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 15, 2010

    Rising Star: Bradley Arant's Kevin Newsom

    Formerly a U.S. Supreme Court clerk and solicitor general of Alabama, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP’s Kevin Newsom has notched recent wins in a voting rights case at the Supreme Court and at Alabama’s highest court, where he reversed an $81 million fraud judgment against GlaxoSmithKline PLC, earning Newsom a spot among Law360’s 10 appellate attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • April 14, 2010

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Matthew D. McGill

    With victories in the U.S. Supreme Court that range from the Citizens United campaign finance case to a patent ruling that saved Microsoft Corp. billions of dollars, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Matthew D. McGill has earned a spot on Law360's list of 10 appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • April 13, 2010

    Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Elaine Goldenberg

    A brilliant writer and powerful oral advocate who has helped save clients, including General Dynamics Corp. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., hundreds of millions of dollars with her appellate work, Jenner & Block LLP's Elaine J. Goldenberg has earned a spot among Law360's 10 appellate attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • April 12, 2010

    Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Matthew Hellman

    At 33 years old, Jenner & Block LLP's Matthew S. Hellman has taken high-profile fights to the nation's highest court and helped the Entertainment Software Association successfully fight state laws censoring video games in three appellate courts, earning him a spot among Law360's 10 appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • April 09, 2010

    Rising Star: Akin Gump's Tom Goldstein

    At 39, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's Tom Goldstein has already argued 22 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, founded one of the most popular legal blogs ever and inspired plans for a TV series based on his career, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 10 appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • April 08, 2010

    Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Robert Hochman

    Sidley Austin LLP's Robert Hochman has built a wide-ranging appellate practice that has taken him from disputing the definition of “violent felony” before the U.S. Supreme Court to defeating multimillion-dollar patent verdicts for Microsoft Corp., making him one of Law360's 10 rising appellate stars under 40.

  • April 07, 2010

    Rising Star: WilmerHale's Mark Fleming

    WilmerHale partner Mark Fleming’s appellate experience ranges from successfully arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court that Guantanamo Bay prisoners have a constitutional right to challenge their detention, to narrowing a multimillion-dollar patent verdict levied against Medtronic Inc., earning him a spot on Law 360's list of 10 appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • April 06, 2010

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Thomas Dupree

    After helping make history in the Bush v. Gore case in 2000, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Thomas Dupree has continued to work on major cases — for Chrysler, CSX Corp., Mattel Inc. and other companies — earning him a spot on Law 360's list of 10 appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • April 05, 2010

    Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' R. Ted Cruz

    By his mid-30s, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP's R. Ted Cruz had already argued eight cases before the U.S. Supreme Court — including the Texas congressional redistricting case — the most of any Texas attorney ever, helping land him on Law360's list of the top 10 appellate attorneys under 40 to watch.