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Rankings: Rising Stars
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April 09, 2012
Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Nicholas Goldin
During his six years working as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan, Nicholas S. Goldin never lost a jury trial — and since switching sides in the courtroom and joining Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, he has continued that impressive run of success, making him one of Law360's top five white collar attorneys under 40.
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April 06, 2012
Rising Star: Alston & Bird's Craig Carpenito
Craig Carpenito has parlayed an astounding breadth of experience as a securities regulator and federal prosecutor — including the marquee conviction of Cendant Corp. CEO Walter Forbes — into a role at the helm of Alston & Bird's government and special investigations group, earning him a spot among Law360's top white collar partners under 40.
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April 06, 2012
Rising Star: Thompson Hine's Jennifer Mingus Mountcastle
At just 36 years old, Thompson Hine LLP's Jennifer Mingus Mountcastle has taken a lead role in high-stakes litigation, winning a key appeal for Ford Motor Co. in a sudden acceleration fight, among other victories, earning her place among Law360's five rising product liability rising stars under 40.
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April 06, 2012
Rising Star: Latham's John Giouroukakis
Latham & Watkins LLP partner John Giouroukakis, an expert on private equity funds, advised on nine major private fund transactions in 2011 including a multibillion-dollar take-private acquisition, earning him a spot as one of five attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as a rising legal star in the private equity industry.
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April 06, 2012
Rising Star: Steptoe & Johnson's Jamie Beaber
Steptoe & Johnson LLP partner Jamie Beaber has helped Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. beat back patent infringement allegations in high-stakes cases at the U.S. International Trade Commission, helping make him one of Law360's international trade lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 05, 2012
Rising Star: Skadden's Jennifer Voss
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's Jennifer C. Voss has made a name for herself helping corporations and their boards fend off shareholder suits, including her recent win in a challenge to a Chevron Corp. $4.3 billion deal, earning her a spot on Law360's list of five rising stars under 40 in securities law.
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April 05, 2012
Rising Star: Paul Hastings' Preston Ratliff
As one of Paul Hastings LLP's youngest intellectual property partners, Preston K. Ratliff II has established himself as a vital resource for a range of pharmaceutical clients seeking expert guidance, making him one of the five intellectual property attorneys included in Law360's list of rising stars under 40.
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April 05, 2012
Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Amir Tayrani
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Amir Tayrani has been a major player in some of the nation's recent, most high-profile lawsuits, from 2010's Citizens United campaign finance case to the battle in California over Proposition 8, making him one of Law360's top five appellate partners under 40.
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April 05, 2012
Rising Star: Cravath's Damien R. Zoubek
With a client list envied by mergers and acquisitions practitioners twice his age, including names like Johnson & Johnson, Qualcomm Inc., Credit Suisse AG and Goldman Sachs & Co., Damien R. Zoubek of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP has earned one of five spots on Law360's list of rising stars under 40 in the practice area.
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April 04, 2012
Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' William Sorabella
Kirkland & Ellis LLP's William Sorabella helped pioneer a first-of-its-kind deal structure that took fast-food chain Burger King private in 2010. This week, he hammered out the transaction that will put the company back on the New York Stock Exchange, a deal that involved a $1.4 billion stake sale, a trio of outsized investor personalities and readying the company for public trading.
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April 04, 2012
Rising Star: Wilson Sonsini's Michael Rubin
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC's Michael Rubin helped convince a federal court to pare back a challenge to Google Inc.'s Street View program in one of three high-stakes MDLs against the company he's currently handling, earning him a spot among Law360's top five privacy lawyers under 40.
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April 04, 2012
Rising Star: Williams & Connolly's Kannon Shanmugam
With 11 U.S. Supreme Court cases under his belt and distinction as the youngest head of a major appeals practice in the country, Williams & Connolly LLP's Kannon Shanmugam has snagged himself a spot as one of Law360's top five appellate partners under 40.
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April 04, 2012
Rising Star: Williams & Connolly's Adam Perlman
Williams & Connolly LLP's Adam Perlman has used quick thinking and his "encyclopedic knowledge" of patent law nuances to score victories for pharmaceutical giants, including Eli Lilly & Co. and Alcon Inc., earning him a place among Law360's top five intellectual property partners under 40.
