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.
  • July 18, 2024

    Rising Star: Morgan & Morgan's Francesca Burne

    Francesca Burne of Morgan & Morgan PA has served as class counsel for plaintiffs alleging violations of data security laws, working to get major wins for her clients that include a $68.2 million settlement with Morgan Stanley and a $190 million settlement with Capital One, earning her a spot among the cybersecurity practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 17, 2024

    Rising Star: Winston & Strawn's Kevin Simpson

    Kevin Simpson of Winston & Strawn LLP has represented major companies including Wal-Mart and Hertz in Telephone Consumer Protection Act lawsuits, earning him a spot among the cybersecurity attorneys under the age of 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 16, 2024

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Cassandra Gaedt-Sheckter

    Cassandra Gaedt-Sheckter of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP served as lead counsel for DoorDash in settling allegations of California Consumer Privacy Act violations and also advises Workday on artificial intelligence programs, placing her among the cybersecurity and privacy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 15, 2024

    Rising Star: BakerHostetler's Bonnie DelGobbo

    BakerHostetler's Bonnie DelGobbo has quickly built a reputation in the data and video privacy world, crafting defense strategies for major corporate clients like Chick-fil-A and Landmark Theatres to fend off proposed class actions. It's earned her a spot among the cybersecurity and privacy practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 12, 2024

    Rising Star: Milberg's Gary Klinger

    Gary Klinger of Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman PLLC has become a leading plaintiffs' attorney in class actions under Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act after securing a $68.5 million settlement against Meta, earning him a spot among the cybersecurity and privacy lawyers 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 14, 2023

    Rising Star: Clark Hill's Chirag Patel

    Chirag Patel of Clark Hill PLC has leveraged his deep technological expertise to secure a novel ruling that Studco Building Systems was owed compensation from the credit union that a scammer used to steal more than $500,000 from the company, and to successfully defend Gorilla Group in a $10 million software implementation arbitration dispute, earning him a place among the cybersecurity and privacy practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 13, 2023

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Ashley Rogers

    Ashley Rogers of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has built a prominent practice in the emerging legal field of data privacy with her representation of technology companies including Meta Platforms Inc., earning her a spot among the cybersecurity and privacy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 10, 2023

    Rising Star: Morgan & Morgan's Ryan McGee

    Morgan & Morgan's Ryan McGee has gone toe to toe with the world's biggest tech giants in suits filed over Google's alleged secret surveillance and Facebook's failure to stop a hack, earning him a spot among the cybersecurity and privacy lawyers 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: Wilson Sonsini's Libby Weingarten

    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC partner Libby Weingarten has counseled large social media companies that were among the first third-party platforms accused of violating children's online privacy rules, including helping YouTube negotiate a landmark Federal Trade Commission settlement, earning her a spot among privacy and cybersecurity attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 08, 2022

    Rising Star: Perkins Coie's Sunita Bali

    Perkins Coie LLP partner Sunita Bali is defending Google from claims that its virtual personal assistant technology illegally records users, and helped radiology firm RadNet Inc. settle a data breach lawsuit at an early stage, earning her a spot among the cybersecurity and privacy practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 07, 2022

    Rising Star: Covington & Burling's Megan Crowley

    Covington & Burling LLP partner Megan Crowley successfully guided TikTok in challenging the Trump administration's efforts to ban the app and also helped electronics company Xiaomi fight an unwanted U.S. Department of Defense designation, earning her a spot among the cybersecurity and privacy attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 06, 2022

    Rising Star: BCLP's Lauren Caisman

    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP partner Lauren Caisman has steered food product manufacturer Greencore, restaurant chain Veggie Grill and others through a growing wave of litigation brought by employees alleging violations of Illinois' unique biometric privacy law, earning her a spot among the cybersecurity and privacy practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 03, 2022

    Rising Star: Beckage's Myriah V. Jaworski

    Beckage PLLC's Myriah Jaworski represents several app developers facing novel legal claims, including the creator of a personality test that was at the center of the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal, earning her a spot among the cybersecurity and privacy practitioners 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 10, 2021

    Rising Star: BakerHostetler's Sara Goldstein

    Sara Goldstein, a partner at BakerHostetler, has advised some of the largest companies on data breaches, including helping hundreds of Blackbaud Inc. users notify their clients of the 2020 ransomware attack, earning her a spot among cybersecurity and privacy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 09, 2021

    Rising Star: Latham & Watkins' Marissa Boynton

    Latham & Watkins LLP's Marissa Boynton helped guide Facebook through its global response to a data breach that affected nearly 50 million accounts and is representing a subject of a novel Federal Trade Commission inquiry into the technology industry, earning her a spot among the top cybersecurity and privacy attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 08, 2021

    Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Fran Faircloth

    Fran Faircloth of Ropes & Gray LLP has advised SolarWinds' former chief on litigation and congressional probes stemming from Russian hackers' data breach of the software company and the U.S. government, placing her among cybersecurity and privacy attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 07, 2021

    Rising Star: Morrison & Foerster's Alex Iftimie

    Morrison & Foerster LLP's Alex Iftimie, a co-chair of the firm's global risk and crisis management group and a former national security official at the U.S. Department of Justice, helped FireEye Inc. navigate a breach that led to the discovery of a Russian espionage campaign that targeted software used by federal agencies and thousands of companies, earning him a spot among the top cybersecurity and privacy attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360 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.

  • July 23, 2020

    Rising Star: Stueve Siegel's Lindsay Todd Perkins

    Lindsay Todd Perkins of Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP has been noticed as a lead drafter of winning briefs in consumer litigation related to a massive data breach at hotel giant Marriott, earning her a spot among cybersecurity and privacy practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 22, 2020

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Jennifer C. Everett

    Jones Day's Jennifer C. Everett is a top outside lawyer advising health care giant Cardinal Health Inc. on data security issues and helping SunPower Corp. deal with the privacy implications of spinning off its solar panel operation into a new company, landing her a spot as one of the cybersecurity and privacy practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • July 21, 2020

    Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Allison Holt Ryan

    Hogan Lovells partner Allison Holt Ryan steered health insurer Anthem through the legal fallout from a massive data breach and is currently helping LabCorp fight multidistrict litigation over a cyberattack that hit one of its vendors, earning her a place among the cybersecurity and privacy practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • July 20, 2020

    Rising Star: Greenberg Traurig's Kate Black

    Kate Black of Greenberg Traurig LLP led the development of genetic testing company 23andMe's law enforcement protocol and program and continues to advise companies with innovative technologies about how to use data appropriately with consumers' privacy in mind, earning her a spot among cybersecurity and privacy attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

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