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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.
  • March 30, 2011

    Rising Star: Skadden's Edward Micheletti

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's Edward B. Micheletti has been involved in some of the most significant deal-related litigation to arise in recent years, helping clients including Activision Inc., XTO Energy Inc. and Qwest Communications International Inc. end shareholder challenges to multibillion-dollar deals — achievements that have landed him a spot on Law360's list of securities lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 29, 2011

    Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Matthew Ingber

    Mayer Brown LLP's Matthew Ingber has played a vital role in crafting winning strategies for Bank of New York Mellon Corp. in a bankruptcy trustee's $550 million lawsuit over an alleged fraudulent investment scheme and for a New York Stock Exchange specialist in a pivotal criminal securities fraud case, earning him a spot on Law360's list of five securities lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 28, 2011

    Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's Suhana Han

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's Suhana Han has made a name for herself representing major financial institutions in big-ticket litigation, and recently helped Porsche SE ward off a $2.5 billion lawsuit, earning her a spot on Law360's list of five securities lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 25, 2011

    Rising Star: Shearman & Sterling's Adam Hakki

    Adam Hakki was just 32 when he made partner at Shearman & Sterling LLP, and in his short career he's racked up an impressive roster of big clients, including Galleon Management LP, Merrill Lynch & Co. and Countrywide Financial Corp. — feats that have helped win him a place on Law360's list of five securities attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • April 01, 2010

    Rising Star: Cahill Gordon's Adam Zurofsky

    Serving as a senior member of a team of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP lawyers that represents The McGraw-Hill Cos.' Standard & Poor's division in numerous cases over tens of billions of dollars in securities helped land Adam Zurofsky on Law360's list of 10 securities lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • April 01, 2010

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Aric Wu

    “Crazy long hours,” an aggressive approach to defending hostile takeover attempts and an ability to guide teams of lawyers helped lead Aric Wu to a partnership in Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's litigation department before his 35th birthday — and to a spot on Law360's list of 10 securities attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • March 31, 2010

    Rising Star: Winston & Strawn's Catherine Schumacher

    Winston & Strawn LLP partner Catherine B. Schumacher landed the former chief financial officer of American International Group Inc. as a client before turning 30, handily defending him in a wave of securities litigation and earning herself a spot on Law360’s list of 10 securities lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 30, 2010

    Rising Star: Kelley Drye's Michael C. Lynch

    Successful tactics used during the representation of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in securities litigation stemming from the collapse of Enron Corp. helped turn Kelley Drye & Warren LLP partner Michael C. Lynch into a go-to attorney for cases headed for trial, landing him a spot on Law 360's 10 securities lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 29, 2010

    Rising Star: Akin Gump's Jeffrey King

    A current member of the legal team for Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam, with past achievements helping executives at the Coca-Cola Co. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC avoid law enforcement action, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's Jeffrey King has landed on Law360's list of 10 securities lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 26, 2010

    Rising Star: Baker Botts' Danny David

    As one of the youngest partners at Baker Botts LLP, Danny David has thrown himself into high-stakes securities litigation, including defending Credit Suisse Group and Deutsche Bank AG in a $13 billion fraud and tortious interference suit over Huntsman Corp.'s failed merger with Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc., making him one of Law360's 10 securities lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 25, 2010

    Rising Star: O'Melveny's Matthew Close

    Whether he's helping corporate pension funds rebound from financial crises or winning dismissals for Bank of America Corp. in derivative suits stemming from recent acquisitions, O'Melveny & Myers LLP's Matthew Close is known for his deep commitment to his clients, making him one of Law360's 10 securities lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 24, 2010

    Rising Star: Paul Weiss' Susanna Buergel

    As financial institutions faced mounting litigation in the fallout of the credit crisis, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's Susanna Buergel scored a precedent-setting win for Citigroup Inc., part of the reason she was chosen as one of Law360's 10 securities lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 23, 2010

    Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's Nicolas Bourtin

    Whether it's putting mob bosses behind bars or navigating major companies through the rough waters of federal investigations, coolness under pressure is one of the qualities that make Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's Nicolas Bourtin one of Law360's 10 under 40 securities attorneys to watch.

  • March 22, 2010

    Rising Star: Orrick's Penelope Graboys Blair

    A series of high-profile white collar criminal matters, mutual fund market-timing investigations, stock options backdating cases and financial crisis litigation has brought Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP's Penelope Graboys Blair the success that makes her one of Law360's 10 under 40 securities attorneys to watch.

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