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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.
  • April 15, 2015

    Rising Star: Chadbourne's Marissa Leigh Alcala

    Chadbourne & Parke LLP's Marissa Leigh Alcala is known among her peers as being an attorney who can bring direct lenders and private firms together to hash out the details to complete a complex energy project, making her one of Law360's Rising Stars in the project finance practice.

  • April 15, 2015

    Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's Matthew Schwartz

    Matthew Schwartz of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP helped UBS AG escape billions of dollars in potential claims by investors and played a role in convincing separate federal appeals courts to block arbitration proceedings against Goldman Sachs & Co., earning him a spot on Law360's list of securities Rising Stars.

  • April 14, 2015

    Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Dorothy Spenner

    Sidley Austin LLP partner Dorothy Spenner has helped steer JPMorgan Chase & Co. through a high-pressure storm of mortgage-backed securities litigation, demonstrating skill beyond her years and earning her a place as one of five securities attorneys under 40 honored by Law360.

  • April 14, 2015

    Rising Star: Sidley Austin LLP's Tacy F. Flint

    Whether writing on behalf of Alice Corp. in a U.S. Supreme Court case over computerized risk management patents, representing politicians and fair-election groups in their support for local control of redistricting, or asking the high court to protect the Sixth Amendment's confrontation clause, Tacy F. Flint of Sidley Austin LLP has earned a spot on Law360's list of top appellate attorneys under 40.

  • April 14, 2015

    Rising Star: MoFo's Purvi Patel

    Morrison & Foerster LLP's Purvi Patel has helped Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., Kmart Corp., Target Corp. and other retailers defeat California class actions over the collection of ZIP codes and other customer information and guided Ralphs Grocery Co. to victories in suits over the grocer's club card program, earning her recognition from Law360 as a top retail and e-commerce attorney under 40.

  • April 14, 2015

    Rising Star: Williams & Connolly's David Berl

    Williams & Connolly LLP partner David Berl has secured patent victories for drugmakers such as MedImmune Inc. and Bayer HealthCare LLC, including a rare order requiring the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to withdraw approval of a generic drug, landing him on Law360's list of top intellectual property attorneys under 40.

  • April 14, 2015

    The Rising Stars Of Class Actions

    Whether representing plaintiffs or defendants in large class actions, the contributions of these young lawyers have earned their placement on Law360's list of attorneys under the age of 40.

  • April 14, 2015

    Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Jaime Jones

    Sidley Austin LLP partner Jaime L.M. Jones' reputation for batting off civil and criminal investigations brought by the federal government has drawn in prestigious life sciences and health care clients like Davita Healthcare Partners Inc., Omnicare Inc. and GE Healthcare over the past decade, earning her a spot on Law360's list of top life sciences attorneys under 40.

  • April 14, 2015

    Rising Star: Barnes & Thornburg's Timothy Haley

    Barnes & Thornburg LLP partner Timothy Haley is a noted powerhouse litigator who helped squash a challenge to Indiana's ethanol plant permit process, but when he isn't in the courtroom, he's the expert companies call for their environmental investigation and due diligence needs, landing him on Law360's list of top environmental attorneys under 40.

  • April 14, 2015

    Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Jason Freedman

    Between his work for TPG Capital Management LP, Altamont Capital Partners LLC and the like, Ropes & Gray LLP's Jason Freedman has helped close over $1 billion worth of deals in the past year, landing him a spot on Law360's list of top private equity attorneys under the age of 40.

  • April 14, 2015

    Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Sean Commons

    Sidley Austin LLP attorney Sean Commons helped client POM Wonderful LLC win the decertification of a class of consumers seeking several hundred million dollars in a false advertising suit, landing him one of the six spots on Law360's list of top class action attorneys under 40.

  • April 13, 2015

    Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Eamon Joyce

    After going toe to toe with the U.S. Department of Justice over e-book pricing in the Second Circuit and defeating Fair Labor Standards Act claims against KPMG LLP, Sidley Austin LLP's Eamon Joyce earned a spot as one of Law360's top appellate attorneys under age 40.

  • April 13, 2015

    Rising Star: Weil's Sonal Mehta

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP partner Sonal N. Mehta won big patent victories last year for Adobe Systems Inc., Electronic Arts Inc. and Intel Corp., easily earning her a spot on Law360's list of top intellectual property attorneys under the age of 40.

