Directory of In-House Law Departments Top 500 Companies ...
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<strong>In</strong>-<strong>House</strong> <strong>Law</strong> <strong>Departments</strong><br />
Corporate Transactions: Mark Dickey<br />
IP: Michael Barry<br />
Labor & Employment: Cynthia Scott<br />
Litigation: Gregory Call<br />
European Union Matters: Domenick Gallo<br />
Go-To <strong>Law</strong> Firms<br />
Corporate Governance: Davis Polk &<br />
Wardwell; Kaye Scholer; Morrison & Foerster<br />
Corporate Transactions: Davis Polk &<br />
Wardwell; Kaye Scholer; Sheppard, Mullin,<br />
Richter & Hampton<br />
IP: Dewey Ballantine<br />
Labor & Employment: Seyfarth Shaw (see<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>ile page 174)<br />
Litigation: Cooley Godward; Dewey<br />
Ballantine; Susman Godfrey<br />
European Union Matters: Arthur Cox;<br />
Baker & McKenzie; Cobbetts; Simmons &<br />
Simmons<br />
General Dynamics<br />
Corporation<br />
2941 Fairview Park Dr.<br />
Falls Church, VA 22042<br />
Tel: (703) 876-3000<br />
Web: www.gd.com<br />
<strong>In</strong>dustry: Aerospace and Defense<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Employees: 70,200<br />
2004 Revenue (Fortune 2005 Rank): $19.6<br />
billion (115th)<br />
2003 Revenue (Fortune 2004 Rank): $16.6<br />
billion (121st)<br />
<strong>Law</strong>yers in Department: 47<br />
<strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: David A. Savner<br />
Title: SVP, GC, Sec’y<br />
Year Appointed <strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: 1998<br />
Year Joined the Company: 1998<br />
<strong>Law</strong> School: Northwestern University School <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Law</strong><br />
Year Graduated: 1968<br />
General Electric Company<br />
3135 Easton Turnpike<br />
Fairfield, CT 06828<br />
Tel: (203) 373-2211<br />
Web: www.ge.com<br />
<strong>In</strong>dustry: Diversified Financials<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Employees: 307,000<br />
2004 Revenue (Fortune 2005 Rank):<br />
$152.4 billion (5th)<br />
2003 Revenue (Fortune 2004 Rank):<br />
$134.2 billion (5th)<br />
<strong>Law</strong>yers in Department: 1,073<br />
46<br />
<strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: Brackett B. Denniston III<br />
Title: VP, GC, Sec’y<br />
Year Appointed <strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: 2004<br />
Year Joined the Company/Title: 1996/VP, Sr.<br />
Counsel Litigation & Legal Policy<br />
<strong>Law</strong> School: Harvard <strong>Law</strong> School<br />
Year Graduated: 1973<br />
<strong>In</strong>-<strong>House</strong> Chief Counsel<br />
Litigation: Jonathan P. Graham<br />
General Mills, <strong>In</strong>c.<br />
1 General Mills Blvd.<br />
Minneapolis, MN 55426<br />
Tel: (763) 764-7600<br />
Web: www.generalmills.com<br />
<strong>In</strong>dustry: Food Consumer Products<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Employees: 27,580<br />
2004 Revenue (Fortune 2005 Rank): $11.1<br />
billion (197th)<br />
2003 Revenue (Fortune 2004 Rank): $10.5<br />
billion (186th)<br />
<strong>Law</strong>yers in Department: 36<br />
<strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: Siri S. Marshall<br />
Title: SVP, GC, Sec’y<br />
Year Appointed <strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: 1994<br />
Year Joined the Company/Title: 1994/SVP,<br />
GC, Sec’y<br />
<strong>Law</strong> School: Yale <strong>Law</strong> School<br />
Year Graduated: 1974<br />
<strong>In</strong>-<strong>House</strong> Chief Counsel<br />
Corporate Governance: Siri S. Marshall<br />
Corporate Transactions: Eric Wedepohl<br />
IP: Greg Kaihoi; Douglas Taylor<br />
Labor & Employment: Joan Engstrom<br />
Litigation: Anurag Gulati<br />
European Union Matters: Eric Wedepohl<br />
Go-To <strong>Law</strong> Firms<br />
Corporate Governance: Dorsey & Whitney;<br />
2006<br />
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Wachtell, Lipton,<br />
Rosen & Katz<br />
Corporate Transactions: Collier Shannon<br />
Scott; Dorsey & Whitney; Faegre & Benson;<br />
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz<br />
IP: Faegre & Benson; Fulbright & Jaworski;<br />
Kagan Binder; Patterson, Thuente, Skaar &<br />
Christensen; Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi<br />
Labor & Employment: Littler Mendelson;<br />
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius<br />
Litigation: Blackwell Igbanugo (see pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />
page 126); Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi;<br />
Zelle, H<strong>of</strong>mann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette<br />
General Motors<br />
Corporation<br />
300 Renaissance Center<br />
Detroit, MI 48265<br />
Tel: (313) 556-<strong>500</strong>0<br />
Web: www.gm.com<br />
<strong>In</strong>dustry: Motor Vehicles and Parts<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Employees: 324,000<br />
2004 Revenue (Fortune 2005 Rank):<br />
$193.5 billion (3rd)<br />
2003 Revenue (Fortune 2004 Rank):<br />
$195.6 billion (3rd)<br />
<strong>Law</strong>yers in Department: 183<br />
<strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: Thomas A. Gottschalk<br />
Title: EVP <strong>Law</strong> and Public Policy, GC<br />
Year Appointed <strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: 1994<br />
Year Joined the Company/Title: 1994/SVP &<br />
GC<br />
<strong>Law</strong> School: University <strong>of</strong> Chicago <strong>Law</strong> School<br />
Year Graduated: 1967<br />
<strong>In</strong>-<strong>House</strong> Chief Counsel<br />
Litigation: Tim Jaeger<br />
Genuine Parts Company<br />
2999 Circle 75 Pkwy.<br />
Atlanta, GA 30339<br />
Tel: (770) 953-1700<br />
Web: www.genpt.com<br />
<strong>In</strong>dustry: Wholesalers: Diversified<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Employees: 31,200<br />
2004 Revenue (Fortune 2005 Rank): $9.1<br />
billion (245th)<br />
2003 Revenue (Fortune 2004 Rank): $8.4<br />
billion (244th)<br />
<strong>Law</strong>yers in Department: 4<br />
<strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: Scott C. Smith<br />
Title: VP, Corp. Counsel