Benchmark Litigation has named partners Josh Podoll, Kathryn Kayali, and Benjamin Graham to its 2026 “40 & Under List.” The publication highlights achievements of accomplished legal partners who are forty years old or younger. According to Benchmark Litigation, the list was assembled through a process of peer reviews and case examinations.
Josh Podoll’s practice focuses on complex civil litigation and government investigations. He has represented clients in bench and jury trials across the country—from back-to-back-to-back antitrust trials in Oregon, Washington State, and Colorado against state and federal regulators; to jury trials in Illinois and New York federal court against private and government plaintiffs pursuing high-stakes claims under the False Claims Act; to a five-month trial in Washington State Court representing a pharmaceutical distributor against the State Attorney General in a public-nuisance case involving opioids; to an RMBS trial in New York City, where he represented a multi-national financial institution in a fraud case brought by a bond insurer.
Kathryn Kayali’s practice is focused on patent litigation, particularly in the pharmaceutical sector, and her experience includes litigation concerning both small-molecule and biologic drugs. She has experience handling pharmaceutical patent cases at every stage of litigation, from complaint through trial.
Benjamin Graham focuses his practice on international arbitration and complex commercial litigation. He has significant experience in trials, arbitrations, and complex motions practice. He has argued dispositive motions and appeals in both state and federal court; examined witnesses before judges, juries, and arbitrators; and presented opening statements in international arbitrations. Ben has handled investment-treaty disputes before ICSID and diverse commercial disputes before the leading arbitral institutions (ICC, LCIA, SCC, HKIAC, etc.). His clients include sovereign states, multinational corporations, and AmLaw-100 law firms.
Click here to see the full 2026 “40 & Under List” by Benchmark Litigation.