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 03, 2013

    Rising Star: Irell & Manella's Jason Sheasby

    Irell & Manella LLP partner Jason Sheasby's work as lead counsel representing major research universities and technology firms in recent high-stakes patent disputes has landed him among nine young intellectual property attorneys recognized by Law360.

  • April 03, 2013

    Rising Star: Shearman & Sterling's Tim Pick

    Having broken new ground in the project finance practice with multibillion-dollar financing and development deals in the Middle East and Africa, often negotiated during tumultuous political or economic times, Shearman & Sterling LLP's Tim Pick has earned a spot among Law360's top five young project finance attorneys.

  • April 03, 2013

    Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Mike McGill

     No stranger to big-money disputes, Hogan Lovells' Mike McGill helped EADS North America Inc. strike a settlement over a nixed $35 billion U.S. Air Force contract and successfully defended a $4.6 billion contract for Lockheed Martin Corp., making him one of Law360's top five government contracts attorneys under 40.

  • April 02, 2013

    Rising Star: Allen & Overy's Dolly Mirchandani

    Allen & Overy LLP partner Dolly Mirchandani has advised governments, developers and financial backers of infrastructure and energy projects all over the world, giving her a uniquely well-rounded approach to deals that has earned her a spot among Law360's top five young project finance attorneys.

  • April 02, 2013

    Rising Star: Wilson Sonsini's Michael Rubin

    Google Inc. and other members of the Silicon Valley vanguard have turned repeatedly to Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati partner Michael Rubin to handle litigation on the cutting edge of privacy law, making him one of three young privacy attorneys spotlighted by Law360 as a rising star.

  • April 02, 2013

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Sean Pak

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP partner Sean Pak's success in defending technology powerhouses such as Symantec Corp., Google Inc. and HTC Corp. in patent infringement litigation has landed him among the top nine young intellectual property attorneys recognized by Law360.

  • April 02, 2013

    Rising Star: Crowell & Moring's Peter Eyre

    Whether he is counseling corporations specializing in health care, technology or financial services, Crowell & Moring LLP's Peter Eyre is known for his deft and thorough counsel to key government contractors, making him one of the five young government contracts attorneys recently recognized by Law360.

  • April 01, 2013

    Rising Star: Jones Day's Ryan McCrum

    Jones Day's Ryan McCrum has proven to be a fierce competitor in consumer electronics patent cases for clients like General Electric Co. and SanDisk Corp., making him one of the five young intellectual property partners recently recognized by Law360.

  • April 01, 2013

    Rising Star: Kelley Drye's Alysa Hutnik

    From her work helping The Walt Disney Co. shape new Internet privacy rules to fending off government investigations into technology products, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP's Alysa Hutnik has earned a spot among Law360's top three young privacy attorneys.

  • April 01, 2013

    Rising Star: DLA Piper's Seamus Curley

    DLA Piper's Seamus Curley has proved to be a ready player versed in the complex intersection of real estate and government contract law at the firm's Washington, D.C.-based government contracts group, winning key victories for his clients in multimillion-dollar procurement matters and earning him a spot among Law360's top young attorneys.

  • April 01, 2013

    Rising Star: Morrison & Foerster's Jana Mansour

    Morrison & Foerster LLP's Jana Mansour has a zest for inking deals with a broad social impact, representing Mitsui & Co. Ltd. in a $2 billion Canadian wind farm project and Toshiba Corp. in nuclear energy projects in Texas and Finland, making him one of the five young project finance partners recently recognized by Law360.

  • March 29, 2013

    Rising Star: Keker & Van Nest's Matthias Kamber

    Keker & Van Nest's Matthias Kamber used his knack for storytelling to help secure patent defense victories for tech heavyweights including Google Inc. and Broadcom Corp. when billions were at stake, landing him among the top nine young intellectual property attorneys recognized by Law360.

  • March 29, 2013

    Rising Star: Hunton & Williams' John Delionado

    Displaying a knack for thinking quick on his feet and identifying critical information within a complicated maze of data, Hunton & Williams LLP partner John Delionado recently delivered critical victories for clients maligned by cybersecurity breaches and snagged a spot among Law360's top three young privacy law attorneys.

