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Flagship seriesThe Class of 2026Nominations close 13 November

40 Under 40 Legal

Know a lawyer the next decade will be built around? Find them. Back them.

One tap, no account needed. Your backing goes straight to the desk choosing forty in-house and forty in private practice.

On the board
595
In-house
255
Private practice
340
Days to nominate
02

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The path to 9 December

2d 09h 49m left to nominate

  1. Nominations close
  2. Backing closes
  3. The class is named

Deadlines are 11:59 p.m. Central.

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595 nominees on the public board
In-HouseBacked this week

Beatrice Zdrodowski

General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Tech Electronics, Inc.

LinkedIn profile

Top in-house legal leader (General Counsel and Corporate Secretary) at Tech Electronics since 2024, owning contract negotiation and enterprise legal strategy for a life-safety,…

6 backers

In-HouseBacked this week
Alex Petrik

Alex Petrik

General Counsel

Eastern Dental Management

LinkedIn profile

General Counsel of Eastern Dental Management, where, starting in 2025, he built the in-house legal function from scratch for a private-equity-backed, ~20-location dental…

6 backers

Private Practice

Daniel North

Shareholder, Real Estate

Polsinelli

Chicago-based shareholder in Polsinelli's real estate practice who guides developers, investors, landlords and tenants through the full life cycle of commercial real estate…

1 backer

Private Practice

Vassi Iliadis

Partner, Disputes (Data, Privacy & Cyber)

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

Trusted counsel on global data breaches and class-action cyber litigation, working from Los Angeles.

1 backer

In-House

Elise Puma

Global Director of Litigation & Regulation

Anheuser-Busch InBev

LinkedIn profile

In-house litigation and regulatory leader at AB InBev: as Global Director of Litigation & Regulation she runs the brewer's worldwide litigation, regulatory advisory, and…

1 backer

Private Practice

Rishi Satia

Partner, Antitrust & Complex Commercial Litigation

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Handles antitrust and complex commercial litigation, including DOJ and FTC merger investigations.

1 backer

In-House

Salma Abdussalam

Legal Counsel

Lean Technologies

LinkedIn profile

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Private Practice

Paris Aboro

Special Counsel

Covington

LinkedIn profile

The nomination points to their international arbitration work at Covington.

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In-House

Ghada Abouhaidar

Associate General Counsel

Encompass Health

LinkedIn profile

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Private Practice

Allison Acker

Bass Berry & Sims

Litigation work at Bass Berry & Sims.

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In-House

Katherine Ackerman

Deputy General Counsel

Patient Square Capital

LinkedIn profile

The nomination points to their move from partner at Kirkland & Ellis to deputy general counsel at Patient Square Capital.

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Private Practice

Henson Adams

Haynes Boone

LinkedIn profile

Employment litigation work at Haynes Boone.

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In-House

Ryan Aguiar

Senior Counsel

American Electric Power

LinkedIn profile

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Private Practice

Ericka Aiken

Partner, White Collar & Investigations

WilmerHale

Clerked for the late Judge Damon Keith and carries his charge that helping even one person is worth the fight, now handling white collar defense and investigations.

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In-House

Atolani Akinkuotu

Associate General Counsel

Meta

LinkedIn profile

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Private Practice

Yasmin Al Ameen

Associate

Foley Hoag

LinkedIn profile

The nomination points to their international arbitration work at Foley Hoag.

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In-House

Shahed Al-Asadi

Senior Legal Counsel

Abercrombie & Fitch

LinkedIn profile

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In-House

Jekka Ali

Associate General Counsel

BRG

LinkedIn profile

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Private Practice

John Allen Riggins

Associate

Wiley Rein

LinkedIn profile

The nomination points to their international trade work at Wiley.

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Private Practice

S. Lara Ameri

Associate

Ropes & Gray LLP

LinkedIn profile

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In-House

Jana Anandarangam

Associate General Counsel

Edward Jones

LinkedIn profile

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Private Practice

Elisabeth Anderson

Associate

Mayer Brown

LinkedIn profile

The nomination points to their transportation work at Mayer Brown.

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Private Practice

Allison Anderson

Attorney

Foley Hoag

LinkedIn profile

The nomination points to their employment work at Foley Hoag.

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In-House

Tim Andree

Associate General Counsel

McKinsey

LinkedIn profile

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24 of 595 nominees

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Nominating and backing cost nothing and buy nothing. Backing is one signal editorial reads, never the whole decision. Every leader approves their own card before it appears.

Nominations close on 13 November. Backing closes on 4 December. The class is announced on 9 December.

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