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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, 2012

    Rising Star: Davis Polk's Paul Spagnoletti

    Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP litigation partner Paul Spagnoletti represented Siemens AG in the largest Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation in U.S. history, winning the company a landmark settlement of corruption charges and helping earn him a spot among Law360's five white collar attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • April 10, 2012

    Rising Star: Winston & Strawn's Tom Kirsch

    Winston & Strawn LLP partner Tom Kirsch, 38, draws on his experience as a former prosecutor to effectively defend clients ranging from multinational corporations to a neurosurgeon in a white-collar criminal case, making him one of Law360's five white-collar attorneys under 40 to watch for the second year in a row.

  • April 09, 2012

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Nicholas Goldin

    During his six years working as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan, Nicholas S. Goldin never lost a jury trial — and since switching sides in the courtroom and joining Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, he has continued that impressive run of success, making him one of Law360's top five white collar attorneys under 40.

  • April 06, 2012

    Rising Star: Alston & Bird's Craig Carpenito

    Craig Carpenito has parlayed an astounding breadth of experience as a securities regulator and federal prosecutor — including the marquee conviction of Cendant Corp. CEO Walter Forbes — into a role at the helm of Alston & Bird's government and special investigations group, earning him a spot among Law360's top white collar partners under 40.

  • March 31, 2011

    Rising Star: Winston & Strawn's Thomas Kirsch

    When white collar defendants turn to Winston & Strawn LLP, the firm often turns to partner Thomas Kirsch, as it did with a major Illinois political player embroiled in the scandal surrounding former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, earning him a spot on Law360's list of five white collar lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 30, 2011

    Rising Star: King & Spalding's Mark Jensen

    Even early on in his career, King & Spalding partner Mark A. Jensen showed a knack for gaining the confidence of global pharmaceutical companies facing criminal prosecutions, from Cephalon Inc. to Johnson & Johnson, making him one of the most sought-after corporate defenders in the country and one of Law360's five white collar lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 29, 2011

    Rising Star: Steptoe & Johnson's Brian Heberlig

    Steptoe & Johnson LLP's Brian Heberlig has won major victories in high-stakes criminal cases, including clearing an ex-Blackwater Worldwide security contractor of manslaughter charges, making him one of Law360's five white collar attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • March 28, 2011

    Rising Star: Weil Gotshal's William Burck

    In a closely watched congressional investigation into corruption in Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's William A. Burck helped secure a full acquittal for the U.S. military's largest suppliers of jet fuel in the region, earning him a spot on Law360's list of five white collar lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 25, 2011

    Rising Star: Barnes & Thornburg's Jason Barclay

    In one of Kentucky's largest public corruption trials in decades, Barnes & Thornburg LLP's Jason Barclay helped secure full acquittal for a prominent highway contractor accused of tampering with $130 million in road projects, one of the accomplishments that earned him a spot on Law360's list of five white collar lawyers under 40 to watch.

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