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) 51 USX Corp. Pittsburgh Oil and gas, steel Dan D. Sandman, general counsel, secretary and senior vice president, human resources and public affairs 96 None Reed Smith Shaw & McClay L.L.P., Pittsburgh; Baker & Botts L.L.P., D.C.; Burke & Mayer P.L.C., New Orleans 52 Lockheed Martin Corp. Bethesda, Md. Aerospace and defense Frank H. Menaker Jr., senior vice president and general counsel 165 None Venable, D.C.; Dewey Ballantine L.L.P., New York; Miles & Stockbridge P.C., D.C.; Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker L.L.P., D.C.; McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago 53 Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. New York Insurance Gary A. Beller, senior executive vice president and general counsel 155 Helene L. Kaplan (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., New York) Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., New York; McCarter & English, Newark, N.J.; Debevoise & Plimpton, New York; Proskauer Rose L.L.P., New York; Dewey Ballantine L.L.P., New York and L.A.; Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky L.L.P., D.C. 54 The Goldman Sachs Group L.P. New York Investment banking Gregory K. Palm, general counsel 52 None Sullivan & Cromwell, New York; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., New York; O'Melveny & Myers L.L.P., D.C. 55 GTE Corp. Irving, Texas Tele- communications William P. Barr, executive vice president and general counsel 115 Robert D. Storey (Thompson Hine & Flory L.L.P, Cleveland) O'Melveny & Myers L.L.P., L.A.; Kirkland & Ellis, D.C.; Hunton & Williams, D.C.; Howrey Simon Arnold & White L.L.P., D.C. 56 Dell Computer Corp. Round Rock, Texas Computers & high technology Thomas B. Green, senior vice president, law and administration 62 None Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., Dallas, Houston and Austin, Texas; Haynes and Boone L.L.P., Dallas; Jenner & Block, Chicago; Skjerven, Morrill, MacPherson, Franklin & Friel L.L.P., Austin; Baker & Botts L.L.P., Houston and Austin 57 United Technologies Corp. Hartford, Conn. Manufacturing industrial aerospace William H. Trachsel, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary 162 None Crowell & Moring L.L.P., D.C.; Kirkpatrick & Lockhart L.L.P., Pittsburgh; Day, Berry & Howard L.L.P., Hartford; Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, New York; Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York 58 BellSouth Corp. Atlanta Tele- communications Charles R. Morgan, executive vice president and general counsel 216 Reuben V. Anderson (Phelps Dunbar L.L.P., Jackson, Miss.) Baker & McKenzie, Chicago; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, D.C.; Holland & Knight L.L.P., Miami; Kilpatrick Stockton L.L.P., Atlanta; Kirkland & Ellis, D.C. 59 Cardinal Health Inc. Dublin, Ohio Health care services Steven Alan Bennett, executive vice president and chief legal officer 35 None Baker & Hostetler L.L.P., Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio; Habash, Reasoner & Frazier, Columbus; Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease L.L.P., Columbus; Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York; Zeiger & Carpenter, Columbus 60 ConAgra Inc. Omaha, Neb. Branded foods None None None McGrath, North, Mullin & Kratz P.C., Omaha 61 International Paper Co. Purchase, N.Y. Forest and paper products William B. Lytton, senior vice president and general counsel 53 None Howrey Simon Arnold & White L.L.P., D.C.; McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe L.L.P., Richmond, Va.; Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago; Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland; Stevens & Lee P.C., Reading, Pa.; Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York 62 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. McLean, Va. Federal credit agencies Maud Mater, executive vice president, general counsel and secretary 80 Neil F. Hartigan (McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago) Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, New York; Covington & Burling, D.C.; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher L.L.P., D.C.; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius L.L.P., New York; Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor L.L.P., Wilmington, Del. 63 AutoNation Inc. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Automotive retail Jonathan P. Ferrando, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary 12 Rick L. Burdick, (Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld L.L.P., D.C.) Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson P.A., Miami; Williams & Connolly, D.C.; Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld L.L.P., Houston and D.C.; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., Chicago 64 Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Omaha, Neb. Holding company Forrest N. Krutter, secretary 13 Ronald L. Olson (Munger, Tolles & Olson L.L.P., L.A.) Munger, Tolles & Olson L.L.P., L.A. 65 Honeywell International Inc. Morristown, N.J. Aerospace and defense electronics industrial services and products Peter M. Kreindler, senior vice president and general counsel 120 None Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius L.L.P., Philadelphia; Osborn Maledon P.A., Phoenix; Hughes Hubbard & Reed L.L.P., New York; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, New York; Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, D.C. 66 The Walt Disney Co. Burbank, Calif. Diversified entertainment Louis M. Meisinger, executive vice president and general counsel 228 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); Irwin E. Russell (Beverly Hills, Calif.) Weil, Gotshal & Manges L.L.P., New York; Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp L.L.P., L.A.; Howrey Simon Arnold & White