Partners Eva Mak and Joe Soltis Selected as 2025 Law360 Rising Stars

Two Freshfields partners have been selected as Law360 Rising Stars for 2025. The Rising Stars award recognizes top legal talent under 40 “whose legal accomplishments belie their age”.

Silicon Valley-based partner Eva Mak was recognized as a Private Equity Rising Star. Eva has extensive experience advising private equity, growth and venture funds, as well as their portfolio companies, on a wide range of complex transactions. Learn more about Eva here.

New York-based partner Joe Soltis was recognized as a Tax Rising Star. Joe represents clients across multiple industries on U.S. tax aspects of transactional deals, including domestic and cross-border taxable and tax-free mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, recapitalizations, financing arrangements, investments, partnerships and joint ventures, bankruptcy reorganizations, and securities issuances. Learn more about Joe here.