Law360 Names Morgan Lewis Partners Zachary Johns and Rahul Patel as 2026 Rising Stars

PHILADELPHIA and NEW YORK, August 3, 2026: Partners Zachary Johns and Rahul Patel have been named 2026 Rising Stars by Law360. The highly competitive list drawn from more than 1,100 nominations recognizes top lawyers under 40 selected from 35 practice areas nationwide.

Named a Rising Star in the Competition/Antitrust category, Zak represents clients in complex antitrust actions and high-stakes commercial litigations. Zak defends clients against claims of price-fixing, artificial intelligence or algorithmic-driven collusion, bid rigging, market allocation, exclusive dealing, monopolization, tying, bundling, wage fixing, no poach, and information sharing. He regularly advises on risk mitigation, litigation strategy, and antitrust compliance and training programs.

Recognized as a Rising Star in the Capital Markets category, Rahul represents issuers and financial institutions in a wide range of public and private capital-raising transactions. Drawing on his previous tenure as an attorney-advisor with the US Securities and Exchange Commission in the Division of Corporation Finance, Rahul advises clients on initial public offerings, follow-on and secondary offerings, private placements, investment-grade and high-yield debt issuances, and liability management transactions.

For more information, read Law360’s announcement.