The NLJ Client List
Who Defends Corporate America

Rank Company In-house counsel Outside counsel
  Headquarters Type of business Top legal officer Lawyers in-house Top litigation officer Most-used outside counsel for litigation, 2001-02
1 Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Bentonville, Ark. General merchandisers Thomas Mars, General Counsel 200 Company did not respond by press time. Company did not respond by press time.
2 Exxon Mobil Corp., Irving, Texas Petroleum refining Charles Matthews, Vice President, General Counsel 537 John Tully, Assistant General Counsel-Litigation Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld (d); Baker Botts (d); Beck, Redden & Secrest (d); Covington & Burling (d); Fulbright & Jaworski (d); Howrey Simon Arnold & White (d); O'Melveny & Myers (d)
3 General Motors Corp., Detroit Motor vehicles and parts Thomas Gottschalk, Executive Vice President-Public Policy and Law, General Counsel 248 Company did not respond by press time. Company did not respond by press time.
4 Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich. Motor vehicles and parts Dennis Ross, Vice President and General Counsel 179 John Mellen, Assistant General Counsel Berkowitz, Feldmiller, Stanton, Brandt, Williams & Shaw (d); Brown McCarroll (d); Howrey Simon Arnold & White (d); Kirkland & Ellis (d); McGuireWoods (d); O'Melveny & Myers (d); Snell & Wilmer (d); Sutherland Asbill & Brennan (d); Wheeler Trigg & Kennedy (d)
5 Enron Corp., Houston Energy Robert Walls Jr., Executive Vice President and General Counsel 90 None Susman Godfrey (d); Weil, Gotshal & Manges (b)
6 General Electric Co., Fairfield, Conn. Diversified financials, power and transportation equipment Benjamin Heineman Jr., Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 900 Brackett Denniston, Vice President and Senior Counsel-Litigation and Legal Policy Jenner & Block (b); King & Spalding (b); LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae (b); Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker (b); Sidley Austin Brown & Wood (b); Weil, Gotshal & Manges (b)
7 Citigroup Inc., New York Diversified financials Joan Guggenheimer and Stephanie Mudick, Co-General Counsel 2,000 Jane Sherburne, Deputy General Counsel Company declined to disclose.
8 ChevronTexaco Corp., San Francisco Petroleum refining Harvey Hinman, Vice President and General Counsel 250 None Filice, Brown, Eassa & McLeod (b); King & Spalding (b); Pillsbury Winthrop (b); Strong Pipkin Bissell & Ledyard (b)
9 International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y. Computers, office equipment Edward Lineen, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 308 Company did not respond by press time. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue; Perkins Coie & Porter Wright Morris & Arthur; Quinn Emanuel; Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker
10 Philip Morris Cos. Inc., New York Tobacco Charles Wall, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 235 William Ohlemeyer, Vice President and Associate General Counsel Arnold & Porter (d); Boies, Schiller & Flexner (d); Dechert (d); Goodwin Procter (d); Hunton & Williams (d); Munger, Tolles & Olson (d); Shook, Hardy & Bacon (d); Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (d); Winston & Strawn (d)
11 Verizon Communications Inc., New York Telecommunications William Barr, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 185 Steven Zipperstein, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd & Evans (b); Kirkland & Ellis (b); McGuireWoods (b); Munger, Tolles & Olson (b); O'Melveny & Myers (b); White & Case (b)
12 American International Group Inc., New York Insurance: P & C (stock) Ernest Patrikis, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 464 None Cahill Gordon & Reindel (b); Freshfields (b); Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (b); O'Melveny & Myers (b); Sullivan & Cromwell (b)
13 American Electric Power Company Inc., Columbus, Ohio Energy Jeffrey Cross, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 74 D. Michael Miller, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Porter Wright Morris & Arthur (b); Sidley Austin Brown & Wood (d); Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (b); Steptoe & Johnson (b)
14 Duke Energy Corp., Charlotte, N.C. Energy Richard Blackburn, General Counsel 76 Company did not respond by press time. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Chapin Shea McNitt & Carter (b); Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky (b)
15 AT&T Corp., Basking Ridge, N.J. Telecommunications James Cicconi, General Counsel and Executive Vice President-Law and Government Affairs 250 Mark Rosenblum, Vice President-Litigation According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Sidley Austin Brown & Wood (b); Troutman Sanders (b)
16 The Boeing Co., Seattle Aerospace and defense Douglas Bain, General Counsel 124 Company did not respond by press time. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Perkins Coie; Reboul, MacMurray, Hewitt & Maynard
17 El Paso Corp., Houston Energy Peggy Heeg, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 120 Carl Corrallo, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson (d); Fulbright & Jaworski (d); Haynes and Boone (d); Locke Liddell & Sapp (b); Morrison & Foerster (d); Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (d); Vinson & Elkins (d)
18 The Home Depot Inc., Atlanta Specialty retailers Frank Fernandez, General Counsel N/A Company did not respond by press time. Company did not respond by press time.
19 Bank of America Corp., Charlotte, N.C. Commercial banks James Rayburn, General Counsel 232 Company declined to participate. Company declined to participate.
20 Fannie Mae, Washington, D.C. Diversified financials Thomas Donilon, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 102 Company did not respond by press time. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Arnold & Porter (b); Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal (b); Lehtola & Associates (b); O'Melveny & Myers (b)
21 J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., New York Commercial banks William McDavid, Managing Director, General Counsel and Secretary 250 Company did not respond by press time. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz (b); Fisher & Fisher (b)
22 The Kroger Co., Cincinnati Food and drug stores Paul Heldman, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel 18 Paul Heldman, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel Arnold & Porter (b); Littler Mendelson (b); Morrison & Foerster (b)
23 Cardinal Health Inc., Dublin, Ohio Medical products, pharmaceutical distribution Paul Williams, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary 40 Gregory Henchel, Assistant General Counsel-Litigation; Ethan Trull, Assistant General Counsel-Litigation Baker & Hostetler (b); Habash, Reasoner & Frazier (b)
24 Merck & Co. Inc., Whitehouse Station, N.J. Pharmaceuticals Kenneth Frazier, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 148 Ronald Henshall, Paul Matukaitis and Kathryn Steinbugler, vice presidents and assistant general counsel Company declined to disclose.
25 State Farm Insurance Cos., Bloomington, Ill. Insurance: P & C (mutual) Kim Brunner, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 764 Jeffrey Jackson, Vice President and General Counsel Arnold & Porter (b); Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw (b); McDermott, Will & Emery (b)
26 Reliant Resources Inc., Houston Energy Hugh Rice Kelly, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary 35 Hugh Rice Kelly, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Baker Botts (b); Duane Morris (b); Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody (b); Hiscock & Barclay (d); Jackson Walker (p); Kelly, Hart & Hallman (d); Lemle, Kelleher, Barlow & Hardtner (d); McCutcheon, Doyle, Brown & Enersen (b); Stevens & Lee (d); Thelen Reid & Priest (d); Zimmer Kunz (d); Vinson & Elkins (d)
27 SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio Telecommunications James Ellis, Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel 152 None Arnold & Porter (b); Crowell & Moring (d); Kirkland & Ellis (d); Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw (d); O'Melveny & Myers (d); Wiley, Rein & Fielding (d)
28 Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, Calif. Computers, office equipment Ann Baskins, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 266 Company did not respond by press time. Company did not respond by press time.
