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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 01, 2025

    Rising Star: Paul Hastings' Lindsey Henrikson

    Lindsey Henrikson of Paul Hastings LLP advised Colombian refinery Reficar in a high-stakes global restructuring that preserved a $1.3 billion arbitration award and secured equity in McDermott International, earning her a spot among the bankruptcy law practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 31, 2025

    Rising Star: Willkie's Stuart Lombardi

    Stuart Lombardi of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has worked for bankruptcy clients including families seeking defamation payouts in Alex Jones' insolvency and the representative of as-yet-unknown asbestos claimants in a talc producer's Chapter 11, earning him a spot among the bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 30, 2025

    Rising Star: Brown Rudnick's Tristan Axelrod

    Tristan Axelrod of Brown Rudnick LLP steered bankrupt cryptocurrency platform BlockFi through an $874 million settlement with FTX and a Chapter 11 reorganization that paid creditors in full, earning him a spot among the bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 29, 2025

    Rising Star: Weil's David Cohen

    David J. Cohen of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has represented Steward Health Care in its sprawling Chapter 11 bankruptcy involving 31 hospitals across eight states, and he was selected to lead the firm's growing Miami office, earning him a spot among bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 28, 2025

    Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's Benjamin Beller

    Benjamin Beller of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP helped defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX through its Chapter 11 case and its disputes with other crypto debtors that culminated in a $14 billion-plus reorganization plan, earning him a spot among the bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 18, 2025

    Law360 Names 2025's Top Attorneys Under 40

    Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2025, our list of more than 150 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

  • July 23, 2024

    Rising Star: Perkins Coie's Michael Huston

    Perkins Coie LLP's Michael Huston was a lead attorney on the team that helped the Boy Scouts of America persuade the U.S. Supreme Court that a delay of its bankruptcy plan, which a small group of childhood sexual assault survivors sought, would negatively affect both the organization and the survivor community, earning him a spot among the appellate law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 18, 2024

    Rising Star: Brown Rudnick's Kenneth Aulet

    Kenneth Aulet of Brown Rudnick LLP has represented creditors in major bankruptcies like that of crypto giant Blockfi Inc. and has also represented that company's wind-down administrator, earning him a spot among the bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 17, 2024

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's AnnElyse Scarlett Gains

    AnnElyse Scarlett Gains of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has represented ad hoc lender groups for debtors facing off against such companies as Amazon seller Thrasio, podcast company Audacy Inc., chemical manufacturer Venator Materials PLC and drugmaker Akorn Inc., earning her a spot among the bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 16, 2024

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Emily Geier

    Emily Geier of Kirkland & Ellis LLP has shepherded distressed companies through some of the largest and most complex restructurings in recent history, including leading the wind-downs of toy retailer Toys R Us and clothing seller Express Inc. in challenging global circumstances, earning her a spot among the bankruptcy attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 15, 2024

    Rising Star: Morrison Foerster's Andrew Kissner

    Andrew Kissner of Morrison Foerster has represented bondholders in the lengthy and novel bankruptcy of the Puerto Rico commonwealth and was recently recognized for his more than 1,000 hours of pro bono service, earning him a spot among the bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 12, 2024

    Rising Star: Paul Weiss' Christopher Hopkins

    Chris Hopkins of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP has devised complex restructuring deals and helped major companies emerge from Chapter 11 as stronger entities while also finding time for pro bono work representing families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, earning him a spot among the bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 12, 2024

    Law360 Names 2024's Top Attorneys Under 40

    Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2024, our list of 158 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

  • July 03, 2023

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Genna Ghaul

    Genna Ghaul of Jones Day has helped oversee Chapter 11 proceedings and out-of-court restructurings for businesses in a variety of industries, including automobile manufacturer Shiloh, earning her a spot among the bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 30, 2023

    Rising Star: Weil's Andriana Georgallas

    Andriana Georgallas of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP played a key role in the trailblazing restructuring of $1.1 billion in assets for the international logistics company Syncreon, earning her a spot among the bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 29, 2023

    Rising Star: Saul Ewing's Monique B. DiSabatino

    Saul Ewing LLP partner Monique B. DiSabatino has helped oversee the wind-down of a 170-plus-year-old Philadelphia hospital and the liquidation of a major organic food distributor and a Sears spinoff, earning her a spot among the bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 28, 2023

    Rising Star: Debevoise's Erica Weisgerber

    Erica Weisgerber of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has represented McKinsey & Co. in a slew of lawsuits accusing the consulting firm of failing to disclose conflicts of interest when it applied to be a court-appointed bankruptcy adviser, winning dismissals in nearly a half-dozen cases and earning her a spot among the bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 27, 2023

    Rising Star: Milbank's Nelly Almeida

    Nelly Almeida of Milbank LLP has played an instrumental role in negotiating and restructuring billions of dollars of debt for creditors of major national and international companies, including lenders of aircraft leasing business Nordic Aviation Capital, earning her a spot among the bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 26, 2023

    Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Cristine Pirro Schwarzman

    Cristine Pirro Schwarzman of Ropes & Gray LLP has assisted in the reorganization of several global corporations, including helping Centric Brands Inc. — owner of brands like Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger — in a $1.8 billion debt restructuring, earning her a spot among the bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 17, 2023

    Law360 Names 2023's Top Attorneys Under 40

    Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2023, our list of 183 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

  • June 09, 2022

    Rising Star: Willkie's Debra M. Sinclair

    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP partner Debra Sinclair helped secure tens of millions of dollars for creditors in the bankruptcy of Mexico's flag carrier airline and played a part in one of the fastest Chapter 11 turnarounds in U.S. history, earning her a spot among the bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 08, 2022

    Rising Star: Weil Gotshal's Kevin Bostel

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP restructuring partner Kevin Bostel helped a struggling restaurant franchisee navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and got his first leadership experience in the case of helicopter service company CHC Group Ltd., both of which dealt with lots of moving parts and disparate constituencies, earning him a spot among the bankruptcy attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 07, 2022

    Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's Alexa Kranzley

    Alexa Kranzley of Sullivan & Cromwell helped manage a unique Chapter 11 filing for manufacturing company Garrett Motion, valuing the company at $3.1 billion in an auction and allowing shareholders to hold on to their common stock, and she helped California Resources Corp., the largest oil and natural gas producer in California, restructure $5 billion in debt, earning her a spot among the bankruptcy attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 06, 2022

    Rising Star: Cleary's Jane VanLare

    Jane VanLare of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has been piloting Chile's national airline through an $11 billion bankruptcy, which along with other Latin American cross-border work has earned her a spot among the bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 03, 2022

    Rising Star: Akin Gump's Naomi Moss

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP restructuring partner Naomi Moss earned a big win for secured creditors of telecom provider Avaya Inc. and helped internet support company GTT Communications slash $1 billion from its capital structure, landing her a spot among the bankruptcy attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.