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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 04, 2012

    Rising Star: Williams & Connolly's Adam Perlman

    Williams & Connolly LLP's Adam Perlman has used quick thinking and his "encyclopedic knowledge" of patent law nuances to score victories for pharmaceutical giants, including Eli Lilly & Co. and Alcon Inc., earning him a place among Law360's top five intellectual property partners under 40.

  • April 04, 2012

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Alan Turner

    Alan Turner, promoted to partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in 2010, helped Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC defeat class certification in a $3.4 billion securities fraud suit tied to risky subprime mortgages in 2011, work that earned him a spot on Law360's list of five top securities partners under 40.

  • April 03, 2012

    Rising Star: Kasowitz's Jeffrey Homrig

    Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP partner Jeffrey Homrig has secured major patent litigation victories for clients like Google Inc., YouTube LLC and Hitachi Ltd. and helped launch his firm's Silicon Valley office, earning him a spot on Law360's list of five intellectual property attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • April 03, 2012

    Rising Star: King & Spalding's Ashley Parrish

    Ashley Parrish of King & Spalding LLP has tallied major appellate victories for independent power producers across the country, including a recent 9-0 U.S. Supreme Court win for PPL Montana in a once-in-a-generation case involving title to rivers under hydropower facilities, earning him a spot among Law360's top five appellate partners under 40.

  • April 03, 2012

    Rising Star: Shearman & Sterling's Adam Hakki

    Shearman & Sterling LLP partner Adam Hakki has represented Galleon Management LP in a massive insider trading case and defended Countrywide Financial Corp. in cross-country residential mortgage-backed securities litigation — just two examples of the high-profile work that has earned him a place among Law360's five rising securities stars under 40.

  • April 03, 2012

    Rising Star: Hausfeld's James Pizzirusso

    Since jumping headfirst into consumer protection litigation while still in law school, James Pizzirusso of Hausfeld LLP's has pulled down millions in settlements and tackled class actions against behemoths like Acer Inc. and Tyson Foods Inc., making him one of Law360's four rising stars under 40 in consumer protection and privacy law.

  • April 03, 2012

    Rising Star: Cleary Gottlieb's Matthew Salerno

    The youngest of four children, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's Matthew P. Salerno is no stranger to being surrounded by older people — and it hasn't hampered his career, as his work on Alpha Natural Resources Inc.'s $8.5 billion Massey Energy Co. acquisition and Google Inc.'s $12.5 billion Motorola Mobility Inc. deal have earned him a place among Law360's top five M&A lawyers under 40.

  • April 02, 2012

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Brian Murray

    Having successfully led the issues and appeals practice in Jones Day's Chicago office and defended Firestone Natural Rubber Co. LLC in a closely watched child labor case dealing with the Alien Tort Statute, Brian Murray earned a spot on Law360's list of five appellate attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • April 02, 2012

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Amy Candido

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP partner Amy Candido has secured victories for Google Inc. and HTC Corp. in the so-called smartphone wars and other high-profile litigation, earning a place among Law360's top five intellectual property partners under 40.

  • April 02, 2012

    Rising Star: Labaton Sucharow's Joseph Fonti

    Joseph Fonti of Labaton Sucharow LLP has tallied historic victories for shareholders in recent securities fraud cases involving stock-options backdating and auditor liability, landing him a spot among Law360's top five securities partners under 40.

  • April 02, 2012

    Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's Sarah Payne

    With several high-profile notches on her belt, including co-leading the team that represented Skype Technologies SA in its $8.5 billion sale to Microsoft Corp., Sullivan & Cromwell LLP partner Sarah Payne has secured a spot among Law360's list of five attorneys under 40 to watch in the mergers and acquisitions practice.

  • April 02, 2012

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Joshua Jessen

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP associate Joshua Jessen's trailblazing work in the emerging data privacy litigation area, especially his successful arguments that class action plaintiffs have lacked standing to file a complaint because there was no injury to them, have earned him a spot as one of five attorneys under 40 to be honored by Law360 as a rising legal star in the privacy and consumer protection practice areas.

