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.
  • March 20, 2013

    Rising Star: Fried Frank's Tal Golomb

    Helping to guide some of New York City's largest, landmark real estate deals is Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP partner Tal Golomb, whose deal-making and land use skills have earned him a spot among six real estate attorneys under 40 recognized by Law360.

  • March 19, 2013

    Rising Star: Cooley's Colleen Gillis Snow

    Cooley LLP partner Colleen Gillis Snow has worked on a broad range of projects in northern Virginia, including the $5 billion westward extension of Washington's Metrorail, and her growing reputation for deftly representing corporate clients before a patchwork of local interests has earned her a spot among Law360's top six real estate attorneys under the age of 40.

  • March 18, 2013

    Rising Star: Fried Frank's Avi Feinberg

    Though he has been a partner for just six months, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP's Avi D. Feinberg has developed a reputation as a skilled real estate finance attorney with a knack for completing the industry's most complex deals, earning him a spot among six young real estate attorneys recognized by Law360.

  • March 15, 2013

    Rising Star: Pryor Cashman's Joshua Bernstein

    Pryor Cashman LLP's Joshua Bernstein has secured multimillion-dollar judgments for developers fighting back against global hoteliers in some of the firm's most high-profile commercial real estate cases, making him one of the six real estate partners under the age of 40 recognized by Law360.

  • March 08, 2013

    Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40

    We're pleased to announce Law360's Rising Stars for 2013, our list of the 111 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

  • March 21, 2012

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Erik Quarfordt

    For his proactive approach to complicated real estate transactions involving major private equity players, including The Blackstone Group and The Carlyle Group, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's Erik Quarfordt has earned a spot among Law360's top four real estate partners under 40 to watch.

  • March 20, 2012

    Rising Star: Fried Frank's Brian Lichter

    A "go-to partner" for some of the biggest players in the New York real estate market, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP's Brian Lichter arranged some of the city's largest commercial real estate deals in 2011 and earned himself a spot as one of four attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as a rising legal star in the real estate industry.

  • March 19, 2012

    Rising Star: Willkie's Thomas J. Henry

    From negotiating a multibillion-dollar merger that presaged the Great Recession to securing his clients square footage all over Manhattan, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP's Thomas J. Henry, 38, has mastered real estate's boom-and-bust cycle, placing him on Law360's list of rising stars under 40 in the practice area.

  • March 16, 2012

    Rising Star: Shearman's Lisa Brill

    A robust real estate finance practice bolstered by a broad capital markets background helped Shearman & Sterling LLP partner Lisa Brill close a blockbuster $3.4 billion resort project deal in the Bahamas and earned her a spot as one of four attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as a rising legal star in the real estate industry.