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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 23, 2018

    Rising Star: Kasowitz Benson's Julia Sanabria

    Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP partner Julia Sanabria is helping guide all retail leasing for the landlord at the shopping center in Hudson Yards — the largest private real estate development project in the U.S. — making her one of five real estate attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 23, 2018

    Rising Star: Kellogg Hansen's Daniel Dorris

    From drafting complaints to managing discovery, Daniel Dorris of Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick PLLC was instrumental in every aspect of the litigation that led to the National Credit Union Association recovering more than $5.1 billion in settlements last year over the sale of toxic residential mortgage-backed securities, landing him a spot among five securities law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 23, 2018

    Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Saul Mezei

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner Saul Mezei represents major multinationals in high-stakes transfer pricing cases with billions of dollars on the line, including helping Amazon score a blistering win against the Internal Revenue Service, landing him a spot as one of five tax attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 23, 2018

    Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' Stephanie Berdik

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Stephanie Berdik has handled a multitude of major matters since joining the firm last year, and her expertise in structuring credit funds landed her the lead advisory role on the largest European direct lending fund ever raised, earning her a spot as one of five private equity attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 23, 2018

    Rising Star: Akin Gump's David Sweeney

    As an energy-focused transactional attorney, David Sweeney of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has done business in more than 30 countries and has worked on over $60 billion worth of deals, earning him a spot as one of five energy attorneys named to Law360's list of Rising Stars.

  • August 22, 2018

    Rising Star: Cravath's Kara Mungovan

    Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP partner Kara L. Mungovan has been at the forefront of multiple high-stakes transactions for big-name clients, including Anheuser-Busch InBev's $123 billion acquisition of SABMiller, earning her a spot as one of five tax attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 22, 2018

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's David Schnitzer

    In less than five years, David Schnitzer of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has become one of the firm's top railroad industry attorneys, defending CSX in an attempt to shut down the construction of a major Washington, D.C., railway tunnel, among other cases, earning him a spot among four transportation attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 22, 2018

    Rising Star: Wilkinson Walsh's Kosta Stojilkovic

    Former federal prosecutor Kosta Stojilkovic, now partner at Wilkinson Walsh & Eskovitz LLP, notched several high-stakes wins in federal and state court, including defending Facebook in a $6 billion trade secrets trial, earning him a spot as an attorney under 40 honored as one of Law360's trials Rising Stars.

  • August 22, 2018

    Rising Star: Susman Godfrey's Matthew Berry

    Susman Godfrey LLP partner Matthew Berry has amassed numerous victories on behalf of intellectual property clients over his career, including helping to end a suit claiming Uber built its self-driving car with stolen technology, earning him a spot as one of six intellectual property law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 22, 2018

    Rising Star: Irell & Manella's Rebecca Carson

    Irell & Manella LLP partner Rebecca Carson played a key role in helping a heart defibrillator producer avert $210 million in damages in patent infringement litigation filed by Koninklijke Philips NV and has significant trial experience, earning her a place among five attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360's technology Rising Stars.

  • August 22, 2018

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Mike Szczurek

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Mike Szczurek has successfully advised clients on a number of complex real estate portfolio transactions, such as Scion Student Communities' recent set of acquisitions that totaled about $2.7 billion in asset value, securing him a spot as one of six real estate attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 22, 2018

    Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Mark Brennan

    Hogan Lovells partner Mark Brennan has been deeply involved in shaping how the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and other key privacy laws are implemented, including advocating for clearer privacy policies at both the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission, earning him a spot as one of three telecommunications law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 22, 2018

    Rising Star: Cohen Milstein's Michael B. Eisenkraft

    Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC partner Michael B. Eisenkraft recently helped secure preliminary approval of a $165 million settlement that would end long-running litigation over mortgage-backed securities and persuaded the Second Circuit to revive a lawsuit concerning Korean futures contracts, earning him a spot as one of six securities law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 21, 2018

    Rising Star: Wachtell Lipton's Tijana Dvornic

    Wachtell Lipton Rosen and Katz LLP partner Tijana J. Dvornic served as the lead tax attorney for Thomson Reuters' Financial and Risk business in the $17 billion strategic partnership deal it inked this year with Blackstone, earning her a spot as one of five tax attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 21, 2018

    Rising Star: Keker Van Nest's Reid Mullen

    Reid Mullen of Keker Van Nest & Peters LLP successfully defended Google twice against Oracle in multibillion-dollar patent litigation over the computer programming tools on Google's Android platform, placing him among five trial attorneys under 40 named as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 21, 2018

    Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Luke Platzer

    Jenner & Block LLP partner Luke Platzer has worked on litigation with a national impact in telecommunications and in civil rights, including recently representing Charter Advanced Services in a suit over internet phone services, earning him a spot as one of three telecommunications attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 21, 2018

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Amanda Hollis

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Amanda Hollis has helped the firm notch victories for clients in various high-stakes patent cases, including helping C.R. Bard and Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc. snag a trial win in a case from W.L. Gore & Associates Inc., earning her a spot as one of six intellectual property law practitioners honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 21, 2018

    Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Megan Baca

    Megan Baca of Ropes & Gray LLP has advised top tech giants and private equity firms in a variety of deals and transactions, including advising Bain Capital Private Equity LP in its $17.8 billion acquisition of Toshiba Corp.'s memory chip business, earning her a spot as one of three technology attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 21, 2018

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Wheatly MacNamara

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partner Wheatly MacNamara has played key roles in complex multibillion-dollar deals, including representing a Blackstone real estate fund in the €12.25 billion sale of European logistics company Logicor to China Investment Corp., earning her a spot as one of six real estate law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 20, 2018

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Frank T. Bayuk

    Jones Day partner Frank T. Bayuk has successfully defended R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in numerous Engle progeny trials, including the first damages-only case, earning him a place as one of five trial attorneys under 40 named to Law360’s list of Rising Stars.

  • August 20, 2018

    Rising Star: Latham's Christopher Drewry

    Latham & Watkins LLP partner Christopher R. Drewry helped guide FMC Technologies and Technip in their $13 billion merger and also worked closely with Delphi Automotive when the car parts maker split in two, making him one of four transportation attorneys under 40 to land on Law360's list of Rising Stars.

  • August 20, 2018

    Rising Star: White & Case's Paul Harrison

    White & Case LLP partner Paul Harrison is one of the most prominent project finance lawyers in Japan and is in the middle of guiding Saudi Arabia’s national oil company on the financing of a proposed $14 billion joint venture with Petronas, making him one of four project finance attorneys under 40 named to Law360's list of Rising Stars.

  • August 20, 2018

    Rising Star: Skadden's Gavin White

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner Gavin White advised on transactions worth approximately $200 billion over the past year, including negotiating on behalf of Twenty-First Century Fox in the blockbuster deal that saw Disney acquire its entertainment assets, earning him a coveted place among five tax attorneys honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 20, 2018

    Rising Star: Keker Van Nest's Ajay Krishnan

    Keker Van Nest & Peters LLP’s Ajay Krishnan has secured numerous victories on behalf of his technology clients over his career, including a win for Arista Networks Inc. in a $335 million copyright and patent infringement suit over networking technology, landing him a spot as one of six intellectual property lawyers honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 20, 2018

    Rising Star: Wiley Rein's Ari Meltzer

    Ari Meltzer of Wiley Rein LLP has been a leading force in shaping broadcast policy during his career, including high-profile advocacy before the Federal Communications Commission during its broadcast incentive auction, earning him a spot as one of three telecommunications law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.