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 06, 2015

    Rising Star: Cravath Swaine & Moore's Ting Chen

    Steering a host of high-profile, high-value and high-impact deals to successful closings in the past year, Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP partner Ting S. Chen has landed among Law360's top mergers and acquisitions attorneys under 40.

  • April 06, 2015

    Rising Star: Williams & Connolly's Bryan Wilson

    In one month Williams & Connolly LLP partner C. Bryan Wilson saw a client win a trial award worth $53 million, another nab a complete defense verdict against more than $600 million in claims, and a third prevail in a bid protest, earning the government contracts attorney a spot on Law360’s Rising Stars list.

  • April 06, 2015

    Rising Star: King & Spalding's Dan Hettich

    By becoming a go-to advocate for hospital systems and other health care providers in multimillion-dollar cases over Medicare reimbursements, King & Spalding LLP partner Dan Hettich has earned a spot on Law360's list of top health care attorneys under the age of 40.

  • April 06, 2015

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Chris May

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partner Chris May has made the most of a move from New York City to Houston, developing a focus on complex energy sector transactions like Crestwood Midstream Partners LP's merger with Inergy Midstream LP that landed him a spot among Law360's energy top attorneys under 40.

  • April 06, 2015

    Rising Star: DLA Piper's Aaron Fountain

    DLA Piper's Aaron Fountain has only been a partner for a few months, but his work on cases such as the multibillion-dollar Motorola Mobility and Time Warner Cable patent infringement suit against TiVo Inc. that settled in Motorola's favor has made him one of Law360's top intellectual property attorneys under 40.

  • April 06, 2015

    Rising Star: BakerHostetler's Craig Hoffman

    A leading member of BakerHostetler's privacy and data protection team, Craig A. Hoffman has established himself as an expert on not only resolving security disputes but also helping clients avoid them in the first place, ranking him among Law360's top privacy attorneys under 40.

  • April 03, 2015

    Rising Stars: Shook Hardy & Bacon's Jon Strongman

    Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP partner Jon Strongman’s win last year for Boston Scientific Corp. in the first pelvic mesh case tried against the company, the first defense verdict for any defendant in the sprawling litigation, landed him a spot on Law360’s Rising Stars list of top attorneys under 40.

  • April 03, 2015

    Rising Star: Kelley Drye's Jason Adams

    Working on behalf of creditors of GT Advanced Technologies Inc., Kelley Drye & Warren LLP's Jason R. Adams helped secure a key $439 million settlement with Apple Inc. of claims surrounding a failed sapphire production partnership, heading off a wave of litigation and landing him on Law360's Bankruptcy Rising Stars list.

  • April 03, 2015

    Rising Star: White & Case's Bryan Gant

    White & Case LLP antitrust litigator Bryan Gant helped steer drug giant Pfizer Inc. to trial court victories in so-called pay-for-delay litigation involving the blockbuster drugs Effexor XR and Lipitor, landing the newly minted partner on Law360's list of top competition lawyers under 40.

  • April 03, 2015

    Rising Star: Vinson & Elkins' Jeremy Marwell

    Jeremy Marwell's key roles in a pair of closely watched False Claims Act disputes involving KBR Inc. and a novel FCA dispute involving the federal E-Rate program have earned the newly minted Vinson & Elkins LLP partner a spot on Law360's Government Contracts Rising Stars.

  • April 03, 2015

    Rising Star: Kinsella Weitzman's Jeremiah Reynolds

    Ever since Jeremiah T. Reynolds moved to Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert LLP in 2006 to focus on representing talent, he's won a string of victories for major celebrities, including vindication for Justin Bieber on claims he stole a hit song, making him one of Law360's top media and entertainment attorneys under 40.

  • April 03, 2015

    Rising Star: Willkie Farr's Michael De Voe Piazza

    After a year spent helping his firm plant its flag firmly in Houston's booming legal market while also guiding clients including EIG Global Energy Partners through complex transactions, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP partner Michael De Voe Piazza has earned a spot among Law360's Rising Stars in the energy field.

  • April 03, 2015

    Rising Star: Cleary Gottlieb's Paul Tiger

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's Paul M. Tiger was on the front lines of one of last year's biggest buyout battles, deftly guiding Family Dollar Stores Inc. through a high-stakes takeover drama into a $8.5 billion merger agreement with Dollar Tree Inc., landing him a spot on Law360's list of top mergers and acquisitions attorneys under 40.

