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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 25, 2014

    Rising Star: Shearman & Sterling's Jeremy Kutner

    Between his work in locking up a $950 million purchase for Barry Callebaut AG and his guidance of Vivendi SA in a $765 million deal with Warner Music Group Corp., Shearman & Sterling LLP's Jeremy Kutner earned himself a spot on Law360's list of top mergers and acquisitions attorneys under age 40.

  • April 25, 2014

    Rising Star: BakerHostetler's Sameer Mohan

    BakerHostetler's Sameer Mohan has quickly become one of the Houston area's top attorneys for negotiating pipeline deals and a trusted counselor who has managed to turn former adversaries into clients, making him one of Law360's top eight attorneys under 40 in the energy field.

  • April 24, 2014

    Rising Stars: Abelson Herron's Marc Halpern

    Abelson Herron Halpern LLP insurance recovery attorney Marc D. Halpern last year won a $110 million pollution coverage case on appeal that turned Missouri into a friendly locale for policyholders saddled with long-tail liabilities, vaulting him on to Law360's list of top insurance attorneys under 40.

  • April 24, 2014

    Rising Star: WilmerHale's Patrick J. McLain

    WilmerHale's Patrick J. McLain is a seasoned international trade attorney whose work for clients in international economic regulation and trade policy matters, anti-dumping proceedings, and customs and export control matters has earned him a spot on Law360's list of top young international trade attorneys.

  • April 24, 2014

    Rising Star: Proskauer Rose's Adam M. Lupion

    Proskauer Rose LLP's Adam M. Lupion has helped secure a number of key victories for professional sports teams and leagues, including helping the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball to defend Alex Rodriguez's grievance challenging a suspension, earning him a spot on the list of Law360's top employment attorneys under age 40.

  • April 24, 2014

    Rising Star: Willkie Farr's Laura Delanoy

    For her work on some of the year's most unique and complex transactions, including The Men's Wearhouse Inc.'s table-turning deal with Jos. A Bank Clothiers Inc., Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP's Laura Delanoy is one of Law360's top mergers and acquisitions attorneys under 40.

  • April 24, 2014

    Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' F. Christopher Mizzo

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP attorney F. Christopher Mizzo has represented heavyweights including GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Apple Inc. in complex patent disputes before district court and the U.S. International Trade Commission, earning him a spot among on Law360's list of top intellectual property attorneys under 40.

  • April 23, 2014

    Rising Star: Norton Rose Fulbright's Lesley Reynolds

    Norton Rose Fulbright's Lesley C. Reynolds successfully defended Boston Scientific Corp. from a False Claims Act qui tam suit over alleged company kickbacks, and continues as co-lead counsel for the company in a suit bearing a host of similar allegations, earning her a spot on Law360's list of promising health care attorneys under the age of 40.

  • April 23, 2014

    Rising Star: Weil Gotshal's Matthew Gilroy

    Already an established mergers and acquisitions attorney at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Matthew Gilroy has advised on billions of dollars in deals, including helping tailor a successful strategy to sell ATMI Inc. for almost $1.4 billion from two separate buyers, landing him on the list of Law360's top M&A attorneys under age 40.

  • April 23, 2014

    Rising Star: Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe's Michael Weil

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP partner Michael Weil helped CVS Pharmacy Inc. block the certifications of two large employee class actions accusing the retailer of depriving workers of seating and adequate pay, earning him a spot on Law360's list of top employment attorneys under 40.

  • April 23, 2014

    Rising Star: Faegre Baker's Marie Williams

    Securing major victories for companies like State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. and Wells Fargo Bank NA with her legal skill and winning over clients with her charm and enthusiasm, Faegre Baker Daniels partner Marie Williams has landed a spot among Law360's top four young insurance attorneys.

  • April 23, 2014

    Rising Stars: King & Spalding's Joseph Wetzel

    The experience King & Spalding LLP's Joe Wetzel earned as a young associate battling music composers and publishers in the murky world of copyright licensing law came to fruition this year as he keyed a critical win for Pandora Media Inc., landing among the 10 intellectual property lawyers included in Law360's list of top attorneys under 40.

  • April 23, 2014

    Rising Star: WilmerHale's Naboth Van Den Broek

    WilmerHale's Naboth van den Broek has so many sky miles he should be given a pilot's license, but he'll have to settle for a Law360 Rising Star award, thanks to his repertoire of legal work that spans practice areas as often as it does continents.

