April 20, 2007 (Boston, MA) - Thirteen attorneys from Proskauer Rose LLP, an international law firm with over 700 lawyers worldwide, have been named in Super Lawyers - Rising Stars Edition, an annual guide to up-and-coming attorneys practicing in the state.

Massachusetts attorneys are selected for the list based on nominations by their peers and independent research by the editors of Law & Politics magazine. To be considered for Rising Stars, a lawyer must be 40 or under or practicing for 10 years or less. This year’s list will appear as a special advertising section in the May issue of Boston magazine. Only 2.5 percent of attorneys in Massachusetts are named to Super Lawyers Rising Stars. 

"We are proud to have so many of our young lawyers named to this list," said Steven M. Bauer, head of Proskauer's Boston office. "It's a true testament to their abilities and to our ability as a firm to recruit and develop the area's best talent."

Since opening in 2004, Proskauer's Boston office has rapidly expanded its numbers and capabilities and has been named the fastest-growing law firm in the area by Boston Business Journal in 2006 and 2007. The office is home to one of the world's top private equity and finance practices and also boasts locally-based top-tier intellectual property, corporate finance, litigation, labor and employment, corporate governance, and transactional practices.

Proskauer's attorneys named in this year's Massachusetts Super Lawyers - Rising Stars Edition are:

Corporate
Howard Beber
Stephen Boyko
Sarah Cherry
Gary Creem
Sean Hill
David Jones
Stephanie Jones
Gustavo Resendiz
Sascha Rosebush
Alexander Temel
Michael Whamond

Tax
Scott Jones
Jamiel Poindexter