The Awards celebrate rising star attorneys across a number of practice areas and also highlight the progress of firms in terms of recruitment policies, mentoring, talent management and succession planning. Country, deal and matter awards will also be presented at the ceremony.
For the purposes of these awards, "rising stars" are defined as lawyers under the age of 40 on October 1 2018. Please email Nick Pettifer on npettifer@legalmediagroup.com if you require any changes.
Euromoney Legal Media Group, a division of Euromoney Institutional Investor, comprises a wide range of legal publications including: Managing Intellectual Property; International Financial Law Review; IFLR1000; International Tax Review; Expert Guides; and Benchmark Litigation. It has also managed the successful Women in Business Law Awards in London, Hong Kong and New York since 2011.
The awards will be presented at a ceremony at The Pierre in New York on Thursday, September 27 2018. If you would like to attend the awards dinner, please email Rebecca Synnott on Rebecca.synnott@euromoneyny.com or call 212-224-3337.
Individual rising stars
Best in antitrust/competition
Eva Cole, Winston & Strawn
Richard Cunningham, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Margaret Segall D'Amico, Cravath Swaine & Moore
Elaine Ewing, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Douglas Litvack, Davis Wright Tremaine
Brianne Kucerik, Weil Gotshal & Manges
Natalie Fleming Nolen, Morrison & Foerster
Sharon Robertson, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll
Best in aviation
Drew Derco, Eckert Seamans
Mark Ditto, Vedder Price
Jason Kaplan, Hughes Hubbard & Reed
Graham Keithley, Baker McKenzie
Madalyn Miller, Clifford Chance
Sarah Gogal Passeri, Holland & Knight
Kelli Sallemi, Norton Rose Fulbright
Best in banking & finance (incl project finance)
Ari Blaut, Sullivan & Cromwell
Anita Girdhari, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Jordan Klein, Winston & Strawn
Devin Lei, Shearman & Sterling
Martha Martindale, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
Sven Mickisch, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Heather Viets, Weil Gotshal & Manges
Jasmine Zacharias, Greenberg Traurig
Best in bankruptcy litigation
Andrew Devore, Ropes & Gray
Keith Martorana, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Omid Nasab, Cravath Swaine & Moore
Shane Ramsey, Nelson & Mullins Riley & Scarborough
Arun Subramanian, Susman Godfrey
Best in capital markets
Scott Bennett, Cravath Swaine & Moore
Adam Brenneman, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Ryan Dzierniejko, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
François Paradis, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
Faiza Rahman, Weil Gotshal & Manges
Byron Rooney, Davis Polk & Wardwell
Lindsey Smith, Sidley Austin
Sean Sullivan, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Best in commercial arbitration
Érica Franzetti, Dechert
Ari Mackinnon, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Rahim Moloo, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Ina Popova, Debevoise & Plimpton
Jonathan Tompkins, Shearman & Sterling
Best in copyright and trademark
Seth Appel, Pattishall McAuliffe Newbury Hilliard & Geraldson
Caroline Barbee, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Joseph Gratz, Durie Tangri
Molly Lens, O'Melveny & Myers
Anna Naydonov, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner
Jim Pastore, Debevoise & Plimpton
Allisen Pawlenty-Altman, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Sebastián Lovera Riso, Ladas & Parry
Best in energy, natural resources & mining
Alan Alexander, Vinson & Elkins
Robert da Silva Ashley, Jones Day
Helen Cook, Shearman & Sterling
Louise Gibbons, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Christopher May, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Julie Mayo, Norton Rose Fulbright
Clark Wohlferd, White & Case
Best in environment
Lina Correa Posada, Gómez-Pinzón Zuleta Abogados
Jorge Femenias, CorreaGubbins
Stacie Fletcher, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Margaret Peloso, Vinson & Elkins
Daniela Stump, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
André Vivan de Souza, Pinheiro Neto Advogados
Best in financial regulation
Michael Benn, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
Jared Fishman, Sullivan & Cromwell
Jennifer Hardy, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Colin Lloyd, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Stephen Salley, Sullivan & Cromwell
Blair Wiley, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
Best in insolvency & restructuring
Ryan Preston Dahl, Weil Gotshal & Manges
Kelly DiBlasi, Weil Gotshal & Manges
Brian Glueckstein, Sullivan & Cromwell