29 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co., New York Securities Donald Kempf Jr., Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary 270 Vincent LaGreca, Managing Director Cravath, Swaine & Moore (b); Greenberg Traurig (b); Kirkland & Ellis (b); Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (b); Shearman & Sterling (b)
30 Dynegy Inc., Houston Pipelines Kenneth Randolph, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 35 Steve McCain, Assistant General Counsel Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld (d); Locke Liddell & Sapp (d); Pillsbury Winthrop (d); Schiff Hardin & Waite (d); Thompson & Knight (d)
31 McKesson Corp., San Francisco Medical products, pharmaceutical distribution Ivan Myerson, Senior Vice President and General Counsel N/A Company did not respond by press time. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Hamilton Gaskins Fay & Moon; Morris, Manning & Martin
32 Sears, Roebuck and Co., Hoffman Estates, Ill. General merchandisers Anastasia Kelly, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 76 Carol Ann Petren, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel-Litigation and Administration Arnstein & Lehr (d); Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw (d); Ungaretti & Harris (d); Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (d); Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (d)
33 Aquila Inc., Kansas City, Mo. Energy Leslie Parrette Jr., Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 12 John Early, Senior Corporate Counsel Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin (b)
34 Target Corp., Minneapolis General merchandisers James Hale, General Counsel 40 Carter Leuty, Litigation Counsel Faegre & Benson (b); Morrison & Foerster (b)
35 The Procter & Gamble Co., Cincinnati Household and personal products James Johnson, Chief Legal Officer 235 Robert Miller, Vice President and General Counsel-Global Legal Dinsmore & Shohl (d); Howrey Simon Arnold & White (d); Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (d); Morgan & Finnegan (d)
36 Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., New York Securities Rosemary Berkery, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 306 Barry Mandel, Senior Vice President and General Counsel-Litigation and Employment Bingham McCutchen (b); Bressler Amery & Ross (b); Morgan, Lewis & Bockius (b); Sidley Austin Brown & Wood (b)
37 AOL Time Warner Inc., New York Entertainment Paul Cappuccio, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 392 Edward Weiss, Vice President and Associate General Counsel Cravath, Swaine & Moore (b); Kirkland & Ellis (b); Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (b)
38 Albertson's Inc., Boise, Idaho Food and drug stores John Sims, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 40 Charles Cole, Group Vice President-Litigation and Regulatory Affairs Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld (d); Christie, Parker & Hale (d); McDermott, Will & Emery (d); Saul Ewing (d); Steptoe & Johnson (d)
39 Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Omaha, Neb. Diversified investments, insurance Forrest Krutter, General Counsel and Secretary 60 None According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Munger, Tolles & Olson (p)
40 Kmart Corp., Troy, Mich. General merchandisers Janet Kelley, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 14 Richard Uriskp, Divisional Counsel-Employment and Environmental Law Howard & Howard (b)
41 Freddie Mac, McLean, Va. Diversified financials Maud Mater, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 86 Diane Ennist, Deputy General Counsel None
42 WorldCom Inc., Clinton, Miss. Telecommunications Michael Salsbury, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 168 Company declined to participate. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd; Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass; Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Godlen & Nelson; Jenner & Block; Piper Rudnick; Watkins & Eager
43 Marathon Oil Corp., Houston Petroleum refining William Schwind, General Counsel 101 Company did not respond by press time. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Baker Botts (b); Fulbright & Jaworski (b)
44 Costco Wholesale Corp., Issaquah, Va. Specialty retailers Richard Olin, Vice President and General Counsel 15 John Sullivan, Corporate Counsel Foster Pepper & Shefelman (d); Perkins Coie (d); Seyfarth Shaw (d); Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton (d)
45 Safeway Inc., Pleasanton, Calif. Food and drug stores Robert Gordon, General Counsel 23 Michael Boylan, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel Carlton, Disante & Freudenberg (d); Dillingham & Murphy (d); Latham & Watkins (d); Littler Mendelson (d)
46 Compaq HP Computer (formerly Compaq), Houston Computers, office equipment Thomas Siekman, General Counsel N/A Company did not respond by press time. Company did not respond by press time.
47 Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, N.J. Pharmaceuticals Roger Fine, Vice President and General Counsel 150 Taysen Van Itallie, Associate General Counsel According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld (d); Carpenter, Bennett & Morrissey (d); Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (d)
48 ConocoPhillips, Houston Petroleum refining Richard Harrington, General Counsel 120 Clyde Lea, Deputy General Counsel McGuireWoods (b); Shook, Hardy & Bacon (b)
49 Pfizer Inc., New York Pharmaceuticals Jeffrey Kindler, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 171 Company declined to participate. Company declined to participate.
50 J.C. Penney Co. Inc., Plano, Texas General merchandisers Charles Lotter, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 52 Mary Tacher, Vice President and Associate General Counsel Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld (d); Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (d); Locke Liddell & Sapp (d)
51 Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., New York Insurance: life, health (stock) Gary Beller, Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel 222 Lowell Jacobs, Chief Counsel-Litigation Debevoise & Plimpton (b); McCarter & English (b); Proskauer Rose (b); Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (b)
52 Mirant Corp., Atlanta Energy Doug Miller, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 30 Hugh M. Davenport, Vice President and General Counsel Alston & Bird (d); Balch & Bingham (d); Novack and Macey (d); Troutman Sanders (d); White & Case (d)
53 Dell Computer Corp. Round Rock, Texas Computers, office equipment Thomas Green, Senior Vice President-Law and Administration 67 Grace Fisher Renbarger, Vice President-Legal, Litigation, Labor and Employment Fulbright & Jaworski (d); Hughes & Luce (d); Jenner & Block (d); Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (d); Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker (d); Vinson & Elkins (d)
54 The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., New York Securities Gregory Palm; Esta Stecher, General Counsel 146 Norman Feit, Director-Litigation and Regulatory Processing None
55 United Parcel Service Inc., Atlanta Mail, package, freight delivery Joseph Moderow, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 38 Norman Brothers, Litigation Manager Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld (d); Alston & Bird (d); Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (d); King & Spalding (d); Morrison & Foerster (d); Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker (d); Piper Rudnick (d); Quarles & Brady (d)
56 Motorola Inc., Schaumburg, Ill. Network and other communications equipment Peter Lawson, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 130 Kathleen Bryan, Corporate Vice President and Director-Litigation Management Arnold & Porter (d); Fish & Neave (b); Kirkland & Ellis (b); Steptoe & Johnson (b); Winston & Strawn (b)
57 The Allstate Corp., Northbrook, Ill. Insurance: P & C (stock) Michael McCabe, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 131 None Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal (b)
58 TXU Corp., Dallas Utilities: gas & electric Eric Peterson, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 1 None Hunton & Williams (d)
59 United Technologies Corp., Hartford, Conn. Aerospace and defense William Trachsel, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 172 Peter Gutermann, Associate General Counsel Arter & Hadden (d); Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott (b); Crowell & Moring (d); Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton (d); Day, Berry & Howard (d); Kirkpatrick & Lockhart (b)
60 The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich. Chemicals Richard Manetta, Corporate Vice President and General Counsel 126 Jane Gootee, Assistant General Counsel Baker Botts (d); Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw (d); Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (d)
61 ConAgra Foods Inc., Omaha, Neb. Food consumer products David Hefflinger, General Counsel 75 Company did not respond by press time. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: McGrath, North, Mullin & Kratz (b)
62 Prudential Financial Inc., Newark, N.J. Insurance: life, health (stock) John Lifton, General Counsel 263 Company did not respond by press time. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Berger, Kahn, Shafton, Moss, Figler, Simon & Gladstone (b); Seyfarth Shaw (b)
63 PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, N.Y. Beverages Dave Andrews, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 72 Dave Andrews, Senior Vice President and General Counsel According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (d)
64 Wells Fargo & Co., San Francisco Commercial banks Stanley Stroup, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 154 David Garfield, Deputy General Counsel Barton, Klugman & Oetting (d); Evans, Latham and Campisi (d); Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe (d); Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin (d); Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton (d)
65 Intel Corp., Santa Clara, Calif. Semiconductors and other electronic components Thomas Dunlap, Vice President-Legal and Government Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary 97 Company did not respond by press time. Company did not respond by press time.
66 International Paper Co., Stamford, Conn. Forest and paper products William Lytton, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 58 Peter Lieb, Associate General Counsel Alston & Bird (d); Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (d); Howrey Simon Arnold & White (d); Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (d); Kirkland & Ellis (d); McGuireWoods (d)
67 Delphi Corp., Troy, Mich. Motor vehicle parts Logan Robinson, General Counsel N/A Company did not respond by press time. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (b)
68 Sprint Corp., Westwood, Kan. Telecommunications Richard Devlin, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Affairs 200 Nancy Shelledy, Assistant Vice President, Law-Litigation and Compliance Anderson, Kill & Olick (d); Stinson Morrison Hecker (d); Willkie Farr & Gallagher (d)
69 New York Life Insurance Co., New York Insurance: life, health (mutual) Sheila Davidson, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 78 Michael DeMicco, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Barger & Wolen (d); Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (d)
70 E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Inc., Wilmington, Del. Chemicals Stacey Mobley, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer 173 Thomas Sager, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel Abbott, Simses & Kuchler (d); Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott (d); Crowell & Moring (d); McGuireWoods (d); Shook, Hardy & Bacon (d)
71 Georgia-Pacific Corp., Atlanta Forest and paper products James Kelley, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 56 Kenneth Khoury, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Bailey, Crowe & Kugler (d); Hunton & Williams (d); Nelson, Mullins (d); Sheppard, Mullin (d); Troutman Sanders (d)
72 Microsoft Corp., Redmond, Wash. Computer software Bradford Smith, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 207 Thomas Burt, Deputy General Counsel-Litigation Covington & Burling (b); Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe (b); Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhodes (b); Preston Gates & Ellis (b); Sidley Austin Brown & Wood (b); Sullivan & Cromwell (b); Winston & Strawn (b)
73 The Walt Disney Co., Burbank, Calif. Entertainment Louis Meisinger, General Counsel and Executive Vice President 283 Edward Nowak, Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld; Christensen Miller; Dewey Ballantine; O'Melveny & Myers; Irell & Manella
74 Aetna Inc., Hartford, Conn. Health care L. Edward Shaw Jr., Executive Vice President and General Counsel 71 J. Edward Neugebauer, Head of Litigation Andrews & Kurth (d); Elliott Reihner Siedzikowski & Egan (d); Epstein Becker & Green (d); Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (d); Kelley, Wardell & Craig (d)
75 Ingram Micro Inc., Santa Ana, Calif. Wholesalers: electronics and office equipment James Anderson, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 18 None Bingham McCutchen (b); King & Ballow (d)
76 Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, N.J. Network and other communications equipment Richard Rawson, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 153 Lawrence Hurley Bryan Cave (d); Cravath, Swaine & Moore (d); Kelley Drye & Warren (d); Kirkland & Ellis (b); Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (d)
77 Lockheed Martin Corp., Bethesda, Md. Aerospace and defense Frank Menaker Jr., Senior Vice President and General Counsel 144 Scott MacKay, Associate General Counsel-Litigation and Compliance Miller & Chevalier (b); O'Melveny & Myers (b); Piper Rudnick (b); Venable (b)
78 Walgreen Co., Deerfield, Ill. Food and drug stores Julian Alan Oettinger, General Counsel 32 Steven Levenson, Senior Attorney Gardner, Carton & Douglas (d); Johnson & Bell (d); Parichan, Renberg, Crossman, Eliason & Renberg (d); Pillsbury Winthrop (d)
79 Bank One Corp., Chicago Commercial banks Christine Edwards, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary 250 Leonard Gail, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel-Regulatory and Bankruptcy Covington & Burling (b); Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman (b); Sidley Austin Brown & Wood (b)
80 Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association - College Retirement Equities Fund, New York Insurance: life, health (mutual) Charles Stamm, General Counsel 76 None None
81 Phillips Petroleum Co. (now part of ConocoPhillips) Bartlesville, Okla. Petroleum refining Brian Whitworth, Senior Vice President and General Counsel-Government Relations and Human Resources 48 Company did not respond by press time. Company did not respond by press time.
82 BellSouth Corp., Atlanta Telecommunications Charles Morgan, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 171 Marc Gary, Vice President, Associate General Counsel-Litigation Alston & Bird (b); Holland & Knight (d); Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre (b); Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd & Evans (b); Kilpatrick Stockton (b); Kirkland & Ellis (b); Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw (b); Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner (b)
83 Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, N.J. Aerospace and defense Peter Kreindler, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 110 Nancy Loeb, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Hunton & Williams (b); Jenner & Block (b); King & Spalding (b); Kirkland & Ellis (b); McDermott, Will & Emery (b); Osborn Maledon (b)
84 UnitedHealth Group Inc., Minnetonka, Minn. Health care David Lubben, General Counsel 49 Jacquelyn Albright, Deputy General Counsel Balch & Bingham (b); Dorsey & Whitney (b); Groom Law Group (b); O'Melveny & Myers (b); Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly (b); Seyfarth Shaw (b); Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young (b); Strasburger & Price (d); Weil, Gotshal & Manges (d)
85 Viacom Inc., New York Entertainment Michael Fricklas, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 230 Mark Morril, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott (d); Irell & Manella (b); Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (b); Shearman & Sterling (b); Weil, Gotshal & Manges (b)
86 Supervalu Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn. Wholesalers: food and grocery David Boehnen, Executive Vice President 10 None Dorsey & Whitney (d)
87 PG&E Corp., San Francisco Utilities: gas and electric Roger Peters, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 99 Robert Bordon, Deputy General Counsel According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Dewey Ballantine; Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin; Thompson & Knight; Weil, Gotshal & Manges
88 Alcoa Inc., Pittsburgh Metals Lawrence Purtell, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 75 Russell Porter Jr., Deputy General Counsel Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton (b); Cravath, Swaine & Moore (b); Kirkpatrick & Lockhart (b); LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae (b); Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (b)
89 American Express Co., New York Diversified financials Louise Parent, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 90 Stuart Alderoty, Group Litigation Counsel Faegre & Benson (b); LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae (b); Stroock & Stroock & Lavan (b)
90 Wachovia Corp., Charlotte, N.C. Commercial banks Mark Treanor, General Counsel 97 Company did not respond by press time. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart (b)
91 Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., New York Securities Thomas Russo, Vice Chairman and Chief Legal Officer 90 Thomas Hommel and Martha Solinger, Co-Heads-Litigation Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (b); Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (b); King & Spalding (b); Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (b); Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (b)
92 Cisco Systems Inc., San Jose, Calif. Network and other communications equipment Mark Chandler, Vice President-Legal Services and General Counsel 140 Mark Michels, Managing Attorney Baker & McKenzie (d); Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison (d); Cooley Godward (d); Fenwick & West (d); Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal (d); Weil, Gotshal & Manges (d)
93 CVS Corp., Woonsocket, R.I. Food and drug Stores Douglas Sgarro, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer 11 Zenon Lankowsky, Vice President and Secretary Davis Polk & Wardwell (b); Edwards & Angell (b); Hinckley, Allen & Snyder (b); Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo (b); Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy (b); Sidley Austin Brown & Wood (b)
94 Lowe's Cos. Inc., Wilkesboro, N.C. Specialty retailers Stephen Hellrung, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 15 None Alston & Bird (b); Hunton & Williams (b); Kilpatrick Stockton (b); Littler Mendelson (d); McGuireWoods (b)
