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) 101 TXU Corp. Dallas Utility None None None Worsham, Forsythe & Wooldridge L.L.P., Dallas 102 Tech Data Corp. Clearwater, Fla. Wholesale distributor of microcomputer hardware and software David R. Vetter, vice president and general counsel 4 None Foley & Lardner, Tampa, Fla.; Ruden, McClosky, Smith, Schuster & Russell P.A., St. Petersburg, Fla.; Baker & McKenzie, Miami; Jackson, Lewis, Schnitzler & Krupman, White Plains, N.Y.; Holland & Knight L.L.P., Tampa 103 TRW Inc. Cleveland Aerospace & defense auto parts & information technology William B. Lawrence, executive vice president, general counsel and secretary 41 None Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland 104 FedEx Corp. Memphis, Tenn. Transportation and logistics Kenneth R. Masterson, executive vice president, general counsel and secretary About 78 Robert L. Cox (Waring Cox P.L.C., Memphis); George J. Mitchell (of counsel, Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand Chartered, D.C., and senior counsel, Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau, Pachios & Haley L.L.C., Portland, Maine) Lewis, Fisher, Henderson & Claxton L.L.P., L.A.; Shane & Taitz, San Francisco; Newman Fitch Altheim Myers P.C., New York; Biedermann, Hoenig, Masamillo & Ruff P.C., New York; Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly L.L.P., Minneapolis 105 Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. Nashville, Tenn. Health care provider Robert A. Waterman, senior vice president and general counsel 35 in legal None Latham & Watkins, D.C.; O'Melveny & Myers L.L.P., D.C.; Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, Nashville; Bass, Berry & Sims P.L.C., Nashville; Dewey Ballantine L.L.P., New York 106 Alcoa Inc. Pittsburgh Aluminum manufacturer Lawrence R. Purtell, executive vice president and general counsel 42 None LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae L.L.P., Pittsburgh; Crowell & Moring L.L.P., D.C.; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., New York; Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, D.C.; Baker & McKenzie, London and Hong Kong; Kirkpatrick & Lockhart L.L.P., Pittsburgh; Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York 107 Pfizer Inc. New York Pharmaceuticals Paul S. Miller, executive vice president and general counsel 146 None Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler L.L.P., New York; Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky L.L.P., D.C.; Pennie & Edmonds L.L.P., New York; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., New York; Arnold & Porter, D.C. 108 Johnson Controls Inc. Milwaukee Automotive and electronic John P. Kennedy, vice president, general counsel and secretary 9 None Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee; Quarles & Brady L.L.P., Milwaukee; Sachnoff & Weaver Ltd., Chicago 109 Lowe's Cos. Inc. North Wilkesboro, N.C. Retail home improvement Stephen A. Hellrung, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary 16 None Alston & Bird L.L.P., Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C.; Hunton & Williams, Richmond, Va.; Littler Mendelson P.C., Atlanta and Chicago; Kilpatrick Stockton L.L.P., Winston-Salem, N.C.; McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe L.L.P., Charlotte 110 Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. (3M) Maplewood, Minn. Manufacturing John J. Ursu, senior vice president, legal affairs and general counsel 150 Aulana L. Peters (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher L.L.P., L.A.) Larson King L.L.P., St. Paul, Minn.; Latham & Watkins, L.A. and D.C.; King & Spalding, Atlanta; Fish & Richardson P.C., Boston and Minneapolis; Howrey Simon Arnold & White L.L.P., D.C. 111 Liberty Mutual Group Boston Fire and casualty insurance Christopher C. Mansfield, senior vice president and general counsel About 810 None LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae L.L.P., New York; Dinsmore & Shohl L.L.P., Cincinnati; Cozen and O'Connor P.C., Philadelphia; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., New York 112 Dynegy Inc. Houston Energy marketer Kenneth E. Randolph, general counsel and secretary 32 None Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld L.L.P., Houston; Thompson & Knight P.C., Dallas; Jackson Walker L.L.P., Houston; Moricoli, Harris, & Cottingham P.C., Oklahoma City 