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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 12, 2013

    Rising Star: Cravath's Tatiana Lapushchik

    Tatiana Lapushchik's fingerprints are all over multibillion-dollar bank financing deals completed by some of the world's largest financial institutions over the past several years, making the Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP partner one of Law360's banking rising stars under 40.

  • March 12, 2013

    Rising Star: Kirby McInerney's Andrew McNeela

    Standout Kirby McInerney LLP partner Andrew McNeela has helped secure more than $830 million in settlements in securities fraud class actions in the last 18 months alone, landing him a spot among Law360's five class action rising stars under 40.

  • March 12, 2013

    Rising Star: BakerHostetler's M. Scott McIntyre

    While successfully defending employers in high-profile and high-stakes cases involving the False Claims Act, whistleblower allegations and class actions, BakerHostetler's M. Scott McIntyre keeps his cool to bring home a win, making him one of Law360's five employment rising stars under 40.

  • March 12, 2013

    Rising Star: Greenberg Traurig's Robert Herrington

    Robert Herrington's success in defending clients like Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Skinnygirl Cocktails LLC in proposed class actions has led to him to being named co-chair of Greenberg Traurig's products liability and mass torts practice, making him one of Law360's five product liability rising stars under 40.

  • March 11, 2013

    Rising Star: Greenberg's Robert Herrington

    In two years, Greenberg Traurig LLP’s Robert Herrington has fended off a dozen class actions seeking hundreds of millions from his clients, was named practice group co-chair and published a book in his spare time, making him one of Law360's five class action rising stars under 40.

  • March 11, 2013

    Rising Star: Jones Day's James Dougherty

    Jones Day transactional ace James Dougherty provides global administrative leadership for the firm's corporate practice and advised Sherwin-Williams Co. on its $2.3 billion acquisition of a Mexican paint and coatings business in November, landing him a spot as one of Law360's five rising stars in M&A law.

  • March 11, 2013

    Rising Star: Ogletree Deakins' Nikki Hininger Howell

    Nikki Hininger Howell's success in defending employers like Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. and Amsted Rail Co. Inc. in discrimination and retaliation cases has led to her being named managing shareholder of Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC's Kansas City office, making her one of Law360's five employment rising stars under 40.

  • March 11, 2013

    Rising Star: Sidley's Anny Huang

    A global financial crisis is a tough time to kick-start a finance practice, but Sidley Austin LLP's Anny Huang managed to become a go-to partner for banks and hedge funds and earned a spot as one of Law360's five rising stars under 40 in the banking bar.

  • March 11, 2013

    Rising Star: Latham & Watkins' Art Foerster

    Devising creative solutions and getting the most out of expert witnesses, Latham & Watkins LLP partner Art Foerster has helped companies like Chevron Corp. and Montrose Chemical Corp. secure major recent successes, landing him a spot among Law360's five rising stars in product liability law.

  • March 08, 2013

    M&A Rising Star: Skadden's Michal Berkner

    Michal Berkner knew as a first-year law student that she wanted to do M&A, and that she wanted to do it at Skadden. Now the 39-year-old is one of the highest-ranking female dealmakers at the firm and, after helping to seal the world's biggest transaction of 2012, one of Law360's M&A Rising Stars.

  • March 08, 2013

    Rising Star: Dechert's Jay Alicandri

    Dechert LLP's Jay Alicandri has carved himself a niche arranging loans for business development companies, some of the hottest alternative investment vehicles around, making him one of five attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as a rising star in banking law.

  • March 08, 2013

    Rising Star: Reed Smith's Tracy Gregar Ferak

    Under severe time constraints — enforced strictly by a chess clock — Reed Smith LLP partner Tracy Gregar Ferak coolly leveraged her technical know-how and trial savvy to win a unanimous defense verdict for a top U.S. auto-parts maker, just one of several 2012 victories that make the 36-year-old one of Law360's five Product Liability Rising Stars.

  • March 08, 2013

    Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Joseph Duffy

    Helping JPMorgan Chase & Co. escape class actions over alleged foreclosure and debt collection practices and securing a verdict for Toys “R” Us Inc. in the first consumer class action trial under California's gift card law are some of the wins that have earned Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner Joseph Duffy a place on Law360's list of top class action attorneys under 40.

