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Rankings: Rising Stars
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April 13, 2015
Rising Star: Weil's Sonal Mehta
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP partner Sonal N. Mehta won big patent victories last year for Adobe Systems Inc., Electronic Arts Inc. and Intel Corp., easily earning her a spot on Law360's list of top intellectual property attorneys under the age of 40.
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April 13, 2015
Rising Star: Dechert's Mauricio Espana
When Repsol SA hit Bank of New York Mellon Corp. with a $50 million suit related to oil company YPF SA's board, the bank turned to Dechert LLP's Mauricio Espana. BNY Mellon's trust in the youthful litigation partner was properly placed, and the suit's dismissal — among other quality work — has earned Espana a spot on Law360's list of securities law Rising Stars.
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April 13, 2015
Rising Star: Steptoe & Johnson's Ruxandra Cana
Steptoe & Johnson LLP's Ruxandra Cana acted as counsel in the first successful European Union chemicals legislation-related case to succeed before the EU General Court, boasting experience with matters from biocides to medical devices to nanotechnology and earning her a place as one of Law360's top environmental attorneys under 40.
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April 13, 2015
Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' Jesse Sheley
Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Jesse Sheley has crafted high-profile leveraged buyouts for Madison Dearborn Partners LLC and Biomet Inc., along with numerous transactions for private equity heavyweights Bain Capital LLC, KKR & Co. LP and The Carlyle Group LP, earning himself a spot on Law360's list of top private equity attorneys under the age of 40.
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April 13, 2015
Rising Star: Latham's Brendan McShane
In defense of Toshiba Corp., Latham & Watkins LLP partner Brendan McShane has thwarted attempts by direct and indirect purchaser plaintiffs to certify nationwide classes in suits alleging the electronics maker took part in a conspiracy to fix the prices of optical disk drives, earning him a spot on Law360's list of top class action attorneys under 40.
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April 13, 2015
Rising Star: Latham & Watkins' Ryan DeFord
Latham & Watkins LLP's Ryan deFord played a key role in the highly anticipated initial public offering of New York-based Shake Shack Inc., guiding the burger shop to an opening that saw shares more than double in its first day of trading and earning himself a spot on Law360's list of top retail attorneys under 40.
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April 13, 2015
Rising Star: Paul Hastings' Eric Dittmann
Paul Hastings LLP's New York-based partner Eric Dittmann has saved his clients billions by securing several high-stakes and precedent-setting victories in intellectual property battles over blockbuster pharmaceuticals, earning him a spot on Law360's list of top life science lawyers under 40.
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April 10, 2015
Rising Stars: Jones Day's Albert Rota
Jones Day's Albert Rota early on saw the challenges that the Dodd-Frank Act and the nascent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would bring to the financial services industry and led the firm's effort to advise clients, landing him a spot on Law360's list of top consumer protection attorneys under 40.
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April 10, 2015
Rising Star: Bernstein Litowitz's Avi Josefson
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP's Avi Josefson has guided plaintiffs in some of the biggest legal fallout from the financial crisis and is one of just a few people who decide what cases the firm will take on, making him one of five securities attorneys under 40 honored by Law360.
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April 10, 2015
Rising Star: Susman Godfrey's Brooke Taylor
A sharp trial attorney with major clients like Zillow Inc., Susman Godfrey LLP partner Brooke A.M. Taylor nabbed an impressive $17 million win for Intellectual Ventures Management LLC in a patent dispute this February, earning her a spot on Law360's list of Intellectual Property Rising Stars.
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April 10, 2015
Rising Star: Jones Day's Hashim Mooppan
Being in the rare position of arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court as an associate, let alone in a major case concerning federal antitrust scrutiny, is one clear indication that Jones Day attorney Hashim M. Mooppan — now a partner — is a Rising Star in the appellate arena.
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April 10, 2015
Rising Star: Hogan Lovell's Adam Bellack
Adam Bellack was recently named co-head of Hogan Lovells' life sciences transactions team in the Americas, in recognition for his work with hospitals and biotech startups and as one of the attorneys who led Novartis AG through a three-part, $23 billion merger, earning himself a spot among Law360's top life sciences lawyers under 40.
