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Rankings: Rising Stars
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March 17, 2011
Rising Star: Kirkland's Daniel Wolf
Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Daniel Wolf 's work with Avis Budget Group Inc. in its $1.52 billion bid to acquire Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc., and his representation of ABB Ltd. in its $4.2 billion purchase of Baldor Electric Co., have earned him a spot on Law360's list of five M&A lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 17, 2011
Rising Star: Kirkland's David Seligman
David Seligman of Kirkland & Ellis LLP guided Trans World Airlines Inc. and United Air Lines Inc. to steady landings in each of their bankruptcies and has since provided winning restructuring counsel to a slew of big-name domestic and international clients, earning him a spot on Law360's list of five bankruptcy lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 16, 2011
Rising Star: O'Melveny & Myers' Matt Shors
O'Melveny & Myers LLP partner Matt Shors has played a strong hand in overturning or drastically reducing multimillion-dollar verdicts leveled against pharmaceutical giants like Johnson & Johnson and Merck & Co. Inc., earning him a spot on Law360's list of five appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 16, 2011
Rising Star: Brown Rudnick's Gordon Novod
Brown Rudnick LLP partner Gordon Z. Novod has played a key role in helping creditors achieve good returns from major bankruptcies including those of the Tribune Co. and General Motors Corp., earning him a spot on Law360's list of five bankruptcy lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 16, 2011
Rising Star: Wilson Sonsini's Scott Sher
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC partner Scott Sher was a force behind some of the biggest technology acquisitions of 2010, helping to win European Commission approval for Oracle Corp.'s $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc. and Federal Trade Commission backing for Intel Corp.'s $7.7 billion acquisition of McAfee Inc., earning him a spot on Law360's list of five competition lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 16, 2011
Rising Star: Skadden's Ken Wolff
In 2010, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's Ken Wolff helped guide a number of significant transactions in Brazil, as well as Exxon Mobil Corp.'s $41 billion acquisition of XTO Energy Inc., earning him a spot on Law360's list of five corporate finance attorneys under 40 to watch.
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March 15, 2011
Rising Star: Cadwalader's Peter Friedman
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP partner Peter Friedman played a leading role in advising the federal government in the General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC bankruptcies that helped keep the U.S. auto giants afloat and save hundreds of thousands of jobs, earning him a spot on Law360’s list of five bankruptcy lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 15, 2011
Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Eduardo Gallardo
Eduardo Gallardo of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP spearheaded three multibillion-dollar sales for companies like Baldor Electric Co. and Del Monte Foods Co. in 2010, landing him on Law360's list of five corporate finance attorneys under 40 to watch.
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March 15, 2011
Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's James Ho
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's James C. Ho has racked up an impressive string of victories before state and federal appeals courts and spent the better part of three years as Texas' solicitor general, earning him a place on Law360's list of appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 15, 2011
Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Josh Lipton
Facing a daunting deadline, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Joshua Lipton secured federal approval for Energizer Holding Inc.'s purchase of a rival razor maker in just 45 days, landing him on Law360's list of five competition attorneys under 40 to watch.
