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Rankings: Rising Stars

Law360’s Rising Stars profiles the top legal talent under 40. The winners are comprised of top litigators and dealmakers practicing at a level usually seen from veteran attorneys. Submissions highlight the winner’s age and reasons why his or her record deserves attention.
  • July 31, 2024

    Rising Star: McGuireWoods' Emilie McNally

    Emilie McNally of McGuireWoods LLP has guided NiSource Inc. through the $2.15 billion sale of a minority stake in its subsidiary to Blackstone, and represented Dominion Energy Inc. in its $14 billion sale of three local natural gas distribution companies, earning her a spot among the energy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 30, 2024

    Rising Star: Sidley's Atman Shukla

    Atman Shukla of Sidley Austin LLP has helped guide some of the energy infrastructure industry's biggest players through multibillion-dollar acquisitions, including Enbridge Inc.'s $3 billion purchase of Moda Midstream Operating LLC, earning him a spot among the energy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 29, 2024

    Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Niqui Kohli

    Jenner & Block LLP's Niqui Kohli has become the guy major energy companies are turning to early on in dealmaking, often involving himself in setting strategy from the beginning to help providers navigate the potentially treacherous waters of regulatory approval and stakeholder buy-in, landing him among the energy attorneys under 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 26, 2024

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Courtney Whang

    Courtney Whang of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP helped secure a highly favorable plaintiff-side settlement for KKR, one of the world's largest institutional investors, in a securities opt-out class action and is currently preparing for a jury trial representing HPS Investment Partners LLC in multiple actions arising from the bankruptcy of the oil and gas exploration company Alta Mesa Resources Inc., earning her a spot among the trial attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 12, 2024

    Law360 Names 2024's Top Attorneys Under 40

    Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2024, our list of 158 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

  • July 18, 2023

    Rising Star: Hogan Thompson's Christopher Hogan

    Hogan Thompson LLP co-founder and partner Christopher Hogan obtained major wins for energy companies in oil and gas litigation in Texas and beyond — including a multimillion-dollar jury verdict for an oil company over its trespass claims stemming from another energy company's "acid gas" injections — earning him a spot among the energy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • July 17, 2023

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Erland Modesto

    Erland Modesto, a partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, finalized a billion-dollar spinoff of gas pipeline giant DT Midstream from its parent company, secured hundreds of millions of dollars in lending to renewable energy company SunPower, and represented JPMorgan Chase and other high-profile financial institutions in their energy investments, earning him a spot among the energy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 14, 2023

    Rising Star: Locke Lord's Rachel Fitzgerald

    Locke Lord LLP partner Rachel Fitzgerald is building a reputation as one of its go-to corporate attorneys in the energy sector, leading or co-leading deals ranging from $1 million to more than $3 billion and earning her a spot among the energy law practitioners under age 40 recognized by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 13, 2023

    Rising Star: Pillsbury's Anne Leidich

    Anne Leidich of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has become a go-to lawyer for the nuclear energy industry, earning her a spot among the energy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • July 12, 2023

    Rising Star: Greenberg Traurig's April Kim

    April Kim of Greenberg Traurig LLP has made a name for herself by  representing Korean companies seeking to get their foot in U.S.-based energy projects, in addition to representing major U.S. companies like U.S. Bank in financing domestic green energy projects, earning her a spot among the energy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • July 10, 2023

    Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Nathan Goralnik

    Nathan Goralnik of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has spearheaded a number of legal firsts in the past three years, including securing the first ever judicial decision interpreting the ISDA North American Gas Annex, earning him a spot among the energy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 17, 2023

    Law360 Names 2023's Top Attorneys Under 40

    Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2023, our list of 183 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

  • June 09, 2022

    Rising Star: Shearman's Samuel Ogunlaja

    Samuel Ogunlaja of Shearman & Sterling LLP has advised on a number of energy projects in Africa and the Middle East, including Uganda's first "greenfield" refinery project, and a large hydrogen and ammonia production facility in Neom, a city being built in Saudi Arabia, earning him a spot among the energy law practitioners under age 40 honored as a Law360 Rising Star.

  • June 08, 2022

    Rising Star: Latham's Lauren Anderson

    Latham & Watkins LLP partner Lauren A. Anderson has guided some of the world's largest energy companies through transactions in both the traditional and alternative energy spaces, including a $2 billion deal at a Louisiana chemical plant, earning her a spot among the energy attorneys under age 40 honored as a Law360 Rising Star.

  • June 07, 2022

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Jhett Nelson

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Jhett R. Nelson co-led a team advising on one of the largest private acquisitions of oil and gas assets in recent years, earning him a spot among the energy attorneys under 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 06, 2022

    Rising Star: Jones Walker's Sarah Dicharry

    Sarah Y. Dicharry of Jones Walker LLP leverages her deep understanding of the legal framework governing federal leasing to defend oil and gas industry clients' interests, including successfully challenging governmental efforts to abruptly collect millions of dollars from one operator, earning her a spot among the energy law practitioners under age 40 honored as a Law360 Rising Star.

  • June 03, 2022

    Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Zachary Launer

    Zachary S. Launer of Hogan Lovells guided gas pipeline companies through lengthy rate cases at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in order to fund multibillion-dollar upgrades of their aging systems, earning him a spot among the energy law practitioners under age 40 honored as a Law360 Rising Star.

  • May 30, 2022

    Law360 Names 2022's Top Attorneys Under 40

    Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2022, our list of 176 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

  • June 10, 2021

    Rising Star: Holland & Knight's Taite R. McDonald

    Taite McDonald of Holland & Knight led an effort to help secure $40 billion for the U.S. Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office, earning her a spot among the top energy law practitioners under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 09, 2021

    Rising Star: Haynes And Boone's Michelle Prejean Scheffler

    Michelle Prejean Scheffler of Haynes and Boone LLP has led a team major oil interests, including one of the country's largest independent producers, in a suit against the state of North Dakota over royalties, earning her a spot among energy practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 08, 2021

    Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Brian E. Rosenzweig

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partner Brian Rosenzweig's skillful and innovative handling of several billion-dollar financings for large energy industry players, including advising lenders through TechnipFMC's $1.8 billion committed financing package, has earned him a spot among the energy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • June 07, 2021

    Rising Star: Davis Polk's Angela Libby

    Angela Libby of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has played a key role in significant restructurings in the energy industry, including a cross-border proceeding that involved $5.3 billion in debt, earning her a spot among the energy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • June 04, 2021

    Rising Star: King & Spalding's Alvin Lee

    Alvin Lee of King & Spalding LLP has handled and won high-stakes global litigation throughout the renewable-energy sector, earning him a spot among the energy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.

  • May 28, 2021

    Law360 Names 2021's Top Attorneys Under 40

    We're pleased to announce Law360's Rising Stars for 2021, our list of 180 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments transcend their age.

  • July 23, 2020

    Rising Star: Wachtell's Zachary S. Podolsky

    Zachary S. Podolsky of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz advised two of the largest exploration and production deals of the year back to back, earning him a spot among the energy law practitioners under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.

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