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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.
  • September 12, 2019

    Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Krissy Katzenstein

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius partner Krissy Katzenstein has become a go-to attorney for national employers accused of systemic discrimination, including helping Amtrak beat class claims in a sprawling race bias suit to solidify her spot as one of five employment law attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 12, 2019

    Rising Star: Milbank's Lauren Drake

    Milbank LLP’s Lauren Drake helped fend off challenges to patents for the blockbuster cancer drug Rituxan and played a role in convincing the Federal Circuit to strike down the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s controversial policy on attorneys fees, earning her a spot among the intellectual property attorneys under 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • September 12, 2019

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Jakob Rendtorff

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's Jakob Rendtorff played a key role in guiding the special committee of GGP Inc.’s board through a roughly $14.8 billion takeover by Brookfield Property Partners and navigated a multibillion-dollar hostile offer for client Versum Materials, earning him a spot among the mergers and acquisitions attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 12, 2019

    Rising Star: Vinson & Elkins' Margaret Peloso

    Over the past year, Vinson & Elkins LLP's Margaret Peloso has led a team helping Citigroup draft a climate disclosure report, defended a coal plant in a $1 billion property damage lawsuit and helped turn back proposed financial assurance regulations for the hardrock mining industry, earning her a spot as one of five environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 12, 2019

    Rising Star: Greenberg Traurig's Fang Xie

    Fang Xie of Greenberg Traurig LLP has used her scientific background to help clients with big-ticket deals, including Hansoh Pharmaceutical's $220 million collaboration with Viela Bio and CSPC Pharmaceutical's $175 million exclusive licensing agreement with Verastem, landing her among five attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360 life sciences Rising Stars.

  • September 12, 2019

    Rising Star: Susman Godfrey's Glenn Bridgman

    Glenn Bridgman of Susman Godfrey LLP helped secure a $91 million settlement for John Hancock Life Insurance Co. policyholders in their proposed class action alleging the company was jacking up premiums by using the wrong mortality rate calculations, earning him a spot among the insurance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 11, 2019

    Rising Star: Fish & Richardson's Betsy Flanagan

    Fish & Richardson PC's Betsy Flanagan has notched important victories for major pharmaceutical companies, including wiping out a $200 million verdict against Gilead Sciences Inc., landing her a spot among Law360's intellectual property Rising Stars.

  • September 11, 2019

    Rising Star: Nossaman's Brooke Wahlberg

    Nossaman LLP partner Brooke Wahlberg has established herself as the go-to authority on guiding wind energy projects through the maze of wildlife and environmental compliance, making her one of five environmental attorneys under 40 selected for Law360's Rising Stars.

  • September 11, 2019

    Rising Star: Katz Marshall's Joseph Abboud

    Katz Marshall & Banks LLP’s Joseph Abboud has advocated for victims of sexual harassment, assault and discrimination both in and out of the courtroom, including assisting Dr. Christine Blasey Ford as she testified about then-U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh before the Senate, landing him among the five employment attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • September 11, 2019

    Rising Star: Kirkland's David Klein

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s David Klein has been on both sides of billion-dollar corporate takeover efforts, including Qualcomm’s maneuvers to dodge Broadcom’s $117 billion offer, earning him a spot among the mergers and acquisitions attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 11, 2019

    Rising Star: Fenwick & West's Robert Counihan

    Fenwick & West's Robert Counihan has represented numerous pharmaceutical clients, including Eli Lilly subsidiary Loxo Oncology in a trade secrets suit, earning him a spot among the life sciences law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 11, 2019

    Rising Star: Steptoe & Johnson's Sarah Gordon

    Steptoe & Johnson LLP's Sarah Gordon, fresh off of handling claims in the massive NFL concussion settlement, is now helping an AIG unit navigate coverage disputes in the fallout of a global cyberattack, earning her a spot among the insurance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 10, 2019

    Rising Star: Eubanks & Associates' William S. Eubanks II

    Eubanks & Associates LLC's William S. Eubanks II has battled on behalf of environmental clients and conservation groups, winning precedent-setting rulings on the reach of the Endangered Species Act and when controversial projects must be analyzed in-depth by the federal government, earning him a spot as one of five environmental law practitioners honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 10, 2019

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Amanda P. Ellison

    Jones Day's Amanda P. Ellison has been instrumental in securing major coverage and arbitration decisions for the Los Angeles Unified School District, including a published opinion from the California Court of Appeal, landing her among the insurance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as a Rising Star.

  • September 10, 2019

    Rising Star: Butler Snow's Alyson Jones

    Butler Snow's Alyson B. Jones has amassed numerous victories on behalf of her life sciences clients over her career, like representing Johnson & Johnson in multidistrict litigation over claims that Tylenol can cause liver failure, earning her a spot as a Law360 Rising Star.

  • September 10, 2019

    Rising Star: Debevoise & Plimpton's Megan K. Bannigan

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP counsel Megan K. Bannigan may not have set out to be an intellectual property litigator, but she has taken the field by storm, helping companies like Kate Spade and PayPal defend their trademarks and other IP, landing her a spot as a Law360 Rising Star.

  • September 10, 2019

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Katherine Smith

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Katherine V.A. Smith has helped businesses like Ford Motor Co. and K12 Inc. defeat workers' certification bids in high-profile class actions and was one of the lead partners tasked by Wynn Resorts to probe alleged sexual misconduct by then-CEO Steve Wynn, landing her among the five employment lawyers under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 10, 2019

    Rising Star: Debevoise's Jennifer Chu

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP’s Jennifer Chu has closed scores of deals on behalf of clients in the health care and insurance industries including a complex deal for Kindred Healthcare, earning her a spot as one of five mergers and acquisitions law practitioners honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 09, 2019

    Rising Star: Davis Polk's Daniel Brass

    Davis Polk's Daniel Brass has helped steer industry giants such as Shire, Ferrero and Reckitt Benckiser through multiple billion-dollar deals across the globe, landing him among the mergers and acquisitions law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as a Rising Star.

  • September 09, 2019

    Rising Star: Fisher Phillips' Todd Scherwin

    Fisher Phillips’ Todd Scherwin notched his first-ever U.S. Supreme Court win last year after rapidly rising through the ranks of the national employment law boutique, earning him a spot as one of five employment law attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 09, 2019

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Jonathan Kidwell

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Jonathan Kidwell has been responsible over the past year for handling the environmental side of large deals, such as private equity firm GTCR LLC's acquisition of defense and aerospace battery manufacturer EaglePicher Technologies LLC, earning him a spot as one of five environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 09, 2019

    Rising Star: Arnold & Porter's Eric Rothman

    Arnold & Porter's Eric Rothman has backed pharmaceutical and life sciences companies on complex deals, including Novartis' sale of its cystic fibrosis products to Mylan, earning him a spot among life sciences attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as a Rising Star.

  • September 09, 2019

    Rising Star: Caldwell Cassady's Austin Curry

    Caldwell Cassady & Curry's Austin Curry has helped companies win more than $2 billion in trial verdicts, headlined by VirnetX's high-profile patent showdown with Apple, making him one of Law360's intellectual property Rising Stars.

  • September 09, 2019

    Rising Star: Debevoise & Plimpton's Susan Gittes

    Debevoise & Plimpton's Susan Gittes has helped a slew of life insurance companies defeat a multibillion-dollar suit brought under the New York False Claims Act, earning her a spot among the insurance law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • September 06, 2019

    Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40

    We're pleased to announce Law360's Rising Stars for 2019, our list of 175 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments transcend their age.

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