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Rankings: Rising Stars
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April 15, 2010
Rising Star: Sutherland's Thomas Warren
A leader in energy transactional practice who recently helped Oglethorpe Power Corp. seal over $250 million in acquisitions while still finding time to make his own firm greener, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP's Thomas Warren has earned a spot among Law360's 10 energy attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 15, 2010
Rising Star: Bradley Arant's Kevin Newsom
Formerly a U.S. Supreme Court clerk and solicitor general of Alabama, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP’s Kevin Newsom has notched recent wins in a voting rights case at the Supreme Court and at Alabama’s highest court, where he reversed an $81 million fraud judgment against GlaxoSmithKline PLC, earning Newsom a spot among Law360’s 10 appellate attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 15, 2010
Rising Star: WilmerHale's David Weller
WilmerHale partner David Weller has parlayed his experience as deputy assistant U.S. trade representative for China into a private practice career helping major corporations deal with trade barriers and restrictions imposed by China and other governments, earning him a spot on Law360's list of 10 international trade attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 15, 2010
Rising Star: Dewey & LeBoeuf's Allison Tam
When insurers need to obtain regulatory approvals for major deals like Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.'s $11.8 billion acquisition of Travelers Life & Annuity, they turn to Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP's Allison Tam, making her one of Law360's 10 insurance lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 15, 2010
Rising Star: Alston & Bird's Shiraz Tangri
Alston & Bird LLP partner Shiraz Tangri's success in lining up environmentalists' support of Plains All American Pipeline LLC's $500 million oil tanker terminal in Los Angeles helped defeat a legal challenge to the project. That and other fruitful efforts to balance green sensibilities with development have earned him a spot on Law360's list of 10 environmental lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 14, 2010
Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' Elaine Walsh
Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Elaine Walsh’s work on high-stakes transactional, regulatory and litigation matters for energy companies — including successfully defending NRG Energy Inc. against a hostile takeover bid from Exelon Corp. — earns her a spot on Law360’s list of 10 energy lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 14, 2010
Rising Star: Linklaters' Stan Renas
Linklaters LLP partner Stan Renas has structured some of the biggest deals in the emerging market for emissions offset trading and advised the World Bank on its role as a trustee under the Kyoto Protocol, earning him a place on Law360's list of 10 environmental attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 14, 2010
Rising Star: WilmerHale's Naboth van den Broek
From representing governments in trade disputes over Chinese intellectual property rights to advising major corporations on how to deal with institutional changes at the European Union, Naboth van den Broek's work at WilmerHale has earned him a spot on Law360's list of 10 international trade attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 14, 2010
Rising Star: Skadden's Z. Julie Gao
With experience working on the initial public offerings of multibillion-dollar Chinese companies including Baidu Inc. and Ctrip.com International Ltd., Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner Z. Julie Gao has earned a spot on Law360's list of 10 corporate finance attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 14, 2010
Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Matthew D. McGill
With victories in the U.S. Supreme Court that range from the Citizens United campaign finance case to a patent ruling that saved Microsoft Corp. billions of dollars, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Matthew D. McGill has earned a spot on Law360's list of 10 appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 14, 2010
Rising Star: Dickstein's Sandra Smith Thayer
Before she’d even made partner, Dickstein Shapiro LLP’s Sandra Smith Thayer had helped San Diego Gas & Electric Co. collect hundreds of millions of dollars in claims and netted Sempra Energy one of the year’s 50 largest U.S. verdicts — achievements that have reserved her a spot among Law360’s 10 insurance attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 13, 2010
Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Elaine Goldenberg
A brilliant writer and powerful oral advocate who has helped save clients, including General Dynamics Corp. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., hundreds of millions of dollars with her appellate work, Jenner & Block LLP's Elaine J. Goldenberg has earned a spot among Law360's 10 appellate attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 13, 2010
Rising Star: Armstrong Teasdale's Jennifer Schwesig
