The NLJ Client List: Who Represents Corporate America?   Rank Name Headquarters Type of business Top legal officer Lawyers in-house Private lawyers on board of directors Most-used outside counsel (1999-'00) 1 General Motors Corp. Detroit Autos and truck manufacturing Thomas A. Gottschalk, senior vice president and general counsel 238 None Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago and D.C.; King & Spalding, Atlanta; Bowman and Brooke, Detroit; Lavin, Coleman, O'Neil, Ricci, Finarelli & Gray, Philadelphia; Weil, Gotshal & Manges L.L.P., New York 2 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Bentonville, Ark. Retailer Robert K. Rhoads, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary 126 None Campbell, McCranie, Sistrunk, Anzelmo & Hardy P.C., New Orleans; D'Assaro and Hall P.A., Orlando, Fla.; Snyder & Strozier, Santa Barbara, Calif.; Weil, Gotshal & Manges L.L.P., New York; Venable, D.C. 3 Exxon Mobil Corp. Irving, Texas Energy Charles W. Matthews Jr., vice president and general counsel 626 Helene L. Kaplan (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., New York) Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld L.L.P., Dallas; Howrey Simon Arnold & White L.L.P., D.C.; Beck, Redden & Secrest L.L.P., Houston; Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York; Baker & Botts L.L.P., Houston; Covington & Burling, D.C.; O'Melveny & Myers L.L.P., L.A.; Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Houston 4 Ford Motor Co. Dearborn, Mich. Automotive manufacturer John M. Rintamaki, group vice president and chief of staff 345 None O'Melveny & Myers L.L.P., D.C.; Wheeler Trigg & Kennedy P.C., Denver; Snell & Wilmer L.L.P., Phoenix 5 General Electric Co. Fairfield, Conn. Diversified services technology and manufacturing Benjamin W. Heineman Jr., senior vice president, general counsel and secretary 697 Sam Nunn (King & Spalding, Atlanta) Weil, Gotshal & Manges L.L.P., New York; Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker L.L.P., Stamford, Conn.; Sidley & Austin, Chicago; Dewey Ballantine L.L.P., New York; King & Spalding, Atlanta 6 International Business Machines Corp. Armonk, N.Y. Computer sales Lawrence R. Ricciardi, senior vice president and general counsel 282 None Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York; Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Chicago; Covington & Burling, D.C.; Nixon Peabody L.L.P., Rochester, N.Y. 7 Citigroup Inc. New York Diversified financial services Charles O. Prince III, general counsel and corporate secretary 1200 Kenneth J. Bialkin (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., New York) Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., New York; Shearman & Sterling, New York; Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, New York 8 AT&T Corp. New York Tele- communications James W. Cicconi, executive vice president and general counsel 260 None Sidley & Austin, Chicago; Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York; Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld L.L.P., D.C.; Kenyon & Kenyon, New York; Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Dallas 9 Philip Morris Cos. Inc. New York Consumer packaged goods Charles R. Wall, senior vice president and general counsel 190 None Arnold & Porter, D.C.; Hunton & Williams, New York and Richmond, Va.; Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., Kansas City, Mo.; Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York; Winston & Strawn, Chicago and New York 10 The Boeing Co. Seattle Aerospace & defense Douglas G. Bain, general counsel 105 None Perkins Coie L.L.P., Seattle; Bryan Cave L.L.P., St. Louis 11 Bank of America Corp. Charlotte, N.C. Commercial banking Paul J. Polking, general counsel 232 None Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York; Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, D.C.; Morrison & Foerster L.L.P., San Francisco; Smith Helms Mulliss & Moore L.L.P., Charlotte 12 SBC Communications Inc. San Antonio Communications James D. Ellis, senior vice president and general counsel 245 Toni Rembe (Pillsbury Madison & Sutro L.L.P., San Francisco); William P. Clark (Clark, Cali & Negranti, San Luis Obispo, Calif.) Sullivan & Cromwell, New York; Wiley, Rein & Fielding, D.C.; Pillsbury Madison & Sutro L.L.P., San Francisco; Arnold & Porter, L.A., D.C. and New York; Crowell & Moring L.L.P., D.C.; Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago 13 Hewlett-Packard Co. Palo Alto, Calif. Computers printers & information technology services Ann O. Baskins, vice president, general counsel and secretary 175 None Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto; Freshfields, London; Pennie & Edmonds L.L.P., New York; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher L.L.P., L.A.; Irell & Manella L.L.P., L.A.; Choate, Hall & Stewart, Boston 14 The Kroger Co. Cincinnati Retail grocery stores Paul W. Heldman, senior vice president, secretary and general counsel 17 Reuben V. Anderson (Phelps Dunbar L.L.P., Jackson, Miss.) Arnold & Porter, D.C.; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, New York 15 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. Bloomington, Ill. Diversified financial services Kim Bruner, vice president and general counsel 740 None Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago; McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago 16 Sears, Roebuck and Co. Hoffman Estates, Ill. Retailer Anastasia D. Kelly, executive vice president, general counsel and secretary 55 None Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, D.C.; O'Melveny & Myers L.L.P., D.C.; Latham & Watkins, Chicago; Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago 17 American International Group Inc. New York Insurance Ernest T. Patrikis, senior vice president and general counsel 200 None Sullivan & Cromwell, New York; Cahill Gordon & Reindel, New York; O'Melveny & Myers L.L.P., D.C.; Freshfields, London; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher L.L.P., New York 18 Enron Corp. Houston Energy and broadband James V. Derrick Jr., executive vice president and general counsel About 230 None Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., Houston; Bracewell & Patterson L.L.P., Houston; Andrews & Kurth L.L.P., Houston; LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae L.L.P., New York; King & Spalding, Houston 19 TIAA-CREF New York Financial services pension funds life insurance Charles H. Stamm, executive vice president and general counsel 70 None Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe L.L.P., New York; Mayer, Brown & Platt, various offices; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, New York; Sutherland Asbill & Brennan L.L.P., Atlanta and D.C.; Debevoise & Plimpton, New York 20 Compaq Computer Corp. Houston High technology personal computers Thomas C. Siekman, senior vice president and general counsel 70 None Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York; Fish & Neave, New York; McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen L.L.P., San Francisco; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., New York; Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., Houston 21 The Home Depot Inc. Atlanta Retail home improvement Laurence B. Appel, vice president, business law group (acting general counsel) 22 None Altman, Kritzer & Levick P.C., Atlanta; King & Spalding, Atlanta; Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy L.L.P., Atlanta 22 Lucent Technologies Inc. Murray Hill, N.J. High technology communications networking Richard J. Rawson, senior vice president and general counsel 211 None Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe L.L.P., San Francisco; Bryan Cave L.L.P., St. Louis; Kirkland & Ellis, New York; Kelley Drye & Warren L.L.P., New York 23 The Procter & Gamble Co. Cincinnati Consumer products James J. Johnson, chief legal officer 235 Robert D. Storey (Thompson Hine & Flory L.L.P., Cleveland) Dinsmore & Shohl L.L.P., Cincinnati; Howrey Simon Arnold & White L.L.P., D.C.; Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland; Morgan & Finnegan L.L.P., New York 24 Albertson's Inc. Boise, Idaho Supermarket retailer Thomas R. Saldin, executive vice president , administration and general counsel 153 None Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld L.L.P., D.C.; Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley L.L.P., Boise; Meuleman & Miller L.L.P., Boise; Bogin, Munns & Munns, Orlando, Fla. 25 WorldCom Inc. (formerly MCI Worldcom Inc.) Clinton, Miss. Tele- communications Michael H. Salsbury, executive vice president and general counsel 86 None Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York; Bryan Cave L.L.P., St. Louis; King & Spalding, Atlanta 26 Fannie Mae Washington, D.C. Financial services Thomas E. Donilon, executive vice president, law and policy 88 None Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn P.L.L.C., D.C.; Arnold & Porter, D.C.; Brown & Wood L.L.P., New York; O'Melveny & Myers L.L.P., D.C.; Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, D.C. 27 Kmart Corp. Troy, Mich. Discount retail stores Nancie W. LaDuke, vice president, secretary and acting general counsel 16 None Dickinson Wright P.L.L.C., Detroit; Howard & Howard Attorneys P.C., Detroit; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., New York; Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone P.L.C., Detroit 28 Texaco Inc. Harrison, N.Y. Energy Deval L. Patrick, vice president and general counsel 125 Sam Nunn (King & Spalding, Atlanta) Howrey Simon Arnold & White L.L.P., D.C.; King & Spalding, Atlanta; Gable & Gotwals P.C., Tulsa, Okla.; Cummings & Lockwood, Stamford, Conn.; Wallace King Marraro & Branson P.L.L.C., D.C. 29 Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. New York Financial management and advice Stephen L. Hammerman, vice chairman of the board 300 Aulana L. Peters (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher L.L.P., L.A.) Brown & Wood L.L.P., New York; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., New York; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, New York and D.C.; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius L.L.P., New York; Clifford Chance Rogers & Wells L.L.P., New York and London 30 Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter & Co. New York Diversified financial services Donald G. Kempf Jr., executive vice president, chief legal officer and secretary 220 None Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York; Shearman & Sterling, New York; Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York; Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago 31 The Chase Manhattan Corp. New York Banking financial services William H. McDavid, general counsel 215 Helene L. Kaplan (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., New York) Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York; O'Sullivan Graev & Karabell L.L.P., New York 32 Target Corp. Minneapolis Retail James T. Hale, general counsel and corporate secretary 20 Jim Pete Hale (Brownfield, Texas) Faegre & Benson L.L.P., Minneapolis; Sills Cummins Radin Tischman Epstein & Gross P.A., Atlantic City, N.J.; Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker L.L.P., San Francisco; Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy L.L.P., Atlanta; Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe L.L.P., Chicago 33 Bell Atlantic Corp. New York Tele- communications Mark Matthis, acting executive vice president and general counsel 135 Robert D. Storey (Thompson Hine & Flory L.L.P., Cleveland) Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., Chicago; Winston & Strawn, Chicago; Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., D.C.; Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd & Evans P.L.L.C., D.C.; Kirkland & Ellis, Chica go; Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius L.L.P., Philadelphia 34 Merck & Co. Inc. Whitehouse Station, N.J. Pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical benefits management Kenneth C. Frazier, senior vice president and general counsel 127 None Shearman & Sterling, New York; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, New York; Arnold & Porter, D.C. 35 Chevron Corp. San Francisco Energy Harvey D. Hinman, vice president and general counsel 157 J. Bennett Johnston (Shreveport, La.) Pillsbury Madison & Sutro L.L.P., San Francisco; Filice, Brown, Eassa & McLeod L.L.P., Oakland, Calif.; Strong, Pipkin, Nelson, Bissell & Ledyard L.L.P., Beaumont, Texas; Gardere Wynne Sewell & Riggs L.L.P., Houston 36 J.C. Penney Co. Inc. Plano, Texas Retail department & drug stores Charles R. Lotter, executive vice president, secretary and general counsel 64 None Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Dallas; Locke Liddell & Sapp L.L.P., Dallas; Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld L.L.P., Dallas and D.C.; Richards, Layton & Finger P.A., Wilmington, Del.; Morrison & Foerster L.L.P., Dallas and D.C. 37 Motorola Inc. Schaumburg, Ill. Telecommuni- cations semiconductors electronics A. Peter Lawson, executive vice president, general counsel and secretary to board of directors 190 None Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago; Winston & Strawn, Chicago; Fish & Neave, New York; Steptoe & Johnson L.L.P., D.C.; Arnold & Porter, D.C. 38 McKesson HBOC Inc. San Francisco Health care supply management & information systems Ivan D. Meyerson, senior vice president and general counsel 21 None Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., New York; Pillsbury Madison & Sutro L.L.P., San Francisco 39 Intel Corp. Santa Clara, Calif. Semiconductors F. Thomas Dunlap Jr., vice president, general counsel and secretary 120 None Brown & Bain P.A., Phoenix; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher L.L.P., L.A. and D.C.; Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman L.L.P., Palo Alto, Calif.; Howrey Simon Arnold & White L.L.P., D.C.; Kenyon & Kenyon, New York; Weil, Gotshal & Manges L.L.P., Menlo Park, Calif. 