| Company |
Top IP Officer |
Outside Counsel |
| 3M Company |
Gary Griswold, Staff Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel |
Finnegan Henderson; Fish & Richardson; Kirkland & Ellis; Merchant & Gould |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Steven Weinstock, Vice President, Chief Patent and Trademark Counsel |
Mayer Brown; Wood Phillips |
| Aetna |
Faye Dion, Counsel |
McCormick Paulding |
| Albertson's |
Paul Rowan, Group Vice President |
Christie Parker; Donahue Gallagher; Perkins Coie |
| Alcoa |
Edward Levine, Director–Intellectual Property, Law Division |
Cravath; LeBoeuf Lamb; Winston & Strawn |
| American Electric Power |
Bradford Signet, Associate General Counsel |
Sands & Sebolt; Standley & Gilcrest |
| American Express |
Robert Miller, Group Counsel |
Leydig Voit |
| Anheuser-Busch |
Frank Hellwig, Senior Associate General Counsel |
Bryan Cave; Pattishall McAuliffe |
| Archer Daniels Midland |
Michael Yates, Corporate Counsel–Intellectual Property |
Sterne Kessler |
| Arrow Electronics |
Wayne Brody, Vice President–Legal |
Nims Howes |
| AT&T |
Francine Berry, Vice President–Intellectual Property |
Baker Botts |
| AutoNation |
Guillermo Pernas Jr., Senior Counsel–Operations/E-Commerce |
Akin Gump |
| Avnet |
Catherine Hardwick, Associate General Counsel |
Jenkens & Gilchrist |
| Bank One |
Charles Glick, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel–Retail Banking |
Hunton & Williams |
| Baxter Healthcare |
Michael Schiffer, Chief Patent Counsel and Associate General Counsel |
Bell Boyd; Cook Alex; Eric Potter; Hoffmann Eitle; Oppenheimer Wolff; Ryan Kromholz; Senniger Powers; Townsend and Townsend; Yamamoto & Associates |
| Bear Stearns |
David Rosen, Managing Director |
In-House |
| BellSouth |
Sandra Evans, Vice President and General Counsel–BellSouth Intellectual Property Management Corp. |
Jones Day; Kilpatrick Stockton; Kirkpatrick & Lockhart; Merchant & Gould; Shaw Pittman |
| Best Buy |
Julie Moore Rapacki, Corporate Counsel–Intellectual Property |
Robins Kaplan |
| Boeing |
Robert Sproule, Assistant General Counsel |
Alston & Bird; Christensen O'Connor; Finnegan Henderson; Harness Dickey; Perkins Coie |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb |
Donald Barrack, Vice President and Patent Counsel |
Fitzpatrick Cella |
| Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway |
None |
Thompson & Knight |
| Caterpillar |
William Heming, General Patent Counsel |
Finnegan Henderson |
| Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives |
Lisa Zell, Attorney |
Merchant & Gould |
| ChevronTexaco |
Keith Turner, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel |
In-House |
| Cinergy |
Donald Bogard, Associate General Counsel |
Woodard Emhardt |
| Circuit City Stores |
Richard Kay Jr., Assistant General Counsel |
McGuireWoods |
| Cisco Systems |
Robert Barr, Patent Counsel |
Baker Botts; Beyer Weave; Weil Gotshal |
| Citigroup |
Edward Niehoff, Chief IP Counsel |
Fross Zelnick; Kilpatrick Stockton; Morgan Brown; Skadden Arps; Weinberg Cummerford |
| The Coca-Cola Company |
Eduardo Carreras, Senior Staff Counsel–Intellectual Property |
Finnegan Henderson; Howrey Simon; Sutherland Asbill |
| Coca-Cola Enterprises |
Eduardo Carreras, Senior Staff Counsel–Intellectual Property |
Finnegan Henderson; Howrey Simon; Sutherland Asbill |
| Colgate-Palmolive |
Michele Mayes, Vice President, Legal and Assistant Secretary; Paul Shapiro, Vice President, Chief Patent Counsel |
