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Rankings: Rising Stars
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March 08, 2013
Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
We're pleased to announce Law360's Rising Stars for 2013, our list of the 111 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.
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April 05, 2012
Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Amir Tayrani
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Amir Tayrani has been a major player in some of the nation's recent, most high-profile lawsuits, from 2010's Citizens United campaign finance case to the battle in California over Proposition 8, making him one of Law360's top five appellate partners under 40.
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April 04, 2012
Rising Star: Williams & Connolly's Kannon Shanmugam
With 11 U.S. Supreme Court cases under his belt and distinction as the youngest head of a major appeals practice in the country, Williams & Connolly LLP's Kannon Shanmugam has snagged himself a spot as one of Law360's top five appellate partners under 40.
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April 03, 2012
Rising Star: King & Spalding's Ashley Parrish
Ashley Parrish of King & Spalding LLP has tallied major appellate victories for independent power producers across the country, including a recent 9-0 U.S. Supreme Court win for PPL Montana in a once-in-a-generation case involving title to rivers under hydropower facilities, earning him a spot among Law360's top five appellate partners under 40.
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April 02, 2012
Rising Star: Jones Day's Brian Murray
Having successfully led the issues and appeals practice in Jones Day's Chicago office and defended Firestone Natural Rubber Co. LLC in a closely watched child labor case dealing with the Alien Tort Statute, Brian Murray earned a spot on Law360's list of five appellate attorneys under 40 to watch.
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March 30, 2012
Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Jonathan Cohn
Jonathan F. Cohn, a partner in Sidley Austin LLP's Washington office, was named the head of the U.S. Department of Justice's civil appellate litigation division when he was 34, making him the youngest person ever named to that position. Now 39, he's one of five attorneys under 40 selected by Law360 as a rising star in appellate litigation.
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March 17, 2011
Rising Star: Baker Botts' Aaron Streett
Arguing for dozens of defendants in a putative class action with the potential to result in more than $1 trillion in damages, Baker Botts LLP's Aaron Streett convinced an appeals court to dismiss the case in a ruling that has had widespread influence, helping earn him a spot on Law360's list of five appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 16, 2011
Rising Star: O'Melveny & Myers' Matt Shors
O'Melveny & Myers LLP partner Matt Shors has played a strong hand in overturning or drastically reducing multimillion-dollar verdicts leveled against pharmaceutical giants like Johnson & Johnson and Merck & Co. Inc., earning him a spot on Law360's list of five appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 15, 2011
Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's James Ho
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's James C. Ho has racked up an impressive string of victories before state and federal appeals courts and spent the better part of three years as Texas' solicitor general, earning him a place on Law360's list of appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 14, 2011
Rising Star: Jones Day's Shay Dvoretzky
Just two months after being named partner, Jones Day's Shay Dvoretzky argued a case involving the scope of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act before the U.S. Supreme Court, evincing a calm under pressure that impressed even his adversaries and earned him a place among Law360's five appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 11, 2011
Rising Star: Latham's J. Scott Ballenger
While there's no surefire way to ensure the U.S. Supreme Court will take on your case, the odds go up if your petition for certiorari is crafted by Latham & Watkins LLP's J. Scott Ballenger, making him one of Law360's five appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 16, 2010
Rising Star: Williams & Connolly's Kannon Shanmugam
Like a speeding meteor, Williams & Connolly LLP attorney Kannon K. Shanmugam has shot past career milestones, preparing briefings in a notable McCain-Feingold case while just an associate, becoming the first lawyer in decades to join the firm as a partner and earning a spot on Law360’s list of 10 appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 15, 2010
Rising Star: Bradley Arant's Kevin Newsom
Formerly a U.S. Supreme Court clerk and solicitor general of Alabama, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP’s Kevin Newsom has notched recent wins in a voting rights case at the Supreme Court and at Alabama’s highest court, where he reversed an $81 million fraud judgment against GlaxoSmithKline PLC, earning Newsom a spot among Law360’s 10 appellate attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 14, 2010
Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Matthew D. McGill
With victories in the U.S. Supreme Court that range from the Citizens United campaign finance case to a patent ruling that saved Microsoft Corp. billions of dollars, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Matthew D. McGill has earned a spot on Law360's list of 10 appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 13, 2010
Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Elaine Goldenberg
A brilliant writer and powerful oral advocate who has helped save clients, including General Dynamics Corp. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., hundreds of millions of dollars with her appellate work, Jenner & Block LLP's Elaine J. Goldenberg has earned a spot among Law360's 10 appellate attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 12, 2010
Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Matthew Hellman
At 33 years old, Jenner & Block LLP's Matthew S. Hellman has taken high-profile fights to the nation's highest court and helped the Entertainment Software Association successfully fight state laws censoring video games in three appellate courts, earning him a spot among Law360's 10 appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 09, 2010
Rising Star: Akin Gump's Tom Goldstein
At 39, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's Tom Goldstein has already argued 22 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, founded one of the most popular legal blogs ever and inspired plans for a TV series based on his career, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 10 appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 08, 2010
Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Robert Hochman
Sidley Austin LLP's Robert Hochman has built a wide-ranging appellate practice that has taken him from disputing the definition of “violent felony” before the U.S. Supreme Court to defeating multimillion-dollar patent verdicts for Microsoft Corp., making him one of Law360's 10 rising appellate stars under 40.
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April 07, 2010
Rising Star: WilmerHale's Mark Fleming
WilmerHale partner Mark Fleming’s appellate experience ranges from successfully arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court that Guantanamo Bay prisoners have a constitutional right to challenge their detention, to narrowing a multimillion-dollar patent verdict levied against Medtronic Inc., earning him a spot on Law 360's list of 10 appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 06, 2010
Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Thomas Dupree
After helping make history in the Bush v. Gore case in 2000, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Thomas Dupree has continued to work on major cases — for Chrysler, CSX Corp., Mattel Inc. and other companies — earning him a spot on Law 360's list of 10 appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 05, 2010
Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' R. Ted Cruz
By his mid-30s, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP's R. Ted Cruz had already argued eight cases before the U.S. Supreme Court — including the Texas congressional redistricting case — the most of any Texas attorney ever, helping land him on Law360's list of the top 10 appellate attorneys under 40 to watch.
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