New York—July 16, 2024—Krauss Shaknes Tallentire & Messeri LLP partner Malissa Osei has been named a 2024 Rising Star by the New York Law Journal. This annual award recognizes the region’s most promising lawyers under 40.

Malissa is a fearless courtroom advocate for women and children victimized by domestic violence, and an impressive strategist in high-profile divorce and child support matters. With a practice focused on matrimonial matters, she has experience litigating complex contract disputes, negotiating pre-nuptial agreements, and litigating financial, child custody, and child support matters in New York’s Family and Supreme Courts.

For her many accomplishments, Malissa has previously been named to the National Black Lawyers’ Top 40 Under 40, selected for the American Bar Association’s prestigious On the Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyers award, and named a Woman Worth Watching by Profiles in Diversity Journal. 

Malissa is a member of the National Urban League Young Professionals, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the New York Women’s Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, and the Metropolitan Black Bar Association. 

The full list of New York Law Journal Rising Stars can be found here. Honorees will be recognized at an awards ceremony in New York on Sept. 5.