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Rankings: Rising Stars
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March 27, 2013
Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Nadine Herrmann
Helping Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. fight off sales bans in Germany as the company's global smartphone and tablet patents battle against Apple Inc., Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's Nadine Herrmann has put herself among the top nine young intellectual property attorneys recognized by Law360.
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March 26, 2013
Rising Star: Pillsbury's Bobby Ghajar
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP partner Bobby Ghajar defends some of the world's most recognizable brands for Nike Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev NV and many others, building himself a reputation for success and earning a spot among nine young intellectual property attorneys recently recognized by Law360.
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March 26, 2013
Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Jonathan Karen
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partner Jonathan Karen is a go-to partner for private equity giants Blackstone Group LP and the Carlyle Group, representing both firms in multibillion dollar fund formations in the last year, earning him a spot among Law360's top five young private equity attorneys.
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March 26, 2013
Rising Star: Jones Day's Tara Kowalski
In her short career, Jones Day's Tara Kowalski has helped Union Pacific Railroad Co. secure not one, but two major settlements in coverage battles over massive property damage, accomplishments that make her one of Law360's top five young insurance attorneys.
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March 26, 2013
Life Sciences Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Steven Tave
As a former prosecutor for the Food and Drug Administration, Steven Tave, now of counsel at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, took down criminals selling fake medication and worked on a case that resulted in a $250 million criminal penalty against a device maker, earning him a spot among life sciences attorneys recently recognized by Law360.
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March 26, 2013
Rising Star: Winston & Strawn's Thomas Kirsch
At age 39, Winston & Strawn LLP's Tom Kirsch has already convinced jurors to toss criminal charges against a former medical device company's CEO accused of defrauding the government and against an Illinois power broker in the Gov. Rod Blagojevich scandal, again making him one of Law360's top five young partners in the white collar bar.
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March 25, 2013
Rising Star: SNR Denton's Katherine Evans
SNR Denton partner Katherine Evans has helped steer PacifiCare Life and Health Insurance Co. through a nearly three-year-long administrative hearing before the California insurance regulator and successfully pushed for the exclusion of policy documents in long-running litigation against Stonebridge Life Insurance Co., placing her among five young insurance attorneys recently recognized by Law360.
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March 25, 2013
Rising Star: Kirkland's Mike Shumsky
From playing an important role in a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling to guiding several companies to significant victories in generic-drug exclusivity battles, the growing profile of Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Mike Shumsky has earned him a place among three young life sciences attorneys recently honored by Law360.
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March 25, 2013
Rising Star: Cravath's Benjamin Gruenstein
Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP partner Benjamin Gruenstein spends his days advising corporations such as NCR Corp. on their internal and government investigations with expertise honed by several years as a prosecutor, placing him among five young white collar attorneys recognized by Law360.
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March 25, 2013
Rising Star: Kirkland's Justin Dolling
When Kirkland & Ellis LLP was looking for a young, hungry partner to launch its Asian private funds practice in 2008, the firm turned to the worldly Justin Dolling, who was raised in Australia and had been working in Kirkland's London office.
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March 25, 2013
Rising Star: Dickstein Shapiro's Deborah Fishman
Dickstein Shapiro LLP's Deborah Fishman looked halfway around the world to find prior art that could help protect a client's core business from patent infringement charges — a good example of the hard work and creativity that earned her a spot among nine young intellectual property attorneys recently recognized by Law360.
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March 22, 2013
Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Jesse Shapiro
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Jesse Shapiro earned one of his clients in a most unusual way: after it negotiated against him in a real estate deal in which he represented the other side's interests — proof of the diligence, skill and charm that landed Shapiro a spot among the six real estate attorneys under 40 recognized by Law360.
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March 22, 2013
Rising Star: Fish & Richardson's Ann Cathcart Chaplin
Leading a practice group that claims the busiest patent litigation docket in the country, Fish & Richardson PC's Ann Cathcart Chaplin routinely helps clients like 3M Co. navigate multimillion-dollar disputes, landing her among the top nine young intellectual property attorneys recently recognized by Law360.