  • April 03, 2015

    The Rising Stars Of Banking Law

    Just three lawyers were selected for the Banking category of Law360's Rising Stars, lawyers under 40 lawyers who have had significant achievements in their practice area.

  • April 03, 2015

    Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Jason Friedhoff

    Between multiple spinoff transactions and a litany of multimillion-dollar initial public offerings, Sidley Austin LLP's Jason Friedhoff spent 2014 impressing his bosses enough to earn a promotion to partner, landing him on Law360's list of top capital markets attorneys under age 40.

  • April 03, 2015

    Rising Star: McDermott Will's Anne Hance

    McDermott Will & Emery LLP partner Anne Hance has successfully guided health insurers, hospitals and pharmacy benefit managers through Medicare's dense thicket of regulations as they pursue more lucrative contracts and next-generation reimbursement arrangements, earning her a slot among Law360's top health lawyers under 40.

  • April 02, 2015

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Scott J. Greenberg

    At 38, Scott J. Greenberg of Jones Day has already amassed an impressive record of achievement, including his lead role negotiating a restructuring plan for NII Holdings Inc. in one of the largest Chapter 11 cases of 2014, landing him a spot on Law360's list of bankruptcy Rising Stars.

  • April 02, 2015

    Rising Star: Baker & McKenzie's Olivia Tyrrell

    Baker & McKenzie LLP partner Olivia Tyrrell advised Merck & Co. on the international aspects of the sale of its consumer care business to Bayer AG for $14.2 billion and had a leading role in several other cross-border deals, earning her a spot among Law360's top mergers and acquisitions lawyers under 40.

  • April 02, 2015

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Robyn Zolman

    Gibson Dunn capital markets partner Robyn E. Zolman's zest for tackling complex deals has helped her steer billions in acquisition financing for energy company The Williams Cos. Inc. and Zayo Group's $458 million initial public offering, earning her a spot on Law360's list of top capital markets attorneys under the age of 40.

  • April 02, 2015

    Rising Star: McKenna Long's Jason Workmaster

    McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP’s Jason Workmaster’s hardened experience in the ring with the U.S. government, warding off False Claims Act suits and protecting high-priced contracts, belies his age of 39 and has landed him among Law360's Rising Stars in government contracts.

  • April 02, 2015

    Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Andrew Calica

    Mayer Brown LLP partner Andrew Calica has secured a string of game-changing victories in litigation implicating branded-drug maker UCB Inc. over alleged neurological disorders caused by its heartburn drug Reglan, landing him a spot among Law360’s Rising Stars list of top product liability attorneys under 40.

  • April 02, 2015

    Rising Star: O'Melveny & Myers' Molly Lens

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP's Molly Lens made a splash as soon as she hit the Hollywood scene, winning court battles for Warner Bros. and Fox Broadcasting Co. in connection with marquee productions "Lord of the Rings" and "American Idol," making her one of Law360's top media and entertainment attorneys under 40.

  • April 02, 2015

    Rising Star: Weil Gotshal's Eric Hochstadt

    From winning two decades of injunctive relief against a music rights organization the government declined to challenge to helping a private equity fund escape long-running antitrust litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's Eric Hochstadt has racked up victories, making him one of Law360's top competition attorneys under 40.

  • April 02, 2015

    Rising Star: Boies Schiller's Ian Dumain

    Just over 10 years out of law school, newly promoted Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP partner Ian Dumain has already added dozens of high-profile cases to his roster, which includes a starring role in Johnson & Johnson’s $600 million settlement over its failed Guidant Corp. merger, firmly placing him on Law360’s list of Rising Stars in the health care sector.

  • April 02, 2015

    Rising Star: Vinson & Elkins' Stephen Gill

    Whether it was helping Energy XXI Ltd. navigate its acquisition of EPL Oil & Gas Inc., or advising El Paso Pipeline Partners LP through its massive $70 billion sale to Kinder Morgan Inc., Stephen M. Gill of Vinson & Elkins LLP was on the front lines of last year's mergers and acquisitions boom in the oil and gas industry.

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