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Rankings: Rising Stars
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April 05, 2010
Rising Star: Best Best & Krieger's Sophie Akins
Long an environmental advocate, Best Best & Krieger LLP partner Sophie A. Akins specializes in renewable energy projects and recently helped land a major rate win for the solar industry from a California regulator, securing her a spot on Law360’s list of 10 energy lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 05, 2010
Rising Star: Frost Brown's Jan De Beer
While many trade lawyers find themselves with only one focus, Jan de Beer of Frost Brown Todd LLC is a man of many specialties. He can help clients avoid prosecution under International Traffic in Arms Regulations, serve suits under the Hague Convention, and comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration labeling, making him one of Law360's 10 international trade attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 01, 2010
Rising Star: O'Melveny's Ryan Yagura
O'Melveny & Myers LLP's Ryan Yagura merges minute technical know-how with stellar legal counsel, making him the go-to attorney when titans of the technology sector, like Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Belkin International Inc., face high-stakes patent litigation and earning him a spot on Law360’s list of 10 intellectual property lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 01, 2010
Rising Star: Sheppard Mullin's Carlo Van Den Bosch
Having won a case early in his career that is still widely cited in online trademark disputes, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP partner Carlo Van den Bosch has gone on to co-chair the firm's intellectual property practice group, earning him a spot on Law360's list of 10 IP attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 01, 2010
Rising Star: Sheppard Mullin's Michael Scarborough
A one-time Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP summer associate who quickly moved up to point man for client Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. in four antitrust multidistrict litigations, Michael W. Scarborough has earned his place on Law360's list of 10 competition attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 05, 2010
CORRECTED: Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Matthew Williams
At 38, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Matthew Williams has already played a leading role in one of the biggest bankruptcies in history, representing an indenture trustee for more than $23 billion in unsecured General Motors Corp. bonds — one of a long list of accomplishments that have led Law360 to recognize him as one of 10 bankruptcy attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 01, 2010
Rising Star: Weil Gotshal's Shai Waisman
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP partner Shai Waisman's day-to-day management of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s $613 billion Chapter 11 proceedings has not managed to overshadow his other accomplishments, such as negotiating successful outcomes for American Airlines Inc. and Global Crossing Ltd., that help make him one of Law360's 10 bankruptcy attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 01, 2010
Rising Star: O'Melveny & Myers' Matt Shors
O'Melveny & Myers LLP's Matt Shors has not only scored litigation victories for clients like Merck & Co. Inc., Exxon Mobil Corp. and Ford Motor Co., he has worked hard to change the litigation landscape for them, earning him a spot on Law360's list of 10 product liability attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 01, 2010
Rising Star: Winston & Strawn's Amanda Sommerfeld
Winston & Strawn LLP partner Amanda Sommerfeld has secured a series of wins for Black & Decker Corp. and a ruling for SkyWest Airlines Inc. that California meal and rest period laws are preempted by federal airline laws, earning her a place among Law360's 10 employment lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 01, 2010
Rising Star: Hogan & Hartson's Eric J. Stock
Whether he's helping IBM Corp. win summary judgment in an antitrust suit challenging its intellectual property rights or handling parallel civil and governmental proceedings over an alleged air cargo cartel, Hogan & Hartson LLP partner Eric J. Stock displays a level of dedication that has earned him a place among Law360's 10 competition lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 01, 2010
Rising Star: Covington & Burling's Seth Safra
Convincing the Internal Revenue Service that professional baseball teams merit millions of dollars in tax deductions for injured players’ salaries wasn't easy, but it is just one of the accomplishments that lands Covington & Burling LLP partner Seth Safra on Law360's list of 10 employment lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 01, 2010
Rising Star: Cahill Gordon's Adam Zurofsky
Serving as a senior member of a team of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP lawyers that represents The McGraw-Hill Cos.' Standard & Poor's division in numerous cases over tens of billions of dollars in securities helped land Adam Zurofsky on Law360's list of 10 securities lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 01, 2010
Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Aric Wu
“Crazy long hours,” an aggressive approach to defending hostile takeover attempts and an ability to guide teams of lawyers helped lead Aric Wu to a partnership in Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's litigation department before his 35th birthday — and to a spot on Law360's list of 10 securities attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 01, 2010
Rising Star: Covington's Paul Schmidt
An undefeated appellate record, featuring several wins for Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. against claims that acne drug Accutane causes depression, birth defects or even suicide, has earned Covington & Burling LLP’s Paul Schmidt a spot on Law360’s list of 10 product liability attorneys under 40 to watch.