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April 04, 2012
Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Alan Turner
Alan Turner, promoted to partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in 2010, helped Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC defeat class certification in a $3.4 billion securities fraud suit tied to risky subprime mortgages in 2011, work that earned him a spot on Law360's list of five top securities partners under 40.
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April 03, 2012
Rising Star: Kasowitz's Jeffrey Homrig
Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP partner Jeffrey Homrig has secured major patent litigation victories for clients like Google Inc., YouTube LLC and Hitachi Ltd. and helped launch his firm's Silicon Valley office, earning him a spot on Law360's list of five intellectual property attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 03, 2012
Rising Star: King & Spalding's Ashley Parrish
Ashley Parrish of King & Spalding LLP has tallied major appellate victories for independent power producers across the country, including a recent 9-0 U.S. Supreme Court win for PPL Montana in a once-in-a-generation case involving title to rivers under hydropower facilities, earning him a spot among Law360's top five appellate partners under 40.
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April 03, 2012
Rising Star: Shearman & Sterling's Adam Hakki
Shearman & Sterling LLP partner Adam Hakki has represented Galleon Management LP in a massive insider trading case and defended Countrywide Financial Corp. in cross-country residential mortgage-backed securities litigation — just two examples of the high-profile work that has earned him a place among Law360's five rising securities stars under 40.
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April 03, 2012
Rising Star: Hausfeld's James Pizzirusso
Since jumping headfirst into consumer protection litigation while still in law school, James Pizzirusso of Hausfeld LLP's has pulled down millions in settlements and tackled class actions against behemoths like Acer Inc. and Tyson Foods Inc., making him one of Law360's four rising stars under 40 in consumer protection and privacy law.
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April 03, 2012
Rising Star: Cleary Gottlieb's Matthew Salerno
The youngest of four children, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's Matthew P. Salerno is no stranger to being surrounded by older people — and it hasn't hampered his career, as his work on Alpha Natural Resources Inc.'s $8.5 billion Massey Energy Co. acquisition and Google Inc.'s $12.5 billion Motorola Mobility Inc. deal have earned him a place among Law360's top five M&A lawyers under 40.
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April 02, 2012
Rising Star: Jones Day's Brian Murray
Having successfully led the issues and appeals practice in Jones Day's Chicago office and defended Firestone Natural Rubber Co. LLC in a closely watched child labor case dealing with the Alien Tort Statute, Brian Murray earned a spot on Law360's list of five appellate attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 02, 2012
Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Amy Candido
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP partner Amy Candido has secured victories for Google Inc. and HTC Corp. in the so-called smartphone wars and other high-profile litigation, earning a place among Law360's top five intellectual property partners under 40.
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April 02, 2012
Rising Star: Labaton Sucharow's Joseph Fonti
Joseph Fonti of Labaton Sucharow LLP has tallied historic victories for shareholders in recent securities fraud cases involving stock-options backdating and auditor liability, landing him a spot among Law360's top five securities partners under 40.
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April 02, 2012
Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's Sarah Payne
With several high-profile notches on her belt, including co-leading the team that represented Skype Technologies SA in its $8.5 billion sale to Microsoft Corp., Sullivan & Cromwell LLP partner Sarah Payne has secured a spot among Law360's list of five attorneys under 40 to watch in the mergers and acquisitions practice.
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April 02, 2012
Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Joshua Jessen
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP associate Joshua Jessen's trailblazing work in the emerging data privacy litigation area, especially his successful arguments that class action plaintiffs have lacked standing to file a complaint because there was no injury to them, have earned him a spot as one of five attorneys under 40 to be honored by Law360 as a rising legal star in the privacy and consumer protection practice areas.
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March 30, 2012
Rising Star: WilmerHale's Lauren Fletcher
With a strong technical mind and a stack of top-shelf wins for clients like Intel Corp. and Apple Inc. Lauren Fletcher of WilmerHale has earned herself a place among Law360's top five intellectual property partners under 40.