Cabinet Lavoix; Connolly Bove; Darby & Darby; Freshfields; Kenyon & Kenyon; Paul Hastings; Santamarina y Steta; Uexküll & Stolberg; Vereenidge |
| Computer Sciences |
Kenneth Purcell, Senior Counsel |
Carpmales & Ransford; Conley Rose & Tayon |
| Conoco |
Steven Meadows, Associate General Counsel |
Baker Botts; Kirkland & Ellis |
| Continental Airlines |
Sarah Hagy, Corporate Attorney |
Jones, Day; Vinson & Elkins |
| Costco Wholesale |
None |
Foster Pepper |
| CSX |
None |
Moseley Warren |
| CVS |
Christine Egan, Senior Legal Counsel |
Edwards & Angell |
| Dana |
Robert Leonardi, Director–Intellectual Property |
Howrey Simon |
| Deere |
Charles Graham, General Patent Counsel |
Burns Doane; Rockey Milnamow |
| Dell Computer |
Henry Garrana, Vice President–Legal, Intellectual Property |
Baker Botts; Hamilton & Terrile; Haynes and Boone; Skjerven Morrill |
| Dillard's |
Dean Worley, Assistant General Counsel |
Jacobson Holman |
| Dow Chemical |
Graham Taylor, Associate General Counsel–Intellectual Property |
Jenkens & Gilchrist; Roper & Quigg; Vinson & Elkins |
| Dynegy |
Renée Kimball, Corporate Counsel |
Vinson & Elkins |
| E.I. du Pont de Nemours |
Vernon Rice, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel |
Clifford Chance; Morgan & Finnegan; Potter Anderson |
| Edison International |
Stephen Pickett, Vice President and General Counsel |
In-House |
| El Paso |
David Siddall, Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Haynes and Boone |
| Eli Lilly |
Robert Armitage, Vice President and General Patent Counsel |
Finnegan Henderson; McDonnell Boehnen |
| Express Scripts |
None |
Bryan Cave |
| ExxonMobil |
John O’Hern, Coordinator– Intellectual Property Litigation |
Baker Botts; Covington & Burling; Fulbright & Jaworski; Slusser & Frost; Weil Gotshal |
| FedEx |
Christine Richards, Vice President, Customer and Business Transactions |
Baker & McKenzie; Shook Hardy |
| FleetBoston Financial |
Lori Goldin, Senior Vice President, Senior Counsel |
Edwards & Angell; Hinckley Allen; Skadden Arps |
| Fleming Companies |
None |
Shaw Pittman |
| Ford Motor |
William Coughlin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ford Global Technologies |
Brooks & Kushman; Fish & Neave |
| Gap |
Julie Henderson-Kanberg, Vice President and Associate General Counsel |
Debevoise & Plimpton; Latham & Watkins |
| General Dynamics |
Michael Finn, Senior Counsel |
Jenner & Block |
| General Electric |
Ronald Myrick, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel |
Armstrong Teasdale; Banner & Witcoff; Cantor Colburn; Hunton & Williams; McAndrews Held; Nixon & Vanderhye; Weil Gotshal |
| General Motors |
Howard Conkey, Attorney |
Kirkland & Ellis |
| Genuine Parts |
Scott Smith, Vice President and Corporate Counsel |
Alston & Bird |
| Gillette |
Donal Tobin, Patent and Trademark Counsel |
Fish & Neave; Fish & Richardson |
| The Goodyear Tire & Rubber |
Ronald Yaist, Associate General Counsel–Intellectual Property Law |
Robin Blecker |
| H.J. Heinz |
Dean Bierkan, Associate General Counsel |
Burns Doane; Kirkland & Ellis; Nims Howes |
| HCA |
Gary Pack, Senior Corporate Counsel |
Middleton Reutlinger; Waddey & Patterson |
| Hewlett-Packard |
Stephen Fox, Associate General Counsel and Director-Intellectual Property |
Dorsey & Whitney; Finnegan Henderson; Fulbright & Jaworski; Gray Cary; Irell & Manella; Klaas Law; Pennie & Edmonds; Ohlandt Greeley; Thomas Kayden |
| Home Depot |
Steven Levy, Senior Corporate Counsel–Intellectual Property |
Fulbright & Jaworski |
| Honeywell International |
John Donofrio, Vice President–Intellectual Property |
