Sid Venkatesan, 35, Partner
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

Fast facts: Venkatesan litigates multimillion-dollar patent and trade-secret cases on behalf of leading technology companies. He had a key role representing Brocade in a trade secrets case that resulted in a $112 million jury verdict and later a favorable settlement. He also has an active appellate practice, achieving certiorari review and favorable reversal by the U.S. Supreme Court in Fox v. Vice on an issue of attorney fees.