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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.
  • March 22, 2013

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Omar Samji

    Omar Samji has only been at Jones Day for a year, yet he's already helped broker multidimensional, multibillion dollar oil and gas deals, making him one of five young energy attorneys recently recognized by Law360.

  • March 21, 2013

    Rising Star: Bracewell & Giuliani's Michael Piazza

    Whether he's helping navigate billion-dollar oil and gas joint ventures with Chesapeake Energy Corp. or bringing new clients to Bracewell & Giuliani LLP on his own, associate Michael De Voe Piazza has already established himself as a sharp legal mind to watch, earning a place among five young energy lawyers honored by Law360.

  • March 20, 2013

    Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Christopher Lyons

    Sidley Austin LLP's Christopher Lyons never planned on a career representing energy firms, but his intense study of pipelines and electricity grids vaulted Lyons to the upper ranks of the field and earned him a spot among Law360's top five energy attorneys under the age of 40.

  • March 19, 2013

    Rising Star: Hunton & Williams' Ryan Ketchum

    Hunton & Williams LLP partner Ryan Ketchum works on some of the biggest energy projects in emerging markets in Africa and Eastern Europe, such as the $1 billion Bujagali hydroelectric project in Uganda, earning him a place among five young energy lawyers honored by Law360.

  • March 15, 2013

    Rising Star: Vinson & Elkins' John B. Connally IV

    When passions boil over during high-stakes dealmaking, Vinson & Elkins LLP has turned time and again to oil and gas partner John B. Connally IV, whose cool-under-fire mien has helped lock down one multibillion-dollar transaction after another, making him one of six young energy attorneys honored recently by Law360.

  • 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.

  • March 22, 2012

    Rising Star: Cleary Gottlieb's Michael Preston

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's Michael Preston helped negotiate a pair of breakthrough deals in 2011 that will bring new power infrastructure to Tanzania and Sierra Leone, accomplishments that earned him a spot among Law360's top five under-40 energy attorneys.

  • March 21, 2012

    Rising Star: Latham's Craig Kornreich

    Since joining Latham & Watkins LLP in 2010 to help expand its new Houston office, partner Craig Kornreich has built an energy-focused finance team that has already cinched more than 35 deals worth roughly $25 billion, according to the firm. That leadership success, coupled with his complex finance prowess, makes him one of Law360's five rising stars under 40 in the energy arena.

  • March 20, 2012

    Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Pablo Ferrante

    Mayer Brown LLP partner Pablo Ferrante intended to return to his native Argentina after getting a few months of experience at a U.S. law firm, but eight years later, his hard work and bicultural fluency has helped his firm establish a strong foothold in the Latin American energy market, earning him a spot as one of five attorneys under 40 to be honored by Law360 as a rising legal star in the energy practice area.

  • March 19, 2012

    Rising Star: Reed Smith's Nicolle Snyder Bagnell

    Playing an integral role in two pivotal appellate victories this year for the oil and gas industries ensuring greater access to permits and upholding leases, Reed Smith LLP partner Nicolle Snyder Bagnell has claimed a spot among Law360's five rising stars under 40 to watch in the energy industry.

  • March 16, 2012

    Energy Rising Star: Foley & Lardner's Jeff Atkin

    A soup-to-nuts solar energy practice and a long history of helping solar clients gave Foley & Lardner LLP partner Jeffery Atkin an edge during 2011 work on the acquisition of 19 solar energy projects collectively worth $2 billion, earning him a place as one of Law360's five rising stars under 40 for the energy industry.