113 The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. Milwaukee Mutual life insurance Robert J. Berdan, vice president and general counsel 660 Pierre du Pont (Richards, Layton & Finger P.A., Wilmington, Del.) LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae L.L.P., New York; Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee; Greenberg Traurig P.A., Miami 114 Reliant Energy Inc. Houston International energy company Hugh Rice Kelly, executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary 37 James A. Baker III (Baker & Botts L.L.P., Houston) Baker & Botts L.L.P., Houston; Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody P.C., Austin, Texas; Bracewell & Patterson L.L.P., Houston; Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, various offices 115 Halliburton Co. Dallas Oil field services engineering construction Lester L. Coleman, executive vice president and general counsel 90+ None Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Dallas 116 Delta Air Lines Inc. Atlanta Airline Robert S. Harkey, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary 40 None Rogers & Hardin L.L.P., Atlanta; ShawPittman, D.C.; Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker L.L.P., D.C.; Kilpatrick Stockton L.L.P., Atlanta; Alston & Bird L.L.P., Atlanta 117 Fleming Cos. Inc. Oklahoma City Food distributor Lenore Graham, senior vice president and general counsel 7 None McAfee & Taft P.C., Oklahoma City; Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C., Houston 118 Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. Atlanta Soft drinks & bottling distribution John R. Parker Jr., senior vice president and general counsel 13 None Miller & Martin L.L.P., Chattanooga, Tenn.; Long Aldridge & Norman L.L.P., Atlanta; Sutherland Asbill & Brennan L.L.P., Atlanta; Arrington & Hollowell P.C., Atlanta 119 Tosco Corp. Stamford, Conn. Oil refining and marketing Wilkes McClave III, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary 16 None Stroock & Stroock & Lavan L.L.P., New York; Latham & Watkins, L.A.; Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, D.C. 120 Archer-Daniels- Midland Co. Decatur, Ill. Agricultural products processing David J. Smith, vice president, secretary and general counsel 6 Robert S. Strauss (Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld L.L.P., D.C.) Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld L.L.P., D.C.; Covington & Burling, D.C.; Dewey Ballantine L.L.P., New York; Faegre & Benson L.L.P., Minneapolis; Baker & McKenzie, Chicago; Williams & Connolly, D.C. 121 Emerson Electric Co. St. Louis Electrical electronic products and systems W. Wayne Withers, senior vice president, secretary and general counsel 28 William M. Van Cleve (Bryan Cave L.L.P., St. Louis) Howrey Simon Arnold & White L.L.P., Houston; Bryan Cave L.L.P., St. Louis; Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York; Fish & Neave, New York; ShawPittman, D.C. 122 The May Department Stores Co. St. Louis Retailing Alan E. Charleston, senior vice president and chief counsel 45 Helen L. Kaplan (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., New York); Robert D. Storey (Thompson Hine & Flory L.L.P., Cleveland) Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., New York; Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, L.A.; Kelley Drye & Warren L.L.P., New York; Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld L.L.P., D.C.; Belcher, Henzie & Biegenzahn P.C., L.A. 123 Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. Jacksonville, Fla. Retail grocery stores E. Ellis Zahra Jr., senior vice president and general counsel 11 None LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae L.L.P., Jacksonville; Howrey Simon Arnold & White L.L.P., D.C.; Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker L.L.P., Atlanta 124 Eastman Kodak Co. Rochester, N.Y. Photography Gary P. Van Graafeiland, senior vice president and general counsel 103 None Nixon Peabody L.L.P., Rochester; Harter, Secrest & Emery L.L.P., Rochester; Sullivan & Cromwell, New York; McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen L.L.P., San Francisco 125 IBP Inc. Dakota Dunes, S.D. Meat packer & processor Sheila B. Hagen, executive vice president and general counsel 12 None Sidley & Austin, Chicago; Stinson, Mag & Fizzell P.C., Kansas City, Mo. 126 Phillips Petroleum Co. Bartlesville, Okla. Integrated