95 Sysco Corp., Houston Wholesalers: food and grocery Mike Nichols, Vice President and General Counsel 7 None Arnall Golden Gregory (b); David Weinstein (b); Susman Godfrey (b)
96 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., New York Pharmaceuticals John McGoldrick, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 79 Zenola Harper Cravath, Swaine & Moore (d); Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto (d); Proskauer Rose (d); Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold (d)
97 Electronic Data Systems Corp., Plano, Texas Computer and data services D. Gilbert Friedlander, General Counsel 96 Carol Jablonski, Legal Manager-National Litigation Baker Botts (d); Hughes & Luce (d); McKool Smith (d)
98 Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Ill. Industrial and farm equipment James Buda, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 104 Kevin Brennan; Douglas Grandstaff; James Rooney-Litigation Counsel Howrey Simon Arnold & White (b); Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw (b); Seyfarth Shaw (b)
99 The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta Beverages Deval Patrick, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 136 C. Benjamin Garren Jr., Chief Counsel-Worldwide Litigation Group Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld (b); Atkins & Evans (b); Holland & Knight (b); Howrey Simon Arnold & White (b); King & Spalding (b); Morrison & Foerster (b); Thomas, Kennedy, Sampson & Patterson (b)
100 Archer Daniels Midland Co., Decatur, Ill. Food production David Smith, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 10 Frederic Kenney, Corporate Counsel-Litigation Faegre & Benson (b); Meckler Bulger & Tilson (b); Williams & Connolly (b)
101 AutoNation Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Automotive retailing, services Jonathan Ferrando, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 12 Kenneth Rollin, Vice President and Chief Litigation Officer Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson (d); Williams & Connolly (d)
102 Qwest Communications International Inc., Denver Telecommunications Drake Tempest, General Counsel 62 Company did not respond by press time According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Holme, Roberts & Owen (b); Kirkland & Ellis (b); Morgan, Lewis & Bockius (b); Perkins Coie (b); Sherman & Howard (b)
103 FedEx Corp., Memphis, Tenn. Mail, package, freight delivery Kenneth Masterson, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 109 Connie Lewis Lensing, Vice President-Legal Cohen Mohr (d); Friday, Eldredge & Clark (d); Lewis Fisher Henderson Claxton & Mulroy (d); Spotswood (d)
104 Massachusetts Mutual Life Co., Springfield, Mass. Insurance: life, health (mutual) Lawrence Burkett Jr., Executive Vice President and General Counsel 77 Gregory Woodworth, Vice President and Associate General Counsel Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel (b); Miller, Stratvert & Torgerson (b); Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (b); Steel Hector & Davis (b); Tannenbaum & Chanin (b)
105 Pharmacia Corp., Peapack, N.J. Pharmaceuticals Richard Collier, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 125 Stephen O'Sullivan, Associate General Counsel Arter & Hadden (b); Morgan, Lewis & Bockius (b); Shook, Hardy & Bacon (b); Sidley Austin Brown & Wood (b); Socha, Perczak & Anderson (b)
106 FleetBoston Financial Corp., Boston Commercial banks Gary Spiess, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 153 Robert Klivans, Deputy General Counsel Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll (d); Bingham McCutchen (b); Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton (d); Edwards & Angell (b); O'Melveny & Myers (d); Riemer & Braunstein (b); Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (d)
107 Cigna Corp., Philadelphia Health care Judith Soltz, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 100 Stephanie Middleton, Chief Counsel-Litigation Harkins Cunningham (d); O'Melveny & Myers (d); Saul Ewing (d)
108 AMR Corp., Fort Worth, Texas Airlines Anne McNamara, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 48 Company did not respond by press time. Company did not respond by press time.
109 Loews Corp., New York Insurance, tobacco, hotels Gary Garson, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 4 None Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (b)
110 Solectron Corp., Milpitas, Calif. Semiconductors and other electronic components Robert Aeschlimar, General Counsel 14 Company did not respond by press time. Company did not respond by press time.
111 Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee Motor vehicle electronics and interior systems John Kennedy, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 24 Ted Jankowski Foley & Lardner (b); Sachnoff & Weaver (b)
112 Sun Microsystems Inc., Palo Alto, Calif. Computers, office equipment John Croll, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 200 Company did not respond by press time. Company did not respond by press time.
113 HCA Inc., Nashville, Tenn. Health care Robert Waterman, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 41 Cathryn Long Sowers, Vice President-Litigation Bass, Berry & Sims (d); Ford & Harrison (d); Latham & Watkins (d); O'Melveny & Myers (d); Sheehy, Serpe & Ware (d); Vinson & Elkins (d); Zuckerman, Spaeder (d)
114 Visteon Corp., Dearborn, Mich. Motor vehicle parts Stacy Fox, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 9 Michael Sharnus, Senior Counsel Dickinson, Wright (b); Foley & Lardner (b); Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo (d)
115 Sara Lee Corp., Chicago Food consumer products Roderick Palmore, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 63 Andrea Zopp, Deputy General Counsel Constangy, Brooks & Smith (d); Jenner & Block (d); Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal (d)
116 Washington Mutual Inc., Seattle Savings institutions Fay Chapman, Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel 66 Barbara Potashnik, Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Jenner & Block; Stroock & Stroock & Lavan
117 Tech Data Corp., Clearwater, Ohio Wholesalers: electronics and office equipment David Vetter, Vice President and General Counsel 12 None Foley & Lardner (b); Holland & Knight (b); Jackson Lewis Schnitzler & Krupman (b)
118 Federated Department Stores Inc., Cincinnati General merchandisers Dennis Broderick, General Counsel, Senior Vice Preisdent and Secretary 37 William Hawthorne, Divisional Vice President and General Counsel Jackson Lewis Schnitzler & Krupman (d); Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (b); Morgan, Brown & Joy (d)
119 Raytheon Co., Lexington, Conn. Aerospace and defense Neal Minahan, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 100 Company declined to participate According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Bauer; Wells, Anderson & Race
120 Xerox Corp., Stamford, Conn. Computers, office equipment Christina Clayton, Vice President and General Counsel 91 Ivy Thomas McKinney, Associate General Counsel Nixon Peabody (d); Pillsbury Winthrop (d)
121 U.S. Bancorp, Minneapolis Commercial banks Lee Mitau, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 38 Andrea Kaufman, Associate General Counsel Dorsey & Whitney (d); Miller Nash (d)
122 TRW Inc., Cleveland Motor vehicle safety equipment, defense William Lawrence, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 51 Kim Bixenstine, Vice President and Chief Litigation Counsel None
123 Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Ill. Pharmaceuticals Jose de Lasa, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel 72 Laura Schumacher Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (b); Kirkland & Ellis (b); Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw (b); Winston & Strawn (b)
124 Northwestern Mutual, Milwaukee Insurance: life, health (mutual) Robert Berdan, General Counsel 62 None None
125 UAL Corp., Elk Grove Township, Ill. Airlines Francesca Maher, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 16 Stephen Sawyer, Assistant General Counsel Cravath, Swaine & Moore (d); Kirkland & Ellis (d); Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw (d); Seyfarth Shaw (d); Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (d); Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (d)
126 3M Co., St. Paul, Minn. Health care, safety and office products, film John Ursu, Senior Vice President-Legal Affairs and General Counsel 140 John Allison; Hildy Bowbeer; Kevin Rhodes Covington & Burling (b); Fish & Richardson (b); Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe (b); King & Spalding (b); Larson King (b)
127 AmerisourceBergen Corp., Chesterbrook, Penn. Medical products, pharmaceutical distribution William Sprague, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 9 Debra Swartz Buchanan Ingersoll (d)
128 Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., Atlanta Beverages John Parker Jr., Senior Vice President and General Counsel 14 John Parker Jr., Senior Vice President and General Counsel Hollowell, Foster & Gepp (b); Holm, Bambace & McCabe (b); McKenna Long & Aldridge (b); Miller & Martin (b); Sutherland Asbill & Brennan (b)