  • April 22, 2014

    Rising Star: Dickstein Shapiro's Jared Zola

    Private equity giant 3G Capital Partners Ltd. tapped Dickstein Shapiro LLP partner Jared Zola to chase coverage for shareholder suits that challenged a blockbuster $28 billion acquisition of H.J. Heinz Co., counting on the insurance law prowess that has earned Zola a spot among Law360's top four young insurance attorneys.

  • April 22, 2014

    Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's Krishna Veeraraghavan

    With a keen eye for corporate governance and private equity matters, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP partner Krishna Veeraraghavan has helped public and private companies ink complex, multibillion-dollar deals around the world, like Perrigo Co.'s $8.6 billion acquisition of Ireland's Elan Pharmaceuticals, landing him a spot on Law360's list of top mergers and acquisitions lawyers under 40.

  • April 22, 2014

    Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Eric Solovy

    Sidley Austin LLP's Eric Solovy is currently representing Airbus SAS in one of the largest World Trade Organization disputes ever while simultaneously handling legal matters for small enterprises in Africa on a pro bono basis, landing him a spot on Law360's list of top five international trade attorneys under 40.

  • April 22, 2014

    Rising Star: Lieff Cabraser's Daniel Hutchinson

    Spending years in litigation fighting discrimination and unfairness against workers, as well as winning both big dollars and big changes for his clients, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP's Daniel Hutchinson's tenacity has earned him a spot among Law360's top employment attorneys under 40.

  • April 22, 2014

    Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' Mike Shumsky

    With a significant hand in a major U.S. Supreme Court victory for the generic-drug industry and a continued go-to role for the industry in many other cases, Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Mike Shumsky has earned a spot on Law360's list of top life sciences attorneys under 40.

  • April 22, 2014

    Rising Star: Wachtell Lipton's Emil Kleinhaus

    Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz attorney Emil A. Kleinhaus has represented a number of large banks and corporations in some of the largest bankruptcy cases born out of the 2008 financial crisis, earning him a spot on Law360's list of top bankruptcy lawyers under age 40.

  • April 22, 2014

    Rising Star: Kasowitz's Douglas B. Heitner

    Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP's transaction team put a bow on a busy 2013 in November by helping a valued client, the Witkoff Group, close a $660 million consortium deal to acquire New York City's Park Lane Hotel, part of a busy year that earned partner Douglas B. Heitner a spot on Law360's list of Real Estate Rising Stars.

  • April 22, 2014

    Rising Star: DLA Piper's Matt Satchwell

    As DLA Piper partner Matt Satchwell neared the end of his undergraduate studies in theoretical physics he made a snap decision to take the LSAT. This decision quickly led to a successful international practice representing some of the world's largest technology companies in major patent litigation, which has earned him a spot among Law360's top intellectual property attorneys under 40.

  • April 21, 2014

    Rising Star: Fish & Richardson's Christian Chu

    Fish & Richardson PC attorney Christian Chu in the last year has helped LG Electronics Inc. defeat a pair of patent lawsuits in high-stakes U.S. International Trade Commission litigation, earning him a spot on Law360's list of top international trade lawyers under 40.

  • April 21, 2014

    Rising Star: Dentons' Justin Kattan

    Dentons' Justin Kattan proved to be a formidable litigator while representing an insurer in the highly publicized property insurance "occurrence" dispute over the World Trade Center and the events of 9/11, earning him a spot among Law360's top four insurance attorneys under 40.

  • April 21, 2014

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Colleen Heisey

    Jones Day's Colleen Heisey was only 36 years old when the firm enlisted her a year ago to launch its new food and drug practice, but by then she already played a strong role in major deals such as representing Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. in its $445 million purchase of bankrupt Graceway Pharmaceuticals LLC, landing her among four young life sciences attorneys recognized by Law360.

  • April 21, 2014

    Rising Star: Greenberg Traurig's Kristen Lonergan

    It's no surprise colleagues describe Greenberg Traurig LLP's Kristen Lonergan by using language generally reserved for military generals, given the tactical savvy and sturdy leadership that helped her close Starwood Capital Group's $191 million property acquisition and landed her among Law360's top real estate Rising Stars under 40.