L.L.P., D.C.; Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner L.L.P., D.C.; Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges L.L.P., L.A.; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., L.A. 67 First Union Corp. Charlotte, N.C. Commercial banking Mark C. Treanor, executive vice president, general counsel and secretary 100 None Sullivan & Cromwell, New York 68 Wells Fargo & Co. San Francisco Commercial banking Stanley S. Stroup, executive vice president and general counsel 140 None Faegre & Benson L.L.P., Minneapolis; Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison L.L.P., San Francisco; Sidley & Austin, Chicago; Pillsbury Madison & Sutro L.L.P., San Francisco; O'Melveny & Myers L.L.P., L.A. 69 Duke Energy Corp. Charlotte, N.C. Global energy company Richard W. Blackburn, executive vice president, general counsel and secretary, chief compliance officer 56 Russell M. Robinson II (Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson P.A., Charlotte) Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein L.L.P., Charlotte; Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., Houston; Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson P.A., Charlotte; Winston & Strawn, D.C.; Thelen Reid & Priest L.L.P., San Francisco 70 New York Life Insurance Co. New York Insurance diversified financial services Sheila Davidson, senior vice president and general counsel 55 None Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld L.L.P., San Antonio; Arter & Hadden L.L.P., Cleveland; Holland & Knight L.L.P., Lakeland, Fla.; Barger & Wolen, L.A.; Bingham Dana L.L.P., Hartford, Conn. 71 American Express Co. Inc. New York Diversified financial services Louise M. Parent, executive vice president and general counsel 75 None Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld L.L.P., D.C.; LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae L.L.P., New York; Linklaters & Alliance, London; Leonard, Street and Deinard P.A., Minneapolis; Leydig, Voit & Mayer Ltd., Chicago 72 Loews Corp. New York Diversified financial services Barry Hirsch, senior vice president, secretary and general counsel 4 None Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., New York; Weil, Gotshal & Manges L.L.P., New York 73 PG&E Corp. San Francisco Energy Bruce R. Worthington, senior vice president and general counsel 105 None Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe L.L.P., San Francisco; Latham & Watkins, San Francisco; O'Melveny & Myers L.L.P., San Francisco; Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, San Francisco 74 Conoco Inc. Houston Energy Rich A. Herrington, senior vice president, legal and general counsel 82 None Baker & Botts L.L.P., Houston; Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York; Jones, Tete, Nolen, Hanchey, Fonti & Belfour, Lake Charles, La.; Abbott, Simses, Knister & Kuchler P.L.C., New Orleans; Crowe & Dunlevy P.C., Oklahoma City 75 Cigna Corp. Philadelphia Health care and financial Thomas J. Wagner, executive vice president and general counsel 100 None Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., New York; O'Melveny & Myers L.L.P., L.A. 76 PepsiCo Inc. Purchase, N.Y. Consumer products Robert F. Sharpe Jr., senior vice president, public affairs and general counsel 40 None Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland; Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York; Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler L.L.P., New York; Howrey Simon Arnold & White L.L.P., D.C.; Schiff Hardin & Waite, Chicago 77 AMR Corp. Fort Worth, Texas Airline Anne H. McNamara, senior vice president and general counsel 48 None Weil, Gotshal & Manges L.L.P., Dallas; Debevoise & Plimpton, D.C.; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius L.L.P., D.C. 78 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. New York Diversified worldwide health and personal care John L. McGoldrick, executive vice president and general counsel 104 None Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York; McCarter & English, Newark, N.J.; Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, New York and San Francisco; Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto, New York; Proskauer Rose L.L.P., New York 79 Sara Lee Corp. Chicago Branded consumer products Roderick A. Palmore, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary 40 None Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., Chicago; Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago; Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, Chicago; Sidley & Austin, Chicago; Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll L.L.P., Baltimore 80 FleetBoston Financial Corp. Boston Commercial banking William C. Mutterperl, executive vice president, general counsel and secretary 100 None Edwards & Angell, Providence, R.I.; Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York; Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, New York; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., New York; Bingham Dana L.L.P., Boston 81 Sprint Corp. Westwood, Kan. Communications J. Richard Devlin, executive vice president, general counsel and external affairs 135 DuBose Ausley (Ausley & McMullen P.A., Tallahassee, Fla.) King & Spalding, Atlanta; Willkie Farr & Gallagher, D.C.; Stinson, Mag & Fizzell P.C., Kansas City, Mo. 82 Raytheon Co. Lexington, Mass. Defense electronics and radar systems Thomas D. Hyde, senior vice president and general counsel 87 Warren B. Rudman (Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, D.C.) Fish & Richardson P.C., Boston; Kirkland & Ellis, L.A.; Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Swartz L.L.P., Wichita, Kan.; Baker & Botts L.L.P., Houston; Bingham Dana L.L.P., Boston; Venable, Baltimore 83 The Coca-Cola Co. Atlanta Beverages Joseph R. Gladden Jr., executive vice president and general counsel 59 in