129 Fleming Cos. Inc., Lewisville, Texas Wholesalers: food and grocery Carlos Hernandez, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 4 None Baker Botts (b); McAfee & Taft (b)
130 Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis Electronics, electrical equipment W. Wayne Withers, General Counsel 34 Company did not respond by press time According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Frilot, Partridge, Kohnke & Clements (d); Hennelly & Grossfeld (d)
131 Best Buy Co. Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn. Specialty retailers Joseph Joyce, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 30 Thomas Harris, Senior Corporate Counsel Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi (b)
132 Rite Aid Corp., Camp Hill, Penn. Food and drug stores Robert Sari, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 5 Robert Sari, Senior Vice President and General Counsel Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll (b); Morgan, Lewis & Bockius (b); Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (b); Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen (b)
133 Publix Super Markets Inc., Lakeland, Fla. Food and drug stores John A. Attaway Jr., General Counsel 5 Company declined to participate. Company declined to participate.
134 The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., Hartford, Conn. Insurance: P & C (stock) Neal Wolin, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 201 Elizabeth Sacksteder, Director-Litigation None
135 Exelon Corp., Chicago Utilities: gas and electric Randall Mehrberg, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 65 William Von Hoene, Deputy General Counsel-Litigation Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll (d); Hoffman, Burke & Bozick (b)
136 Nationwide, Columbus, Ohio Insurance: P & C (stock) Patricia Hatler, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 112 LeRoy Johnston None
137 Xcel Energy, Minneapolis Utilities: gas and electric Gary Johnson, General Counsel 19 Company did not respond by press time According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Briggs & Morgan (p); Morgan, Lewis & Bockius (d)
138 Valero Energy Corp., San Antonio, Texas Petroleum refining Greg King, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 10 Company declined to participate. Company declined to participate.
139 McDonald's Corp., Oak Brook, Ill. Food services Gloria Santona, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 110 Jerome Krulewitch, Vice President and Associate General Counsel Company declined to participate.
140 Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wash. Forest and paper products Robert Dowdy, Vice President and General Counsel 28 Kathryn Fewell, Litigation Manager Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson (d); Perkins Coie (d); Thelen Reid & Priest (d)
141 Kimberly-Clark Corp., Irving, Texas Household and personal products O. George Everbach, Senior Vice President-Law and Government Affairs 68 O. George Everbach, Senior Vice President-Law and Government Affairs Sidley Austin Brown & Wood (b)
142 Liberty Mutual Insurance Cos., Boston Insurance: P & C (mutual) Christopher Mansfield, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 786 None Cozen O'Connor (b); Dinsmore & Shohl (b); LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae (b); Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (b)
143 The May Department Stores Co., St. Louis General merchandisers Alan Charlson, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 46 Ronald J. Dolan, Senior Counsel None
144 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio Motor vehicle tires, belts and hoses, chemicals Thomas Harvie, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 56 Deborah Okey, Associate General Counsel-Litigation Baker Botts (d); Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky (p); Thompson & Knight (d); Venable (d); Volgenau & Bosse (d)
145 Wyeth, Madison, N.J. Pharmaceuticals Louis Hoynes Jr., Executive Vice President and General Counsel 121 Willaim Ruane, Associate General Counsel-Litigation Arnold & Porter (d); Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough (d); Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (d); Shook, Hardy & Bacon (d); Williams & Connolly (d)
146 Occidental Petroleum Corp., Los Angeles Mining, crude-oil production Donald de Brier, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 60 Charles Weiss, Chief Counsel Gable & Gotwals (d); Haynes and Boone (d); Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (d); O'Melveny & Myers (d); Vinson & Elkins (d)
147 Household International Inc., Prospect Heights, Ill. Diversified financials Kenneth Robin, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 42 None Boudreaux & Leonard (b); Cahill Gordon & Reindel (b); Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe (b); Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (b)
148 Delta Air Lines Inc., Atlanta Airlines Robert Harkey, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 45 None Alston & Bird (d); Kilpatrick Stockton (d); Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker (d); Rogers & Hardin (d); Shaw Pittman (d)
149 The Gap Inc., San Francisco Specialty retailers Laurie Shanahan, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 27 Wilma Wallace, Associate General Counsel Davis & Gilbert (d); Debevoise & Plimpton (d); Keker & Van Nest (d); Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (d); Thelen Reid & Priest (d)
150 Lear Corp., Southfield, Mich. Motor vehicle interior systems Joseph McCarthy, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 9 Christopher Koch, Assistant General Counsel Bodman, Longley & Dahling (d)
151 Northrop Grumman Corp., Los Angeles Aerospace and defense W. Burks Terry, Corporate Vice President and General Counsel 78 Joseph Costello, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
152 Amerada Hess Corp., New York Petroleum refining J. Barclay Collins, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 20 Company did not respond by press time. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Shook, Hardy & Bacon (b); Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer (d)
153 Halliburton Co., Dallas Oil and gas equipment, services Bert Cornelison, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 88 Jim Bullock, Senior Vice President-Litigation Godwin Gruber (b); Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (b); Kirkpatrick & Lockhart (b)
154 Deere & Co., Moline, Ill. Industrial and farm equipment James Jenkins, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 50 Dan Harvey, Assistant General Counsel Bell, Boyd & Lloyd (d); Covington & Burling (d); Shearman & Sterling (d); Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (d)
155 Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y. Scientific, photo, control equipment Gary Van Graafeiland, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 110 James Quinn, Assistant General Counsel and Director-Marketing, Antitrust, Trademark and Litigation; A. Terry Von Houten, Assistant General Counsel and Director-Employment Law and Personnel Relations None
156 CMS Energy Corp., Dearborn, Mich. Energy S. Kinnie Smith, General Counsel 65 James Brunner, Assistant General Counsel-Consumers Energy Co.; Julio C. Mazzoli, Assistant General Counsel; H. Richard Chambers, Principal Attorney Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (b)
157 Circuit City Stores Inc., Richmond, Va. Specialty retailers W. Stephen Cannon, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 20 Francis Telegadas, Assistant General Counsel and Director-Commercial Litigation; Teri Miles, Assistant General Counsel-Employment Litigation Arter & Hadden (d); Hunton & Williams (d); McGuireWoods (d); Peter Glick (d)
158 Cinergy Corp., Cincinnati Energy Jerome Vennemann, Vice President and General Counsel 40 Donald Bogard, Associate General Counsel Baker & Daniels (b); Howrey Simon Arnold & White (b); Taft, Stettinius & Hollister (b); Thompson Hine (b); Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease (b)
159 Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc., St. Louis Beverages Stephen Lambright, Group Vice President and General Counsel 40 Lisa Annette Joley, Vice President-Litigation Ballard Rosenberg Golper & Savitt (b); Howrey Simon Arnold & White (b); Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (b)
160 Winn-Dixie Stores Inc., Jacksonville, Fla. Food and drug stores Laurence Appel, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 11 Company did not respond by press time. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Wilkins, Stephens & Tipton
161 Avnet Inc., Phoenix Wholesalers: electronics and office equipment David Birk, General Counsel 6 Neil Taylor, Vice president and general counsel Fennemore Craig (b); Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman (b); Piper Rudnick (b)
162 WellPoint Health Networks Inc., Thousand Oaks, Calif. Health care Thomas Geiser, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 23 Company declined to participate. Company declined to participate.
