Bloomberg Law Spotlights Lawyers in Fifth Annual 40 Under 40 Program

ARLINGTON, VA — Bloomberg Law is proud to announce the 2025 honorees of this year’s “They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40,” celebrating the nation’s most promising lawyers. The honorees represent a cross-section of practice areas including litigation, antitrust, intellectual property, government contracts, mergers and acquisitions, and more. In addition to individual recognitions of the class, this year’s program includes “By the Numbers,” a deep dive on data surrounding practice areas, interactive elements, “Practice Tips,” featuring former honorees sharing advice with the next generation of lawyers, and a playlist curated by the group. The complete package featuring this year’s honorees can be found at https://aboutblaw.com/bjbx.  

In the fifth annual program, a wide array of law firms, corporations, non-profits, government agencies and other organizations across the United States nominated outstanding young attorneys. A team of editors assessed candidates for this award based on records of success for clients, leadership service, and commitment to pro bono work. 

“We are excited to celebrate the fifth annual edition of ‘They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40.’ These illustrious 40 young lawyers are the newest members of our Bloomberg Law tradition honoring the brightest legal minds across the country,” said Lisa Helem, executive editor, Bloomberg Industry Group. “These individuals excel and innovate in their work for clients, in their leadership in their organizations, and in their service to their communities.”   

Bloomberg Law’s 2025 class represents the best of the future of the legal profession, and now they take their place in our storied Bloomberg Law tradition. 

Introducing the 2025 honorees of “They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40”: 

Antitrust 

Taylor Owings of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 

Bradley Justus of Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider 

Doug Litvack of Jenner & Block 

Robert Braun of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll 

Kate Cahoy of Covington & Burling  

 

Banking and Finance 

Elizabeth Yahl of Cahill Gordon & Reindel 

Kelsey Breck Baumberger of Milbank 

 

Bankruptcy and Restructuring 

Angela Libby of Davis Polk & Wardwell 

Evan Hill of Cravath, Swaine & Moore 

 

Corporate Governance 

Winnie Ling of Blend Labs, Inc. 

 

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation 

Krista Hanvey of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher 

 

Environmental Law and Appellate 

Andrew Silton of Beveridge & Diamond 

 

Government Contracts 

Michael Montalbano of Blank Rome 

 

Health Care and Life Sciences 

Nawa Lodin of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 

 

Intellectual Property 

Julie Goldemberg of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 

Lauren Dreyer of Baker Botts 

Britt Lovejoy of Latham & Watkins 

Stephen Payne of Irell & Manella 

 

International Arbitration 

Lee Rovinescu of Freshfields 

Benjamin Graham of Williams & Connolly 

 

Litigation 

Helam Gebremariam of Cravath, Swaine & Moore 

Sarah Neuman of Wilkinson Stekloff 

Stephanie Spies of Susman Godfrey 

Jacob Croke of Sullivan & Cromwell 

Michael Kelso of Susman Godfrey 

Bradley Oppenheimer of Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick 

Greg Dubinsky of Holwell Shuster & Goldberg 

Amanda Pickens Nitto of Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson 

Mark Kelley of MoloLamken 

 

Mergers & Acquisitions 

Romain Dambre of A&O Shearman 

Erika P. López of Baker McKenzie 

Ben Goodchild of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison 

Jin-Kyu Baek of Cravath, Swaine & Moore 

 

Products Liability 

Rami Fakhouri of Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum 

 

Privacy and Cybersecurity 

Vassi Iliadis of Hogan Lovells 

 

Private Equity 

Rachel O’Brien of Ropes & Gray 

 

Real Estate 

Conor Shary of Hunton Andrews Kurth 

Peter Borock of Greenberg Traurig 

 

White Collar, Investigations and Crisis Leadership 

Michael Landman of Bird, Marella, Rhow, Lincenberg, Drooks, & Nessim 

Ericka Aiken of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr