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2006<br />
<strong>In</strong>-<strong>House</strong> Chief Counsel<br />
Corporate Governance: Joseph W. Schmidt<br />
Corporate Transactions: Joseph W. Schmidt<br />
IP: Joseph W. Schmidt<br />
Labor & Employment: Ambika Sharma<br />
Litigation: Ivonna M. Cabrera<br />
European Union Matters: Joseph W.<br />
Schmidt<br />
Go-To <strong>Law</strong> Firms<br />
Corporate Governance: Coudert Brothers<br />
Corporate Transactions: Conner & Winters;<br />
Coudert Brothers; Coughlin & Gerhart; Foley &<br />
Lardner; Koley Jessen<br />
IP: Fish & Richardson; Orrick, Herrington &<br />
Sutcliffe<br />
Labor & Employment: Coudert Brothers;<br />
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood<br />
Litigation: Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens &<br />
Cannada; Conner & Winters; Coudert Brothers;<br />
Coughlin & Gerhart; Foley & Lardner; Koley<br />
Jessen<br />
European Union Matters: Baker &<br />
McKenzie; Coudert Brothers; Freshfields<br />
Bruckhaus Deringer<br />
The Dow Chemical<br />
Company<br />
2030 Dow Center<br />
Midland, MI 48674<br />
Tel: (989) 636-1000<br />
Web: www.dow.com<br />
<strong>In</strong>dustry: Chemicals<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Employees: 43,203<br />
2004 Revenue (Fortune 2005 Rank): $40.2<br />
billion (34th)<br />
2003 Revenue (Fortune 2004 Rank): $32.6<br />
billion (44th)<br />
<strong>Law</strong>yers in Department: 148<br />
<strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: Charles J. Kalil<br />
Title: VP, GC<br />
Year Appointed <strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: 2004<br />
Year Joined the Company/Title:<br />
1980/Attorney, Environmental <strong>Law</strong><br />
<strong>Law</strong> School: Georgetown University <strong>Law</strong> Center<br />
<strong>In</strong>-<strong>House</strong> Chief Counsel<br />
Corporate Governance: W. Michael<br />
McGuire<br />
Corporate Transactions: Kenneth Isley<br />
IP: Michael Glenn<br />
Labor & Employment: Thomas McCormick<br />
Litigation: Duncan Stuart<br />
European Union Matters: Joachim R.<br />
Thalacker<br />
Go-To <strong>Law</strong> Firms<br />
Corporate Governance: Gibson, Dunn &<br />
Crutcher; Kirkland & Ellis; Mayer, Brown,<br />
Rowe & Maw<br />
Corporate Transactions: Cleary Gottlieb<br />
Steen & Hamilton; King & Spalding; Mayer,<br />
Brown, Rowe & Maw<br />
IP: Jenner & Block; King & Spalding; Whyte<br />
Hirschboeck Dudek<br />
Labor & Employment: Littler Mendelson;<br />
Paul, Hastings, Jan<strong>of</strong>sky & Walker; Seyfarth<br />
Shaw (see pr<strong>of</strong>ile page 174)<br />
Litigation: Alston & Bird; Barnes &<br />
Thornburg; Filice, Brown, Eassa & McLeod;<br />
King & Spalding; Kirkland & Ellis; Mayer,<br />
Brown, Rowe & Maw; Orrick, Herrington &<br />
Sutcliffe<br />
European Union Matters: Beck Greener;<br />
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Elzaburu;<br />
Eugene F. Collins Solicitors; Freshfields<br />
Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Spalding;<br />
Linklaters; Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw;<br />
Shearman & Sterling; Simmons & Simmons;<br />
Taglioretti Farese Cicerchia; van Mens &<br />
Wisselink; Vidal Caruana (Company provided more<br />
than seven firms)<br />
DTE Energy Company<br />
2000 Second Ave.<br />
Detroit, MI 48226<br />
Tel: (313) 235-4000<br />
Web: www.dteenergy.com<br />
<strong>In</strong>dustry: Utilities: Gas and Electric<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Employees: 11,207<br />
2004 Revenue (Fortune 2005 Rank): $7.1<br />
billion (296th)<br />
2003 Revenue (Fortune 2004 Rank): $7.1<br />
billion (273rd)<br />
<strong>Law</strong>yers in Department: 40<br />
<strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: Bruce D. Peterson<br />
Title: SVP, GC<br />
Year Appointed <strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: 2002<br />
Year Joined the Company/Title: 2002/SVP &<br />
GC<br />
<strong>Law</strong> School: Notre Dame <strong>Law</strong> School<br />
Year Graduated: 1982<br />
Go-To <strong>Law</strong> Firms<br />
Corporate Governance: Honigman Miller<br />
Schwartz and Cohn<br />
<strong>In</strong>-<strong>House</strong> <strong>Law</strong> <strong>Departments</strong><br />
Corporate Transactions: Hunton &<br />
Williams; Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone<br />
Labor & Employment: Miller, Canfield,<br />
Paddock and Stone<br />
Litigation: Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone<br />
Duke Energy Corporation<br />
(merger with Cinergy Corporation is expected in<br />
the first half <strong>of</strong> 2006)<br />
526 S. Church St.<br />
Charlotte, NC 28202<br />
Tel: (704) 594-6200<br />
Web: www.duke-energy.com<br />
<strong>In</strong>dustry: Energy<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Employees: 21,<strong>500</strong><br />
2004 Revenue (Fortune 2005 Rank): $22.8<br />
billion (86th)<br />
2003 Revenue (Fortune 2004 Rank): $23.5<br />
billion (75th)<br />
<strong>Law</strong>yers in Department: 76<br />
<strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: B. Keith Trent<br />
Title: Group VP, GC, Sec’y<br />
Year Appointed <strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: 2005<br />
Year Joined the Company/Title: 2003/GC-<br />
Litigation<br />
<strong>Law</strong> School: University <strong>of</strong> Texas School <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />
Year Graduated: 1987<br />
<strong>In</strong>-<strong>House</strong> Chief Counsel<br />
Corporate Transactions: Wayne Wiesen<br />
IP: William Bowman<br />
Labor & Employment: Robert Bisanar<br />
Litigation: Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe<br />
Go-To <strong>Law</strong> Firms<br />
Corporate Governance: Dickstein Shapiro<br />
Morin & Oshinsky (see pr<strong>of</strong>ile page 138);<br />
Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson; Skadden, Arps,<br />
Slate, Meagher & Flom<br />
Corporate Transactions: Chadbourne &<br />
Parke; Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson;<br />
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Vinson<br />
& Elkins<br />
IP: Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman<br />
Labor & Employment: Ogletree, Deakins,<br />
Nash, Smoak & Stewart<br />
Litigation: Dickstein Shapiro Morin &<br />
Oshinsky (see pr<strong>of</strong>ile page 138); Fulbright &<br />
Jaworski; Vinson & Elkins<br />
European Union Matters: Linklaters<br />
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