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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 28, 2011

    Rising Star: Finnegan's Erika H. Arner

    Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP partner Erika H. Arner helped represent two inventors in the landmark Bilski case before the U.S. Supreme Court that led to a decision upholding patent eligibility of business methods and overturning a lower court's restrictive test for process patenting, earning her a spot on Law360's list of five intellectual property lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 28, 2011

    Rising Star: Skadden's Peter Morrison

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's Peter Morrison helped set precedent regarding attorneys' fees in defending Oakley Inc. in a shareholder class action challenging a deal with Luxottica SpA, earning him a spot on Law360's list of five class action lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 28, 2011

    Rising Star: Weil Gotshal's William Burck

    In a closely watched congressional investigation into corruption in Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's William A. Burck helped secure a full acquittal for the U.S. military's largest suppliers of jet fuel in the region, earning him a spot on Law360's list of five white collar lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 28, 2011

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Bryce Friedman

    Bryce Friedman of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP won a dismissal for The Standard Fire Insurance Co. in whistleblower litigation following Hurricane Katrina and secured a favorable settlement for several Chartis insurers over diacetyl claims, earning him a place among Law360's list of five insurance lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 28, 2011

    Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's Suhana Han

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's Suhana Han has made a name for herself representing major financial institutions in big-ticket litigation, and recently helped Porsche SE ward off a $2.5 billion lawsuit, earning her a spot on Law360's list of five securities lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 25, 2011

    Rising Star: Shearman & Sterling's Adam Hakki

    Adam Hakki was just 32 when he made partner at Shearman & Sterling LLP, and in his short career he's racked up an impressive roster of big clients, including Galleon Management LP, Merrill Lynch & Co. and Countrywide Financial Corp. — feats that have helped win him a place on Law360's list of five securities attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • March 25, 2011

    Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Jeremy Blumenfeld

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner Jeremy P. Blumenfeld's creative handling of large, complicated employee benefits class actions has won the respect of his peers and landed him on Law360's list of five class action attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • March 25, 2011

    Rising Star: Duane Morris' Matthew Gaudet

    Known as a deadly cross-examiner, Duane Morris LLP partner Matthew C. Gaudet won a major defense victory for EarthLink Inc. in the country's arguably most plaintiff-friendly patent court, earning him a spot on Law360's list of five intellectual property lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 25, 2011

    Rising Star: Barnes & Thornburg's Jason Barclay

    In one of Kentucky's largest public corruption trials in decades, Barnes & Thornburg LLP's Jason Barclay helped secure full acquittal for a prominent highway contractor accused of tampering with $130 million in road projects, one of the accomplishments that earned him a spot on Law360's list of five white collar lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 24, 2011

    Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' Lee Ann Stevenson

    With her performance defending Verizon Wireless LLC in the World Trade Center cleanup litigation and helping BP PLC manage health claims related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Lee Ann Stevenson has earned a place on Law360's list of five product liability lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 24, 2011

    Rising Star: Crowell & Moring's Jennifer Devery

    Jennifer Devery single-handedly launched Crowell & Moring LLP's now-flourishing reinsurance practice, bringing more business to the firm from longtime clients like Ace USA and earning her a spot on Law360's list of five insurance attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • March 24, 2011

    Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Robert Wolinsky

    Robert B. Wolinsky of Hogan Lovells has received praise from judges and colleagues alike while helping American Electric Power Co. Inc. and other clients stave off allegations involving natural gas and electricity, earning him a spot on Law360's list of five energy lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 24, 2011

    Rising Star: Akin Gump's Nathan Oleson

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's Nathan Oleson has helped big-time clients such as Allstate Insurance Co. and Starbucks Corp. escape their workers' wage-and-hour claims, demonstrating an ability to strategize creatively that makes him one of Law360's five employment lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 24, 2011

    Rising Star: Hunton & Williams' Tauna Szymanski

    Hunton & Williams LLP's Tauna Szymanski has become a point person at the firm for environmental commodities, working with big-league energy players such as BP PLC and earning a spot on Law360's list of five environmental lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 23, 2011

    Rising Star: Dechert's Will Sachse

    Representing Baxter Healthcare Corp. in a mass tort over the anti-heartburn medicine Reglan and helping to defend AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Inc. in litigation over the schizophrenia drug Seroquel has earned Dechert LLP partner Will Sachse a place on Law360's list of five product liability lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 23, 2011

    Rising Star: Winston & Strawn's Nash Long

    A string of successes in defending coal-fired power plants against Clean Air Act enforcement actions helped earned Nash Long of Winston & Strawn LLP a place among Law360's five environmental attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • March 23, 2011

    Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Michael King

    In a career spanning just over a decade, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner Michael R. King has already earned a reputation as a go-to attorney in the oil and gas field, helping companies like ConocoPhillips Co. and BG Group PLC ink billion-dollar deals, just some of the accomplishments that earned him a spot on Law360's list of five energy lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 23, 2011

    Rising Star: Fisher & Phillips' Richard Meneghello

    Richard Meneghello has not only won important employment litigation victories for clients like Office Depot Inc. and DHL Express Inc., he has also taken on the role of managing partner for Fisher & Phillips LLP's office in Portland, Ore., earning him a spot on Law360's list of five employment lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 22, 2011

    Rising Star: Sanford Wittels' Katherine Kimpel

    Katherine Kimpel was less than four years out of law school when she made partner at Sanford Wittels & Heisler LLP and served as lead counsel in a blockbuster sex discrimination suit against Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., achievements that earned her a spot on Law360's list of five employment lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 22, 2011

    Rising Star: Baker Botts' Scott Janoe

    Baker Botts LLP's Scott Janoe helped Esso Standard Oil Co. prevail in a high-stakes citizen suit in Puerto Rico over land and water contamination, one of several accomplishments that landed him among Law360's five environmental lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 22, 2011

    Rising Star: Winston & Strawn's Scott Glauberman

    Winston & Strawn LLP's Scott Glauberman convinced the Illinois Supreme Court to adopt new jury instructions and scrap a $27 million verdict against Ford Motor Co., before defeating class certification in the so-called McDonald's Corp. obesity case, earning him a spot on Law360's list of five product liability lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 22, 2011

    Rising Star: King & Spalding's John Crespo

    A track record of working on high-price oil and gas deals throughout Latin America and the U.S. helped earn King & Spalding LLP partner John Crespo a spot on Law360's list of five energy attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • March 21, 2011

    Rising Star: Beveridge & Diamond's Lily Chinn

    Upon joining Beveridge & Diamond PC, Lily N. Chinn jumped into a lead role defending PPG Industries in a complex $135 million toxic tort suit, scoring a defense victory for the chemical manufacturer in one of the most environmentally friendly jurisdictions in the U.S. — and earning her a spot on Law360's list of five environmental lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 21, 2011

    Rising Star: King & Spalding's Wade Coriell

    King & Spalding LLP partner Wade M. Coriell has argued, and won, some of the largest arbitration cases on record involving major companies and foreign governments, including Chevron Corp.'s battle with the Ecuadorean government, earning him a spot on Law360's list of five energy lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 21, 2011

    Rising Star: Munger Tolles' Malcolm Heinicke

    Munger Tolles & Olson LLP partner Malcolm A. Heinicke recently defused a putative class action by security officers challenging Guardsmark LLC's uniform maintenance and rest period policies, augmenting a formidable track record that has earned him a spot on Law360's list of five employment lawyers under 40 to watch.