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March 31, 2010
Rising Star: Reed Smith's Casey Ryan
Casey Ryan has helped Verizon Communications Inc., the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. and others obtain summary judgment and trial victories in race, gender and disability discrimination suits, all while acting as a Reed Smith LLP deputy practice group leader. For these reasons and more, she has gained a spot on Law360's list of 10 labor and employment lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 31, 2010
Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Sean Scott
At age 34, Mayer Brown LLP partner Sean Scott has already garnered prestige representing Bank of America NA as a prepetition lender to Levitt and Sons LLC and investor Carl Icahn in his recent appeals court victory securing control of bankrupt WestPoint Stevens Inc., earning him a spot on Law360's list of 10 bankruptcy lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 31, 2010
Rising Star: Winston & Strawn's Catherine Schumacher
Winston & Strawn LLP partner Catherine B. Schumacher landed the former chief financial officer of American International Group Inc. as a client before turning 30, handily defending him in a wave of securities litigation and earning herself a spot on Law360’s list of 10 securities lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 31, 2010
Rising Star: Fitzpatrick Cella's Colleen Tracy
Colleen Tracy of Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto has helped fend off generic challengers' attempts to break patents for cutting-edge drugs and biotech treatments held by big-name clients such as GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Sanofi-Aventis SA, making her one of Law360's 10 rising intellectual property stars under 40.
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March 31, 2010
Rising Star: Crowell & Moring's Daniel Sasse
Crowell & Moring LLP’s Daniel A. Sasse has successfully represented major clients such as AT&T Mobility LLC in an antitrust suit over iPhone sales and Robert Bosch LLC in a multidistrict litigation over price-fixing in the auto filter market, making him one of the most sought-after antitrust litigators in California and earning him a spot on Law360’s list of 10 competition lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 31, 2010
Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Michael Olsen
Mayer Brown LLP's Michael Olsen handles thousands of product liability cases across the country for clients such as Union Carbide Corp., and while most cases don't get to trial, he's never lost one that did, earning him a spot on Law360's list of 10 product liability lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 30, 2010
Rising Star: Kelley Drye's Michael C. Lynch
Successful tactics used during the representation of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in securities litigation stemming from the collapse of Enron Corp. helped turn Kelley Drye & Warren LLP partner Michael C. Lynch into a go-to attorney for cases headed for trial, landing him a spot on Law 360's 10 securities lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 30, 2010
Rising Star: O'Melveny's James Pearl
O'Melveny & Myers LLP's James “Bo” Pearl made his name helping client Advanced Micro Devices Inc. get $1.25 billion in one of the biggest cash settlements in the history of private antitrust litigation, but his friendliness and overall attitude also helped earn him a spot as one of Law 360's 10 antitrust attorneys under 40 to watch.
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March 30, 2010
Rising Star: Haynes And Boone's Purvi Patel
As Haynes and Boone LLP's first-ever trademark specialist, Purvi Patel has expanded a fledgling practice and scored Fortune 10 clients such as Exxon Mobil Corp. and AT&T Inc., earning her place among Law360's 10 intellectual property attorneys under 40 to watch.
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March 30, 2010
Rising Star: O'Melveny's Adam Karr
Innovative thinking in combating claims against DirecTV Group Inc. in three separate suits over the enforceability of release agreements in California is just one example of the analytical prowess that separates O’Melveny & Myers LLP's Adam Karr from other young attorneys, earning him a spot on Law360's list of 10 labor and employment lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 30, 2010
Rising Star: Kirkland's Ray Schrock
At only 39 years of age, Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Ray Schrock has already worked on a number of extraordinary bankruptcies, including Charter Communications Inc., the fourth-largest cable operator in the U.S., earning him a spot on Law360's list of 10 bankruptcy lawyers under 40 to watch.