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Rankings: Rising Stars
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March 08, 2013
Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
We're pleased to announce Law360's Rising Stars for 2013, our list of the 111 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.
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March 08, 2013
Rising Star: Seyfarth Shaw's Pamela Devata
When Seyfarth Shaw LLP's Pamela Devata began devoting herself to the Fair Credit Reporting Act it was a fairly sparse area of employment law work. Now Devata is one of the nation's foremost experts on that burgeoning specialty with victories against private plaintiffs and government enforcers alike, making her one of Law360's five employment rising stars under 40.
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March 08, 2013
Rising Star: Akin Gump's Michael Asaro
Michael Asaro parlayed a decade of experience as a government lawyer into a partnership at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, where he now helps hedge fund industry titans like David Einhorn navigate high-stakes litigation, earning a spot on Law360's list of five rising stars under 40 in the securities bar.
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April 19, 2012
Rising Star: Kirkland and Ellis' Adam Paul
Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Adam Paul has established a name for himself as a tireless and skilled bankruptcy practitioner whose work on complex reorganizations, like representing W.R. Grace & Co. in its asbestos-related Chapter 11 case, has earned him a spot on Law360's list of the top five bankruptcy attorneys under 40.
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April 18, 2012
Rising Star: Davis Polk's Elliot Moskowitz
Whether helping to stave off liquidation for debtors like Frontier Airlines Inc. or guiding financial giants through the bankruptcy fallout from leveraged buyouts gone wrong, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's Elliot Moskowitz has proven to be a deft negotiator with polished litigation skills, earning him a spot among Law360's top bankruptcy attorneys under 40.
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April 18, 2012
Rising Star: Crowell & Moring's Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan
Crowell & Moring LLP's Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan fought in federal court and two agencies to help a small career-training business secure a $40 million contract to manage a U.S. Department of Labor jobs center, earning her a spot among Law360's top five government contracts attorneys under 40.
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April 17, 2012
Rising Star: Kramer Levin's Douglas Mannal
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP's Douglas Mannal has made a name for himself as a tenacious, aggressive bankruptcy practitioner whose work on large reorganizations, like representing investors in the $1 billion restructuring of catalog retailer Appleseed's, has earned him a place on Law360's list of top bankruptcy attorneys under 40.
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April 17, 2012
Rising Star: Wiley Rein's Daniel Graham
Wiley Rein LLP partner Daniel Graham has built his career representing contractors launching and defending challenges over government work worth millions, like the successful bid protest he pursued for ITT Corp. over a $170 million U.S. Navy contract for bomb racks that helped make him one of Law360's four rising stars under 40 in government contracts law.
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April 16, 2012
Rising Star: Cadwalader's Peter Friedman
When power company Dynegy Inc. placed an ailing subsidiary into Chapter 11 in November, creditor U.S. Bank NA had to move quickly to protect its loan investments. The bank reached out to Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP partner Peter M. Friedman, who helped his new client reach a favorable settlement and earned a spot on Law360's list of bankruptcy attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 16, 2012
Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Daniel Chudd
Jenner & Block LLP partner Daniel E. Chudd's string of wins, including assisting in the successful defense of a $300 million Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. NASA contract, have earned him a spot as one of four government contract attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as a rising legal star.
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April 13, 2012
Rising Star: Dewey & LeBoeuf's Philip Abelson
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP partner Philip Abelson's work in huge bankruptcy cases such as Los Angeles Dodgers LLC and NewPage Corp., the largest coated paper manufacturer in North America, has earned him a place among Law360's five rising bankruptcy stars under 40.
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April 13, 2012
Rising Star: Dechert's Adam Wasserman
Dechert LLP's Adam Wasserman has spent thousands of hours over the past three years representing Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s directors in the wake of the firm's bankruptcy, earning him a reputation as a tenacious defense attorney and a spot among Law360's top five white collar partners under 40.
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April 13, 2012
Rising Star: Vorys Sater's Michael Bronson
Successfully defending Lockheed Martin Corp. in False Claims Act suits demanding billions of dollars in damages, Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP partner Michael Bronson secured his position among Law360's four rising stars under 40 to watch in the government contracts industry.
