player in some of the nation's most closely watched litigation, from the Fisher v. Texas affirmative action saga to a voting rights act challenge in Alabama, landing him a spot among five young appellate attorneys recognized by Law360.

  • March 08, 2013

    Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40

    We're pleased to announce Law360's Rising Stars for 2013, our list of the 111 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

  • April 05, 2012

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Amir Tayrani

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Amir Tayrani has been a major player in some of the nation's recent, most high-profile lawsuits, from 2010's Citizens United campaign finance case to the battle in California over Proposition 8, making him one of Law360's top five appellate partners under 40.

  • April 04, 2012

    Rising Star: Williams & Connolly's Kannon Shanmugam

    With 11 U.S. Supreme Court cases under his belt and distinction as the youngest head of a major appeals practice in the country, Williams & Connolly LLP's Kannon Shanmugam has snagged himself a spot as one of Law360's top five appellate partners under 40.

  • April 03, 2012

    Rising Star: King & Spalding's Ashley Parrish

    Ashley Parrish of King & Spalding LLP has tallied major appellate victories for independent power producers across the country, including a recent 9-0 U.S. Supreme Court win for PPL Montana in a once-in-a-generation case involving title to rivers under hydropower facilities, earning him a spot among Law360's top five appellate partners under 40.

  • April 02, 2012

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Brian Murray

    Having successfully led the issues and appeals practice in Jones Day's Chicago office and defended Firestone Natural Rubber Co. LLC in a closely watched child labor case dealing with the Alien Tort Statute, Brian Murray earned a spot on Law360's list of five appellate attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • March 30, 2012

    Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Jonathan Cohn

    Jonathan F. Cohn, a partner in Sidley Austin LLP's Washington office, was named the head of the U.S. Department of Justice's civil appellate litigation division when he was 34, making him the youngest person ever named to that position. Now 39, he's one of five attorneys under 40 selected by Law360 as a rising star in appellate litigation.

  • March 17, 2011

    Rising Star: Baker Botts' Aaron Streett

    Arguing for dozens of defendants in a putative class action with the potential to result in more than $1 trillion in damages, Baker Botts LLP's Aaron Streett convinced an appeals court to dismiss the case in a ruling that has had widespread influence, helping earn him a spot on Law360's list of five appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 16, 2011

    Rising Star: O'Melveny & Myers' Matt Shors

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP partner Matt Shors has played a strong hand in overturning or drastically reducing multimillion-dollar verdicts leveled against pharmaceutical giants like Johnson & Johnson and Merck & Co. Inc., earning him a spot on Law360's list of five appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 15, 2011

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's James Ho

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's James C. Ho has racked up an impressive string of victories before state and federal appeals courts and spent the better part of three years as Texas' solicitor general, earning him a place on Law360's list of appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 14, 2011

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Shay Dvoretzky

    Just two months after being named partner, Jones Day's Shay Dvoretzky argued a case involving the scope of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act before the U.S. Supreme Court, evincing a calm under pressure that impressed even his adversaries and earned him a place among Law360's five appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 11, 2011

    Rising Star: Latham's J. Scott Ballenger

    While there's no surefire way to ensure the U.S. Supreme Court will take on your case, the odds go up if your petition for certiorari is crafted by Latham & Watkins LLP's J. Scott Ballenger, making him one of Law360's five appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • April 16, 2010

    Rising Star: Williams & Connolly's Kannon Shanmugam

    Like a speeding meteor, Williams & Connolly LLP attorney Kannon K. Shanmugam has shot past career milestones, preparing briefings in a notable McCain-Feingold case while just an associate, becoming the first lawyer in decades to join the firm as a partner and earning a spot on Law360’s list of 10 appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • April 15, 2010

    Rising Star: Bradley Arant's Kevin Newsom

    Formerly a U.S. Supreme Court clerk and solicitor general of Alabama, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP’s Kevin Newsom has notched recent wins in a voting rights case at the Supreme Court and at Alabama’s highest court, where he reversed an $81 million fraud judgment against GlaxoSmithKline PLC, earning Newsom a spot among Law360’s 10 appellate attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • April 14, 2010

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Matthew D. McGill

    With victories in the U.S. Supreme Court that range from the Citizens United campaign finance case to a patent ruling that saved Microsoft Corp. billions of dollars, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Matthew D. McGill has earned a spot on Law360's list of 10 appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • April 13, 2010

    Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Elaine Goldenberg

    A brilliant writer and powerful oral advocate who has helped save clients, including General Dynamics Corp. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., hundreds of millions of dollars with her appellate work, Jenner & Block LLP's Elaine J. Goldenberg has earned a spot among Law360's 10 appellate attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • April 12, 2010

    Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Matthew Hellman

    At 33 years old, Jenner & Block LLP's Matthew S. Hellman has taken high-profile fights to the nation's highest court and helped the Entertainment Software Association successfully fight state laws censoring video games in three appellate courts, earning him a spot among Law360's 10 appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • April 09, 2010

    Rising Star: Akin Gump's Tom Goldstein

    At 39, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's Tom Goldstein has already argued 22 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, founded one of the most popular legal blogs ever and inspired plans for a TV series based on his career, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 10 appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • April 08, 2010

    Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Robert Hochman

    Sidley Austin LLP's Robert Hochman has built a wide-ranging appellate practice that has taken him from disputing the definition of “violent felony” before the U.S. Supreme Court to defeating multimillion-dollar patent verdicts for Microsoft Corp., making him one of Law360's 10 rising appellate stars under 40.

  • April 07, 2010

    Rising Star: WilmerHale's Mark Fleming

    WilmerHale partner Mark Fleming’s appellate experience ranges from successfully arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court that Guantanamo Bay prisoners have a constitutional right to challenge their detention, to narrowing a multimillion-dollar patent verdict levied against Medtronic Inc., earning him a spot on Law 360's list of 10 appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.