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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.
  • April 15, 2016

    Rising Star: Kramer Levin's Stephen Zide

    Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP partner Stephen D. Zide has played a key role in some of the largest bankruptcies in recent years, from guiding creditors of telecommunications firm NII Holdings Inc. through a tough restructuring process to negotiating a quick turnaround for Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd., earning him a spot on Law360’s list of top bankruptcy attorneys under 40.

  • April 14, 2016

    Rising Star: Dentons' Oscar Pinkas

    Dentons partner Oscar Pinkas has developed expertise advising clients involved in complex cross-border transactions and helped represent STEP Energy Services in its acquisition of GasFrac's waterless fracking assets, earning him recognition on Law360's list of top bankruptcy attorneys under the age of 40.

  • April 12, 2016

    Rising Star: O'Melveny & Myers' Jennifer Taylor

    Playing key roles in the successful reorganization of iconic gunsmith Colt, as well as the ongoing Chapter 11 cases for Hancock Fabrics Inc. and Verso Corp., O'Melveny & Myers LLP's Jennifer Taylor has earned herself a berth among Law360's top bankruptcy attorneys under 40.

  • April 11, 2016

    Rising Star: Akin Gump's Deborah Newman

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP’s Deborah Newman recalls with satisfaction her recent leading role in the firm’s successful courtroom fight to shield General Motors’ unsecured creditor trust from billions in liability claims, one of the achievements that earned her a spot among seven top bankruptcy lawyers under 40 in Law360’s Rising Stars list.

  • April 08, 2016

    Rising Star: MoFo's Jennifer Marines

    Morrison & Foerster LLP partner Jennifer Marines has worked the restructuring gantlet, from counseling Patriot Coal's unsecured creditors to guiding oil refiner Hovensa LLC through restructuring, work that saw her named one of Law360's top bankruptcy lawyers under 40.

  • April 07, 2016

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Ross Kwasteniet

    Since joining Kirkland & Ellis LLP out of law school, restructuring partner Ross Kwasteniet has worked with a variety of clients, recently Patriot Coal Corp. and Oaktree Capital Management LP, in high-profile restructurings, earning him a reputation as a go-to advocate and a spot on Law360's Rising Stars list of top bankruptcy lawyers under the age of 40.

  • April 06, 2016

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Erin Brady

    While Jones Day LLP partner Erin N. Brady was helping to prepare American Apparel Inc.'s restructuring plan, she was also fighting to protect a contested but crucial debtor financing deal for Relativity Media LLC, work that put her among Law360's top bankruptcy lawyers under the age of 40.

  • April 01, 2016

    The 2016 Rising Stars, By Firm

    Law360's Rising Stars recognizes attorneys under 40 who have demonstrated outstanding career accomplishments. This year, Quinn Emanuel led the pack with eight Rising Stars, followed by Gibson Dunn, Kirkland & Ellis and Simpson Thacher with seven Rising Stars each. Baker & Hostetler, Latham & Watkins, King & Spalding and Shearman & Sterling each boast five Rising Stars apiece.

  • March 30, 2016

    Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40

    We're pleased to announce Law360's Rising Stars for 2016, our list of 179 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

  • April 16, 2015

    The Rising Stars Of Bankruptcy

    Their work in massive corporate restructuring has earned these young lawyers their spots on Law360's list of bankruptcy attorneys under the age of 40.

  • April 15, 2015

    Rising Star: Richards Kibbe & Orbe's Keith Sambur

    In the restructuring of Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC, Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP's Keith Sambur discovered provisions in an overlooked intercreditor agreement that shifted the way people valued first-lien bonds, fortifying himself as a productive resource for his clients and solidifying his place among Law360's 2015 Rising Stars of bankruptcy.

  • April 08, 2015

    Rising Star: Weil's Ronit Berkovich

    From negotiating the overnight rescue of beleaguered foreign currency dealer FXCM Inc. to working behind the scenes for a major creditor in the complex restructuring of Energy Future Holdings Corp., Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's Ronit Berkovich has earned her place among Law360's roster of top bankruptcy lawyers under 40.