corporate Sam Nunn (King & Spalding, Atlanta) King & Spalding, Atlanta; Abelman Frayne & Schwab, New York; Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch L.L.P., Morristown, N.J.; Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May P.C., L.A.; Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld L.L.P., New York 84 Microsoft Corp. Redmond, Wash. Computer software manufacturer William H. Neukom, executive vice president, law and corporate affairs 153 None Preston Gates & Ellis L.L.P., Seattle; Sullivan & Cromwell, New York; Covington & Burling, D.C. 85 Caterpillar Inc. Peoria, Ill. Manufacturer of heavy equipment and engines R. Rennie Atterbury III, vice president, general counsel and secretary 82 None Howrey Simon Arnold & White L.L.P., D.C.; Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago; McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago; Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson, Chicago 86 UnitedHealth Group Inc. Minnetonka, Minn. Health care management David J. Lubben, general counsel and secretary About 40 William C. Ballard Jr. (of counsel, Greenbaum Doll & McDonald P.L.L.C., Louisville, Ky.); Walter F. Mondale (Dorsey & Whitney L.L.P., Minneapolis) Dorsey & Whitney L.L.P., Minneapolis; Michaels, Wishner & Bonner P.C., D.C.; Sullivan & Cromwell, New York 87 Xerox Corp. Stamford, Conn. Business equipment and services Christina E. Clayton, vice president and general counsel 117 None Pillsbury Madison & Sutro L.L.P., San Francisco; Howrey Simon Arnold & White L.L.P., D.C.; Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld L.L.P., D.C.; Nixon Peabody L.L.P., Rochester, N.Y.; Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Minneapolis 88 Lehman Bros. Holdings Inc. New York Diversified financial services Thomas A. Russo, vice chairman, chief legal officer and managing director 74 None Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York; Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, New York; Weil, Gotshal & Manges L.L.P., New York; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., New York; Clifford Chance L.L.P., London 89 The Dow Chemical Co. Midland, Mich. Diversified chemicals John G. Scriven, vice president, general counsel and secretary 144 John C. Danforth (Bryan Cave L.L.P., St. Louis) Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago; Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago; Roper & Quigg, Chicago; Barnes & Thornburg, Chicago 90 UtiliCorp United Inc. Kansas City, Mo. Electricity and gas utility None None None Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin L.L.P., Kansas City 91 Electronic Data Systems Corp. Plano, Texas Information technology and professional services D. Gilbert Friedlander, senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary 96 James A. Baker III (Baker & Botts L.L.P., Houston) Hughes & Luce L.L.P., Dallas; McKool Smith P.C., Dallas; Baker & Botts L.L.P., Dallas; Duvin, Cahn & Hutton L.P.A., Cleveland 92 J.P. Morgan & Co. Inc. New York Commercial banking Rachel F. Robbins, managing director, general counsel and corporate secretary 82 None Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York; Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York; Proskauer Rose L.L.P., New York 93 CVS Corp. Woonsocket, R.I. Specialty retailing Douglas A. Sgarro, chief legal officer and vice president 10 None Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C., Boston; Hinckley, Allen & Snyder L.L.P., Providence, R.I.; Edwards & Angell, Providence; Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, L.L.P., D.C. 94 UAL Corp. Elk Grove Township, Ill. Air transportation Francesca M. Maher, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary 22 John K. Van de Kamp (of counsel, Dewey Ballantine L.L.P., L.A.) Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P., Chicago; Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago and D.C.; Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz, Chicago; Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York; Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, D.C. 95 Walgreen Co. Deerfield, Ill. Retail drug store operations Julian A. Oettinger, vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary 30 None Johnson & Bell Ltd., Chicago; Gardner, Carton & Douglas, Chicago 96 Georgia-Pacific Corp. Atlanta Lumber and paper James F. Kelly, senior vice president, law and general counsel 43 None Troutman Sanders L.L.P., Atlanta; Porter Wright Morris & Arthur L.L.P., Columbus, Ohio; Hunton & Williams, Richmond, Va.; Banner and Witcoff Ltd., D.C.; King & Spalding, Atlanta 97 Federated Department Stores Inc. Cincinnati Department store retailer Thomas G. Cody, executive vice president, legal and human resources 25 None Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland; Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges L.L.P., San Francisco; Morgan, Brown & Joy L.L.P., Chicago; Frost & Jacobs L.L.P., Cincinnati; Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein, New York 98 Sysco Corp. Houston Food service distribution Michael C. Nichols, vice president and general counsel 5 Jonathan Golden (Arnall Golden & Gregory L.L.P., Atlanta) Arnall Golden & Gregory L.L.P., Atlanta 99 SUPERVALU Inc. Minneapolis Wholesale and retail groceries David L. Boehnen, executive vice president 12 None Dorsey & Whitney L.L.P., Minneapolis 100 Bergen Brunswig Corp. Orange, Calif. Pharmaceuticals health care products Milan A. Sawdei, executive vice president, chief legal and compliance officer, and secretary 9 None Lowenstein Sandler P.C., Roseland, N.J.; Clifford Chance Rogers & Wells L.L.P., D.C.; Morrison & Foerster L.L.P., San Francisco; Allen, Matkins, Leck, Gamble & Mallory L.L.P., Irvine, Calif.; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton L.L.P., L.A.   1 - 50   101 - 150     Back to "American Corporations and Their Lawyers"