petroleum/ chemicals company J. Bryan Whitworth, senior vice president, general counsel, government relations and human resources 41 None Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Houston; Locke Liddell & Sapp L.L.P., Dallas; Snell & Wilmer L.L.P., Irvine, Calif.; Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., Kansas City, Mo.; Glidden Partners, Houston 127 Washington Mutual Inc. Seattle Financial institutions Fay L. Chapman, senior executive vice president and general counsel 36 None Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe, Seattle; Stroock & Stroock & Lavan L.L.P., L.A.; Foster Pepper & Shefelman P.L.L.C., Seattle; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher L.L.P., Irvine, Calif., and San Francisco; Sidley & Austin, D.C. 128 Nationwide Insurance Enterprise Columbus, Ohio Diversified financial services Patricia R. Hatler, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary 350 None Kirkland & Ellis, D.C.; Arter & Hadden L.L.P., various offices; Bricker & Eckler L.L.P., Columbus 129 American Home Products Corp. Madison, N.J. Pharmaceuticals Louis L. Hoynes Jr., senior vice president and general counsel 85 None Arnold & Porter, D.C. and New York; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York; Willkie Farr & Gallagher, New York; Williams & Connolly, D.C. 130 The Hartford financial services Group Inc. Hartford, Conn. Diversified financial services Michael S. Wilder, group senior vice president and general counsel 74 in legal Paul G. Kirk Jr. (of counsel, Sullivan & Worcester L.L.P., Boston) Arnold White & Durkee P.C., Houston; Butler, Rubin, Saltarelli & Boyd, Chicago; Chadbourne & Parke L.L.P., D.C.; Mound, Cotton & Wollan, New York; Robinson & Cole L.L.P., Hartford 131 Dana Corp. Toledo, Ohio Automotive components Martin J. Strobel, vice president, general counsel and secretary 22 None Howrey Simon Arnold & White L.L.P., D.C.; Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York; Cooper, Walinski & Cramer L.P.A., Toledo; Hunton & Williams, New York and Richmond, Va.; Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick L.L.P., Toledo; Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker L.L.P., New York and Atlanta 132 McDonald's Corp. Oak Brook, Ill. Food service quick service restaurants Jeffrey B. Kindler, executive vice president and corporate general counsel 110 Donald G. Lubin (Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, Chicago) Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, Chicago; Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky L.L.P., D.C.; Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago 133 Waste management Inc. Houston Environmental services waste collection and disposal Laurence O'Donnell III, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary 20 None Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., Chicago and New York; Debevoise & Plimpton, New York; Locke Liddell & Sapp L.L.P., Houston; Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson, Chicago; Baker & Botts L.L.P., Houston 134 US West Inc. Denver Tele- communications Mark D. Roellig, executive vice president, law, public policy and human resources, general counsel and secretary 70 None Sherman & Howard L.L.C., Denver; Perkins Coie L.L.P., D.C.; Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, New York; Garlin, Driscoll & Murray L.L.C., Boulder, Colo.; Brooks & Kushman P.C., Southfield, Mich. 135 Abbott Laboratories Abbott Park, Ill. Pharmaceuticals Jose M. de Lasa, senior vice president, secretary and general counsel 55 None Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago; Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago; Winston & Strawn, Chicago; Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Chicago; Baker & McKenzie, Chicago 136 Atlantic Richfield Co. (ARCO) Los Angeles Integrated petroleum N/A, merged into British Petroleum Amoco, effective April 18 N/A N/A N/A 137 Publix Super Markets Inc. Lakeland, Fla. Retail supermarkets John A. Attaway Jr., general counsel and secretary 5 E. Van McClurg (Hahn, McClurg, Watson, Griffith & Bush P.A., Lakeland) Holland & Knight L.L.P., Lakeland; Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye, O'Neill & Mullis P.A., Tampa, Fla.; Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker L.L.P., Atlanta; Hahn, McClurg, Watson, Griffith & Bush P.A., Lakeland; Ford & Harrison