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 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.