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April 10, 2015
Rising Star: King & Spalding's Jonathan Chally
King & Spalding LLP partner Jonathan Chally helped Home Depot USA Inc. defeat class certification at the Ninth Circuit in a case claiming the retailer duped tool renters into paying a 10 percent surcharge on the tools, earning him a spot among Law360's class action Rising Stars under 40.
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April 10, 2015
The Rising Stars Of Privacy Law
Their achievements in the frontier of privacy law have earned these young lawyers placement on Law360's list of attorneys under 40.
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April 10, 2015
The Rising Stars Of Food & Beverage Law
These two young lawyers have played vital roles in the practice of food and beverage law, and in doing so they have earned spots on Law360's list of attorneys under 40.
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April 10, 2015
Rising Star: King & Spalding's Matthew Stewart
Whether it was helping to negotiate the more than $1 billion sale of hotly sought-after PODS Enterprises LLC or guiding a new fund on its first buyout, King & Spalding LLP partner Matthew R. Stewart has stepped up to challenging deals — and earned a place among Law360's top private equity attorneys under 40.
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April 10, 2015
Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Anthony Pavel
Using his extensive regulatory expertise to tackle compliance issues and high-stakes litigation, Morgan Lewis and Bockius LLP's Anthony Pavel has secured several recent high-profile victories for his clients, earning him a spot on Law360's list of top food and beverage lawyers under 40.
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April 09, 2015
Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Michelle Visser
From helping TJX Cos. Inc. handle the unprecedented legal fallout from one of the first major reported data breaches to advising Target Corp. and Sony Corp. on more recent intrusions, Ropes & Gray LLP partner Michelle Visser has played a vital role in shaping the relatively nascent data breach litigation landscape, earning her a spot among Law360's top three privacy attorneys under 40.
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April 09, 2015
Rising Star: Blank Rome's Cheryl S. Chang
Blank Rome LLP partner Cheryl S. Chang has secured wins for a diverse base of clients in consumer protection lawsuits and in the process developed the firm's consumer finance litigation practice in its Los Angeles office, landing her a spot among Law360's top consumer protection attorneys under 40.
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April 09, 2015
Rising Star: Hausfeld's Reena Gambhir
Hausfeld LLP partner Reena Gambhir has played a prominent role in some of the firm's biggest class actions, including massive antitrust litigation in which some of the world's largest banks are accused of rigging the $5.3 trillion daily foreign exchange market, placing her among Law360's top class action lawyers under 40.
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April 09, 2015
Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Theane Evangelis
She's not yet 40, but already Gibson Dunn’s Theane Evangelis has worked on some blockbuster cases, including the challenge to California's ban on same-sex marriage, and most recently won reversal of a $94 million wage-and-hour class judgment against ABM Industries Inc., making her a Law360 Rising Star in the appellate arena.
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April 09, 2015
Rising Star: Debevoise's Sally Gibson
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP’s Sally Gibson has championed a number of major fundraisings, including Deutsche Bank AG’s recent $1.65 billion secondaries fund, but it’s her keen understanding of Europe’s evolving regulatory landscape that has made her stand out and landed her a spot on Law360’s list of Rising Stars in private equity.
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April 09, 2015
Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Scott Watson
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's Scott Watson has been on the front lines of the epic smartphone war between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, helping guide Samsung through the high-stakes patent litigation and landing him a spot on Law360's list of top intellectual property attorneys under 40.
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April 09, 2015
The Rising Stars Of Health Care Law
Securing big wins for hospitals, insurers and health care providers has earned these young lawyers a spot on Law360's list of attorneys under 40.
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April 09, 2015
Rising Star: FaegreBD's Jacob Bylund
Jacob D. Bylund has built on his childhood at a northwest Iowa family farm to become a young leader in Faegre Baker Daniels' agriculture and food-focused practices, putting him among Law360 top food and beverage attorneys under 40.