  • March 30, 2012

    Rising Star: WilmerHale's Lauren Fletcher

    With a strong technical mind and a stack of top-shelf wins for clients like Intel Corp. and Apple Inc. Lauren Fletcher of WilmerHale has earned herself a place among Law360's top five intellectual property partners under 40.

  • March 30, 2012

    Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Jonathan Cohn

    Jonathan F. Cohn, a partner in Sidley Austin LLP's Washington office, was named the head of the U.S. Department of Justice's civil appellate litigation division when he was 34, making him the youngest person ever named to that position. Now 39, he's one of five attorneys under 40 selected by Law360 as a rising star in appellate litigation.

  • March 30, 2012

    Rising Star: Reed Smith's Paul Bond

    Finding success litigating for large clients like E-Trade Financial Corp. and providing critical compliance counsel for corporations, Reed Smith LLP partner Paul Bond has earned a place among Law360's four rising stars under 40 to watch in the privacy and consumer protection industry.

  • March 30, 2012

    Rising Star: Cravath's Gary Bornstein

    Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP's Gary Bornstein sees himself not as a younger partner but as an accomplished litigator able to go head-to-head with senior attorneys in any case, such as his representation of Delphi Financial Group Inc.'s special committee in a shareholder suit over a $3 billion buyout — work that helped land him a spot among Law360's five securities rising stars to watch.

  • March 30, 2012

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Elizabeth Cooper

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partner Elizabeth Cooper's work on Charles Schwab Corp.'s $1 billion acquisition of optionsXpress Holdings Inc. and her representation of the U.S. Treasury in connection with the $250 billion TARP program have earned her a spot as one of Law360's top five M&A lawyers under 40.

  • March 29, 2012

    Rising Star: Weil Gotshal's Randi Singer

    Through her work for clients like eBay Inc. and Procter & Gamble, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's Randi Singer has earned a reputation as a go-to attorney for copyright and Lanham Act false advertising and trademark litigation, earning her a spot among Law360's five rising media and entertainment stars under 40.

  • March 29, 2012

    Rising Star: Akin Gump's David Quigley

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's David Quigley has helped clients manage environmental due diligence related to more than $1 billion in acquisitions, using an innovative approach tailored to the risks faced by financial services companies, one of many accomplishments earning him a spot among Law360's top five environmental attorneys under 40.

  • March 29, 2012

    Rising Star: Akin Gump's Daniel Sinaiko

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP partner Daniel Sinaiko's recent project list includes North America's biggest wind and solar farms and a down-to-the-wire deal for a U.S. Department of Energy loan guarantee, earning him a place among Law360's five top project attorneys under 40.

  • March 29, 2012

    Rising Star: Seyfarth Shaw's Rebecca Woods

    Rebecca Woods of Seyfarth Shaw LLP is a young partner with the unique experience of successfully representing both sides of insurance disputes, making her a sought-after advocate for clients and earning her a spot among Law360's top insurance attorneys under 40.

  • March 29, 2012

    Rising Star: Hunton & Williams' Ryan Shores

    Hunton & Williams LLP's Ryan Shores has quickly earned a reputation as a go-to attorney with a keen sense for designing case theories that have helped him successfully defend a Florida concrete company against price-fixing allegations, landing him a spot on Law360's list of top five competition partners under 40 to watch.

  • March 28, 2012

    Rising Star: Jenner & Block's David Singer

    Behind Fox Broadcasting Co.'s successful defeat of sweeping document requests by former college athletes in a contentious antitrust fight was Jenner & Block LLP's David Singer, selected as one of Law360's five rising media and entertainment law stars under 40 for his role in distribution and liability cases that have shaped an industry transformed by technology.

  • March 28, 2012

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Deborah Stein

    In a career barely older than a decade, Deborah L. Stein of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has already earned a reputation as a go-to litigator for major insurers like The Standard Fire Insurance Co. and National Fire & Marine Insurance Co., landing her a spot on Law360's list of five rising insurance stars under 40.

  • March 28, 2012

    Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Corey Roush

    Hogan Lovells partner Corey Roush has scored big wins for health care providers and others facing antitrust claims, including fending off a government challenge to Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings' $58 million acquisition of Westcliff Medical Laboratories Inc., earning him a spot on Law360's list of five competition attorneys under 40 to watch.