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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 29, 2014

    Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Jack Creedon

    Ropes & Gray LLP partner Jack Creedon represented TPG Capital LP and its distressed real estate investment arm in a series of fast-paced acquisitions worth more than $1.5 billion and closed major deals for elite private equity investors, earning him a spot as one of Law360's Rising Stars.

  • April 29, 2014

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Perlette Michele Jura

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Perlette Michele Jura has helped spearhead the creation of the firm's thriving transnational litigation practice group and successfully guided companies such as Intel Corp. and Dole Food Co. through complex, cross-jurisdictional disputes over toxic torts, landing her a spot among Law360's top product liability attorneys under 40.

  • April 29, 2014

    Rising Star: Cravath's Lauren Moskowitz

    At 34 years old, Lauren Moskowitz of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP has mastered the art of defending complex mortgage backed securities litigation and even successfully argued a case before the U.S. Supreme Court, making her one of Law 360's top 10 securities attorneys under the age of 40.

  • April 29, 2014

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Melissa Baily

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's Melissa J. Baily has a knack for devising novel approaches to patent litigation that has caught the attention of heavyweights like Google Inc., YouTube LLC and Johnson & Johnson, and earned her a spot on Law360's list of top intellectual property attorneys under 40.

  • April 29, 2014

    Rising Star: King & Spalding's Thomas Hawk

    Thomas Hawk of King & Spalding LLP is helping his institutional health care clients stay at the forefront of innovations in health care delivery and insurance, most recently with his representation of Piedmont Healthcare Inc. and CVS Caremark Corp., making him one of Law360's top health care attorneys under 40.

  • April 29, 2014

    Rising Star: Nossaman's Brandon Davis

    Brandon J. Davis has worked on some of the biggest infrastructure projects in recent years, including the first two U.S. projects to use a new public-private partnership payment method, making the Nossaman LLP partner one of Law360's top project finance lawyers under 40.

  • April 29, 2014

    Rising Star: Debevoise's Sophie Lamb

    Handling high-stakes arbitration disputes for energy companies around the world, including one dispute that wound up in front of the U.K.'s highest court, has helped land Debevoise & Plimpton LLP partner Sophie Lamb on Law360's list of top energy lawyers under the age of 40.

  • April 29, 2014

    Rising Star: Munger Tolles' Jonathan Blavin

    You don't have to look far to find outrage at how the government uses secret courts to obtain private user information from tech companies like Google Inc. and LinkedIn Corp., but it's a bit tougher to find someone who's actually stood up to the government and won. Enter Jonathan Blavin of Munger Tolles & Olson LLP, a 2014 Law360 Rising Star.

  • April 28, 2014

    Rising Star: Paul Weiss' Salvatore Gogliormella

    Since joining Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, Salvatore Gogliormella has helped handle multibillion-dollar real estate deals on behalf of HCP Inc. and New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, while advocating tirelessly for the underprivileged, landing him on Law360's list of top real estate lawyers under 40.

  • April 28, 2014

    Rising Star: Winston & Strawn's John Schreiber

    In the past year, John Schreiber of Winston & Strawn has helped convince the Supreme Court to review a controversial Sixth Circuit decision and protected a Chinese client from a securities class action related to its listing on U.S. markets, earning a spot among Law360's top securities attorneys under 40.

  • April 28, 2014

    Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Thomas Eldert

    Mayer Brown LLP's Thomas L. Eldert has played a major role in the changing legal and business infrastructure in Iraq over the past decade, and has worked on project finance matters in a host of other countries, earning him a spot on Law360's list of top project finance attorneys under 40.

  • April 28, 2014

    Rising Star: Bracewell & Giuliani's Michael Piazza

    With his significant work on complex, multibillion-dollar oil and gas energy deals for companies such as Apache Corp. and Chesapeake Energy Corp., Bracewell & Giuliani LLP partner Michael De Voe Piazza has once again earned a spot on Law360's list of top energy attorneys under 40.

  • April 28, 2014

    Rising Star: DLA Piper's Christopher Campbell

    With a knack for breaking down difficult science into concepts, DLA Piper's Christopher Campbell has helped big-name drugmakers such as Pfizer Inc. and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc. fend off widespread litigation challenging the safety of some marquee drugs, making him one of Law360's top product liability attorneys under 40.

