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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 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.

  • April 05, 2010

    Rising Star: Best Best & Krieger's Sophie Akins

    Long an environmental advocate, Best Best & Krieger LLP partner Sophie A. Akins specializes in renewable energy projects and recently helped land a major rate win for the solar industry from a California regulator, securing her a spot on Law360’s list of 10 energy lawyers under 40 to watch.