163 Sunoco Inc., Philadelphia Petroleum refining Mike Kuritzkes, Vice President and General Counsel 20 None Beveridge & Diamond (d); Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley (d); Pepper Hamilton (d); Zevnik Horton (d)
164 Textron Inc., Providence, R.I. Aerospace and defense Terrence O'Donnell, General Counsel 59 Company did not respond by press time. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
165 Edison International, Rosemead, Calif. Utilities: gas & electric Bryant Danner, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 80 Barbara Reeves, Associate General Counsel Hogan & Hartson (b); Latham & Watkins (b); Morgan, Lewis & Bockius (b); Munger, Tolles & Olson (b); O'Melveny & Myers (b); Steptoe & Johnson (b)
166 General Dynamics Corp., Falls Church, Va. Aerospace and defense David Savner, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 40 Mark Haley, Staff Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Jenner & Block (d)
167 Tenet Healthcare Corp., Santa Barbara, Calif. Health care Christi Sulzbach, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer 43 Gary Robinson, Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (b); Haynes and Boone (d); Strasburger & Price (b)
168 Union Pacific Corp., Omaha, Neb. Railroads Carl von Bernuth, General Counsel 70 J. Michael Hammer, Vice President-Law Covington & Burling (d); Fulbright & Jaworski (b); Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (d)
169 PacifiCare Health Systems Inc., Santa Ana, Calif. Health care Joseph Konowiecki, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 1 None K & R Law Group (b)
170 Farmland Industries Inc., Kansas City, Mo. Food production Robert Terry, Vice President and General Counsel 10 Robert Schuller, Marc Kuemmerlein and Kelly Schemenauer, Associate General Counsel Shook, Hardy & Bacon (d); Smithyman & Zakoura (d); Spencer Fane Britt & Browne (d); Stinson Mag & Fizzell (d)
171 Eli Lilly and Co., Indianapolis Pharmaceuticals Rebecca Kendall, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 116 James Burns, Assistant General Counsel Baker & Daniels (b); Barnes & Thornburg (b); Hunton & Williams (b); McCarter & English (d); Pepper Hamilton (d); Shook, Hardy & Bacon (d)
172 Waste Management Inc., Houston Waste management David Steiner, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 38 Gerard Sonnier, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel-Litigation Baker Botts (d); Debevoise & Plimpton (d); Locke Liddell & Sapp (d); Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (d); Vinson & Elkins (d)
173 Office Depot Inc., Delray Beach, Fla. Specialty retailers David Fannin, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 20 Merry Lindberg, Vice President and Associate General Counsel-Litigation and Compliance Greenberg Traurig (d); Jackson Lewis Schnitzler & Krupman (d); Latham & Watkins (d); McDermott, Will & Emery (d); Proskauer Rose (d); Steel Hector & Davis (d)
174 The Williams Cos. Inc., Tulsa, Okla. Pipelines William von Glahn, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 76 Alex Goldberg, Assistant General Counsel Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson (b)
175 Toys 'R' Us Inc., Paramus, N.J. Specialty retailers Christopher Kay, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 15 None Darby & Darby (d); Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (d)
176 Oracle Corp., Redwood Shores, Calif. Computer software Daniel Cooperman, General Counsel 100 Dorian Daley, Assistant General Counsel Baker & McKenzie (d); Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison (b); Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw (p); Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach (d); Morrison & Foerster (d)
177 Tyson Foods Inc., Springdale, Ark. Food production Les Baledge, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 15 Company did not respond by press time. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Conner & Winters; Sidley Austin Brown & Wood; Watkins & Eager
178 Staples Inc., Framingham, Mass. Specialty retailers Jack Van Woerkom, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 10 Jack Van Woerkom, Senior Vice President and General Counsel Frankfurt Garbus Kurnit Klein & Selz (b); Hale and Dorr (b); Jackson Lewis Schnitzler & Krupman (b)
179 The TJX Cos. Inc., Framingham, Mass. Specialty retailers Jay Meltzer, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 16 None Jackson Lewis Schnitzler & Krupman (d); Ropes & Gray (b)
180 Dominion Resources Inc., Richmond, Va. Utilities: gas & electric James Sanderlin, Senior Vice President-Legal 42 George Morget McGuireWoods (b)
181 Computer Sciences Corp., El Segundo, Calif. Computer and data services Hayward Fisk, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 70 Hayward Fisk, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Conley Rose & Tayon (b); Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (b); McDermott, Will & Emery (b); Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp (b); Piper Rudnick (b); Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges (d)
182 Manpower Inc., Milwaukee Temporary help Mark Toth, Vice President and Chief Legal Officer 6 None Ladas & Parry (d)
183 Dana Corp., Toledo, Ohio Motor vehicle parts Michael DeBacker, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 20 Joe Stancati, Director-Litigation Cooper & Walinski (b); Howrey Simon Arnold & White (b); Hunton & Williams (b)
184 Anthem Inc., Indianapolis Health care Raymond Umstead, Vice President and Assistant Chief Legal Officer WND Tim Spears, Director of Litigation Company declined to disclose.
