The National Law Journal in March presented America’s 50 Outstanding General Counsel, a report spotlighting in-house attorneys who head legal departments at some of most important companies and organizations in the world and who exemplify top lawyering skills and professionalism.

Here, seven of those general counsel share that recognition by describing the pivotal contributions made by the outside counsel they recruited for their blockbuster litigation wins and deals.

Kent Baldauf Jr., director and vice president, The Webb Law Firm