  • March 29, 2013

    Rising Star: Proskauer's James Segroves

    Whether it's helping a major medical center dodge a billion-dollar False Claims Act suit or successfully representing a skilled nursing facility in Illinois' top court, James Segroves' litigation skills have earned the Proskauer Rose LLP attorney a spot on the list of Law360's top young health care attorneys.

  • March 29, 2013

    Rising Star: Orrick's Young Lee

    Two novel, complex public-private transportation financings, including a first-of-its-kind deal that promises to make life easier for millions of Washington, D.C.-area commuters, earns Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP's Young Lee a place among the rising young project finance attorneys recently recognized by Law360.

  • March 29, 2013

    Rising Star: Dickstein Shapiro's Justin Chiarodo

    The youngest lawyer ever elected partner in Dickstein Shapiro's government contracts practice, Justin Chiarodo has quickly established himself as a go-to litigator on bid protests and False Claims Act defense, earning him a place among Law360's top young attorneys.

  • March 28, 2013

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Avi Weitzman

    Whether bringing down high-profile securities scammers for the federal government or helping Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP bring in a billion-dollar settlement from Dish Network Corp., Avi Weitzman has built a reputation as a quick-witted litigator, earning him a place among five young white collar attorneys recognized by Law360.

  • March 28, 2013

    Rising Star: Fenwick's Robert Hulse

    Managing the bulk of Facebook's international patent portfolio is just some of the work that has earned Fenwick & West LLP partner Robert Hulse a place on Law360's list of top intellectual property attorneys under 40.

  • March 28, 2013

    Rising Star: Latham's John Wilson

    Latham & Watkins LLP partner John Wilson pushes creative legal theories to not only maximize coverage for clients like Fluor Corp. and Montrose Chemical Corp. but also to mold California case law in a way that benefits all policyholders facing steep bills from long-tail and other claims, earning the 35-year-old recognition from Law360 as one of five young insurance attorneys to watch.

  • March 28, 2013

    Rising Star: King & Spalding's Michael Paulhus

    Between speaking, publishing and securing key wins in government False Claims Act investigations, King & Spalding LLP partner Michael Paulhus has quickly made a name for himself in the FCA sphere by making clients' concerns his top priority, earning him a spot among Law360's top three health care attorneys under 40.

  • March 28, 2013

    Rising Star: Dechert's Kenneth Young

    Dechert LLP partner Kenneth Young has helped his private equity clients spearhead cutting-edge diversification strategies, keeping them competitive in an ever-evolving deal-making marketplace and earning him a spot among Law360's top five young private equity attorneys.

  • March 27, 2013

    Rising Star: DLA Piper's Joshua Kaye

    DLA Piper partner Joshua Kaye faced a tough call when he was in college, but the path he chose saw him become one of the premier attorneys in the burgeoning health care mergers and acquisitions market and landed him a spot among Law360's list of top five health care attorneys under 40.

  • March 27, 2013

    Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Geoffrey Sigler

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Geoffrey Sigler represents some of the biggest names in the insurance industry, and his recent successful defense of a proposed $2 billion class action against AIG and others is one of a string of high-profile wins that have made him one of Law360's top five young insurance attorneys.

  • March 27, 2013

    Rising Star: Covington's Benjamin Razi

    Benjamin Razi has expertly guided the former CEO of IndyMac Bancorp Inc. through a gauntlet of investigations and litigation over the mortgage lender's collapse, and relishes any chance to turn the tables on overzealous prosecutors and regulators, earning this Covington & Burling LLP partner a spot among five young white collar attorneys recognized by Law360.

  • March 27, 2013

    Rising Star: Schulte Roth & Zabel's John M. Pollack

    Standing at the helm of several high-profile, multibillion deals for such private equity giants as Cerberus Capital Management LP and Veritas Capital Fund Management LLC is Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP partner John M. Pollack, who has earned a spot among Law360's top five young private equity attorneys.

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