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Rankings: Rising Stars
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March 25, 2011
Rising Star: Duane Morris' Matthew Gaudet
Known as a deadly cross-examiner, Duane Morris LLP partner Matthew C. Gaudet won a major defense victory for EarthLink Inc. in the country's arguably most plaintiff-friendly patent court, earning him a spot on Law360's list of five intellectual property lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 25, 2011
Rising Star: Barnes & Thornburg's Jason Barclay
In one of Kentucky's largest public corruption trials in decades, Barnes & Thornburg LLP's Jason Barclay helped secure full acquittal for a prominent highway contractor accused of tampering with $130 million in road projects, one of the accomplishments that earned him a spot on Law360's list of five white collar lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 24, 2011
Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' Lee Ann Stevenson
With her performance defending Verizon Wireless LLC in the World Trade Center cleanup litigation and helping BP PLC manage health claims related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Lee Ann Stevenson has earned a place on Law360's list of five product liability lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 24, 2011
Rising Star: Crowell & Moring's Jennifer Devery
Jennifer Devery single-handedly launched Crowell & Moring LLP's now-flourishing reinsurance practice, bringing more business to the firm from longtime clients like Ace USA and earning her a spot on Law360's list of five insurance attorneys under 40 to watch.
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March 24, 2011
Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Robert Wolinsky
Robert B. Wolinsky of Hogan Lovells has received praise from judges and colleagues alike while helping American Electric Power Co. Inc. and other clients stave off allegations involving natural gas and electricity, earning him a spot on Law360's list of five energy lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 24, 2011
Rising Star: Akin Gump's Nathan Oleson
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's Nathan Oleson has helped big-time clients such as Allstate Insurance Co. and Starbucks Corp. escape their workers' wage-and-hour claims, demonstrating an ability to strategize creatively that makes him one of Law360's five employment lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 24, 2011
Rising Star: Hunton & Williams' Tauna Szymanski
Hunton & Williams LLP's Tauna Szymanski has become a point person at the firm for environmental commodities, working with big-league energy players such as BP PLC and earning a spot on Law360's list of five environmental lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 23, 2011
Rising Star: Dechert's Will Sachse
Representing Baxter Healthcare Corp. in a mass tort over the anti-heartburn medicine Reglan and helping to defend AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Inc. in litigation over the schizophrenia drug Seroquel has earned Dechert LLP partner Will Sachse a place on Law360's list of five product liability lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 23, 2011
Rising Star: Winston & Strawn's Nash Long
A string of successes in defending coal-fired power plants against Clean Air Act enforcement actions helped earned Nash Long of Winston & Strawn LLP a place among Law360's five environmental attorneys under 40 to watch.
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March 23, 2011
Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Michael King
In a career spanning just over a decade, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner Michael R. King has already earned a reputation as a go-to attorney in the oil and gas field, helping companies like ConocoPhillips Co. and BG Group PLC ink billion-dollar deals, just some of the accomplishments that earned him a spot on Law360's list of five energy lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 23, 2011
Rising Star: Fisher & Phillips' Richard Meneghello
Richard Meneghello has not only won important employment litigation victories for clients like Office Depot Inc. and DHL Express Inc., he has also taken on the role of managing partner for Fisher & Phillips LLP's office in Portland, Ore., earning him a spot on Law360's list of five employment lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 22, 2011
Rising Star: Sanford Wittels' Katherine Kimpel
Katherine Kimpel was less than four years out of law school when she made partner at Sanford Wittels & Heisler LLP and served as lead counsel in a blockbuster sex discrimination suit against Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., achievements that earned her a spot on Law360's list of five employment lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 22, 2011
Rising Star: Baker Botts' Scott Janoe
Baker Botts LLP's Scott Janoe helped Esso Standard Oil Co. prevail in a high-stakes citizen suit in Puerto Rico over land and water contamination, one of several accomplishments that landed him among Law360's five environmental lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 22, 2011
Rising Star: Winston & Strawn's Scott Glauberman
Winston & Strawn LLP's Scott Glauberman convinced the Illinois Supreme Court to adopt new jury instructions and scrap a $27 million verdict against Ford Motor Co., before defeating class certification in the so-called McDonald's Corp. obesity case, earning him a spot on Law360's list of five product liability lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 22, 2011
Rising Star: King & Spalding's John Crespo
A track record of working on high-price oil and gas deals throughout Latin America and the U.S. helped earn King & Spalding LLP partner John Crespo a spot on Law360's list of five energy attorneys under 40 to watch.
