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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.
  • August 08, 2023

    Rising Star: Paul Hastings' Ronak D. Desai

    Ronak D. Desai of Paul Hastings LLP founded the firm's congressional investigations practice and is defending one of the world's largest and most prominent religious organizations in a criminal investigation and civil lawsuit, earning him a spot among the white collar law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 08, 2023

    Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Nicholas Vallorano

    Nicholas Vallorano of Mayer Brown LLP helped Wells Fargo and J.P. Morgan Securities underwrite $1.8 billion in private activity bonds to fund a bridge-building public infrastructure program in Pennsylvania, earning him a spot among the transportation law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 08, 2023

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Winn Allen

    Winn Allen of Kirkland & Ellis LLP represented Georgia in a suit brought by Florida over water allocation, and he was principal at trial for UnitedHealth Group in an antitrust suit seeking to block its acquisition of Change Healthcare, earning him a spot among the trial attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 07, 2023

    Rising Star: Labaton Sucharow's James T. Christie

    Labaton Sucharow LLP's James T. Christie has litigated several high-profile, high-payout lawsuits on behalf of investors in companies across various sectors and occasionally across borders, earning him a spot among the securities law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 07, 2023

    Rising Star: V&E's Gabriel Silva

    Gabriel Silva of Vinson & Elkins LLP represented Aligned Data Centers and Macquarie Asset Management in their acquisition of data center service provider ODATA, earning him a spot among the telecommunications law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 07, 2023

    Rising Star: Paul Weiss' Brette Tannenbaum

    Brette Tannenbaum of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP has advised several high-profile sports clients in reputation-threatening litigation, including representing the NFL in a proposed class action alleging racial discrimination in hiring practices, earning her a spot among the sports and betting law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 04, 2023

    Rising Star: Munger Tolles' Craig Jennings Lavoie

    Craig Jennings Lavoie has attained a number of big victories for major clients, including winning a liability finding and securing a $15 million jury verdict on behalf of Vanessa Bryant, wife of basketball star Kobe Bryant, earning him a place among the sports practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360's Rising Stars.

  • August 04, 2023

    Rising Star: Morrison Foerster's Justin Haan

    Justin Haan of Morrison Foerster LLP advised software company Salesforce Inc. on its $27.7 billion acquisition of messaging platform Slack, and high-profile companies like Meta and OpenAI on other deals, earning him a spot among the technology lawyers under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 04, 2023

    Rising Star: Dentons' Lauren Wilson

    Lauren Wilson of Dentons US LLC helped T-Mobile through the second-biggest deal in the telecom company's history — reworking a nationwide 12-year tower and small cell agreement with Crown Castle International — earning her a spot among the telecom attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 04, 2023

    Rising Star: Cooley's Tijana Martinovic Brien

    Cooley LLP's Tijana Martinovic Brien helped land a precedent-setting California decision for Gilead Sciences and aided videoconferencing provider Zoom in escaping the bulk of proposed class claims alleging it misled investors about its security capabilities, earning her a spot among the securities law attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 04, 2023

    Rising Star: Latham's Alex Martin

    Latham & Watkins LLP's Alex Martin guided a headlining deal crowning the Carlyle Group as the world's largest collateralized loan obligation manager, earning his spot among the structured finance attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 03, 2023

    Rising Star: Irell's Charlotte J. Wen

    Charlotte Wen of Irell & Manella LLP has been a core member of trial teams winning nine- and 10-figure judgments, including the largest U.S. patent judgment of $2.3 billion last year, earning her a spot among technology attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 03, 2023

    Rising Star: Wiley's Sara M. Baxenberg

    Sara Baxenberg of Wiley Rein LLP has played a key role in shaping policies to determine the U.S. flight paths of commercial drones, earning her a spot as one of the telecommunications law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 03, 2023

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Jesse Bernstein

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP partner Jesse Bernstein helped secure a rare securities class action victory on behalf of Tesla and Elon Musk and successfully defended a software company facing a post-merger lawsuit, earning him a spot among the securities attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 03, 2023

    Rising Star: Cadwalader's Michael J. Ruder

    Michael Ruder of Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP advised two banking giants that acted as co-lenders in a $3 billion securitized refinancing for one of New York City's tallest skyscrapers, earning him a spot among the structured finance practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 03, 2023

    Rising Star: BCLP's Jonathan Potts

    Jonathan Potts, a partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, represents the NCAA in its head injury cases, and steered 30 NHL clubs in connection with national multidistrict litigation, earning him a spot among the sports and betting practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 02, 2023

    Rising Star: Latham's Britt Lovejoy

    Britt Lovejoy of Latham & Watkins LLP helped secure a victory for Oracle Corp. in a copyright dispute against Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., and helped reach a settlement on behalf of Spotify in a high-profile royalty dispute, earning a spot among the technology law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 02, 2023

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Arturo de la Parra

    Arturo de la Parra of Jones Day served as lead counsel to Mexican development banks in connection with their $2.1 billion revolving loan granted last summer to a special purpose trust for the acquisition of jet fuel collection rights, earning him a spot among the project finance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 02, 2023

    Rising Star: Cahill Gordon's Elizabeth Yahl

    Elizabeth Yahl of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP advised ICON in its $12 billion takeover of PRA Health Sciences, one of the biggest mergers and acquisitions deals of 2021, earning her a spot among the structured finance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 02, 2023

    Rising Star: Saxena White's Thomas Curry

    Thomas Curry of Saxena White PA helped represent a group of FirstEnergy Corp. shareholders whose $180 million settlement with the company last year marks the largest recovery in a derivative suit in Sixth Circuit history, earning him a spot among the securities law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 02, 2023

    Rising Star: Weil's Arianna Scavetti

    Arianna Scavetti of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP was instrumental in guiding the National Women's Soccer League Players Association through a first-of-its-kind joint investigation of abusive coaching, earning her a spot among the sports and betting law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 01, 2023

    Rising Star: Morrison Foerster's Maureen Ho

    Maureen Ho of Morrison Foerster LLP has headed multibillion-dollar deals between a myriad of companies, including Alibaba's acquisition of a stake in Ant Financial, earning her a spot among the private equity law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 01, 2023

    Rising Star: Milbank's Munib Hussain

    Milbank LLP's Munib Hussain spearheaded a first-of-its-kind, $1.5 billion bond transaction for a BlackRock unit acquiring a stake in a Saudi Arabian gas pipeline company, earning him a spot among the project finance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 01, 2023

    Rising Star: Proskauer's Andrew Nightingale

    Andrew Nightingale of Proskauer Rose LLP has advised the NBA, NHL and MLS on adopting policies to broaden franchise ownership, and advised the New York Islanders on their return to Long Island, earning a spot among the sports and betting law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • August 01, 2023

    Rising Star: Cravath's G.J. Ligelis Jr.

    G.J. Ligelis Jr. of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP advised National Grid PLC in a pair of deals designed as an asset swap with PPL Corp., and steered AerCap Holdings NV's record $30 billion acquisition of GE Capital Aviation Services, earning him a spot among the mergers and acquisitions practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.