  • April 13, 2015

    Rising Star: Dechert's Mauricio Espana

    When Repsol SA hit Bank of New York Mellon Corp. with a $50 million suit related to oil company YPF SA's board, the bank turned to Dechert LLP's Mauricio Espana. BNY Mellon's trust in the youthful litigation partner was properly placed, and the suit's dismissal — among other quality work — has earned Espana a spot on Law360's list of securities law Rising Stars.

  • April 13, 2015

    Rising Star: Steptoe & Johnson's Ruxandra Cana

    Steptoe & Johnson LLP's Ruxandra Cana acted as counsel in the first successful European Union chemicals legislation-related case to succeed before the EU General Court, boasting experience with matters from biocides to medical devices to nanotechnology and earning her a place as one of Law360's top environmental attorneys under 40.

  • April 13, 2015

    Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' Jesse Sheley

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Jesse Sheley has crafted high-profile leveraged buyouts for Madison Dearborn Partners LLC and Biomet Inc., along with numerous transactions for private equity heavyweights Bain Capital LLC, KKR & Co. LP and The Carlyle Group LP, earning himself a spot on Law360's list of top private equity attorneys under the age of 40.

  • April 13, 2015

    Rising Star: Latham's Brendan McShane

    In defense of Toshiba Corp., Latham & Watkins LLP partner Brendan McShane has thwarted attempts by direct and indirect purchaser plaintiffs to certify nationwide classes in suits alleging the electronics maker took part in a conspiracy to fix the prices of optical disk drives, earning him a spot on Law360's list of top class action attorneys under 40.

  • April 13, 2015

    Rising Star: Latham & Watkins' Ryan DeFord

    Latham & Watkins LLP's Ryan deFord played a key role in the highly anticipated initial public offering of New York-based Shake Shack Inc., guiding the burger shop to an opening that saw shares more than double in its first day of trading and earning himself a spot on Law360's list of top retail attorneys under 40.

  • April 13, 2015

    Rising Star: Paul Hastings' Eric Dittmann

    Paul Hastings LLP's New York-based partner Eric Dittmann has saved his clients billions by securing several high-stakes and precedent-setting victories in intellectual property battles over blockbuster pharmaceuticals, earning him a spot on Law360's list of top life science lawyers under 40.

  • April 10, 2015

    Rising Stars: Jones Day's Albert Rota

    Jones Day's Albert Rota early on saw the challenges that the Dodd-Frank Act and the nascent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would bring to the financial services industry and led the firm's effort to advise clients, landing him a spot on Law360's list of top consumer protection attorneys under 40.

  • April 10, 2015

    Rising Star: Bernstein Litowitz's Avi Josefson

    Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP's Avi Josefson has guided plaintiffs in some of the biggest legal fallout from the financial crisis and is one of just a few people who decide what cases the firm will take on, making him one of five securities attorneys under 40 honored by Law360.

  • April 10, 2015

    Rising Star: Susman Godfrey's Brooke Taylor

    A sharp trial attorney with major clients like Zillow Inc., Susman Godfrey LLP partner Brooke A.M. Taylor nabbed an impressive $17 million win for Intellectual Ventures Management LLC in a patent dispute this February, earning her a spot on Law360's list of Intellectual Property Rising Stars.

  • April 10, 2015

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Hashim Mooppan

    Being in the rare position of arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court as an associate, let alone in a major case concerning federal antitrust scrutiny, is one clear indication that Jones Day attorney Hashim M. Mooppan — now a partner — is a Rising Star in the appellate arena.

  • April 10, 2015

    Rising Star: Hogan Lovell's Adam Bellack

    Adam Bellack was recently named co-head of Hogan Lovells' life sciences transactions team in the Americas, in recognition for his work with hospitals and biotech startups and as one of the attorneys who led Novartis AG through a three-part, $23 billion merger, earning himself a spot among Law360's top life sciences lawyers under 40.

  • April 10, 2015

    Rising Star: King & Spalding's Jonathan Chally

    King & Spalding LLP partner Jonathan Chally helped Home Depot USA Inc. defeat class certification at the Ninth Circuit in a case claiming the retailer duped tool renters into paying a 10 percent surcharge on the tools, earning him a spot among Law360's class action Rising Stars under 40.