The Future Rainmakers Award: 10 Associates Poised For Greatness

At Lateral Link, we’re always searching for talent — scanning the market for future legal stars is the core of what we do. Today, we are delighted to announce a new initiative to spotlight associates on the rise: the Future Rainmakers Award! This award recognizes associates who are on a path to future outsized success in the legal profession. This is a quarterly initiative, so stay tuned for more winners later in the year!

And now, without further ado, we present our first 10 Future Rainmakers…

Aashiq Jivani 

Aashiq is an associate in Sidley’s Houston office, where he is a member of the Energy practice. He graduated from Harvard Law School.

Adrienne Jackson

Adrienne is an associate in Weil’s Corporate department, based in Silicon Valley. She graduated magna cum laude from Duke University School of Law, where she received the Christine P. Richards Scholarship.

Evan McLaughlin

Evan is a Real Estate associate in Greenberg Traurig’s Chicago office. He received his J.D., cum laude, from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he was Notes and Comments Editor for the Chicago-Kent Law Review.

Jaleel Chandler

Jaleel practices general corporate and securities law in Cooley’s Palo Alto office. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.

Matthew Mrozek

Matthew is a member of Debevoise’s Real Estate group, based in New York. He received his J.D., cum laude, from New York University School of Law, where he was an Arthur T. Vanderbilt Scholar.

Nicole Phillips

Nicki is a Real Estate associate in Jones Day’s Atlanta office. She received her J.D., magna cum laude, from Duke University School of Law, where she was Articles Editor for Law and Contemporary Problems.

Leon Sunstein

Leon is a member of Skadden’s Complex Litigation and Trials practice, based in New York. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law, where he was Articles Editor for the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law.

Dmitry Dobrovolskiy

Dmitry is a Tax associate in Davis Polk’s New York office. He received his J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School.

Tae Kim

Tae is a Litigation associate at WilmerHale, based in Boston. She graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School, where she was Article Editor and Submissions Committee Member for the Journal of Law and Technology.

Tiffany Kwok

Tiffany is a Corporate associate in Kirkland’s Bay Area office. She received her J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School.