Lawdragon has selected 31 US lawyers to its 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation guide.
This second annual guide includes rising stars in a variety of practice areas from over 200 law firms. Norton Rose Fulbright is among the top three firms with the most lawyers included in the guide.
A legal media company that provides online news and editorial features, Lawdragon selects honorees through its own comprehensive editorial research process with a combination of journalistic research, nominations and peer-vetting. This guide is 46 percent female and 23 percent inclusive.
Selections for this honor are determined using Lawdragon research as well as a nomination process.
Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation honorees
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Name
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Office
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Practice area
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James Berger
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Los Angeles
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Energy development, including Renewable
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Kimberly Cheeseman
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Houston
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Labor and employment
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Chris Conatser
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Houston
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Litigation
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Victoria Corder
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New York
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Commercial litigation, especially Cross-border
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Beau Cox
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Dallas
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Business litigation, appellate
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Eric Daucher
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New York
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Bankruptcy and restructuring
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Luke Edney
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Austin
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Energy and infrastructure development
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Fiona Henderson
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New York
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Banking and finance
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John Herring
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Dallas
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Litigation, especially Energy
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Jared Kaplan
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New York
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Corporate, M&A, securities
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Hilary Lefko
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Washington, DC
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Tax, especially Energy
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Luke Maher
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St. Louis
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Construction, real estate
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Utsav Mathur
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Houston
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Commodity trading, shipping, offshore energy
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Manuel Mungia
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San Antonio
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Civil litigation, insurance
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Denton Nichols
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Houston
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International arbitration and disputes
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Benjamin Ratliff
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Dallas
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Corporate and finance
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Blake Redwine
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Dallas
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Corporate and securities
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Natasha Robertson
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New York
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Private wealth, trusts and estates
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Rachel Roosth
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Houston
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Litigation and disputes
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Rafe A. Schaefer
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Houston
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Commercial litigation
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Adrienne Sebring
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New York
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Finance
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Heather Sherrod
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Houston
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Employment litigation
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Darren Smith
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Houston
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Technology and IP
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Henry Stark
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Dallas
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Corporate, M&A, securities
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Peter Tipps
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Houston
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Litigation and disputes, especially Energy
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Katie Van Dyk
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Austin
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Transactions, especially Real estate
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Justin VandenBout
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Houston
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Litigation including Commercial, mass tort
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Devin Wagner
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Houston
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Environmental litigation, toxic tort
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Alberta Yan
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New York
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Corporate, M&A, securities
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Geraldine Young
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Houston
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Commercial litigation, including Antitrust, RICO
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Shudan Zhou
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New York
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Tax, especially High net-worth, wealth transfer
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