Vincent Indelicato, Proskauer Rose
Brad Kahn, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Oscar Pinkas, Dentons
Sunny Singh, Weil Gotshal & Manges
Best in insurance & reinsurance
Michael Carolan, Troutman Sanders
Joseph Gottlieb, Sidley Austin
Michael Gridley, Wiley Rein
Elizabeth Kniffen, Zelle
Leah Quadrino, Steptoe & Johnson
Best in investment funds
Jonathan Adler, Debevoise & Plimpton
Stephanie Capistron, Dechert
Joseph Hearn, Sullivan & Cromwell
Camille Higonnet, Proskauer Rose
Patrick Mellon, Sidley Austin
John Reiss, Shearman & Sterling
Michael Suppappola, Proskauer Rose
Stephanie Epstein Srulowitz, Weil Gotshal & Manges
Best in labor & employment
Evandro Gigante, Proskauer Rose
Gillian Emmett Moldowan, Shearman & Sterling
Katie Molloy, Greenberg Traurig
Harris Mufson, Proskauer Rose
Tritia Murata, Morrison & Foerster
Monique Ngo-Bonnici, Winston & Strawn
Ann-Elizabeth Ostrager, Sullivan & Cromwell
Greta Williams, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Best in life sciences
Melanie Baird, Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin
Amanda Hollis, Kirkland & Ellis
Martina Tyreus Hufnal, Fish & Richardson
John Partridge, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Ximena Souza-Ferreira, Osterling
Best in litigation: Appellate
Adam Banks, Weil Gotshal & Manges
Lindsey Boney, Bradley Arant Boult & Cummings
Blaine Evanson, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
João Reis, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Best in litigation: General commercial
Gerardo Alcazar, Blackwell Burke
Matthew Berry, Susman Godfrey
Daniel Chirlin, Walden Macht & Haran
Andrew Finn, Sullivan & Cromwell
Eric Hochstadt, Weil Gotshal & Manges
Rory Leraris, Cravath Swaine & Moore
Blair Kaminsky, Holwell Shuster & Goldberg
Mary Paterson, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
Jonathan Phillips, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Charles Schafer, Sidley Austin
Daniel Ward, Ropes & Gray
Thomas White, Sullivan & Cromwell
Best in litigation: Securities
James Beha, Morrison & Foerster
K Mallory Brennan, Shearman & Sterling
Evert Christensen, Weil Gotshal & Manges
Robert Fumerton, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Jared Gerber, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Avi Israeli, Holwell Shuster & Goldberg
Alexander Mircheff, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Paul Mishkin, Davis Polk & Wardwell
Matthew Schwartz, Sullivan & Cromwell
John Skakun, Sidley Austin
Caroline Zalka, Weil Gotshal & Manges
Best in litigation: Trial lawyer
Damian Cavaleri, Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney
Susan Gutierrez, Proskauer Rose
Paulo Eduardo Leite Marino, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Matthew McGinnis, Ropes & Gray
Avni Patel, Walden Macht & Haran
Best in media & entertainment
Jessica Stebbins Bina, Latham & Watkins
Jake Levy, Franklin Weinrib Rudell & Vassallo
Glen Mastroberte, Latham & Watkins
Simon Pulman, Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard
Frank Saviano, Proskauer Rose
Scott Sholder, Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard
Best in mergers & acquisitions
Atif Azher, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Christopher Hale, Sidley Austin
Keith Hallam, Cravath Swaine & Moore
Timothy Kincaid, Winston & Strawn
Sachin Kohli, Weil Gotshal & Manges
Maxim Mayer-Cesiano, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Saee Muzumdar, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Sonia Nijjar, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Adam Snyder, Sidley Austin
Kimberly Spoerri, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Best in patent
Mehdi Ansari, Sullivan & Cromwell
Jonathan Bachand, Knobbe Martens
Matthew Berkowitz, Shearman & Sterling
Anish Desai, Weil Gotshal & Manges
Kate Dominguez, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Eugene Mar, Farella Braun + Martel
Sonal Mehta, Durie Tangri
Krishnan Padmanabhan, Winston & Strawn
Best in private equity (including venture capital)
Garrett Charon, Ropes & Gray
Andrew Chizzik, Weil Gotshal & Manges
J Russel Denton, Shearman & Sterling
Randi Lally, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
Adrian Rae Leipsic, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Vijay Sekhon, Sidley Austin
Stephanie Epstein Srulowitz, Weil Gotshal & Manges
Anthony Vernace, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Best in product liability
Daniel Aaron Bress, Kirkland & Ellis
Elizabeth Chiarello, Sidley Austin
Jennifer Greenblatt, Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum
Michelle Ramirez, Sidley Austin
Craig Stanfield, King & Spalding
James Tyrone, Watkins & Eager
Best in real estate
