An attorney who is the youngest-ever dean in Columbia Law School history. The first woman to become attorney general of Illinois. The lawyer who successfully argued the Blakely and Crawford cases in debut Supreme Court appearances. Apart from the law, what do they have in common? They’re all in the top lawyers under 40 list.

The attorney who successfully argued the Blakely and Crawford cases in debut appearances before the Supreme Court. The youngest dean in Columbia Law School history. The first woman to become attorney general of Illinois. These attorneys and others, who've made partner, overseen multibillion-dollar mergers and coordinated cases on multiple continents, all before age 40, are among the people spotlighted in this National Law Journal survey.Of Special Note: David Anders, 35 Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Bagging corporate criminals is his game Alice Fisher, 38 DOJ's Criminal Division Nominated to be chief of DOJ Criminal Division Jeffrey L. Fisher, 34, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle In his debut before the U.S. Supreme Court, he won two key cases Thomas C. Goldstein, 34 Goldstein & Howe, Washington Finding a second home at the high court via the "nation's only Supreme Court litigation boutique" Jameel Jaffer, 33 American Civil Liberties Union Watchdog leads charge over civil liberties Lisa Madigan, 38 Illinois attorney general State's first female AG puts in long hours as "the people's lawyer" Kevin J. Martin, 38 Federal Communications Commission New FCC chairman faces digital age issues Patricia Menendez-Cambo, 38 Greenberg Traurig Combining corporate sense and international perspective to do big deals in Latin America Faiza Saeed, 39 Cravath, Swaine & Moore Mergers and acquisitions? We're talking "billions" with a "B" David Schizer, 36 Columbia Law School Columbia's youngest dean compels his students to look to "the real world"

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