  • March 08, 2013

    Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40

    We're pleased to announce Law360's Rising Stars for 2013, our list of the 111 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

  • March 08, 2013

    Rising Star: Seyfarth Shaw's Pamela Devata

    When Seyfarth Shaw LLP's Pamela Devata began devoting herself to the Fair Credit Reporting Act it was a fairly sparse area of employment law work. Now Devata is one of the nation's foremost experts on that burgeoning specialty with victories against private plaintiffs and government enforcers alike, making her one of Law360's five employment rising stars under 40.

  • March 08, 2013

    Rising Star: Akin Gump's Michael Asaro

    Michael Asaro parlayed a decade of experience as a government lawyer into a partnership at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, where he now helps hedge fund industry titans like David Einhorn navigate high-stakes litigation, earning a spot on Law360's list of five rising stars under 40 in the securities bar.

  • April 19, 2012

    Rising Star: Kirkland and Ellis' Adam Paul

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Adam Paul has established a name for himself as a tireless and skilled bankruptcy practitioner whose work on complex reorganizations, like representing W.R. Grace & Co. in its asbestos-related Chapter 11 case, has earned him a spot on Law360's list of the top five bankruptcy attorneys under 40.

  • April 18, 2012

    Rising Star: Davis Polk's Elliot Moskowitz

    Whether helping to stave off liquidation for debtors like Frontier Airlines Inc. or guiding financial giants through the bankruptcy fallout from leveraged buyouts gone wrong, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's Elliot Moskowitz has proven to be a deft negotiator with polished litigation skills, earning him a spot among Law360's top bankruptcy attorneys under 40.

  • April 18, 2012

    Rising Star: Crowell & Moring's Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan

    Crowell & Moring LLP's Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan fought in federal court and two agencies to help a small career-training business secure a $40 million contract to manage a U.S. Department of Labor jobs center, earning her a spot among Law360's top five government contracts attorneys under 40.

  • April 17, 2012

    Rising Star: Kramer Levin's Douglas Mannal

    Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP's Douglas Mannal has made a name for himself as a tenacious, aggressive bankruptcy practitioner whose work on large reorganizations, like representing investors in the $1 billion restructuring of catalog retailer Appleseed's, has earned him a place on Law360's list of top bankruptcy attorneys under 40.

  • April 17, 2012

    Rising Star: Wiley Rein's Daniel Graham

    Wiley Rein LLP partner Daniel Graham has built his career representing contractors launching and defending challenges over government work worth millions, like the successful bid protest he pursued for ITT Corp. over a $170 million U.S. Navy contract for bomb racks that helped make him one of Law360's four rising stars under 40 in government contracts law.

  • April 16, 2012

    Rising Star: Cadwalader's Peter Friedman

    When power company Dynegy Inc. placed an ailing subsidiary into Chapter 11 in November, creditor U.S. Bank NA had to move quickly to protect its loan investments. The bank reached out to Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP partner Peter M. Friedman, who helped his new client reach a favorable settlement and earned a spot on Law360's list of bankruptcy attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • April 16, 2012

    Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Daniel Chudd

    Jenner & Block LLP partner Daniel E. Chudd's string of wins, including assisting in the successful defense of a $300 million Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. NASA contract, have earned him a spot as one of four government contract attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as a rising legal star.

  • April 13, 2012

    Rising Star: Dewey & LeBoeuf's Philip Abelson

    Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP partner Philip Abelson's work in huge bankruptcy cases such as Los Angeles Dodgers LLC and NewPage Corp., the largest coated paper manufacturer in North America, has earned him a place among Law360's five rising bankruptcy stars under 40.

  • April 13, 2012

    Rising Star: Dechert's Adam Wasserman

    Dechert LLP's Adam Wasserman has spent thousands of hours over the past three years representing Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s directors in the wake of the firm's bankruptcy, earning him a reputation as a tenacious defense attorney and a spot among Law360's top five white collar partners under 40.