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March 22, 2013
Rising Star: Latham's David Brown
David Brown was named co-head of Latham & Watkins LLP's private equity group at age 39, tacking a title onto a reputation as one of the country's top minds at the intersection of private funds and public companies and earning a spot as one of Law360's top five private equity attorneys under 40.
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March 22, 2013
Rising Star: Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider's Chad Landmon
Generic-drug makers waging courtroom fights with regulators or quietly maneuvering to avert patent showdowns have found a potent advocate in Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP's Chad A. Landmon, a jack-of-all-trades whose long string of successes places him among three young life sciences attorneys honored recently by Law360.
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March 22, 2013
Rising Star: Jones Day's Omar Samji
Omar Samji has only been at Jones Day for a year, yet he's already helped broker multidimensional, multibillion dollar oil and gas deals, making him one of five young energy attorneys recently recognized by Law360.
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March 22, 2013
Rising Star: Wiley Rein's Cara Tseng Duffield
Wiley Rein LLP's Cara Tseng Duffield has built her practice in the firm's top-notch insurance group around strategically counseling major insurers and representing them, as she recently did with great success for Federal Insurance Co. and General Star Indemnity Co., when they take their battles to court, landing her a spot among five insurance attorneys honored by Law360.
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March 22, 2013
Rising Star: Weil Gotshal's Christopher Garcia
Fresh off leading the U.S. Department of Justice's historic crackdown on insider trading on Wall Street, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's Christopher Garcia has become a go-to white collar attorney for corporate clients in the government's regulatory crosshairs, earning him a spot among Law360's top five white collar attorneys under 40.
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March 22, 2013
Rising Star: Kirkland's Daniel Laytin
Spearheading complex antitrust defenses for big clients like the Blue Cross & Blue Shield Association and General Motors Co., Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Daniel Laytin has quickly earned a reputation as the smartest guy in the room, winning a place among Law360's top five young antitrust attorneys.
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March 21, 2013
Bankruptcy Rising Star: Cadwalader's Zachary Smith
Before the age of 35, Zachary Smith of Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP had established himself as a power player in the field of bankruptcy by handling tough cases, pioneering his firm's entry into the Puerto Rico bankruptcy market and teaching law, earning him a place among Law360's top five young bankruptcy attorneys.
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March 21, 2013
Rising Star: White & Case's Jack Pace
White & Case LLP's Jack E. Pace III has a roster of victories including winning the dismissal of Fair Isaac Corp.'s trademark and competition suit against Experian Information Solutions Inc., landing himself on Law360's list of five noteworthy competition attorneys under 40.
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March 21, 2013
Rising Star: Bracewell & Giuliani's Michael Piazza
Whether he's helping navigate billion-dollar oil and gas joint ventures with Chesapeake Energy Corp. or bringing new clients to Bracewell & Giuliani LLP on his own, associate Michael De Voe Piazza has already established himself as a sharp legal mind to watch, earning a place among five young energy lawyers honored by Law360.
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March 21, 2013
Rising Star: Kirkland's John O'Quinn
Kirkland & Ellis LLP litigation partner John O'Quinn specializes in cases before the Federal Circuit but his successes have transcended intellectual property law, and specific courts, to include major environmental and bankruptcy wins and have earned him a spot on Law360's list of rising stars in appellate law.
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March 21, 2013
Rising Star: Paul Hastings' Kevin Poloncarz
From his work positioning Calpine Corp., California's largest energy producer, to succeed under the state's new greenhouse gas emissions trading system, to defending greenhouse gas air permits, Paul Hastings LLP's Kevin Poloncarz has earned himself a place among five young environmental lawyers honored by Law360.
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March 21, 2013
Rising Star: Kasowitz's Douglas Heitner
Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP's Douglas Heitner has handled some of the biggest development deals in New York City including the recent $430 million acquisition of 701 Seventh Ave. in Times Square, making him one of the six real estate partners under the age of 40 recognized by Law360.