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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.
  • March 23, 2011

    Rising Star: Winston & Strawn's Nash Long

    A string of successes in defending coal-fired power plants against Clean Air Act enforcement actions helped earned Nash Long of Winston & Strawn LLP a place among Law360's five environmental attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • March 22, 2011

    Rising Star: Baker Botts' Scott Janoe

    Baker Botts LLP's Scott Janoe helped Esso Standard Oil Co. prevail in a high-stakes citizen suit in Puerto Rico over land and water contamination, one of several accomplishments that landed him among Law360's five environmental lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 21, 2011

    Rising Star: Beveridge & Diamond's Lily Chinn

    Upon joining Beveridge & Diamond PC, Lily N. Chinn jumped into a lead role defending PPG Industries in a complex $135 million toxic tort suit, scoring a defense victory for the chemical manufacturer in one of the most environmentally friendly jurisdictions in the U.S. — and earning her a spot on Law360's list of five environmental lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 18, 2011

    Rising Star: Best Best & Krieger's Chris Calfee

    Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tapped Best Best & Krieger LLP's Christopher H. Calfee to help formulate the state's cutting-edge guidelines for analyzing greenhouse gas emissions, a distinction that earned him a spot on Law360's list of five environmental lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • April 16, 2010

    Rising Star: Frost Brown's Steven Wesloh

    A track record of convincing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to drop New Source Review enforcement actions — and helping clients avoid possibly having to shell out millions for control equipment and penalties — has helped land Frost Brown Todd LLC's Steven Wesloh a spot on Law360's list of 10 environmental attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • April 15, 2010

    Rising Star: Alston & Bird's Shiraz Tangri

    Alston & Bird LLP partner Shiraz Tangri's success in lining up environmentalists' support of Plains All American Pipeline LLC's $500 million oil tanker terminal in Los Angeles helped defeat a legal challenge to the project. That and other fruitful efforts to balance green sensibilities with development have earned him a spot on Law360's list of 10 environmental lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • April 14, 2010

    Rising Star: Linklaters' Stan Renas

    Linklaters LLP partner Stan Renas has structured some of the biggest deals in the emerging market for emissions offset trading and advised the World Bank on its role as a trustee under the Kyoto Protocol, earning him a place on Law360's list of 10 environmental attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • April 13, 2010

    Rising Star: Haynes & Boone's Bane Phillippi

    Haynes and Boone LLP's Bane Phillippi has helped draft guidance on environmental laws for Iraqi officials, advised energy companies such as Panda Energy International Inc. on water rights issues and renewed his commitment to military service, making him one of Law360's 10 environmental lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • April 12, 2010

    Rising Star: Jackson Walker's Michael Nasi

    A nationally recognized advocate for alternative energy, Jackson Walker LLP's Michael Nasi has had a hand in drafting two major energy bills and four significant environmental bills before the Texas Legislature that have helped energy companies transition to clean technology, making him one of Law 360's 10 environmental attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • April 09, 2010

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Michael Murphy

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Michael Murphy helped both Lockheed Martin Corp. and Goodrich Corp. ensure their right to pursue the U.S. government for cost recovery under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, making him one of Law360's 10 environmental attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • April 08, 2010

    Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Roger Martella

    Whether he’s crossing the globe to advise China on climate change policy or netting Ford Motor Co. billions in government funding for green initiatives, it’s his diverse practice — shaped by stints in both the public and private sectors — that has earned Sidley Austin LLP’s Roger R. Martella recognition as one of Law360’s 10 environmental attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • April 07, 2010

    Rising Star: Baker Botts' Scott Janoe

    In what the federal government has called the most complicated environmental bankruptcy in U.S. history, Baker Botts LLP's Scott Janoe steered Asarco LLC through $6.5 billion in environmental claims, making him one of Law360's 10 environmental lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • April 06, 2010

    Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Keri Holleb Hotaling

    Whether it's a decades-long dispute over the environmental effects of the expansion of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport or litigating the first use of Florida's mini-Superfund statute in a chemical exposure case, Jenner & Block LLP partner Keri Holleb Hotaling only gets the call when the stakes are high, securing her a spot on Law360’s list of 10 environmental lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • April 05, 2010

    Rising Star: Ruden McClosky's Hope Calhoun

    A flair for facilitating the development of land use projects, including an academic village for Nova University and the transformation of a former cow pasture into 500 acres of residential community, has made Hope Calhoun of Ruden McClosky one of Law360's 10 environmental attorneys under 40 to watch.

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