Alston & Bird; Kirkland & Ellis |
| Illinois Tool Works |
Mark Croll, Vice President–Patents and Technology |
Christensen O'Connor; Foley & Lardner; Niro Scavone; Pauley Petersen; Pitney Hardin; Thompson Hine |
| Intel |
Peter Detkin, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel |
Fish & Richardson; Howrey Simon; Kenyon & Kenyon; Weil Gotshal |
| International Paper |
Richard Stewart, Chief Counsel–Intellectual Property |
Hoffman Wasson; Jones Day; Ostrager Chong |
| John Hancock Financial Services |
James Hoodlet, Senior Counsel |
Foley Hoag |
| Johnson & Johnson |
Philip Johnson, Chief Patent Counsel |
Darby & Darby; Patterson Belknap |
| Johnson Controls |
None |
Foley & Lardner |
| Kmart |
Gerald Tschura, Vice President |
Harness Dickey |
| Kroger |
Martha Sarra, Senior Attorney |
Pillsbury Winthrop |
| Lear |
Robert Hess, Patent Counsel |
Brooks & Kushman |
| Lockheed Martin |
Patrick Hogan, Vice President and Associate General Counsel-Intellectual Property and Technical Law |
Quinn Emanuel; Skadden Arps |
| Lowe's |
Dorothy Ashford, Senior Corporate Counsel |
Alston & Bird |
| Lucent Technologies |
Laurence Padilla, Assistant General Counsel–Intellectual Property |
Kirkland & Ellis; Fish & Neave |
| Manpower |
Melinda Mitchell, Intellectual Property Attorney |
Ladas & Parry |
| Marriott International |
Elisabeth Roth Escoba, Senior Counsel |
Arent Fox |
| McDonald's |
Jennifer O'Malley, Senior Counsel; Sheila Lehr, Senior Counsel |
Altheimer & Gray; Ryndak & Suri |
| McKesson |
None |
Fenwick & West; Howrey Simon |
| Merck |
Joseph DiPrima, Vice President and Associate General Counsel–Patents; Paul Matukaitis, Vice President and Associate General Counsel–Intellectual Property |
Fitzpatrick Cella; Greenberg Traurig; Howrey Simon |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance |
Anthony D'Amore, Associate General Counsel |
Mayer Brown |
| Microsoft |
Daniel Crouse and Katie Sako, Deputy General Counsel–Patents; Thomas Rubin, Senior Attorney–Copyright; T. Andrew Culbert, Senior Attorney–Patent Litigation; Linda Norman, Senior Attorney–Copyright Litigation |
Banner & Witcoff; Covington & Burling; Klarquist Sparkman; Lee & Hayes; Leydig Voit; Preston Gates; Sullivan & Cromwell; Westman Champlin |
| Morgan Stanley Dean Witter |
None |
Kirkland & Ellis |
| Motorola |
Jonathan Meyer, Senior Vice President and Director of Patents, Trademarks, and Licensing |
Fish & Neave; Ingrassia Fisher; Kirkland & Ellis; McDermott Will |
| Nisource |
None |
Schiff Hardin |
| Occidental Petroleum |
Joseph Yao, Associate General Counsel |
Haynes and Boone; Jenkens & Gilchrist |
| Office Depot |
Brian Dan, Vice President, Associate General Counsel, and Principal Privacy Officer |
Latham & Watkins |
| PacifiCare Health Systems |
None |
K & R Law Group |
| Pfizer |
Peter Richardson, Senior Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary–Intellectual Property |
Howrey Simon |
| Pharmacia |
Carl Battle, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Global Intellectual Property |
Banner & Witcoff; Fitzpatrick Cella; Kenyon & Kenyon; Morris Nichols; Sidley Austin |
| Philip Morris Companies |
Robert Eck, Vice President and Associate General Counsel–Trademarks |
Fish & Richardson; Paul Hastings |
| Phillips Petroleum |
Allen Richmond, General Patent and Licensing Counsel |
Locke Liddell; Roper & Quigg |
| PPG Industries |
John Williamson, Assistant General Counsel–Intellectual Property |
Finnegan Henderson; Webb Ziesenheim |
| The Principal Financial Group |