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March 14, 2011
Rising Star: Labaton Sucharow's Kellie Lerner
Instead of waiting for cases to come to her, Kellie Lerner of Labaton Sucharow LLP has actively investigated allegations of anti-competitive conduct in the cement, silver futures and other markets, which, along with big settlement wins, earned her a spot on Law360's list of five competition lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 14, 2011
Rising Star: Jones Day's Shay Dvoretzky
Just two months after being named partner, Jones Day's Shay Dvoretzky argued a case involving the scope of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act before the U.S. Supreme Court, evincing a calm under pressure that impressed even his adversaries and earned him a place among Law360's five appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 14, 2011
Rising Star: Davis Polk's Jason Kyrwood
Jason Kyrwood of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP led high-profile clients like the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Warner Chilcott Pharmaceuticals Inc. through big-budget financing deals that set market terms against the backdrop of the credit crisis, earning him a spot on Law360's list of five corporate finance lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 14, 2011
Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Jeffrey Bjork
Sidley Austin LLP's Jeffrey E. Bjork has brokered innovative resolutions in major restructurings such as those of R.H. Donnelley Corp. and Station Casinos Inc., earning him a spot on Law360's five bankruptcy lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 11, 2011
Rising Star: Willkie's Adam Turteltaub
The $3 billion acquisition of J.Crew Group Inc. was just one of the recent deals in which Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP partner Adam Turteltaub displayed what colleagues called a command of key facts and ability to hold a room, earning him a spot on Law360's list of five corporate finance lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 11, 2011
Rising Star: Cadwalader's Jonathan Kanter
Jonathan Kanter of Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP has worked on some of the most-watched transactions and antitrust cases in recent memory, including Microsoft Corp.'s deal with Yahoo Inc. and the software giant's landmark 2002 consent decree with antitrust regulators, making him one of Law360's five competition lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 11, 2011
Rising Star: Paul Weiss' Alice Eaton
Alice Eaton's ability to take on wildly diverse clients and handle the biggest, most complex bankruptcy matters that Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP has thrown her way — including the bankruptcies of AbitibiBowater Inc. and CIT Group Inc. — have earned her a place on Law360's list of five bankruptcy lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 11, 2011
Rising Star: Latham's J. Scott Ballenger
While there's no surefire way to ensure the U.S. Supreme Court will take on your case, the odds go up if your petition for certiorari is crafted by Latham & Watkins LLP's J. Scott Ballenger, making him one of Law360's five appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 16, 2010
Rising Star: Akin Gump's Richard Welsh
Richard Welsh of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP credits the skills he learned as an officer in an elite U.S. Army battalion for the long list of triumphs, including his successful representation of AES Corp. in a $400 million environmental class action, that has landed him on Law360's list of 10 energy lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 16, 2010
Rising Star: Cleary Gottlieb's Benet O'Reilly
Taking the lead in closing a number of megadeals, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's Benet O’Reilly has helped Hewlett-Packard Co. wrap up its $13.9 billion takeover of Electronic Data Systems Corp. and assisted TPG Capital and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners in completing their $27.5 billion transaction involving Alltel Corp., earning him a spot on Law360’s list of 10 corporate finance attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 16, 2010
Rising Star: Frost Brown's Steven Wesloh
A track record of convincing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to drop New Source Review enforcement actions — and helping clients avoid possibly having to shell out millions for control equipment and penalties — has helped land Frost Brown Todd LLC's Steven Wesloh a spot on Law360's list of 10 environmental attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 16, 2010
Rising Star: Williams & Connolly's Kannon Shanmugam
Like a speeding meteor, Williams & Connolly LLP attorney Kannon K. Shanmugam has shot past career milestones, preparing briefings in a notable McCain-Feingold case while just an associate, becoming the first lawyer in decades to join the firm as a partner and earning a spot on Law360’s list of 10 appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 16, 2010
Rising Star: Hogan & Hartson's Jeremy Zucker
A former clerk for the International Court of Justice in The Hague and co-founder of a nonprofit organization dedicated to freeing prisoners of conscience, Hogan & Hartson LLP's Jeremy B. Zucker has turned a passion for international law into a successful and varied practice, earning him a spot on Law360's list of international trade lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 16, 2010
Rising Star: Kasowitz's Adam Ziffer
As a lawyer for corporate policyholders whose claims have been denied, Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP's Adam Ziffer frequently faces off against 20 or 30 insurance companies. Against such formidable defendants, he has brought home multimillion-dollar settlements for a Philips Electronics North America Corp. unit in an asbestos exposure coverage case and for a Gotham Organization Inc. shopping center in an environmental liability case, making him one of Law360's 10 insurance lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 15, 2010
Rising Star: Reed Smith's David Mittelman
Reed Smith LLP's David Mittelman regularly uses the insight gained from a seven-year stint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to help publicly traded companies — including Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp. — navigate through key aspects of multimillion-dollar deals, an approach that has earned him a place among Law360's 10 corporate finance lawyers under 40 to watch.