  • April 07, 2015

    Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's Brian Glueckstein

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP partner Brian Glueckstein helped guide Eastman Kodak Co. through its complex Chapter 11 case and global reorganization and is shepherding the Energy Future Holdings Inc. unsecured creditors' committee through the power giant's massive restructuring, landing him among Law360's top lawyers under 40.

  • April 06, 2015

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Nicole Greenblatt

    Nicole Greenblatt's role in the debtor-side work that butters the bread at Kirkland & Ellis LLP's vaunted restructuring practice put her at the forefront of the most cantankerous bankruptcy to emerge in 2015 and earned her a spot among Law360's top bankruptcy lawyers under 40.

  • April 03, 2015

    Rising Star: Kelley Drye's Jason Adams

    Working on behalf of creditors of GT Advanced Technologies Inc., Kelley Drye & Warren LLP's Jason R. Adams helped secure a key $439 million settlement with Apple Inc. of claims surrounding a failed sapphire production partnership, heading off a wave of litigation and landing him on Law360's Bankruptcy Rising Stars list.

  • April 02, 2015

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Scott J. Greenberg

    At 38, Scott J. Greenberg of Jones Day has already amassed an impressive record of achievement, including his lead role negotiating a restructuring plan for NII Holdings Inc. in one of the largest Chapter 11 cases of 2014, landing him a spot on Law360's list of bankruptcy Rising Stars.

  • April 01, 2015

    Rising Star: Davis Polk's Michelle McGreal

    The first taste of debtor-side restructuring work for Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's Michelle McGreal put her at the center of two prominent coal industry bankruptcies that tested the firm's creativity and tenacity and landed her among Law360's top bankruptcy lawyers under 40.

  • March 31, 2015

    Rising Star: Brown Rudnick's Sunni Beville

    Brown Rudnick LLP partner Sunni Beville used her self-described "even-handed" negotiating style to achieve favorable sales and reorganizations of alternative energy companies that defaulted on U.S. government loans, earning her a spot among Law360's 2015 Bankruptcy Rising Stars.

  • March 30, 2015

    Rising Star: Akin Gump's Arik Preis

    Combining tenacity and creativity, Arik Preis has helped constituencies across the restructuring spectrum navigate though large and complex cases, earning the Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP partner a place as one of Law360's 2015 Rising Stars for bankruptcy attorneys.

  • March 30, 2015

    The 2015 Rising Stars, By Firm

    Law360's Rising Stars recognizes attorneys under 40 who have demonstrated outstanding career accomplishments. This year, King & Spalding LLP and Sidley Austin LLP led the pack with seven Rising Stars each, followed by Gibson Dunn and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP with six Rising Stars each, and Jones Day and Kirkland & Ellis LLP with five Rising Stars apiece.

  • March 27, 2015

    Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40

    We're pleased to announce Law360's Rising Stars for 2015, our list of 144 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

  • April 22, 2014

    Rising Star: Wachtell Lipton's Emil Kleinhaus

    Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz attorney Emil A. Kleinhaus has represented a number of large banks and corporations in some of the largest bankruptcy cases born out of the 2008 financial crisis, earning him a spot on Law360's list of top bankruptcy lawyers under age 40.

  • April 21, 2014

    Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Jessica Boelter

    Jessica Boelter of Sidley Austin LLP thrives in the face of chaos and uncertainty, a skill that helped her lead the bankruptcy and sale of Rodeo Creek Gold Inc., draft Tribune Co.'s reorganization plan, and score a spot among Law360's top eight young bankruptcy attorneys.

  • April 18, 2014

    Rising Star: Kramer Levin's Joshua Brody

    From his success in maximizing recoveries and preserving jobs on behalf of creditors of RG Steel LLC to his stellar work on behalf of 1st Mariner Bancorp, the versatility and track record of Joshua Brody of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP earned him a spot on Law360's list of top bankruptcy attorneys under age 40.

  • April 17, 2014

    Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' Ryan Bennett

    At only 38, Ryan Bennett of Kirkland & Ellis LLP has already notched significant successes in large and complex restructurings, including the DBSD North America Inc., Japan Airlines and InSight Health Services Holdings Corp. cases, meriting him a spot among Law360's top eight bankruptcy attorneys under 40.

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