Our Rising Stars awards recognize the region’s most promising lawyers 40 and younger by the date of submission. It has always been a competitive category, and this year was no exception. Submissions were judged by an outside panel of experts.
The Law Journal is excited to congratulate our winners for 2021:
Ejim Achi, shareholder, Greenberg Traurig
Rachel Beardsley, partner, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
Martin Bell, partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Lauren Connell, pro bono counsel, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Gregory Dubinsky, partner, Holwell Shuster & Goldberg
Uchechi Egeonuigwe, associate, Brown Rudnick
Nicole Fanjul, partner, Latham & Watkins
Alison Frick, founding partner, Kaufman Lieb Lebowitz & Frick
Jacob Gardener, counsel, Walden Macht & Haran
Chris Gartman, partner, Hughes Hubbard & Reed
Taren Greenidge, senior counsel, Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete
Peter Halprin, partner, Pasich LLP
Meegan Hollywood, partner, Robins Kaplan
Anne Karl, partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
Sarmad Khojasteh, partner, Kasowitz Benson Torres
Katharine Liao, partner, Squire Patton Boggs
Ryan McLeod, partner, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
Rebeca Mosquera, associate, Akerman
Jesse Nevarez, partner, Goodwin Procter
Arinze Onugha, partner, Sullivan & Worcester
John Quinn, partner, Kaplan Hecker & Fink
Margaret Rogers, partner, Arnold & Porter
Brette Tannenbaum, partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Lilia Toson, supervising attorney, The Legal Aid Society
Nicole Washington, partner, Kirkland & Ellis
Shengyang Wu, attorney, Wenjie Sun and Associates, P.C.
Joe Zujkowski, partner, O’Melveny & Myers
The winners will be recognized in the New York Law Journal’s upcoming Professional Excellence magazine and honored Oct. 13th at the New York Legal Awards at Marriott Marquis in New York City. The event will feature numerous other awards, including Distinguished Leaders, Lifetime Achievement, Litigation Departments of the Year, Innovation, Dealmakers, In-House Impact, and the announcement of the Attorney of the Year. For information about tickets and sponsorships for the event, please contact Andre Sutton at [email protected].
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