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 />
2003 Revenue (Fortune 2004 Rank): $31.8<br />
billion (48th)<br />
<strong>Law</strong>yers in Department: 124<br />
<strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: James B. Comey<br />
Title: SVP, GC<br />
Year Appointed <strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: 2005<br />
Year Joined the Company/Title: 2005/SVP,<br />
GC<br />
<strong>Law</strong> School: University <strong>of</strong> Chicago <strong>Law</strong> School<br />
Year Graduated: 1985<br />
<strong>In</strong>-<strong>House</strong> Chief Counsel<br />
Litigation: Scott MacKay<br />
Loews Corporation<br />
667 Madison Ave.<br />
New York, NY 10021<br />
Tel: (212) 521-2000<br />
Web: www.loews.com<br />
<strong>In</strong>dustry: <strong>In</strong>surance: P&C (stock)<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Employees: 22,000<br />
2004 Revenue (Fortune 2005 Rank): $14.6<br />
billion (144th)<br />
2003 Revenue (Fortune 2004 Rank): $15.8<br />
billion (127th)<br />
<strong>Law</strong>yers in Department: 62<br />
<strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: Gary Garson<br />
Title: SVP, GC, Sec’y<br />
Year Appointed <strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: 2002<br />
Year Joined the Company/Title:<br />
1979/Assistant GC<br />
<strong>Law</strong> School: Brooklyn <strong>Law</strong> School<br />
Year Graduated: 1970<br />
Longs Drug Stores<br />
Corporation<br />
141 N. Civic Dr.<br />
Walnut Creek, CA 94596<br />
Tel: (925) 937-1170<br />
Web: www.longs.com<br />
<strong>In</strong>dustry: Food and Drug Stores<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Employees: 22,000<br />
2004 Revenue (Fortune 2005 Rank): $4.6<br />
billion (421st)<br />
2003 Revenue (Fortune 2004 Rank): $4.5<br />
billion (389th)<br />
<strong>Law</strong>yers in Department: 5<br />
60<br />
<strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: William J. Rainey<br />
Title: SVP, GC, Sec’y<br />
Year Appointed <strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: 2003<br />
Year Joined the Company/Title: 2003/SVP,<br />
GC, Sec’y<br />
<strong>Law</strong> School: University <strong>of</strong> Michigan <strong>Law</strong> School<br />
Year Graduated: 1971<br />
<strong>In</strong>-<strong>House</strong> Chief Counsel<br />
Corporate Governance: Stan Sze<br />
Corporate Transactions: Stan Sze<br />
Labor & Employment: Kristin Ashurst<br />
Hughes<br />
Go-To <strong>Law</strong> Firms<br />
Corporate Governance: Latham & Watkins<br />
Corporate Transactions: Latham & Watkins<br />
IP: Lathrop & Gage; Thelen Reid & Priest<br />
Labor & Employment: Orrick, Herrington &<br />
Sutcliffe; Paul, Hastings, Jan<strong>of</strong>sky & Walker<br />
Litigation: Filice, Brown, Eassa & McLeod;<br />
Latham & Watkins; Orrick, Herrington &<br />
Sutcliffe<br />
Lowe’s <strong>Companies</strong>, <strong>In</strong>c.<br />
1000 Lowe’s Blvd.<br />
Mooresville, NC 28117<br />
Tel: (704) 758-1000<br />
Web: www.lowes.com<br />
<strong>In</strong>dustry: Specialty Retailers<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Employees: 139,678<br />
2004 Revenue (Fortune 2005 Rank): $36.5<br />
billion (43rd)<br />
2003 Revenue (Fortune 2004 Rank): $31.3<br />
billion (50th)<br />
<strong>Law</strong>yers in Department: 21<br />
<strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: Ross W. McCanless<br />
Title: SVP, GC, Sec’y<br />
Year Appointed <strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: 2003<br />
Year Joined the Company/Title: 2003/SVP,<br />
GC, Sec’y<br />
2006<br />
<strong>Law</strong> School: Wake Forest University School <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Law</strong><br />
Year Graduated: 1982<br />
<strong>In</strong>-<strong>House</strong> Chief Counsel<br />
Corporate Governance: M. Lee Reeves<br />
Corporate Transactions: Chris Reische<br />
IP: Gaither M. Keener Jr.<br />
Labor & Employment: Harley Jones<br />
Litigation: Todd Woods<br />
Go-To <strong>Law</strong> Firms<br />
Corporate Governance: McGuireWoods;<br />
Moore & Van Allen<br />
Corporate Transactions: McGuireWoods;<br />
Moore & Van Allen<br />
IP: Alston & Bird<br />
Labor & Employment: Drinker Biddle &<br />
Reath; Littler Mendelson<br />
Litigation: Alston & Bird; Littler Mendelson;<br />
McGuireWoods; Moore & Van Allen; Tharpe &<br />
Howell; Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice<br />
Lucent Technologies <strong>In</strong>c.<br />
600 Mountain Ave.<br />
Murray Hill, NJ 07974<br />
Tel: (908) 582-8<strong>500</strong><br />
Web: www.lucent.com<br />
<strong>In</strong>dustry: Network and Other Communications<br />
Equipment<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Employees: 31,800<br />
2004 Revenue (Fortune 2005 Rank): $9<br />
billion (247th)<br />
2003 Revenue (Fortune 2004 Rank): $8.5<br />
billion (243rd)<br />
<strong>Law</strong>yers in Department: 71<br />
<strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: William R. Carapezzi, Jr.<br />
Title: SVP, GC<br />
Year Appointed <strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: 2004<br />
Year Joined the Company/Title:<br />
1989/Attorney- Tax<br />
<strong>Law</strong> School: Western New England School <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Law</strong><br />
Year Graduated: 1982<br />
<strong>In</strong>-<strong>House</strong> Chief Counsel<br />
Corporate Governance: Michael Keefe<br />
Corporate Transactions: Michael Keefe<br />
IP: Christopher Malvone; Bernard Zucker