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Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40<br />
Law360, New York (March 08, 2013) -- We're pleased to announce Law360's Rising Stars for 2013, our<br />
<strong>list</strong> of the 112 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.<br />
This year, a team of eight Law360 editors reviewed close to 1,000 nominees to arrive at the Rising Stars<br />
<strong>list</strong> of attorneys, whose work spans 23 different practice areas. Winners will be profiled in Law360 in the<br />
weeks ahead.<br />
Two lawyers who shined in previous years rose to the top of the <strong>list</strong> for a third time: Thomas Kirsch of<br />
Winston & Strawn and Peter Morrison of Skadden Arps. Michael Rubin of Wilson Sonsini and Jamie<br />
Beaber of Steptoe and Johnson <strong>LLP</strong> have now been name a Law360 Rising Star for the second time.<br />
This year, Jones Day leads the pack with seven attorneys making the <strong>list</strong>, closely followed by <strong>Gibson</strong><br />
<strong>Dunn</strong> and Kirkland & Ellis with six and five respectively.<br />
Law360’s Rising Stars of 2013 are:<br />
Appellate<br />
William S. Consovoy, Wiley Rein <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Mark Fleming, WilmerHale<br />
Theane Evangelis Kapur, <strong>Gibson</strong> <strong>Dunn</strong> & <strong>Crutcher</strong> <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Anton Metlitsky, O'Melveny & Myers <strong>LLP</strong><br />
John O'Quinn, Kirkland & Ellis <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Banking<br />
Jay Alicandri, Dechert <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Anny Huang, Sidley Austin <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Tatiana Lapushchik, Cravath Swaine & Moore <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Randal Palach, Paul Hastings <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Heath Tarbert, Weil Gotshal & Manges <strong>LLP</strong>
Bankruptcy<br />
Lisa Laukitis, Jones Day<br />
Andrew Parlen, O'Melveny & Myers <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Brian Resnick, Davis Polk<br />
Edward Sassower, Kirkland & Ellis <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Zachary Smith, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Class Actions<br />
Joseph Duffy, Morgan Lewis & Bockius <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Robert Herrington, Greenberg Traurig <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Andrew McNeela, Kirby McInerney<br />
Archis Parasharami, Mayer Brown <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Neal Potischman, Davis Polk<br />
Competition<br />
Eric Enson, Jones Day<br />
Brent Landau, Hausfeld <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Daniel Laytin, Kirkland & Ellis <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Steig Olson, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Jack Pace III, White & Case <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Employment<br />
Pamela Devata, Seyfarth Shaw <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Nikki Hininger Howell, Ogletree Deakins<br />
M. Scott McIntyre, BakerHostetler<br />
Michael Puma, Morgan Lewis& Bockius <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Janette Wipper, Sanford Heisler <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Energy<br />
John B. Connally IV, Vinson & Elkins<br />
Michael De Voe Piazza, Bracewell & Guiliani <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Jeremy Kennedy, DLA Piper<br />
Ryan Ketchum, Hunton & Williams <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Christopher Lyons, Sidley Austin <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Omar Samji, Jones Day<br />
Environmental<br />
Wayne D'Angelo, Kelley Drye <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Seth Kerschner, White & Case <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Jeff Kuhn, DLA Piper<br />
Karl Heisler, Katten Muchin<br />
Kevin Poloncarz, Paul Hastings <strong>LLP</strong>
Government Contracts<br />
Justin Chiarodo, Dickstein Shapiro <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Seamus Curley, DLA Piper<br />
Peter Eyre, Crowell & Moring <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Mike McGill, Hogan Lovells<br />
Grant Willis, Jones Day<br />
Health<br />
Josh Kaye, DLA Piper<br />
Michael Paulhus, King & Spalding <strong>LLP</strong><br />
James Segroves, Proskauer Rose <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Insurance<br />
Katherine Evans, SNR Denton<br />
Cara Tseng Duffield, Wiley Rein <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Tara Kowalski, Jones Day<br />
Geoffrey Sigler, <strong>Gibson</strong> <strong>Dunn</strong> & <strong>Crutcher</strong> <strong>LLP</strong><br />
John Wilson, Latham & Watkins <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Intellectual Property<br />
Ann Cathcart Chaplin, Fish & Richardson PC<br />
Deborah Fishman, Dickstein Shapiro <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Bobby Ghajar, Pillsbury Winthrop<br />
Nadine Herrmann, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Robert Hulse, Fenwick & West <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Matthias Kamber, Keker & Van Nest<br />
Ryan McCrum, Jones Day<br />
Sean Pak, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Jason Sheasby, Irell & Manella <strong>LLP</strong><br />
International Trade<br />
Jamie Beaber, Steptoe and Johnson <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Robert E. DeFrancesco III, Wiley Rein <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Jennifer McCadney, Kelley Drye & Warren <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Life Sciences<br />
Chad Landmon, Axinn Veltrop<br />
Michael Shumsky, Kirkland & Ellis <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Steven Tave, <strong>Gibson</strong> <strong>Dunn</strong> & <strong>Crutcher</strong> <strong>LLP</strong>
Media & Entertainment<br />
Yehudah Buchweitz, Weil Gotshal & Manges <strong>LLP</strong><br />
David Greenspan, Winston & Strawn <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Bryan Sullivan, Early Sullivan Wright<br />
Peter Zern, Covington & Burling<br />
Mergers & Acquisitions<br />
Michal Berkner, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom <strong>LLP</strong><br />
James Dougherty, Jones Day<br />
Jaclyn Liu, Morrison Foerster <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Benet O'Reilly, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Marc Williams, Davis Polk<br />
Privacy & Consumer Protection<br />
John Delionado, Hunton & Williams <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Alysa Hutnik, Kelley Drye<br />
Michael Rubin, Wilson Sonsini<br />
Private Equity<br />
David Brown, Latham & Watkins <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Justin Dolling, Kirkland & Ellis <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Jonathan Karen, Simpson Thacher<br />
John Pollack, Schulte Roth & Zabel<br />
Kenneth Young, Dechert <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Product Liability<br />
Tracy Gregar Ferak, Reed Smith <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Arthur Foerster, Latham & Watkins <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Robert Herrington, Greenberg Traurig <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Kara McCall, Sidley Austin <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Angela Vicari, Kaye Scholer <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Project Finance<br />
Dolly Mirchandani, Allen & Overy<br />
Jana Mansour, Morrison Foerster<br />
Young Lee, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Tim Pick, Shearman & Sterling <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Sergio Pozzerle, Sidley Austin <strong>LLP</strong>
Real Estate<br />
Joshua Bernstein, Pryor Cashman<br />
Avi Feinberg, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Tal Golomb, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Douglas Heitner, Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Jesse Shapiro, <strong>Gibson</strong> <strong>Dunn</strong> & <strong>Crutcher</strong> <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Colleen Gillis Snow, Cooley <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Securities<br />
Michael Asaro, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Brian Glennon, Latham & Watkins <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Mark Lebovitch, Bernstein Litowitz<br />
Brian Lutz, <strong>Gibson</strong> <strong>Dunn</strong> & <strong>Crutcher</strong> <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Peter Morrison, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom <strong>LLP</strong><br />
White Collar<br />
Christopher Garcia, Weil Gotshal & Manges <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Benjamin Gruenstein, Cravath Swaine & Moore <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Thomas Kirsch, Winston & Strawn <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Ben Razi, Covington & Burling <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Avi Weitzman, <strong>Gibson</strong> <strong>Dunn</strong> & <strong>Crutcher</strong> <strong>LLP</strong><br />
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