Milo Vukelich, Attorney |
Zarley McKee |
| Procter & Gamble |
Steven Miller, Vice President and General Counsel–Intellectual Property |
Dorsey & Whitney; Hale and Dorr; Howrey Simon; Jones Day; Morgan & Finnegan |
| R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings |
Guy Blynn, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel |
Alston & Bird; Blank Rome; Myers Bigel |
| Sanmina-SCI Systems |
Jeffrey Roth, Senior Counsel |
Wilson Sonsini |
| Sara Lee |
Arthur DeBaugh, Chief Counsel–Intellectual Property |
Kilpatrick Stockton; Sidley Austin; Womble Carlyle |
| Schering-Plough |
James Nelson, Staff Vice President and Associate General Counsel–Patent and Trademark |
Fish & Neave; Howrey Simon; Kirkland & Ellis; Oblon Spivak |
| Sempra Energy |
none |
Howrey Simon |
| Sears, Roebuck |
Lynn Hudson Boone, Assistant General Counsel |
Holland & Hart; Michael Best |
| Smurfit-Stone Container |
None |
Dick and Harris |
| Solectron |
None |
Fish & Neave |
| Southern Company |
Thomas Bishop, Managing Attorney |
Balch & Bingham; Troutman Sanders |
| Sprint |
Harley Ball, General Attorney |
Baker Botts; McDermott Will |
| Sunoco |
Ann Mulé, Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Buchanan Ingersoll; Woodcock Washburn |
| Sysco |
Kent Berke, Assistant Vice President and Associate General Counsel |
Arnall Golden |
| Tech Data |
Dasree Ramsammy, Director and Senior Counsel |
Holland & Knight |
| TJX Companies |
Joan Flores, Intellectual Property Manager |
Foley Hoag |
| Toys "R" Us |
Ellen Storch, Associate Counsel |
Darby & Darby; Oblon Spivak |
| TXU |
None |
Worsham Forsythe |
| U.S. Bancorp |
Richard Hidy, Senior Vice President |
Dinsmore & Shohl; Fish & Richardson |
| United Air Lines |
Thomas Fraser, Senior Counsel |
Brinks Hofer; Milbank Tweed; Skadden Arps |
| United Parcel Service of America |
Christopher Schenken, Attorney; James Harris, Attorney |
Alston & Bird; King & Spalding; Morrison & Foerster |
| United Technologies |
Robert Hayter, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel |
Bachman & LaPointe; Carlson Gaskey; Niro Scavone; Wall Marjama |
| US Airways |
Monica Hargrove Roye, Associate General Counsel |
Skadden Arps |
| Valero Energy |
Martin Loeber, Vice President–Legal Services |
Fulbright & Jaworski |
| Verizon Communications |
Sarah Deutsh, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Internet Policy |
Baker Botts; Howrey Simon |
| Viacom |
Michelena Hallie, Vice President and Senior Counsel–Intellectual Property |
Irell & Manella; Kay & Boose; Paul Weiss; Venable; Weil Gotshal |
| Visteon |
Scott Confer, Chief Patent Counsel |
Brinks Hofer |
| Walgreen |
None |
Marshall Gerstein |
| Washington Mutual |
Colleen Martin, Vice President and Counsel |
Perkins Coie |
| Waste Management |
None |
Bracewell & Patterson |
| WellPoint Health Networks |
None |
Blakely Sokoloff; Harris Zimmerman |
| Wells Fargo |
John Wright, Assistant General Counsel |
Faegre & Benson |
| Weyerhaeuser |
Paul Leuzzi, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel and Assistant General Counsel |
Christensen O'Connor; Fetherstonhaugh & Co.; Kolisch Hartwell; McAndrews Held; Oyen Wiggs |
| Whirlpool |
Robert Rice, Patent Counsel |
Barnes & Thornburg; Hill & Simpson |
| Winn-Dixie Stores |
Ronald Peterson, Attorney |
Howrey Simon; LeBoeuf Lamb |
| Xerox |
Mark Costello, General Patent Counsel |
Fay Sharpe; Finnegan, Henderson; Lahive & Cockfield; Oliff & Berridge |
| (IP Worldwide, July 2002) |
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