185 Allegheny Energy Inc., Hagerstown, Md. Energy Thomas Henderson, Vice President and General Counsel 21 None None
186 Whirlpool Corp., Benton Harbor, Mich. Electronics, electrical equipment Daniel Hopp, Senior Vice President-Corporate Affairs and General Counsel 40 David Grumbine, Senior Counsel Barnes & Thornburg (d); Nall & Miller (d); Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough (d)
187 Humana Inc., Louisville, Ky. Health care Arthur Hipwell, General Counsel 15 Company declined to participate. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Waldman Feluren & Trigoboff; Young, Berman, Karpf & Gonzalez
188 Southern Co., Atlanta Utilities: gas and electric G. Edison Holland Jr., Executive Vice President and General Counsel 19 None Balch & Bingham (d); Troutman Sanders (d)
189 Marriott International Inc., Bethesda, Md. Hotels, casinos, resorts Joseph Ryan, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 81 James Akers, Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel Bryan Cave (b); Holland & Knight (b); O'Melveny & Myers (b); Piper Rudnick (b); Williams & Connolly (b)
190 MBNA America Bank N.A., Wilmington, Del. Commercial banks John Scheflen, General Counsel and Secretary N/A Company declined to participate. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Bradley, Arant, Rose & White (b)
191 Arrow Electronics Inc., Melville, N.Y. Wholesalers: electronics and office equipment Robert Klatell, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 5 Company did not respond by press time. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Seyfarth Shaw (d); Stoel Rives (b)
192 Health Net Inc., Woodland Hills, Calif. Health care B. Curtis Westen Jr., General Counsel and Secretary 30 Company did not respond by press time. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: McCarter & English; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
193 Marsh & McLennan Cos., New York Diversified financials William Rosoff, General Counsel 47 John Dutt, Vice President and Group Litigation Counsel Quarles & Brady; Willkie Farr & Gallagher
194 Northwest Airlines Corp., Eagan, Minn. Airlines Michael Miller, Vice President-Law and Secretary 20 Peter Kenney Jr., Vice President-Law Boies, Schiller & Flexner (d); Dorsey & Whitney (b); Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (d)
195 Public Service Enterprise Group Inc., Newark, N.J. Utilities: gas and electric R. Edwin Selover, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 49 William Frese, General Litigation Counsel According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Epstein Becker & Green; Steptoe & Johnson
196 Schering-Plough Corp., Kenilworth, N.J. Pharmaceuticals Joseph Connors, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 72 John Sander, Staff Vice President and Associate General Counsel; John Hoffman, Staff Vice President and Associate General Counsel Covington & Burling (d); Howrey Simon Arnold & White (d); Kirkland & Ellis (b); Lowenstein Sandler (d); Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (d)
197 Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, Ill. Industrial and farm equipment Stewart Hudnut, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 14 James Wooten Jr., Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary Bruce Bieneman (d); Kirkland & Ellis (d); Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw (b) Sanchez & Daniels (d)
198 Comcast Corp., Philadelphia Telecommunications Arthur Block, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 35 Terry Bienstock Davis Polk & Wardwell (d)
199 Consolidated Edison Inc., New York Utilities: gas and electric John McMahon, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 81 Richard Babinecz, Francis Leonard, Charles McTiernan, Mary Schuette Davis Polk & Wardwell (d); Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky (p); Shearman & Sterling (b)
200 Entergy Corp., New Orleans Utilities: gas and electric Michael Thompson, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 61 Kenneth Carter, Deputy General Counsel-Casualty Litigation; O.H. Storey III, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel-Commercial Litigation Friday, Eldredge & Clark (d); Germer, Bernsen, Gertz, Beaman & Brown (d); Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan (d); Phelps Dunbar (d); Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips (b)
201 The AES Corp., Arlington, Va. Utilities: gas and electric William Luraschi, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 3 Brian Miller, Chief Litigation Counsel and Corporate Secretary Clifford Chance (b); Kirkland & Ellis (b); Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (b); Williams & Connolly (b)
202 AFLAC Inc., Columbus, Ga. Insurance: life, health (stock) Joey Loudermil, General Counsel 17 Company declined to participate. Company declined to participate.
203 NiSource Inc., Merrillville, Ind. Utilities: gas and electric Peter Fazio Jr., Executive Vice President and General Counsel 31 None Schiff Hardin & Waite (b)
204 Nike Inc., Beaverton, Ore. Athletic footwear, apparel Lindsay Stewart, Vice President and Chief of Staff 18 James Carter, USA General Counsel Banner & Witcoff (d); Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison (b); Stoel Rives (b); Tonkon Torp (p)
205 UnumProvident Corp., Chattanooga, Tenn. Insurance: life, health (stock) F. Dean Copeland, Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel 86 Christopher Collins, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Company did not respond by press time
206 H.J. Heinz Co., Pittsburgh Food consumer products Laura Stein, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 26 Daniel Shaw, Assistant General Counsel Howrey Simon Arnold & White (d); Kirkland & Ellis (d); Morrison & Foerster (d); Reed Smith (d)
207 Colgate-Palmolive Co., New York Household and personal products Andrew Hendry, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 90 Katherine Hargrove Ramundo, Senior Corporate Counsel-Human Resources and Litigation Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd (b); Darby & Darby (b); Kirkland & Ellis (b); Morgan, Lewis & Bockius (b); Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker (b); Sidley Austin Brown & Wood (b); White & Case (b)
208 The Limited Inc., Columbus, Ohio Specialty retailers Samuel Fried, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 3 None Colucci & Umans (b); Davis Polk & Wardwell (b); Fenwick & West (b); Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw (b); Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease (b)
209 John Hancock Financial Services Inc., Boston Insurance: life, health (stock) Wayne Budd, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 48 Karen Morton; Jonathan Chiel Debevoise & Plimpton (b); Hale and Dorr (b)
210 Express Scripts Inc., Maryland Heights, Mo. Health care Thomas Boudreau, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 10 Gretchen Gates Kelly, Senior Counsel Husch & Eppenberger (b)
211 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., Fort Worth, Texas Railroads Jeffrey Moreland, Executive Vice President-Law, Government Affairs, and Corporate Secretary 22 Paul Hoferer, Vice President and General Counsel Brasher (b); Freeborn & Peters (b); Kelly, Hart & Hallman (b); Lathrop & Gage (b); Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw (b); McLeod, Alexander, Powel & Apffel (b); Spence, Ricke, Sweeney & Gernes (b); Steptoe & Johnson (b)
212 Agilent Technologies Inc., Palo Alto, Calif. Scientific, photo, control equipment D. Craig Nordlund, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 43 Company did not respond by press time. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (b); Kenyon & Kenyon (b); Pennie & Edmonds (b)
213 National City Corp., Cleveland Commercial banks David Zoeller, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 70 Terrance Degnan, Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (b)
214 Fluor Corp., Aliso Viejo, Calif. Engineering, construction Lawrence Fisher, Senior Vice President-Law, and Secretary 36 Paul Bruno, Vice President Latham & Watkins (d); Stein, Ray & Harris (d); Wulfsberg Reese & Sykes (d)
215 United Services Automobile Association, San Antonio, Texas Insurance: P & C (stock) Bradford Rich, General Counsel and Secretary 119 Company declined to participate. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Bracewell & Patterson
216 Continental Airlines Inc., Houston Airlines Jennifer Vogel , Vice President and General Counsel 18 Donna Katos, Managing Attorney-Litigation; Robin Curtis, Managing Attorney-Labor and Employment Crowell & Moring (d); Epstein Becker & Green (d); Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (d); McCarter & English (d); Morrison, Cohen, Singer & Weinstein (d); Ramey, Chandler, McKInley & Zito (d); Quirk & Balalor (d); St. John & Wayne (d); Vinson & Elkins (b)
217 Cendant Corp., New York Real estate, consumer services James Buckman, Vice Chairman and General Counsel 80 John Carley, Senior Vice President Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler (b); Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (b)
218 The St.Paul Cos. Inc., St. Paul, Minn. Insurance: P & C (stock) John MacColl, Vice Chairman and General Counsel 358 Kenneth Spencer III, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly (b); Sullivan & Cromwell (b)
219 Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America, New York Insurance: life, health (mutual) John Peluso, Vice President and General Counsel 50 Company did not respond by press time. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Shutts & Bowen
220 Kellogg Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Food consumer products Janet Langford Kelly, Executive Vice President-Corporate Development and Administration, General Counsel and Secretary 21 Mitchell Rapp, Corporate Counsel Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone (b); Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette (b)
221 Principal Financial Group Inc., Des Moines, Iowa Insurance: life, health (stock) Karen Shaff, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 72 Mark Lagomarcino, Don Koehler Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave (b); Debevoise & Plimpton (b); LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae (b)
222 Sanmina-SCI (Formerly SCI Systems), Huntsville, Ala. Semiconductors and other electronic components Michael Sullivan, Vice President and General Counsel 4 Steve Jackman According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy (b)
223 Bear Stearns Cos. Inc., New York Securities Mark Lehman, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 57 Company did not respond by press time. Company did not respond by press time.