L.L.P., Tampa 138 Kimberly-Clark Corp. Irving, Texas Personal consumer products O. George Everbach, senior vice president, law and government affairs, and general counsel 57 William O. Fifield (Sidley & Austin, Dallas) Sidley & Austin, Chicago 139 Warner-Lambert Co. Morris Plains, N.J. Health care and consumer products N/A, merged into Pfizer Inc., effective June 12 N/A N/A N/A 140 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Akron, Ohio Manufacturing, rubber products C. Thomas Harvie, senior vice president and general counsel 56 None Venable, D.C.; Covington & Burling, D.C.; Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, Brussels 141 Viacom International Inc. New York Diversified entertainment Michael D. Fricklas, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary 170 George Abrams (Hale and Dorr L.L.P., Boston); Brent Redstone (Davis, Graham & Stubbs L.L.P., Denver) Shearman & Sterling, New York; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York; Hughes Hubbard & Reed L.L.P., New York; Irell & Manella L.L.P., L.A.; Weil, Gotshal & Manges L.L.P., New York 142 Rite Aid Corp. Camp Hill, Pa. Retail drugstores Elliot S. Gerson, senior executive vice president and general counsel 10 Nancy A. Lieberman (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., New York) Morgan, Lewis & Bockius L.L.P., Pittsburgh and Philadelphia; Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen L.L.P., Philadelphia; Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe L.L.P., Baltimore; Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, D.C.; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., New York 143 Lear Corp. Southfield, Mich. Automotive parts supplier, manufacturing Joseph F. McCarthy, vice president, secretary and general counsel 7 None Winston & Strawn, Chicago; Bodman, Longley & Dahling L.L.P., Detroit; Brooks & Kushman P.C., Southfield, Mich. 144 Fluor Corp. Aliso Viejo, Calif. Engineering and construction Lawrence N. Fisher, senior vice president, law, and secretary 30 None Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher L.L.P., L.A.; Wulfsberg Reese & Sykes P.C., Oakland, Calif. 145 Weyerhaeuser Co. Federal Way, Wash. Lumber and paper Robert A. Dowdy, vice president and general counsel 19 Richard H. Sinkfield (Rogers & Hardin L.L.P., Atlanta) Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York; Perkins Coie L.L.P., Seattle; Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson P.S.C., Seattle 146 Cisco Systems Inc. San Jose, Calif. Networking for the Internet A. Daniel Scheinman, senior vice president of legal and government affairs 37 None Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison L.L.P., Palo Alto, Calif., and San Francisco; Weil, Gotshal & Manges L.L.P., Palo Alto and Menlo Park, Calif.; Baker & McKenzie, San Francisco; Cooley Godward L.L.P., Palo Alto; Fenwick & West L.L.P., Palo Alto; Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, Chicago 147 Associates First Capital Corp. Irving, Texas Diversified financial services Chester D. Longnecker, executive vice president, secretary and general counsel 50 None Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., New York; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York 148 Toys ÒRÓ Us Inc. Paramus, N.J. Toy retailer Michael L. Tumolo, vice president, counsel 7 None Darby & Darby P.C., New York; Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, New York; Schulte Roth & Zabel L.L.P., New York; Weil, Gotshal & Manges L.L.P., New York 149 Deere & Co. Moline, Ill. Agricultural & industrial equipment manufacturing financial services James R. Jenkins, senior vice president and general counsel 50 None Covington & Burling, D.C.; Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, Chicago; Shearman & Sterling, New York; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., New York 150 Sun Microsystems Palo Alto, Calif. Computers Michael H. Morris, vice president, general counsel and secretary 165 None Day Casebeer Madrid & Batchelder L.L.P., Cupertino, Calif.; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto; McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen L.L.P., San Francisco; Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe, San Francisco; Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman L.L.P., Sunnyvale, Calif.   51 - 100   151 - 200     Back to "American Corporations and Their Lawyers"