40 Safeway Inc. Pleasanton, Calif. Food retailer Robert Gordon, vice president and general counsel 15 None Latham & Watkins, San Francisco 41 Ingram Micro Inc. Santa Ana, Calif. Wholesale distributor of technology products James E. Anderson Jr., senior vice president, secretary and general counsel 15 None Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York; Cooley Godward L.L.P., Palo Alto, Calif., and San Diego; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton L.L.P., San Francisco; King & Ballow, San Diego and Nashville, Tenn. 42 E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. . Wilmington, Del. Chemical Stacey J. Mobley, senior vice president, general counsel and chief administrative officer 202 None Crowell & Moring L.L.P., D.C.; Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott, Denver; Abbott, Simses, Knister & Kuchler P.L.C., New Orleans; McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe L.L.P., Richmond, Va.; Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll L.L.P., Philadelphia 43 Johnson & Johnson New Brunswick, N.J. Health care Roger S. Fine, vice president and general counsel 85 None Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler L.L.P., New York; Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, New York and Cleveland; Howrey Simon Arnold & White L.L.P., D.C.; Sidley & Austin, Chicago; Venable, Baltimore and D.C. 44 Costco Wholesale Corp. Issaquah, Wash. Retail wholesale sales Richard Olin, vice president and general counsel 14 None Seyfarth Shaw, Chicago; Foster Pepper & Shefelman P.L.L.C., Seattle; Perkins Coie L.L.P., Seattle; Greenberg Glusker Fields Clamen & Machtinger L.L.P., L.A.; Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn L.L.P., New York 45 Time Warner Inc. New York Media and entertainment Christopher P. Bogart, executive vice president, general counsel and secretary 354 John C. Danforth (Bryan Cave L.L.P., St. Louis) Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York; Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld L.L.P., D.C.; Fleischman & Walsh L.L.P., D.C.; Weissman, Wolff, Bergman, Coleman & Silverman L.L.P., Beverly Hills, Calif. 46 United Parcel Service of America Inc. Atlanta Parcel distribution Joseph R. Moderow, general counsel 38 William H. Brown III (Schnader Harrison Segal & Louis L.L.P., Philadelphia) Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher L.L.P., D.C.; Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker L.L.P., Atlanta; Alston & Bird L.L.P., Atlanta; Morrison & Foerster L.L.P., San Francisco; King & Spalding, Atlanta 47 The Allstate Corp. Northbrook, Ill. Diversified financial services Michael J. McCabe, senior vice president and general counsel 125 None Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal (various cities) 48 The Prudential Insurance Co. of America Newark, N.J. Insurance John Listin, senior vice president and general counsel 315 Frederic K. Becker (Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer P.A., Woodbridge, N.J.); Stanley C. Van Ness (Herbert Van Ness Cayci & Goodwell, Princeton, N.J.) Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, D.C.; Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York; Winston & Strawn, Chicago; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., New York; Sidley & Austin, Chicago 49 Aetna Inc. Hartford, Conn. Diversified financial services L. Edward Shaw Jr., senior vice president and general counsel 95 None Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York 50 Bank One Corp. Chicago Financial services Christine A. Edwards, executive vice president, chief legal officer and secretary 163 Alex Shumate (Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., Columbus, Ohio) Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York; Sidley & Austin, Chicago; Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago and D.C.; Covington & Burling, D.C.   51 - 100     Back to "American Corporations and Their Lawyers"