Eight Latham Attorneys Named 2024 Rising Stars

Eight exceptional Latham attorneys with notable achievements in transactional, litigation, and regulatory areas have been named 2024 Rising Stars by Law360, which selected winners based on career accomplishments in their respective disciplines.

The 2024 Latham honorees are:

• Joe Bargnesi, a litigation and trial partner in the White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice, honored in the Compliance category. Based in Washington, D.C., he provides strategic guidance to clients on domestic and international investigations, white collar criminal and civil enforcement, and associated litigation.
• Eric Kamerman, a partner in the Transactional Tax Practice, selected in the Tax category. Based in New York, he advises public and private companies and private equity firms and their portfolio companies on the US tax issues related to domestic and cross-border transactions, including M&A, joint ventures, recapitalizations, tax-free reorganizations, and debt and equity financings.
• Dustin Paige, a corporate counsel in the Real Estate Practice, named in the Real Estate category. Based in Chicago, he advises clients in a variety of commercial real estate transactions across the US, particularly within the hospitality sector.
• Parag Patel, a corporate partner in the Emerging Companies & Growth Practice, honored in the Fintech category. Based in Washington, D.C., he advises financial services companies, banks, financial institutions, and fintech clients on transactional and regulatory matters, with a particular focus on payments, banking, digital assets and cryptocurrency, and consumer and small-business lending.
• Oliver Prakash-Jenkins, a corporate partner in the Investment Funds Practice, named in the Fund Formation category. Based in New York, he represents private capital sponsors, particularly infrastructure, buyout, and credit sponsors, on the full spectrum of their formation, investment, and operational activities across a range of strategies, including on sophisticated secondaries transactions.
• Liliana Paparelli Ranger, a corporate partner in the Entertainment, Sports & Media Practice, selected in the Media & Entertainment category. Based in Century City, she advises clients on complex M&A, debt and equity financings, and strategic commercial arrangements across the entertainment and media industries.
• Brittany Ruiz, a corporate partner in the Capital Markets Practice, honored in the Capital Markets category. Based in New York and Los Angeles, she represents issuers and underwriters in notable equity and debt offerings across various industries, particularly in the technology, consumer retail, and healthcare sectors.
• Whitney Weber, a litigation and trial partner in the Securities Litigation & Professional Liability Practice, named in the Technology category. Based in the Bay Area, she represents industry-leading companies and their executives in high-profile securities litigation and technology-related cases.