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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, 2024

    Rising Star: Blank Rome's Robyn Michaelson

    As a partner at Blank Rome, Robyn Michaelson is helping to recover hundreds of millions of dollars in insurance benefits for victims of historical sex abuse at the hands of Catholic Church officials, earning her a spot among the insurance attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 31, 2024

    Rising Star: Cohen Ziffer's Orrie Levy

    Orrie A. Levy of Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna beat insurers' attempts to avoid defending Walmart in opioid lawsuits and secured a rare ruling setting aside a Delaware jury's verdict favoring an AIG unit in an insurance coverage trial, earning him a spot among insurance law attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 30, 2024

    Rising Star: Covington's Alexis Dyschkant

    Alexis Dyschkant of Covington & Burling LLP is an emerging leading expert on PFAS-related coverage issues, taking point on litigation strategy, summary judgment briefing and oral arguments, all earning her a spot among the insurance attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 29, 2024

    Rising Star: Miller Friel's Benjamin W. Massarsky

    Benjamin W. Massarsky of Miller Friel PLLC helped a flooded manufacturing factory obtain more than $112 million from its insurers, one of the largest verdicts in Indiana history and one of the largest bad faith wins nationwide in 30 years, earning him a spot among the insurance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 26, 2024

    Rising Stars: Wiley's Margaret T. Karchmer

    Margaret T. Karchmer of Wiley Rein LLP got a $14 million judgment against Travelers Indemnity Co. reversed and helped Tokio Marine HCC escape a $75 million matter, earning her a spot among insurance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 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.

  • June 23, 2023

    Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's Nicholas Menillo

    Nicholas Menillo of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP negotiated a fully funded $237.5 million shareholder settlement for Boeing directors after lethal 737 Max plane crashes, and he advises Silicon Valley Bank's parent company and FTX on insurance matters, making him among the insurance attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 22, 2023

    Rising Star: Latham's Kirsten Jackson

    Kirsten Jackson of Latham & Watkins LLP has secured multimillion-dollar settlements in a wide range of insurance cases and is fighting to secure billions in COVID-19 business interruption coverage for her clients, earning her a place as one of the insurance attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 21, 2023

    Rising Star: Winston & Strawn's Matthew Stark

    Winston & Strawn LLP partner Matthew Stark has been instrumental in defending commercial property insurer FM Global from owing billions of dollars in Superstorm Sandy and COVID-19 coverage disputes, earning him a spot among the insurance attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 20, 2023

    Rising Star: Wiley's Matthew W. Beato

    Wiley Rein LLP partner Matthew Beato has represented insurers in numerous coverage disputes over shareholder derivative actions, including a key ongoing case concerning the applicability of so-called bump-up exclusions, earning him a spot among the insurance attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 19, 2023

    Rising Star: Covington & Burling's Heather Habes

    With nearly a decade focused on insurance coverage matters, Heather Habes of Covington & Burling LLP has established herself as a trusted adviser for those seeking to get the most of their insurance protection and recovery, earning her a spot among the insurance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as 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 16, 2022

    Rising Star: Steptoe & Johnson's Johanna Dennehy

    Steptoe & Johnson LLP of counsel Johanna Dennehy has played a leading role in The Hartford's COVID-19 widespread business interruption lawsuits, crafting broad strategy and personally securing summary judgments and dismissals, earning her a spot among the insurance attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 15, 2022

    Rising Star: Hunton's Andrea DeField

    Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP's Andrea DeField has secured millions of dollars in coverage for ransomware attack victims, including for the Colonial Pipeline Co., earning her a spot among insurance lawyers under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 14, 2022

    Rising Star: Dentons' Alanna Clair

    Dentons partner Alanna Clair has racked up one big win after another for insurance companies in high-stakes litigation, including successfully defending several insurers in a $100 million coverage dispute and scoring a huge win for a Zurich unit, earning her a spot among the top insurance attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 13, 2022

    Rising Star: Covington's Mark Herman

    Mark Herman of Covington & Burling LLP has been instrumental in advising Merck & Co. on securing coverage for its $1.4 billion cyberattack loss, earning him a spot among the insurance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 10, 2022

    Rising Star: Cohen Ziffer's Cindy Jordano

    Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP partner Cindy M. Jordano helped notch one of the first pro-policyholder pretrial wins in a COVID-19 business interruption suit and worked to settle a client's hacking coverage dispute despite little precedent guiding the way, earning her a spot among the insurance attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • May 30, 2022

    Law360 Names 2022's Top Attorneys Under 40

    Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2022, our list of 176 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

  • June 18, 2021

    Rising Star: Covington's Rani Gupta

    Rani Gupta of Covington & Burling LLP has taken a lead role in advising Major League Baseball and Goodwill Industries of Orange County in two major pandemic coverage suits, earning her a spot among insurance practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 17, 2021

    Rising Star: Cohen Ziffer's Meredith Elkins

    Meredith Elkins of Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP has represented Verizon in seeking almost $120 million in D&O coverage and helped TIAA recover 100% of its underlying defense costs over an investor dispute, earning her a spot among the insurance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 16, 2021

    Rising Star: Pillsbury's Janine Stanisz

    Janine Stanisz of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP represented Northrop Grumman, a multibillion-dollar global defense contractor, in seeking $130 million in D&O coverage and has been fighting for more than 100 companies across all industries in COVID-19 business interruption suits, earning her a spot among the insurance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 15, 2021

    Rising Star: Blank Rome's Kyle P. Brinkman

    Kyle P. Brinkman of Blank Rome LLP has taken a prominent role in several policyholder-side real estate disputes, including representing publicly traded real estate investment fund Urban Edge Properties in a $40 million COVID-19 business interruption suit, earning him a spot among the top insurance litigators under 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 14, 2021

    Rising Star: Perkins Coie's Jonathan Hardin

    Jonathan Hardin of Perkins Coie LLP has helped WorldStrides, one of the U.S.'s biggest education travel companies, to recover more than $90 million over its COVID-19 business interruption losses, and represented Hitachi Zosen Corp. in over $700 million worth of insurance claims, landing him among the insurance law practitioners under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 11, 2021

    Rising Star: Mintz Levin's Lavinia Weizel

    Lavinia Weizel of Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo PC has represented London reinsurers in a suit over obligations for a more than $130 million judgment involving environmental contamination and defended an insurer against a series of cyber liability claims, earning her a spot among the insurance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • May 28, 2021

    Law360 Names 2021's Top Attorneys Under 40

    We're pleased to announce Law360's Rising Stars for 2021, our list of 180 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments transcend their age.

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