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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.
  • September 16, 2019

    Rising Star: Arnold & Porter's Amber Hay

    Arnold & Porter’s Amber Hay has advised on bank mergers like Stifel Financial’s purchase of The Business Bank of St. Louis and provided sharp regulatory and compliance counsel to companies like First Republic Bank, landing her a spot as one of five banking law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 16, 2019

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Daniela Stolman

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Daniela Stolman has helped clinch numerous major deals for clients over the course of her career, including a recent $1 billion acquisition for Stone Canyon Industries, earning her a spot as one of five private equity attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 16, 2019

    Rising Star: Arnold & Porter's Mallory Silberman

    Arnold & Porter partner Mallory Silberman has represented Chile in what is believed to be the longest-running investment arbitration ever, along with other governments and investors in some of the world's most high-profile investor-state arbitrations, helping to land her a spot among five international arbitration lawyers under 40 honored by Law360.

  • September 16, 2019

    Rising Star: DLA Piper's Amala Nath

    DLA Piper's Amala Nath has helped clients finance major projects, including a road in Colombia that involved coordinating with multiple lenders and working on a deal that expanded the metro system in Sao Paulo, Brazil, earning her a spot as one of five project finance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as a Rising Star.

  • September 16, 2019

    Rising Star: Block & Leviton's Joel Fleming

    Block & Leviton LLP's Joel Fleming helped keep alive portions of an investor lawsuit challenging the multibillion-dollar Charter Communications-Time Warner Cable Inc. merger last year, earning him a spot as one of six securities law practitioners under age 40 honored as one of Law360's Rising Stars.

  • September 16, 2019

    Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Irene Yang

    Sidley Austin LLP’s Irene Yang has helped major tech companies, including Microsoft and Sprint, win a number of high-stakes patent cases, earning her a spot among the intellectual property attorneys under age 40 honored as one of Law360's Rising Stars.

  • September 14, 2019

    Rising Star: Wachtell's Sabastian Niles

    Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz partner Sabastian Niles has played a key role in protecting high-profile clients like eBay and Dollar Tree from aggressive activist investors and advising boards of directors, earning him a spot among the mergers and acquisitions attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 13, 2019

    Rising Star: WilmerHale's Bonnie Heiple

    WilmerHale’s Bonnie Heiple successfully guided Vermont through the thorny, yearslong process of shutting down a nuclear power plant and helped Vail Resorts navigate the environmental implications of buying a host of ski resorts across the country, making her one of five environmental attorneys under 40 selected for Law360’s Rising Stars.

  • September 13, 2019

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Matthew Robson

    Matthew Robson of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has successfully represented the Broad Institute in several high-profile battles involving patents covering CRISPR genome-editing technology, earning him a spot among the life sciences law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 13, 2019

    Rising Star: Sanford Heisler's Kate Mueting

    Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP partner Kate Mueting has guided lawyers and female professionals in numerous other industries through gender discrimination class actions against high-profile employers like KPMG and Jones Day, earning her a spot among the five employment lawyers under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 13, 2019

    Rising Star: Wiley Rein's Karen Toto

    Karen Toto of Wiley Rein LLP has helped defend insurers against a variety of claims and topics ranging from asbestos and pharmaceuticals to municipal bonds, landing her among the insurance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 13, 2019

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Leslie Schmidt

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Leslie Schmidt has amassed numerous victories on behalf of her intellectual property clients over her career, including U.S. Supreme Court wins in WesternGeco's long-watched litigation about overseas patent infringement, earning her a spot as one of six IP practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 12, 2019

    Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Krissy Katzenstein

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius partner Krissy Katzenstein has become a go-to attorney for national employers accused of systemic discrimination, including helping Amtrak beat class claims in a sprawling race bias suit to solidify her spot as one of five employment law attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 12, 2019

    Rising Star: Milbank's Lauren Drake

    Milbank LLP’s Lauren Drake helped fend off challenges to patents for the blockbuster cancer drug Rituxan and played a role in convincing the Federal Circuit to strike down the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s controversial policy on attorneys fees, earning her a spot among the intellectual property attorneys under 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • September 12, 2019

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Jakob Rendtorff

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's Jakob Rendtorff played a key role in guiding the special committee of GGP Inc.’s board through a roughly $14.8 billion takeover by Brookfield Property Partners and navigated a multibillion-dollar hostile offer for client Versum Materials, earning him a spot among the mergers and acquisitions attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 12, 2019

    Rising Star: Vinson & Elkins' Margaret Peloso

    Over the past year, Vinson & Elkins LLP's Margaret Peloso has led a team helping Citigroup draft a climate disclosure report, defended a coal plant in a $1 billion property damage lawsuit and helped turn back proposed financial assurance regulations for the hardrock mining industry, earning her a spot as one of five environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 12, 2019

    Rising Star: Greenberg Traurig's Fang Xie

    Fang Xie of Greenberg Traurig LLP has used her scientific background to help clients with big-ticket deals, including Hansoh Pharmaceutical's $220 million collaboration with Viela Bio and CSPC Pharmaceutical's $175 million exclusive licensing agreement with Verastem, landing her among five attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360 life sciences Rising Stars.

  • September 12, 2019

    Rising Star: Susman Godfrey's Glenn Bridgman

    Glenn Bridgman of Susman Godfrey LLP helped secure a $91 million settlement for John Hancock Life Insurance Co. policyholders in their proposed class action alleging the company was jacking up premiums by using the wrong mortality rate calculations, earning him a spot among the insurance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 11, 2019

    Rising Star: Fish & Richardson's Betsy Flanagan

    Fish & Richardson PC's Betsy Flanagan has notched important victories for major pharmaceutical companies, including wiping out a $200 million verdict against Gilead Sciences Inc., landing her a spot among Law360's intellectual property Rising Stars.

  • September 11, 2019

    Rising Star: Nossaman's Brooke Wahlberg

    Nossaman LLP partner Brooke Wahlberg has established herself as the go-to authority on guiding wind energy projects through the maze of wildlife and environmental compliance, making her one of five environmental attorneys under 40 selected for Law360's Rising Stars.

  • September 11, 2019

    Rising Star: Katz Marshall's Joseph Abboud

    Katz Marshall & Banks LLP’s Joseph Abboud has advocated for victims of sexual harassment, assault and discrimination both in and out of the courtroom, including assisting Dr. Christine Blasey Ford as she testified about then-U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh before the Senate, landing him among the five employment attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • September 11, 2019

    Rising Star: Kirkland's David Klein

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s David Klein has been on both sides of billion-dollar corporate takeover efforts, including Qualcomm’s maneuvers to dodge Broadcom’s $117 billion offer, earning him a spot among the mergers and acquisitions attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 11, 2019

    Rising Star: Fenwick & West's Robert Counihan

    Fenwick & West's Robert Counihan has represented numerous pharmaceutical clients, including Eli Lilly subsidiary Loxo Oncology in a trade secrets suit, earning him a spot among the life sciences law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 11, 2019

    Rising Star: Steptoe & Johnson's Sarah Gordon

    Steptoe & Johnson LLP's Sarah Gordon, fresh off of handling claims in the massive NFL concussion settlement, is now helping an AIG unit navigate coverage disputes in the fallout of a global cyberattack, earning her a spot among the insurance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 10, 2019

    Rising Star: Eubanks & Associates' William S. Eubanks II

    Eubanks & Associates LLC's William S. Eubanks II has battled on behalf of environmental clients and conservation groups, winning precedent-setting rulings on the reach of the Endangered Species Act and when controversial projects must be analyzed in-depth by the federal government, earning him a spot as one of five environmental law practitioners honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.