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Rankings: Rising Stars
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June 21, 2022
Rising Star: Kaplan Hecker's Joshua Matz
Joshua Matz of Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP helped defend Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear at the U.S. Supreme Court in a challenge against his order temporarily suspending in-person K-12 classes in late 2020, and served as counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives in impeachment proceedings in 2019 and 2021 against then-President Donald Trump, earning him a spot among the appellate law practitioners under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.
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June 21, 2022
Rising Star: Latham's Andrew Galdes
Andrew Galdes of Latham & Watkins LLP has advised numerous companies on how to navigate sanctions against Russia and helped language learning company Duolingo secure a license to offer its English proficiency test in Syria, earning him a spot among the compliance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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June 21, 2022
Rising Star: Latham's Nicole Fanjul
Nicole Fanjul of Latham & Watkins LLP co-led a team that represented JPMorgan in a nearly $5 billion term loan and revolving credit facility for pharmaceutical company Organon, earning her a spot among the banking law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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June 21, 2022
Rising Star: Dechert's Kenneth D. Hackman
Kenneth D. Hackman of Dechert LLP counseled Cerberus in a $2.5 billion single-family rental securitization and advised Pretium Partners in a $989 million loan financing secured by SFR properties, earning him a spot among the structured finance attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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June 21, 2022
Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Jacob T. Spencer
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Jacob T. Spencer played a key role in securing a unanimous victory on behalf of the National Association of Broadcasters in a media ownership dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court, which paved the way for more efficient consolidation in the media industry, earning him a spot among the telecommunications attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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June 21, 2022
Rising Star: Katten Muchin's Daniel Render
Daniel Render of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP was instrumental in negotiating the naming rights for the Los Angeles Clippers' future arena and helped orchestrate private equity investments in NBA teams over the last year, earning him a spot among the sports attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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June 21, 2022
Rising Star: K&L Gates' Ifigeneia Xanthopoulou
Ifigeneia Xanthopoulou of K&L Gates LLP has defended shipping company ARIS T in a suit over a near-collision in the Mississippi River and represented Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA in litigation over supply chain issues stemming from COVID-19, earning her a spot among transportation lawyers under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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June 17, 2022
Rising Star: Beveridge & Diamond's Jessalee Landfried
Jessalee Landfried was a key member of the Beveridge & Diamond PC team that assisted with the successful completion of Volkswagen's diesel corporate monitorship and also serves as in-house compliance counsel for a global technology company, earning her a spot among the compliance attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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June 17, 2022
Rising Star: Jones Day's James Burnham
James Burnham of Jones Day played key roles in helping the Trump administration choose U.S. Supreme Court nominees and defend the executive branch in numerous suits, making him one of the appellate law practitioners under age 40 recognized as Law360 Rising Stars.
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June 17, 2022
Rising Star: Holland & Knight's Victoria Koob
Holland & Knight LLP partner Victoria Koob advised Swedish regional airline Braathens in a major restructuring after global travel ground to a halt during the pandemic, earning her a spot among the top transportation law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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June 17, 2022
Rising Star: Fox Rothschild's C.J. Fisher
Fox Rothschild LLP partner C.J. Fisher guided Sports Illustrated, MGM Resorts and Sportradar through a patchwork of local gaming laws in the U.S., Canada and on tribal land as they rolled out industry-leading sports betting operations, earning him a spot among the sports and betting law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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June 17, 2022
Rising Star: Davis Polk's Vanessa Jackson
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's Vanessa Jackson advised Mexico's largest airline in landing critical financing for its recently completed reorganization and represented Philip Morris on a $17 billion bridge facility to fund a planned Swedish acquisition, just two of the achievements that scored her a place among the banking law attorneys under 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.
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June 17, 2022
Rising Star: Akin Gump's Sara Mischner
Sara Mischner of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP helped represent KKR for a $720 million collateralized loan obligation refinancing as well as HalseyPoint Asset Management LLC for a nearly $506 million CLO transaction, earning her a spot among the structured finance law practitioners under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.
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June 17, 2022
Rising Star: Covington & Burling's Hannah Lepow
Hannah Lepow of Covington & Burling LLP helped lead the legal team advising TV broadcast titan Tegna in its $8.6 billion sale to Standard General, landing her a spot among the telecom law practitioners under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.
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June 16, 2022
Rising Star: White & Case's Nicolle Kownacki
Nicolle Kownacki of White & Case LLP is a veteran of arbitration enforcement battles, having helped Saudi Aramco successfully defend against an $18 billion award and counseling the Indian government on its ongoing bid to block a sprawling, cross-border dispute, earning her a spot among the international arbitration attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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June 16, 2022
Rising Star: Wiley Rein's Brandon J. Moss
Brandon J. Moss of Wiley Rein LLP has advised clients on fraud investigations and white collar crimes for 11 years, including successfully defending former pharmaceutical executive Timothy Baxter against charges over opioid marketing, earning her a spot among the white collar attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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June 16, 2022
Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Linda Tieh
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partner Linda Tieh's work advising on multibillion-dollar funds for companies like Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman and Centerbridge Partners has earned her a spot among the fund formation attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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June 16, 2022
Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's Dustin Guzior
Dustin Guzior of Sullivan & Cromwell has won hundreds of millions of dollars for underdog clients including BlackBerry and helped secure $185 million for Columbia University, earning him a spot among the technology attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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June 16, 2022
Rising Star: Thompson Hine's Erin Luke
Erin Luke of Thompson Hine LLP shepherded negotiations over the construction of St. Louis' first soccer stadium through the pandemic and hammered out complex contracts worth more than $1 billion for Cleveland Clinic, landing her a spot among the construction attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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June 16, 2022
Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Emily Oldshue
Ropes & Gray LLP partner Emily Oldshue has led a number of major deals for life sciences companies in the last year, including several multibillion-dollar acquisitions by Pfizer, earning her a spot among the life sciences attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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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.
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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.
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June 15, 2022
Rising Star: Goodwin Procter's William D. Collins
William Collins of Goodwin Procter LLP helped a biotech client secure $700 million in financing and later go public at a $3 billion enterprise value by merging with a special purpose acquisition vehicle, earning him a spot among the life sciences law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.
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June 15, 2022
Rising Star: Sidley's Joseph Schwartz
Joseph Schwartz of Sidley Austin LLP co-led the largest hedge fund launch globally in 2021 while also juggling multiple ongoing billion-dollar funds for Azimut Alternative Capital Partners and i80 Group, earning him a spot among the fund formation law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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June 15, 2022
Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's José R. Pereyó
José R. Pereyó of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP represents a group of rail operator creditors in a high-profile dispute against Spain and France involving the termination of a railway line, landing him among the international arbitration attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.