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April 12, 2012
Rising Star: Greenberg's Sara Thompson
Sara K. Thompson of Greenberg Traurig LLP leverages her writing skills and analytical thoroughness into big litigation wins for medical device makers and generic-pharmaceutical companies, earning her a reputation as a "big brain" in the firm and a place among Law360's top product liability attorneys under 40.
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April 11, 2012
Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Jonathan Stoel
Hogan Lovells' Jonathan T. Stoel has helped six of the world's biggest automakers lift steel dumping duties and led a successful bid to stop the U.S. government from putting retaliatory tariffs on Nestle SA-imported San Pellegrino water, earning him a spot on Law360's list of five international trade attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 11, 2012
Rising Star: Davis Polk's Paul Spagnoletti
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP litigation partner Paul Spagnoletti represented Siemens AG in the largest Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation in U.S. history, winning the company a landmark settlement of corruption charges and helping earn him a spot among Law360's five white collar attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 11, 2012
Rising Star: Debevoise's Jeffrey Ross
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP partner Jeffrey E. Ross' work on some of the biggest private equity deals of the past few years, including three multibillion-dollar deals for private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC, has earned him a place among Law360's top five private equity attorneys under 40.
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April 11, 2012
Rising Star: O'Melveny's Sabrina Strong
Sabrina Strong of O'Melveny & Myers LLP persuaded a judge to dismiss one of the false labeling class actions flooding courtrooms nationwide not only on preemption grounds, but because there was no indication General Mills Inc. had misled consumers, making her one of Law360's five rising stars under 40 in the product liability field.
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April 10, 2012
Rising Star: Covington's Marney Cheek
Covington & Burling LLP partner Marney Cheek has advised Microsoft Corp. and other major companies on the intersection of international trade and intellectual property issues and has worked with clients on emerging trade issues related to North Africa and Russia's WTO accession, making her one of Law360's four international trade attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 10, 2012
Rising Star: Tucker Ellis' Dustin Rawlin
Tucker Ellis LLP partner Dustin Rawlin has helped Johnson & Johnson unit Mentor Worldwide LLC achieve an unbroken string of victories in complex medical device liability litigation over the past dozen years, a feat that has earned him a place among Law360's top five product liability attorneys under 40.
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April 10, 2012
Rising Star: Fried Frank's Brian Mangino
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP partner Brian Mangino has been at the front of game-changing deals, such as Cargill Inc.'s $24 billion tax-free spinoff, and recently helped Permira Advisers LLC perform one of 2011's largest European buyouts, securing him a spot among Law360's list of five attorneys under 40 to watch in the private equity industry.
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April 10, 2012
Rising Star: Winston & Strawn's Tom Kirsch
Winston & Strawn LLP partner Tom Kirsch, 38, draws on his experience as a former prosecutor to effectively defend clients ranging from multinational corporations to a neurosurgeon in a white-collar criminal case, making him one of Law360's five white-collar attorneys under 40 to watch for the second year in a row.
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April 09, 2012
Rising Star: King & Spalding's Bradley Pratt
King & Spalding LLP partner Bradley Pratt has scored crucial victories for GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Purdue Pharma LP in litigation targeting some of their best-selling drugs, making the 35-year-old one of Law360's top five product liability attorneys under 40.
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April 09, 2012
Rising Star: Willkie Farr's Russell Leaf
Russell Leaf, a partner in Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP's corporate and financial services department, has adapted quickly to the changing world of private equity over the past decade, gaining the trust of industry power players and earning him a spot among Law360's top five private equity attorneys under 40.
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April 09, 2012
Rising Star: Fish & Richardson's Richard Sterba
Fish & Richardson PC's Richard A. Sterba thrives in the fast-paced world of the U.S. International Trade Commission, in front of which he has successfully represented LG Electronics Inc. in a number of patent disputes, experience that has led to his recognition as one of Law360's four international trade attorneys under 40 to watch.