  • April 28, 2014

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Alexis Gilroy

    Jones Day's Alexis S. Gilroy has emerged as an influential voice and a sought-after deal maker in the booming digital health sector, advising key policymakers and working on Warburg Pincus LLC's hefty telemedicine investment this year, scoring her a spot among five young health care attorneys honored recently by Law360.

  • April 28, 2014

    Rising Star: Fenwick & West's Michael Brown

    Fenwick & West LLP's Michael Brown helped home-rental startup Airbnb Inc. land $200 million in financing and launched Marin Software Inc.'s $105 million initial public offering, notching a reputation as a deal-maker and sealing his spot as one of Law360's top five technology attorneys under 40.

  • April 28, 2014

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's John Neukom

    John Neukom of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP secured a victory for Fortinet Inc. in a $53 million patent suit after the judge issued a blistering order describing the plaintiff as a "patent troll," earning Neukom a spot among on Law360's list of top intellectual property attorneys under 40.

  • April 25, 2014

    Rising Star: Anderson Kill's David Graff

    Charting a path that reaches China via Delaware, Anderson Kill PC's David Graff has helped shareholders of nonreporting foreign companies receive both records and recoveries, earning him a place as one of Law360's top 10 securities attorneys under 40.

  • April 25, 2014

    Rising Star: Seyfarth's Barry Miller

    Seyfarth Shaw LLP's Barry Miller scored a unanimous verdict for Prospect Mortgage LLC in the first trial challenging the classification of mortgage loan officers and other wins that should bring greater certainty to employers with commissioned workers, earning him a spot on Law360's list of top employment attorneys under 40.

  • April 25, 2014

    Rising Star: Mayer Brown's David Saye

    Representing Bank of America Corp. in the restructuring of a $1.8 billion loan for the CityCenter development in Las Vegas, handling hotel financings for Wells Fargo and helping the Big Ten Conference meet its real estate needs have earned Mayer Brown LLP partner David Saye a place among Law360's top real estate attorneys under 40.

  • April 25, 2014

    Rising Star: Fenwick's Jamie Evans

    Fenwick & West LLP's Jamie Evans helped guide Facebook Inc.'s $16 billion initial public offering and has had a hand in several other high-profile tech deals since then, including Candy Crush developer King Digital Entertainment PLC's $500 million Wall Street launch, earning him a spot on Law360's list of top technology lawyers under 40.

  • April 25, 2014

    Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Brian Rosenthal

    Despite his relative youth, Mayer Brown partner Brian Rosenthal has litigated over 65 patent cases, including complex, high-stakes cases for high-tech and life sciences clients such as Google Inc. and Philips Electronics North America Corp, landing him a place on Law360's list of top intellectual property attorneys under 40.

  • April 25, 2014

    Rising Star: DLA Piper's Erin Gibson

    DLA Piper's Erin P. Gibson successfully represented Motorola Mobility Inc. in trade actions against both TiVo Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd., and she is representing an Arizona-based circuit component company in an enforcement action that was previously in front of the U.S. International Trade Commission, earning her a spot among Law360's international trade attorneys under 40.

  • April 25, 2014

    Rising Star: DLA Piper's Joshua Kaye

    DLA Piper partner Joshua Kaye has used his young age to his advantage when representing clients in health care mergers and acquisitions, quickly adapting to the Affordable Care Act's new regulations and making him one of five attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as a rising legal star in the health sector.

  • April 25, 2014

    Rising Star: Andrews Kurth's Giji John

    Andrews Kurth LLP partner Giji John's passion for solving intellectual puzzles has led him to close some of the world's largest project finance transactions, including $9.5 billion in financing for Cheniere Energy Partners LP's Louisiana-based Sabine Pass LNG liquefaction facility, landing him a spot on Law360's top project finance attorneys under 40.

  • April 25, 2014

    Rising Star: Covington & Burling's Phyllis Jones

    Covington & Burling LLP's Phyllis Jones has taken on big responsibilities in a variety of high-stakes pharmaceutical product liability litigation, successfully representing giants including Eli Lilly and Co. and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., which has earned her a place on Law360's list of top product liability attorneys under 40.