New York Law Journal Names Kyle Harris a 2024 Rising Star

July 10, 2024

Cleary Gottlieb partner Kyle Harris has been named a Rising Star in New York Law Journal’s annual list of the region’s most promising lawyers aged 40 and younger.

Kyle plays a leading role in the firm’s representation of companies in domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, carve-outs, divestitures, joint ventures, and other complex corporate transactions, as well as shareholder activism and takeover defense.

Kyle is also active in the firm’s pro bono practice and educational pipeline work. He serves on the board of directors of The Bronx Defenders and is a member of the New York State Attorney General’s Pro Bono Task Force for Reproductive Health. He also oversees Cleary’s partnership with the Washington Irving Campus of high schools.

Rising Star honorees were selected based on nominations of attorneys aged 40 and under who have established a record of accomplishments and demonstrated that they are top contributors to the practice of law and their communities.

For more information about New York Law Journal’s Rising Star honorees, click here (subscription required).