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March 21, 2011
Rising Star: Beveridge & Diamond's Lily Chinn
Upon joining Beveridge & Diamond PC, Lily N. Chinn jumped into a lead role defending PPG Industries in a complex $135 million toxic tort suit, scoring a defense victory for the chemical manufacturer in one of the most environmentally friendly jurisdictions in the U.S. — and earning her a spot on Law360's list of five environmental lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 21, 2011
Rising Star: King & Spalding's Wade Coriell
King & Spalding LLP partner Wade M. Coriell has argued, and won, some of the largest arbitration cases on record involving major companies and foreign governments, including Chevron Corp.'s battle with the Ecuadorean government, earning him a spot on Law360's list of five energy lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 21, 2011
Rising Star: Munger Tolles' Malcolm Heinicke
Munger Tolles & Olson LLP partner Malcolm A. Heinicke recently defused a putative class action by security officers challenging Guardsmark LLC's uniform maintenance and rest period policies, augmenting a formidable track record that has earned him a spot on Law360's list of five employment lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 21, 2011
Rising Star: King & Spalding's Robert Friedman
Robert Friedman was at the forefront of King & Spalding LLP's defense of GlaxoSmithKline PLC and its embattled antidepressant Paxil in 2010, coordinating defensive discovery across hundreds of suits in state and federal courts, just one of the accomplishments that earned him a spot on Law360's list of five product liability lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 18, 2011
Rising Star: Reed Smith's Nicolle Snyder Bagnell
Reed Smith LLP partner Nicolle Snyder Bagnell secured a key victory for the oil and gas industry in a major battle with lessors over the interpretation of Pennsylvania's Minimum Royalty Act that could have invalidated tens of thousands of oil and gas leases potentially worth billions of dollars, garnering her a spot on Law360's list of five energy lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 18, 2011
Rising Star: Jenner's Amanda Amert
Jenner & Block LLP partner Amanda Amert chairs the firm's Employee Retirement Income Security Act litigation practice and helped craft an innovative settlement for General Dynamics Corp. in a class action over its 401(k) plans, earning her a spot on Law360's list of five employment lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 18, 2011
Rising Star: Best Best & Krieger's Chris Calfee
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tapped Best Best & Krieger LLP's Christopher H. Calfee to help formulate the state's cutting-edge guidelines for analyzing greenhouse gas emissions, a distinction that earned him a spot on Law360's list of five environmental lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 18, 2011
Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Henninger Bullock
Starting with a handful of cases over heartburn drug Reglan, Mayer Brown LLP's Henninger "Hank" Bullock is now handling thousands of Reglan cases nationwide, earning him a spot on Law360's list of five product liability attorneys under 40 to watch.
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March 17, 2011
Rising Star: Baker Botts' Aaron Streett
Arguing for dozens of defendants in a putative class action with the potential to result in more than $1 trillion in damages, Baker Botts LLP's Aaron Streett convinced an appeals court to dismiss the case in a ruling that has had widespread influence, helping earn him a spot on Law360's list of five appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 17, 2011
Rising Star: Skadden's Ingrid Vandenborre
Ingrid Vandenborre brought in major items of business for Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's Brussels office last year, after handling landmark conduct cases for Intel Corp. and GlaxoSmithKline PLC, making her one of Law360's five competition lawyers under 40 to watch.