224 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings Inc., Winston-Salem, N.C. Tobacco Charles Blixt, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 18 Daniel Donahue, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin (b); Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (b); Kaye, Scholer (b); Williams & Connolly (b); Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice (b)
225 Ashland Inc., Covington, Ky. Chemicals David Hausrath, Vice President and General Counsel 37 Jeffrey Raines, Associate General Counsel Allen & Overy (d); Cravath, Swaine & Moore (d); Fulbright & Jaworski (d); Murnaghan & Ferguson (d); Vinson & Elkins (d)
226 FPL Group Inc., Juno Beach, Fla. Utilities: gas and electric Jack Leon, General Counsel N/A Company declined to participate. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Boies, Schiller & Flexner (b); Steel Hector & Davis (b)
227 Progress Energy Inc., Raleigh, N.C. Utilities: gas and electric William Johnson, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary N/A Company did not respond by press time. Company did not respond by press time.
228 The Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., Somers, N.Y. Beverages Pamela McGuire, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 18 None Berkowitz, Feldmiller, Stanton, Brandt, Williams & Shaw (d); Epstein, Becker & Green (d); Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw (d); Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton (d)
229 SunTrust Banks Inc., Atlanta Commercial banks Raymond Fortin, General Counsel 30 None Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson (b); Hunton & Williams (b); Holland & Knight (b); King & Spalding (b); Stites & Harbison (b)
230 Dillard's Inc., Little Rock, Ark. General merchandisers Paul Schroeder Jr., Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel 2 None Bryan Cave (d); Christovich & Kearney (d); Friday, Eldredge & Clark (b); Jackson Walker (d); Phillips & Akers (d); Shelton & Valadez (d)
231 Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., Chicago Packaging, containers Craig Hunt, Vice President and General Counsel 6 None Winston & Strawn (b)
232 Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Houston Mining, crude-oil production J. Stephen Martin, Vice President and General Counsel 30 J. Kyle McClain, Associate General Counsel None
233 Masco Corp., Taylor, Mich. Home equipment, furnishings John Leekley, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 21 Richard Hurford, Associate Corporate Counsel; Peter Metters, Associate Corporate Counsel; and Rick Pacynski, Associate Corporate Counsel Davis Polk & Wardwell (d); Dykema Gossett (d); Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe (d); Jenner & Block (d); Littler Mendelson (d)
234 US Airways Group Inc., Arlington, Va. Airlines Michelle Bryan, Executive Vice President-Corporate Affairs and General Counsel 8 Jennifer McGary, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary O'Melveny & Myers (b); Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (b)
235 Genuine Parts Co., Atlanta Auto parts distribution, retailing Scott Smith, Vice President and Corporate Counsel 3 None Alston & Bird (b); Martenson, Hasbrouck & Simon (b)
236 Texas Instruments Inc., Dallas Semiconductors and other electronic components Joseph Hubach, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel N/A Jay C. Johnson, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe (d); Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (p); Susman Godfrey (d)
237 PPG Industries Inc., Pittsburgh Coatings, glass, specialty chemicals James Diggs, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 37 Madelyn Reilly, Assistant General Counsel Cravath, Swaine & Moore (d); Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner (p); Kirkpatrick & Lockhart (d); Winston & Strawn (p)
238 CSX Corp., Richmond, Va. Railroads Ellen Fitzsimmons, Chief Legal Officer, Senior Vice President-Law & General Counsel 40 Mike Abel, Associate General Counsel Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld (b); Huddleston, Bolen, Beatty, Porter & Copen (b); McGuireWoods (b); Crowell & Moring (b); Williams & Connolly (b)
239 Conseco Inc., Carmel, Ind. Insurance: life, health (stock) David Herzog, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 8 Robert Burkett Jr. Baker & Daniels (b); Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson (b); Burr & Forman (b); Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada (b); Holland &Hart (b); Huffer & Weathers (b); Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (b); Weil, Gotshal & Manges (b)
240 Gillette Co., Boston Household and personal products Richard Willard, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 27 Richard Willard, Senior Vice President and General Counsel According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Fish & Neave (b); Fish & Richardson (b); Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo (b); Ropes & Gray (b); Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (b)
241 Sempra Energy, San Diego Utilities: gas and electric John Light, Executive Vice President and General Counsel 65 Company did not respond by press time. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (d); Latham & Watkins (d); Lyon & Lyon (d); O'Melveny & Myers (d)
242 FirstEnergy Corp., Akron, Ohio Utilities: gas and electric Leila Vespoli, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 18 Michael Buting, Associate General Counsel; Gary Beuz, Asssociate General Cousel; David Feltner Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld (b); Calfee, Halter & Griswold (b); Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (b); Pillsbury Winthrop (b); Roetzel & Andress (b)
243 Clear Channel Communications Inc., San Antonio, Texas Radio, billboard advertising Ken Wyker, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 26 Michael Gayler, Associate General Counsel; Mary Stitch, Corporate Counsel; Dawn Finlayson, Corporate Counsel; James Dockery, Corporate Counsel; Neal Murphy, Corporate Counsel Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld (d); Ford & Harrison (d); Littler Mendelson (d); Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy (d); Susman Godfrey (d); Thelen Reid & Priest (d); Wiley, Rein & Fielding (d)
244 Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives, Inver Grove Heights, Minn. Wholesalers: food and grocery David Kastelic, General Counsel 5 None None
245 DTE Energy Co., Detroit Utilities: gas and electric Bruce Peterson, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 35 Randall Rutofske, Assistant General Counsel Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone (b)
246 Aramark Corp., Philadelphia Diversified outsourcing services Bart Colli, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 27 None Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll (d); Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley (d); Covington & Burling (d); McCarter & English (d)
247 Aon Corp., Chicago Diversified financials Raymond Skilling, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Director 65 Company did not respond by press time. According to recently filed federal civil lawsuits: Winston & Strawn (b)
248 Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, Ill. Medical products and equipment Thomas Sabatino Jr., Senior Vice President and General Counsel 83 Thomas Aldrich, Chief Litigation Counsel and Associate General Counsel Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada (b); Dechert (b); Sidley Austin Brown & Wood (b)
249 Chubb Corp., Warren, N.J. Insurance: P & C (stock) Joanne Bober, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 57 Company did not respond by press time. Company did not respond by press time.
250 Alltel Corp., Little Rock, Ark. Telecommunications Francis Frantz, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 12 None None
* p: firm sues on company's behalf, as plaintiff; d: firm defends suits against company; b: firm acts as both plaintiffs' and defense counsel
(The National Law Journal, October 2002)