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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.
  • July 25, 2025

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Michael Q. Cannon

    Michael Q. Cannon of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has been the lead attorney on several high-profile cases, including playing a key role in advising on the tax aspects of the world's largest merger and acquisition deal in 2023, earning him a spot among the tax law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 24, 2025

    Rising Star: McDermott's Michael Bruno

    Michael Bruno of McDermott Will & Emery LLP was tapped as lead tax counsel by two legendary athletes — Lionel Messi and Stephen Curry — for the rollouts of their respective beverage brands, earning him recognition as one of the tax attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 23, 2025

    Rising Star: Freshfields' Joe Soltis

    Joe Soltis of Freshfields LLP has advised companies on several multibillion-dollar transactions, including Cencora's $4.6 billion acquisition of Retina Consultants of America, earning him a spot among the tax law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 22, 2025

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Devin Heckman

    Devin Heckman of Kirkland & Ellis LLP has advised clients on the tax aspects of several multibillion-dollar acquisitions involving technology and healthcare companies, forging ongoing relationships and earning him a spot among the tax attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 21, 2025

    Rising Star: Davis Polk's Aliza Slansky

    Aliza Slansky of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is lead counsel in Sycamore Partners' $23 billion acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance and advised Missouri tech company Emerson on a series of multibillion-dollar sales, earning her a spot among the tax 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 18, 2024

    Rising Star: Latham's Eric Kamerman

    Eric Kamerman of Latham & Watkins LLP in recent years handled the tax aspects of several multibillion-dollar acquisitions of powerhouses in British soccer and American fashion, earning him recognition as one of the tax attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 17, 2024

    Rising Star: Cravath's Kiran Sheffrin

    Kiran Sheffrin of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP has advised companies from Anheuser-Busch InBev to Valvoline on multibillion-dollar deals, including a $50 billion combination resulting in the formation of pharmaceutical giant Viatris, earning her a spot among the tax law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 16, 2024

    Rising Star: Skadden's Melinda Gammello

    Melinda Gammello of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP has advised numerous clients before the U.S. Tax Court and elsewhere on complex tax matters, including transfer pricing issues and the treatment of financial transactions within a company, earning her a spot among the tax law practitioners under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 15, 2024

    Rising Star: Davis Polk's Dominic Foulkes

    Dominic Foulkes of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has advised companies on several multibillion-dollar transactions, including a technology-maker's $4.9 billion initial public offering, the largest in the United States in the last three years, earning him a spot among the tax 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 12, 2024

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Emily Au

    Emily Au of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has been the lead attorney on several high-profile cases, including a key case across the U.K. construction industry in terms of HMRC's Value-Added Tax policy, earning her a spot among the tax law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 22, 2023

    Rising Star: Skadden's Nathan Wacker

    Nathan Wacker of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP has represented clients in high-stakes corporate tax disputes, including Eaton Corp.'s landmark victory in a challenge to the IRS' attempted cancellation of an agreement between the two, earning him a spot among the tax law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 21, 2023

    Rising Star: Latham's Alan Kimball

    Alan Kimball of Latham & Watkins LLP has advised companies on several multibillion-dollar transactions, including a $21 billion merger of two massive entertainment companies, earning him a spot among the tax law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 20, 2023

    Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's Jameson S. Lloyd

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's Jameson S. Lloyd advised AT&T on combining its WarnerMedia business with Discovery in a $43 billion all-stock deal that was the largest reverse Morris trust transaction in history, earning him a place among tax attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 19, 2023

    Rising Star: Cravath's Arvind Ravichandran

    Arvind Ravichandran of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP guided Occidental Petroleum Corp. in its $57 billion acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and helped Novartis AG spin off the eye care products business Alcon in a $29.8 billion transaction, earning him a spot among the tax law practitioners under age 40 honored as 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 30, 2022

    Rising Star: Skadden's Alec J. Jarvis

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner Alec Jarvis has played a lead role in counseling some of the country's prominent companies on the tax aspects of their mergers and acquisitions, earning him a spot among the tax attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 29, 2022

    Rising Stars: Simpson Thacher's Sophie Staples

    Sophie Staples of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has guided major clients in technology, health care and private equity on tax law implications of business deals, earning her a spot among tax law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 28, 2022

    Rising Star: Latham's Matthew Dewitz

    Latham & Watkins LLP partner Matthew Dewitz advised T-Mobile's blockbuster $59 billion merger with Sprint, Endeavor Group Holdings' acquisition of Ultimate Fighting Championship and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics in its acquisition by COVID-19 test-maker Quidel, earning him a spot among the tax attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 27, 2022

    Rising Star: Fried Frank's Shane C. Hoffmann

    Shane C. Hoffmann of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP has navigated the complex tax law implications of business deals for major clients in several transactions, earning him a spot among the tax law practitioners under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 24, 2022

    Rising Star: Cravath's Andrew T. Davis

    Andrew T. Davis of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP has played a lead role in structuring billion-dollar acquisitions across the globe, including transactions involving companies based in Australia and the Netherlands, earning him a spot among the tax 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 25, 2021

    Rising Star: Buckingham Doolittle's Richard Fry

    Richard Fry of Buckingham Doolittle & Burroughs LLC helped secure high-profile taxpayer wins before Ohio's Supreme Court, including a first-of-its-kind sourcing dispute involving ADT contracts and a tax exemption for the Cincinnati Reds, earning him a spot among the tax practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 24, 2021

    Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Sarah L. Brodie

    Sarah L. Brodie of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP helped steer Disney's agreement to take over Hulu — a deal valuing the streaming giant at least $27.5 billion — earning her a spot among the tax lawyers under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.