  • March 24, 2011

    Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Robert Wolinsky

    Robert B. Wolinsky of Hogan Lovells has received praise from judges and colleagues alike while helping American Electric Power Co. Inc. and other clients stave off allegations involving natural gas and electricity, earning him a spot on Law360's list of five energy lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 23, 2011

    Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Michael King

    In a career spanning just over a decade, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner Michael R. King has already earned a reputation as a go-to attorney in the oil and gas field, helping companies like ConocoPhillips Co. and BG Group PLC ink billion-dollar deals, just some of the accomplishments that earned him a spot on Law360's list of five energy lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 22, 2011

    Rising Star: King & Spalding's John Crespo

    A track record of working on high-price oil and gas deals throughout Latin America and the U.S. helped earn King & Spalding LLP partner John Crespo a spot on Law360's list of five energy attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • March 21, 2011

    Rising Star: King & Spalding's Wade Coriell

    King & Spalding LLP partner Wade M. Coriell has argued, and won, some of the largest arbitration cases on record involving major companies and foreign governments, including Chevron Corp.'s battle with the Ecuadorean government, earning him a spot on Law360's list of five energy lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 18, 2011

    Rising Star: Reed Smith's Nicolle Snyder Bagnell

    Reed Smith LLP partner Nicolle Snyder Bagnell secured a key victory for the oil and gas industry in a major battle with lessors over the interpretation of Pennsylvania's Minimum Royalty Act that could have invalidated tens of thousands of oil and gas leases potentially worth billions of dollars, garnering her a spot on Law360's list of five energy lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • April 16, 2010

    Rising Star: Akin Gump's Richard Welsh

    Richard Welsh of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP credits the skills he learned as an officer in an elite U.S. Army battalion for the long list of triumphs, including his successful representation of AES Corp. in a $400 million environmental class action, that has landed him on Law360's list of 10 energy lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • April 15, 2010

    Rising Star: Sutherland's Thomas Warren

    A leader in energy transactional practice who recently helped Oglethorpe Power Corp. seal over $250 million in acquisitions while still finding time to make his own firm greener, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP's Thomas Warren has earned a spot among Law360's 10 energy attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • April 14, 2010

    Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' Elaine Walsh

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Elaine Walsh’s work on high-stakes transactional, regulatory and litigation matters for energy companies — including successfully defending NRG Energy Inc. against a hostile takeover bid from Exelon Corp. — earns her a spot on Law360’s list of 10 energy lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • April 13, 2010

    Rising Star: McDermott's Sergio Pozzerle

    Adept in handling both renewable energy matters and traditional power projects, McDermott Will & Emery LLP’s Sergio Pozzerle helped Horizon Wind Energy LLC secure critical agreements for the purchase of wind turbines and CenterPoint Energy divest its Texas generating assets for $3.7 billion, earning him a spot on Law360’s list of 10 energy lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • April 12, 2010

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Jimmy Vallee

    Jimmy Vallee has become a go-to guy at Jones Day for energy companies putting together big deals. He recently led the firm's team in the merger of Atlas Energy Resources LLC and Atlas America Inc., earning him a spot on Law360's list of 10 energy lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • April 09, 2010

    Rising Star: Cooley's Nik Patel

    Cooley Godward Kronish LLP energy partner Nik Patel made a bet in 2002 that the future of his industry would hinge on clean energy. Since then, he has successfully advised some of the largest companies in that sector — including AES Corp. and enXco Inc. — on all facets of highly innovative renewable energy deals, earning him a spot among Law360's 10 energy attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • April 08, 2010

    Rising Star: Haynes & Boone's Diana Liebmann

    In addition to developing Haynes and Boone LLP's electric power legal practice from scratch, Diana Liebmann has advocated successfully for public investment in wind energy on behalf of Horizon Wind Energy and helped the California State Assembly craft legislation to resolve the issues that led to the state's power crisis earlier this decade, making her one of Law360's 10 energy attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • April 07, 2010

    Rising Star: Haynes & Boone's Paul Dickerson

    A commitment to the public good in the cleantech sector, from a clerkship in the federal courts after law school to a leadership role on the U.S.’ first-ever renewable energy foreign trade mission, has made Haynes and Boone LLP’s Paul Dickerson one of Law360’s 10 energy attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • April 06, 2010

    Rising Star: Reed Smith's Nicolle Snyder Bagnell

    Dominion Exploration and Production Inc. was able to hold on to hundreds of oil and gas leases, and Hardy Storage Co. LLC received clearance to develop a new natural gas storage field even as more than 100 landowners objected to the move, thanks to Reed Smith LLP’s Nicolle Snyder Bagnell, who has snagged a spot on Law360’s list of 10 energy attorneys under 40 to watch.

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