They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40—By The Numbers

In our first law firm recognition special report, “They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40,” we focused first on highlighting the many achievements of these 40 young attorneys, who are winning for their clients and leading in their law firms and beyond. But in a nod to our data-driven tradition at Bloomberg Law, we also wanted to highlight a few fun factoids that will give you a peek into our class — from a quick look at which practice areas and law schools boast the highest numbers of honorees, to where our 40 Under 40 class are based around the country. And if you’re also curious to know about the most popular songs on this group’s summer playlists, (“Wheels on the Bus,” you say?) read on.

Top Practice Areas and Law Schools

The law school with the highest representation for our 40 Under 40 class is Harvard Law School, with seven honorees, followed by Cornell Law School, NYU School of Law and Yale Law School, which tie with three honorees each. Next up are Duke University School of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, UC Berkeley Law, UCLA School of Law and the University of Virginia School of Law, which tie with two honorees each.

The most popular practice areas and law schools for our “They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40" honorees.

Jonathan Hurtarte / Bloomberg Law

The Most Popular Artists & Songs On Our Honorees’ Summer Playlists

Many of us have appreciation for various genres of music. So it won’t seem strange that Taylor Swift ranked right up there with Marvin Gaye on the artists that honorees picked most often when we asked them, just for fun, what was on their summer music playlists. (They were each picked twice.) As for the most popular songs, we found it delightful that “Wheels on the Bus” held its own with “California Love” by Tupac feat. Dr. Dre. (Each of those songs was picked twice, along with lots of other childrens’ songs. We salute all of our young lawyer parents in the pool!)

Want to hear all of the songs our inaugural class of honorees picked? Check out our Bloomberg Law Twitter account (@BLaw) to listen to our “They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40" summer playlist, compiled by our social media team.

We asked, they told. Here are the artists and songs appearing most frequently on our honorees’ playlists.

Jonathan Hurtarte / Bloomberg Law

All Across the U.S.A.

It’s probably no surprise to most legal observers that many of our honorees come from major legal markets — New York and Washington, D.C. are the home locales of 25 honorees, or nearly 63% of our pool. But more than 37% of our group is based in other top areas for legal talent that include San Francisco, Dallas, Los Angeles and Minneapolis, making for a geographically diverse pool.

Here’s where our “They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40" honorees are based.

Jonathan Hurtarte / Bloomberg Law

Acknowledgments From the Editor
In a final note on the numbers and this project, I’d like to thank our Bloomberg Law news team of nearly 30 editors, graphic designers and reporters, who each contributed to our first law firm recognition special report launch. I want to start by thanking the dynamic duo who pitched in from the time we received the first batch of submissions until we published: Andrew Small and Darren Bowman. Their work was essential for our success.

Thanks also to Cesca Antonelli, our editor-in-chief, who supported the idea for this special project from the start. Also much gratitude to a host of editors and reporters who diligently reviewed nominee submissions, lending their insight and subject matter expertise. Those folks include: Paul Albergo, executive editor; Tom Taylor, Jo-El Meyer, Heather Rothman and Rachael Daigle, news directors; as well as team leaders and editors, Seth Stern, Keith Perine, Renee Schoof, Brent Bierman, Martha Mueller Neff, Nick Datlowe, John Crawley, Roger Yu, Rebekah Mintzer, Karl Hardy, Andrew Childers, Laura Francis, Vandana Mathur, Mike Ferullo, Molly Ward, Marissa Horn and reporter, Erin Mulvaney.

Finally, let’s tip our hats to our skilled graphic designers: Nnaemeke Offodile, who created our eye-catching 40 Under 40 main graphic, and Jonathan Hurtarte, who executed the vision for our 40 Q&As and concept art for our sidebars “They’ve Got Next: By the Numbers” and “What Key Legal Industry Leaders Said About Our 40 Under 40 Class” based on Offodile’s central theme and our wonderfully collaborative discussions. Thank you. This project is possible because of all of you.
— Lisa Helem, executive editor, strategic initiatives, Bloomberg Law.