Dustin Calkins, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Lisa Chaney, Paul Hastings
John Creedon, Ropes & Gray
Matthew Ginsburg, Dechert
Noam Haberman, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Jocelyn Redman, Shearman & Sterling
Pavan Surapaneni, Sullivan & Cromwell
Mike Szczurek, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Best in structured finance (incl securitization & derivatives)
Robert Kao, Sidley Austin
Macey Levington, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Best in tax and tax disputes
Corey Goodman, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Ora Grinberg, Fenwick & West
Alison Maxwell, DLA Piper
Pooja Mihailovich, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
Joseph Paral, Sidley Austin
Mark Schwed, Weil Gotshal & Manges
Nathan Tasso, Shearman & Sterling
Julia Ushakova-Stein, Fenwick & West
Isaac Wheeler, Sullivan & Cromwell
Gavin White, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Best in transfer pricing
Jay Das, Deloitte
Sirathorn Dechsakulthorn, DLA Piper
Marco Fiaccadori, PwC
Best in white collar crime
Ike Adams, Sidley Austin
Nowell Bamberger, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Rachel Brook, Walden Macht & Haran
John Chesley, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Lara Covington, Holland & Knight
John Curley, Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney
Christopher Dunne, Sullivan & Cromwell
Michael Mann, Sidley Austin
Paul Mishkin, Davis Polk & Wardwell
Stacey Sprenkel, Morrison & Foerster
Latin America awards
Best banking & finance rising star in Latin America
Eduardo Kuhlmann Abrantes, Cescon Barrieu Flesch & Barreto Advogados
Sergio Amiel, Garrigues
Alberto Faro, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Gustavo Rugani, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Diana Bogotá, Gómez-Pinzón Abogados
Jorge Fuentes, Garrigues
Diego Alejos Rivera, Consortium Legal
Marcela Silva, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
Best corporate rising star in Latin America
Mauricio Borrero, Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas
João Busin, TozziniFreire Advogados
Pythagoras Carvalho, Pinheiro Neto Advogados
Paolo Robilliard D'Onofrio, Estudio Echecopar
Diana Henne, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Luz María Mercado, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
Tomás Nassar, Nassar Abogados
Tomás Neiva, NBFA
Sebastián Ramos, Ferrere
María Fernanda Restrepo, Gómez-Pinzón Abogados
Best energy rising star in Latin America
Pedro Jardim, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Victor Orellana Martinelli, Interjuris Abogados
Daniel Szyfman, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Inés Vázquez Vargas, Estudio Echecopar
Best intellectual property rising star in Latin America
Darliss Marcela Gordon Arana, Consortium Legal
Magdalena Barros, Jarry IP
Elton Minasse, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Juanita Pérez, Gómez-Pinzón Abogados
Best rising star litigator in Latin America
Pedro Paulo Barradas Barata, Pinheiro Neto Advogados
Octavio Fragata, TozziniFreire Advogados
Eduardo Perazza, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Elías José Arriaza Sáenz, Consortium Legal
João Reis, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Fernando Javier Rosales, EY Law
Jorge Sepúlveda, CorreaGubbins
Best tax rising star in Latin America
Vinicius Jucá Alves, TozziniFreire Advogados
André Menon, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Fabio Perrelli Peçanha, Garrigues
Nicolás Potdevin Stein, Gómez-Pinzón Abogados
Diogo Martins Teixeira, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Federico Scheffler, SMPS Legal
Firm awards
Best national mentoring program
Estudio Echecopar
Fenwick & West
Gómez-Pinzón Abogados
Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
Pellerano & Herrera
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
Best international mentoring program
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Greenberg Traurig
Latham & Watkins
Morrison & Foerster
Proskauer Rose
Shearman & Sterling
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Sullivan & Cromwell
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Best national firm for talent management
Cescon Barrieu Flesch & Barreto Advogados
CorreaGubbins
Estudio Echecopar
Gómez-Pinzón Abogados
Holland & Knight
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
SMPS Legal
Best international firm for talent management
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Debevoise & Plimpton
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Greenberg Traurig
Proskauer Rose
Shearman & Sterling
Sidley Austin
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Sullivan & Cromwell
Winston & Strawn