Jennifer Schwesig knows public officials are commonly bribed in China. So when she warns clients against doing so, she shows them a slide of people who have been prosecuted or killed for it, pointing out that their families must pay for the bullet. This type of blunt advice has helped Schwesig become head of Armstrong Teasdale LLP's international practice group, earning her a spot on Law360's list of 10 international trade lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 13, 2010
Rising Star: Haynes & Boone's Bane Phillippi
Haynes and Boone LLP's Bane Phillippi has helped draft guidance on environmental laws for Iraqi officials, advised energy companies such as Panda Energy International Inc. on water rights issues and renewed his commitment to military service, making him one of Law360's 10 environmental lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 13, 2010
Rising Star: McDermott's Sergio Pozzerle
Adept in handling both renewable energy matters and traditional power projects, McDermott Will & Emery LLP’s Sergio Pozzerle helped Horizon Wind Energy LLC secure critical agreements for the purchase of wind turbines and CenterPoint Energy divest its Texas generating assets for $3.7 billion, earning him a spot on Law360’s list of 10 energy lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 13, 2010
Rising Star: Carroll Burdick's Gretchen Ramos
A love for digging deep has helped Carroll Burdick & McDonough LLP's Gretchen Ramos excel at high-stakes insurance litigation — including handling CNA Financial Corp.'s role in one of the most comprehensive asbestos settlements in history — and made her one of Law360's 10 insurance lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 13, 2010
Rising Star: Cahill's Bill Miller
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP partner Bill Miller has had a hand in some of the largest corporate deals in recent memory, including the leveraged buyout of Clear Channel Communications Inc. and spinoffs of Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. and HSN Inc. from IAC/InterActive Corp., making him one of Law360's 10 corporate finance attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 12, 2010
Rising Star: Cleary Gottlieb's Chantal Kordula
An ability to dig up financing for massive baked goods company Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV when it wanted to acquire Weston Foods Inc. in the middle of a global downturn has helped land Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's Chantal E. Kordula a spot on Law360's list of 10 corporate finance attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 12, 2010
Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Matthew Hellman
At 33 years old, Jenner & Block LLP's Matthew S. Hellman has taken high-profile fights to the nation's highest court and helped the Entertainment Software Association successfully fight state laws censoring video games in three appellate courts, earning him a spot among Law360's 10 appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 12, 2010
Rising Star: WilmerHale's Lisa Pearlman
WilmerHale counsel Lisa Pearlman has bridged the gap between her international trade practice and the seemingly disparate fields of intellectual property and telecommunications, setting her apart from other young practitioners in her field and earning her a spot on Law360's list of 10 international trade lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 12, 2010
Rising Star: Choate's Rob Kole
Intense preparation and a record of success in multimillion-dollar reinsurance arbitration cases for Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. and other major insurers make Rob Kole, co-chair of the insurance and reinsurance group at Choate Hall & Stewart LLP, one of Law360's 10 insurance lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 12, 2010
Rising Star: Jones Day's Jimmy Vallee
Jimmy Vallee has become a go-to guy at Jones Day for energy companies putting together big deals. He recently led the firm's team in the merger of Atlas Energy Resources LLC and Atlas America Inc., earning him a spot on Law360's list of 10 energy lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 12, 2010
Rising Star: Jackson Walker's Michael Nasi
A nationally recognized advocate for alternative energy, Jackson Walker LLP's Michael Nasi has had a hand in drafting two major energy bills and four significant environmental bills before the Texas Legislature that have helped energy companies transition to clean technology, making him one of Law 360's 10 environmental attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 09, 2010
Rising Star: Cahill Gordon's Douglas Horowitz
Making the most of preparation and opportunity, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP partner Douglas S. Horowitz hit the ground running in the recent buyout boom and worked on notable transactions for SunGard Data Systems and Thomson Learning, landing him a spot on Law360’s 10 corporate finance lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 09, 2010
Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Michael Murphy
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Michael Murphy helped both Lockheed Martin Corp. and Goodrich Corp. ensure their right to pursue the U.S. government for cost recovery under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, making him one of Law360's 10 environmental attorneys under 40 to watch.