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TXU Corp.<br />
1601 Bryan St.<br />
Dallas, TX 75201<br />
Tel: (214) 812-4600<br />
Web: www.txucorp.com<br />
<strong>In</strong>dustry: Energy<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Employees: 7,900<br />
2004 Revenue (Fortune 2005 Rank): $11.2<br />
billion (195th)<br />
2003 Revenue (Fortune 2004 Rank): $11.3<br />
billion (177th)<br />
<strong>Law</strong>yers in Department: 21<br />
<strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: Eric H. Peterson<br />
Title: EVP, GC<br />
Year Appointed <strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: 2002<br />
Year Joined the Company/Title: 2002/EVP,<br />
GC<br />
<strong>Law</strong> School: Southern Methodist University<br />
School <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />
Year Graduated: 1985<br />
<strong>In</strong>-<strong>House</strong> Chief Counsel<br />
Corporate Governance: Kim K.W. Rucker<br />
Corporate Transactions: Saf Joshi<br />
IP: David Poole<br />
Labor & Employment: Lisa Winston Sorrell<br />
Litigation: David P. Poole<br />
Go-To <strong>Law</strong> Firms<br />
Corporate Governance: Haynes and Boone;<br />
Hunton & Williams; Thelen Reid & Priest<br />
Corporate Transactions: Hunton &<br />
Williams; Sullivan & Cromwell; Thelen Reid &<br />
Priest; Vinson & Elkins<br />
IP: Hunton & Williams<br />
Labor & Employment: Hunton & Williams;<br />
Winstead Sechrest & Minick<br />
Litigation: Adorno & Yoss; Burford & Ryburn;<br />
Cantey & Hanger; Hunton & Williams; Walker<br />
Sewell; White & Wiggins<br />
Tyson Foods, <strong>In</strong>c.<br />
2210 W. Oaklawn Dr.<br />
Springdale, AR 72762<br />
Tel: (479) 290-4000<br />
Web: www.tysonfoodsinc.com<br />
<strong>In</strong>dustry: Food Production<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Employees: 114,000<br />
2004 Revenue (Fortune 2005 Rank): $26.4<br />
billion (72nd)<br />
2003 Revenue (Fortune 2004 Rank): $24.5<br />
billion (72nd)<br />
<strong>Law</strong>yers in Department: 20<br />
<strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: Alberto Gonzalez-Pita<br />
Title: EVP, GC<br />
Year Appointed <strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: 2004<br />
Year Joined the Company/Title: 2004/EVP,<br />
GC<br />
<strong>Law</strong> School: Boston University School <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />
Year Graduated: 1977<br />
<strong>In</strong>-<strong>House</strong> Chief Counsel<br />
Corporate Governance: Read Hudson<br />
Corporate Transactions: Read Hudson<br />
IP: Christine Daugherty<br />
Labor & Employment: David L. Van Bebber<br />
Go-To <strong>Law</strong> Firms<br />
Corporate Governance: Kutak Rock; Sidley<br />
Austin Brown & Wood<br />
Corporate Transactions: Kutak Rock; Sidley<br />
Austin Brown & Wood; White & Case<br />
IP: Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin; Fellers,<br />
Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens; McAfee<br />
& Taft<br />
Labor & Employment: Akin Gump Strauss<br />
Hauer & Feld; Maynard, Cooper & Gale<br />
Litigation: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld;<br />
Bassett <strong>Law</strong> Firm; Dickstein Shapiro Morin &<br />
Oshinsky (see pr<strong>of</strong>ile page 138); Kutak Rock;<br />
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood<br />
U.S. Bancorp<br />
800 Nicollet Mall<br />
Minneapolis, MN 55402<br />
Tel: (651) 466-3000<br />
Web: www.usbank.com<br />
<strong>In</strong>dustry: Commercial Banks<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Employees: 48,831<br />
2004 Revenue (Fortune 2005 Rank): $14.7<br />
billion (143rd)<br />
2003 Revenue (Fortune 2004 Rank): $15.4<br />
billion (133rd)<br />
<strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: Lee Mitau<br />
Title: EVP, GC, Sec’y<br />
Year Appointed <strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: 1995<br />
<strong>In</strong>-<strong>House</strong> <strong>Law</strong> <strong>Departments</strong><br />
Year Joined the Company/Title: 1995/EVP,<br />
GC, Sec’y<br />
<strong>Law</strong> School: University <strong>of</strong> Minnesota <strong>Law</strong><br />
School<br />
Year Graduated: 1972<br />
<strong>In</strong>-<strong>House</strong> Chief Counsel<br />
Litigation: Andrea Kaufman<br />
UAL Corporation<br />
1200 E. Algonquin Rd.<br />
Elk Grove Township, IL 60007<br />
Tel: (847) 700-4000<br />
Web: www.united.com<br />
<strong>In</strong>dustry: Airlines<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Employees: 61,000<br />
2004 Revenue (Fortune 2005 Rank): $16.4<br />
billion (129th)<br />
2003 Revenue (Fortune 2004 Rank): $13.7<br />
billion (145th)<br />
<strong>Law</strong>yers in Department: 26<br />
<strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: Paul R. Lovejoy<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: Case Western Reserve University<br />
<strong>Law</strong> School<br />
Year Graduated: 1981<br />
<strong>In</strong>-<strong>House</strong> Chief Counsel<br />
Corporate Governance: Paul Lovejoy<br />
Corporate Transactions: Paul Lovejoy<br />
IP: Thomas Fraser<br />
Labor & Employment: Janet Hall<br />
Litigation: Ricks Frazier<br />
European Union Matters: Steven Fus<br />
Go-To <strong>Law</strong> Firms<br />
Corporate Governance: Cravath, Swaine &<br />
Moore<br />
Corporate Transactions: Cravath, Swaine &<br />
Moore<br />
IP: Brinks H<strong>of</strong>er Gilson & Lione (see pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />
page 128); Ward & Olivo<br />
Labor & Employment: Littler Mendelson;<br />
O’Melveny & Myers; Seyfarth Shaw (see pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />
page 174)<br />
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