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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.
  • August 07, 2017

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Matthew B. Dubeck

    Matthew B. Dubeck of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has built a strong practice in a short time representing companies and private equity firms, including Platinum Equity and J.H. Whitney & Co., on complicated mergers and acquisitions, among other transactions, and has also carved out a specialty advising on representations and warranties insurance, earning him a spot among Law360’s Rising Stars.

  • August 04, 2017

    Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Jason 'Jay' Freedman

    Ropes & Gray LLP’s Jason "Jay" Freedman has helped close more than $10 billion worth of deals in the last two years with big time private equity clients, including TPG Capital Management LP and Altamont Capital Partners LLC, earning him a spot as one of five private equity attorneys 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.

  • April 19, 2016

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Daniel Lavon-Krein

    Daniel Lavon-Krein of Kirkland & Ellis LLP has championed a series of large private equity fund formations as well as complex minority investments in existing firms, regularly advising firms like Vista Equity and Carlyle and landing him on Law360's Rising Stars list of top attorneys under 40.

  • April 18, 2016

    Rising Star: Latham & Watkins' Shaun Hartley

    Shaun Hartley has secured the trust of Latham & Watkins' powerhouse clients, combining youthful energy and veteran savvy to steer mammoth deals like The Carlyle Group's $2.1 billion sale of Landmark Aviation to BBA Aviation, earning him a spot on Law360's list of top private equity attorneys under age 40.

  • April 15, 2016

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Clare Gaskell

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partner Clare Gaskell brings unique U.K. capital markets expertise to her work steering complex private equity transactions, like Blackstone Group LP's $450 million cross-border play for London-listed Japanese Residential Investment Co., landing her among Law360's top private equity attorneys under 40.

  • April 14, 2016

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Ted Frankel

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Ted Frankel has been at the helm of billions of dollars' worth of deals for some of the private equity world's largest players, including Bain Capital LP and Arsenal Capital Partners, making him one of five private equity attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as rising legal stars.

  • April 13, 2016

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Atif Azher

    Thanks to his work representing some of the country's biggest private equity shops and guiding various recent high-profile matters, including Dell and Silver Lake Partners' pending mega acquisition of EMC Corp., Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's Atif Azher has been named one of Law360's top private equity attorneys under 40.

  • 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 20, 2015

    The Rising Stars Of Private Equity

    These young lawyers are among the leading deal makers of private equity and rank among Law360's list of attorneys under the age of 40.

  • April 15, 2015

    Rising Star: Shearman's Simon Burrows

    Handling nine deals worth more than £2.3 billion ($3.4 billion) in 2014 alone, Simon Burrows' knack for deal-making has played a key role in growing Shearman & Sterling LLP's stand-alone private equity practice, and earned him a spot among Law360's top private equity attorneys under 40.

  • April 14, 2015

    Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Jason Freedman

    Between his work for TPG Capital Management LP, Altamont Capital Partners LLC and the like, Ropes & Gray LLP's Jason Freedman has helped close over $1 billion worth of deals in the past year, landing him a spot on Law360's list of top private equity attorneys under the age of 40.

  • April 13, 2015

    Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' Jesse Sheley

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Jesse Sheley has crafted high-profile leveraged buyouts for Madison Dearborn Partners LLC and Biomet Inc., along with numerous transactions for private equity heavyweights Bain Capital LLC, KKR & Co. LP and The Carlyle Group LP, earning himself a spot on Law360's list of top private equity attorneys under the age of 40.

  • April 10, 2015

    Rising Star: King & Spalding's Matthew Stewart

    Whether it was helping to negotiate the more than $1 billion sale of hotly sought-after PODS Enterprises LLC or guiding a new fund on its first buyout, King & Spalding LLP partner Matthew R. Stewart has stepped up to challenging deals — and earned a place among Law360's top private equity attorneys under 40.

  • April 09, 2015

    Rising Star: Debevoise's Sally Gibson

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP’s Sally Gibson has championed a number of major fundraisings, including Deutsche Bank AG’s recent $1.65 billion secondaries fund, but it’s her keen understanding of Europe’s evolving regulatory landscape that has made her stand out and landed her a spot on Law360’s list of Rising Stars in private equity.

  • 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.

  • May 12, 2014

    Rising Star: Willkie Farr's Robert Langdon

    Robert T. Langdon made an early effort to build strong client relationships, and the approach paid off: Over the past year, the young Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP partner has advised on more than 20 proposed and completed deals, earning him a spot as one of Law360's top private equity lawyers under age 40.

  • May 09, 2014

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Kathryn King Sudol

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's Kathryn King Sudol made many of her private equity connections while working for the firm's New York office, but four years ago moved to Hong Kong to take on a leadership post there and has continued to represent those same private equity clients from the other side of the globe.

  • May 08, 2014

    Rising Star: Latham & Watkins' Jason Silvera

    Capitalizing on his deep familiarity with the private equity industry and ability to think quickly, Latham & Watkins LLP partner Jason Silvera has helped seal a series of notable private equity transactions in his career thus far, earning him billing as one of Law360's top young attorneys.

  • May 07, 2014

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Leo Greenberg

    For his representation of some of the world's biggest and most active private equity funds and sponsors and work on some of the more creative deals in the past year, Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Leo Greenberg has been named one of Law360's top private equity attorneys under 40.

  • May 06, 2014

    Rising Star: Debevoise's Erica Berthou

    Working as the go-to partner for The Carlyle Group LP at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Erica Berthou has helped raise over $7 billion for several private equity funds by utilizing her international background to negotiate around the globe, landing her a spot on Law360's list of top private equity attorneys under 40.

  • May 05, 2014

    Rising Star: Cleary Gottlieb's Amy Shapiro

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP partner Amy Shapiro has spearheaded financing for some of the highest-profile private equity and leveraged finance transactions in recent history, including several multibillion-dollar deals aimed at reshaping the marketplace, planting her among Law360's top young lawyers.

  • May 02, 2014

    Rising Star: Choate Hall & Stewart's Christian Atwood

    Between helping lock up Windjammer Capital Investors' biggest transaction ever and representing Intervale Capital in nine different deals, Choate Hall & Stewart LLP's Christian Atwood had his handprint on 21 deals worth a combined $1.4 billion in 2013, earning himself a spot on Law360's list of top private equity attorneys under age 40.