Directory of In-House Law Departments Top 500 Companies ...
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2006<br />
Verizon Communications<br />
<strong>In</strong>c.<br />
1095 Avenue <strong>of</strong> the Americas<br />
New York, NY 10036<br />
Tel: (212) 395-2121<br />
Web: www.verizon.com<br />
<strong>In</strong>dustry: Telecommunications<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Employees: 211,746<br />
2004 Revenue (Fortune 2005 Rank): $71.6<br />
billion (14th)<br />
2003 Revenue (Fortune 2004 Rank): $67.8<br />
billion (12th)<br />
<strong>Law</strong>yers in Department: 173<br />
<strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: William P. Barr<br />
Title: EVP, 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: The George Washington University<br />
<strong>Law</strong> School<br />
Year Graduated: 1977<br />
<strong>In</strong>-<strong>House</strong> Chief Counsel<br />
Corporate Governance: Marianne Drost<br />
Corporate Transactions: Marianne Drost<br />
IP: Leonard Suchyta<br />
Labor & Employment: John May<br />
Litigation: Jamie Stern<br />
Go-To <strong>Law</strong> Firms<br />
Corporate Transactions: Debevoise & Plimpton<br />
IP: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett &<br />
Dunner; Howrey<br />
Labor & Employment: Foley Hoag; Jones Day<br />
Litigation: Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd,<br />
Evans & Figel; Kirkland & Ellis; Munger, Tolles<br />
& Olson; Wiley Rein & Fielding<br />
VF Corporation<br />
105 Corporate Center Blvd.<br />
Greensboro, NC 27408<br />
Tel: (336) 424-6000<br />
Web: www.vfc.com<br />
<strong>In</strong>dustry: Apparel<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Employees: 53,200<br />
2004 Revenue (Fortune 2005 Rank): $6.1<br />
billion (334th)<br />
2003 Revenue (Fortune 2004 Rank): $5.2<br />
billion (343rd)<br />
<strong>Law</strong>yers in Department: 10<br />
<strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: Candace S. Cummings<br />
Title: VP-Admin, GC, Sec’y<br />
Year Joined the Company: 1995<br />
<strong>Law</strong> School: University <strong>of</strong> Virginia School <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />
Year Graduated: 1972<br />
Viacom <strong>In</strong>c.<br />
1515 Broadway<br />
New York, NY 10036<br />
Tel: (212) 258-6000<br />
Web: www.viacom.com<br />
<strong>In</strong>dustry: Entertainment<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Employees: 38,350<br />
2004 Revenue (Fortune 2005 Rank): $27.1<br />
billion (69th)<br />
2003 Revenue (Fortune 2004 Rank): $26.6<br />
billion (64th)<br />
<strong>Law</strong>yers in Department: 230<br />
<strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: Michael D. Fricklas<br />
Title: EVP, GC, Sec’y<br />
Year Appointed <strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: 1998<br />
Year Joined the Company/Title: 1993/VP,<br />
Deputy GC<br />
<strong>Law</strong> School: Boston University School <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />
Year Graduated: 1984<br />
<strong>In</strong>-<strong>House</strong> Chief Counsel<br />
Corporate Governance: Angie Straka<br />
Corporate Transactions: Laura Franco<br />
IP: Michelena Hallie<br />
Litigation: Susanna Lowy<br />
European Union Matters: Brigit Rathouse<br />
Go-To <strong>Law</strong> Firms<br />
Corporate Governance: Shearman &<br />
Sterling; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &<br />
Flom<br />
Corporate Transactions: Hughes Hubbard<br />
& Reed; Linklaters; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,<br />
Wharton & Garrison; Shearman & Sterling<br />
IP: Davis Wright Tremaine; Irell & Manella;<br />
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison;<br />
Venable<br />
Labor & Employment: Kauff McClain & McGuire;<br />
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius; Proskauer Rose<br />
Litigation: Arnold & Porter; Hughes Hubbard<br />
& Reed; Irell & Manella; Levine Sullivan Koch<br />
& Schulz; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &<br />
Garrison; Shearman & Sterling; White<br />
O’Connor Curry<br />
European Union Matters: Linklaters;<br />
Shearman & Sterling<br />
<strong>In</strong>-<strong>House</strong> <strong>Law</strong> <strong>Departments</strong><br />
Visteon Corporation<br />
1 Village Center Dr.<br />
Van Buren Township, MI 48111<br />
Tel: (800) 847-8366<br />
Web: www.visteon.com<br />
<strong>In</strong>dustry: Motor Vehicles and Parts<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Employees: 70,200<br />
2004 Revenue (Fortune 2005 Rank): $18.7<br />
billion (118th)<br />
2003 Revenue (Fortune 2004 Rank): $17.7<br />
billion (109th)<br />
<strong>Law</strong>yers in Department: 11<br />
<strong>Top</strong> Legal Officer: John Don<strong>of</strong>rio<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: The George Washington University<br />
<strong>Law</strong> School<br />
Year Graduated: 1987<br />
<strong>In</strong>-<strong>House</strong> Chief Counsel<br />
Corporate Governance: Peter Ziparo<br />
Corporate Transactions: Peter Ziparo<br />
IP: Scott Confer<br />
Labor & Employment: Sherisse Fiorrento<br />
Litigation: Michael Sharnus<br />
European Union Matters: Michael Schuh<br />
Go-To <strong>Law</strong> Firms<br />
Corporate Governance: Foley & Lardner;<br />
Weil, Gotshal & Manges<br />
Corporate Transactions: Foley & Lardner<br />
IP: Brinks H<strong>of</strong>er Gilson & Lione (see pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />
page 128)<br />
Labor & Employment: Foley & Lardner<br />
Litigation: Butzel Long; Dickinson Wright;<br />
Foley & Lardner<br />
European Union Matters: Clifford Chance;<br />
Dummett Copp; Hammonds; Skadden, Arps,<br />
Slate, Meagher & Flom; White & Case<br />
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