Five Covington Lawyers Named Law360 "Rising Stars"
June 17, 2023
WASHINGTON—Law360 has named Covington lawyers Megan Rodgers, Heather Habes, David Sneed, Thomas Brugato, and Neema Sahni among its 2023 "Rising Stars." This annual recognition honors top lawyers under 40 "whose legal accomplishments belie their age."
The Covington recipients, along with the categories under which they were recognized, are:
Megan Rodgers is a litigator who focuses her practice on high-stakes commercial disputes, with a particular focus on mass torts, class actions, advertising, privacy, product defect, and consumer protection matters.
Megan's Law360 Class Actions Rising Stars profile can be found here.
Heather Habes focuses her practice on complex insurance recovery for policyholders under a variety of policies, including directors and officers liability, commercial general liability, professional liability, entertainment, property, and employment practices. Working closely with in-house counsel and senior executives, Heather maximizes insurance protection and recovery in both informal negotiations and litigation against insurers.
Heather's Law360 Insurance Rising Stars profile can be found here.
David Sneed defends pharmaceutical and commercial clients in large-scale litigation, with a focus on mass tort and product liability actions. In addition to his tort practice, David counsels and represents clients regarding False Claims Act investigations and litigation.
David's Law360 Product Liability Rising Stars profile can be found here.
Thomas Brugato's practice focuses on environmental matters, as well as civil and administrative litigation. He has experience advising clients on a wide variety of environmental issues, including under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, CERCLA, EPCRA, TSCA, FIFRA, the Endangered Species Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard program.
Thomas's Law360 Environmental Rising Stars profile can be found here.
Neema Sahni is a commercial litigator, co-chair of the firm's Music Industry practice and vice-chair of the Sports Industry Group. Through her work at the firm, and her prior experience in-house, she has developed a sophisticated understanding of the legal issues facing clients in the media and entertainment industries.
Neema's Law360 Media & Entertainment Rising Stars profile can be found here.