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Rankings: Rising Stars
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April 23, 2015
Rising Star: Sanford Heisler's Felicia Medina
Just nine years after graduating law school, Felicia Medina is already a managing partner at plaintiffs firm Sanford Heisler Kimpel LLP, where she handles a slate of employment-related suits against major companies like Daiichi Sankyo Inc., making her one of Law360's top employment lawyers under 40.
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April 23, 2015
Rising Star: Akin Gump's Ashley Vinson
From delivering her insurance carrier clients victories in trials stretching as long as six months to focusing on efficiently managing cases for cost-sensitive companies, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's Ashley Vinson has earned her place among Law360's top five insurance attorneys under 40.
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April 23, 2015
Rising Star: Greenberg Traurig's Samantha Ahuja
Greenberg Traurig LLP partner Samantha Ahuja was an integral part of the historic sale of the Waldorf Astoria New York hotel in 2014, the largest single-asset hotel deal ever reached in the U.S., earning her a spot on Law360's list of the three top hospitality lawyers under 40.
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April 22, 2015
Rising Star: King & Spalding's Brandt Leibe
King & Spalding LLP's Brandt Leibe helped guide Johnson & Johnson and its Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. unit to a $2.2 billion settlement of civil, criminal and regulatory investigations of the companies' promotion of the antipsychotic drug Risperdal, landing him a spot among Law360's top white collar attorneys under 40.
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April 22, 2015
Rising Star: Fisher & Phillips' Matthew Simpson
Fisher & Phillips LLP partner Matthew Simpson helped a consumer reporting agency defeat attempts to certify a class action in Georgia consisting of thousands of people who had adverse background reports, helping him snag a spot among Law360's top employment attorneys under 40.
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April 22, 2015
Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Farshad More
Gibson Dunn partner Farshad More's leadership role in a major development plan for a Los Angeles sports stadium and work crafting the purchase agreement for a cherished San Francisco landmark, among other notable matters, has earned him a spot among Law360's top hospitality attorneys under 40.
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April 22, 2015
Rising Star: Willkie Farr's David Drewes
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP partner David Drewes' singular focus on helping his clients close deals has led him through billions of dollars' worth of transactions over the last few years, and has won him a place among Law360's top real estate attorneys under 40 for the second year running.
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April 21, 2015
Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Mary Kay Dunning
From her key role in the successful defense of a portfolio manager against insider trading claims to her cool and confidential work on anti-corruption investigations, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Mary Kay Dunning has become a white collar powerhouse, earning her a spot on Law360's list of top legal talent under 40.
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April 21, 2015
Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' David Rosenberg
Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner David A. Rosenberg guides top real estate investors in major transactions, from billionaire investor Sam Zell's takeover of CommonWealth REIT to Caesar's Entertainment Operating Co.'s bankruptcy restructuring, landing him a spot on Law360's list of the top real estate attorneys under 40.
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April 21, 2015
Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Geoffrey DeBoskey
Sidley Austin LLP's Geoffrey DeBoskey leads many of the nation's most significant employment law cases, heads the firm's Los Angeles employment and labor practice group, and has been named a BTI Client Service MVP — achievements that have landed him on Law360's list of top employment attorneys under 40.
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April 20, 2015
Rising Star: King & Spalding's Mona Katigbak
King & Spalding LLP partner Mona F. Katigbak has been instrumental in developing a global practice for the firm's project finance and energy groups, and her work on major transactions on multiple continents has landed her among Law360's top project finance lawyers under 40.
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April 20, 2015
Rising Star: Freshfields' Kimberly Zelnick
Kimberly Zelnick's unwavering efforts on behalf of a former top UBS AG executive accused of conspiring to defraud the United States by helping clients hide $20 billion in assets from the IRS allowed her client to walk away a free man, earning the Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP partner a spot on Law360's 2015 list of the top white collar attorneys under 40.
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April 20, 2015
The Rising Stars Of Securities
Securing big wins in high-stakes cases has earned each of these young laywers a place on Law360's list of securities attorneys under the age of 40.
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April 20, 2015
The Rising Stars Of Consumer Protection
These young lawyers have made their mark in the world of consumer protection, earning spots on Law360's list of attorneys under the age of 40.
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April 20, 2015
The Rising Stars Of Private Equity
These young lawyers are among the leading deal makers of private equity and rank among Law360's list of attorneys under the age of 40.
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April 20, 2015
Rising Star: Seyfarth Shaw's Laura Maechtlen
Seyfarth Shaw LLP's Laura J. Maechtlen has distinguished herself as an attorney employers can turn to when faced with high-stakes litigation against the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other agencies, earning herself a spot among Law360's list of top employment attorneys under 40.
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April 20, 2015
Rising Star: Fried Frank's Tal Golomb
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP's Tal Golomb has navigated several challenging, once-in-a-lifetime real estate development projects, including the National September 11th Memorial and Museum, landing him a spot on Law360's list of top real estate partners under 40.
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April 20, 2015
Rising Star: WilmerHale's Patrick McLain
Since joining WilmerHale nearly a decade ago, Patrick J. McLain has steadily honed his chops as a diligent and methodical trade specialist whose work to provide import relief and market access opportunities for U.S. industrial titans has garnered him a spot among Law360's top international trade lawyers under 40.
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April 20, 2015
Rising Star: Dentons' Christopher Lee
Dentons hotels and leisure team member Christopher Lee helped clients clinch a number of landmark deals in the hotel market during the past year, including Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.'s $1.95 billion sale of the Waldorf Astoria New York hotel, earning him a spot among Law360's top hospitality attorneys under 40.
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April 17, 2015
Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Timothy Keeler
Between counseling top companies on crucial trade negotiations, Mayer Brown LLP partner Timothy Keeler helped lobbyists rein in an Obama administration policy that barred them from serving on trade advisory committees, earning him a place among Law360's top international trade attorneys under 40.
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April 17, 2015
Rising Star: White & Case's Marius Griskonis
White & Case LLP's Marius Griskonis has won the consistent satisfaction of his clients working on major power projects and deals in the U.S. and abroad, earning him a spot on Law360's list of top project finance lawyers under 40.
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April 17, 2015
Rising Star: BuckleySandler's Lauren Randell
With achievements that include the recent settlement of U.S. officials' bribery accusations against Noble Corp.'s ex-CEO on the eve of trial, BuckleySandler LLP's Lauren R. Randell has already distinguished herself as one of leading young white collar attorneys and landed among Law360's list of Rising Stars.
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April 17, 2015
Rising Star: Michael Best's Joseph Louis Olson
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP's Joseph L. Olson has played a key role in altering public-sector collective bargaining in Wisconsin and helped the firm expand its government relations efforts, making him one of Law360's top employment attorneys under 40.
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April 17, 2015
Rising Star: Debevoise & Plimpton's Alyona Kucher
Thanks to her work on a wide swath of real estate projects in Moscow and beyond, including guiding a $1 billion-plus office property acquisition and working on various aspects of a new passenger terminal at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP's Alyona N. Kucher has been named one of Law360's top real estate lawyers under 40.
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April 16, 2015
Rising Star: Allen & Overy's I. Erwin Dweck
Allen & Overy LLP partner I. Erwin Dweck has worked on several innovative debt and equity deals coming out of the financial downturn, helping build the firm's U.S. real estate finance practice into a go-to practice for complex transactions and earning him a spot as one of Law360's top real estate attorneys under the age of 40.