The New York Law Journal's Rising Stars Awards recognize 29 of the region's most promising lawyers under 40.

The honorees below are acknowledged for their influence in their practice areas in New York and beyond, developing unique practice niches, employing creative uses of technology, amassing robust books of business, demonstrating strong leadership qualities, showing expertise in litigation or transactional work, contributing to the improvement of their institutions, and committing themselves to pro bono, charitable and professional volunteer work.

Brittany M. Bacon, Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth

Dana Berkowitz, Partner, Stris & Maher

Anisha S. Dasgupta, Deputy Solicitor General, Office of the New York State Attorney General

Kelly DiBlasi, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Lawrence Elbaum, Partner, Vinson & Elkins

Muhammad Faridi, Partner, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler

Brian M. Feldman, Partner, Harter Secrest & Emery

Vishal Gupta, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson

David Hammerman, Partner, Latham & Watkins

Nola B. Heller, Partner, Cahill Gordon & Reindel

Brian Horan, Senior Counsel, New York City Law Department

Tanisha James, Partner, Cooley LLP

Linton Mann III, Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lauren Moskowitz, Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore

Ken S. Myers, Partner, Fenwick & West

Leigh M. Nathanson, Partner, Boies Schiller Flexner

Luke Nikas, Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

Jessica Ortiz, Partner, MoloLamken

Mahesh V. Parlikad, Partner, Jones Day

Jim Pastore, Litigation Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton

Eileen M. Patt, Partner, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel

Kimberly C. Petillo-Décossard, Partner, Cahill Gordon & Reindel

Sharon K. Robertson, Partner, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll

Kevin S. Schwartz, Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Alison Stein, Partner, Jenner & Block

Arun Subramanian, Partner, Susman Godfrey

Rebecca Kahan Waldman, Partner, Dechert

Jennifer H. Wu, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

Christopher Y. L. Yeung, Partner, Covington & Burling