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Who Represents America’s Biggest Companies

Law Firm (location) Corporate Client Rank in Fortune 250 Client’s 2005 Revenue (millions) Practice Area Primary Outside Counsel
Bales Weinstein (Tampa) Sysco Corp. 68 $30,282 Litigation
Ball & Weed (San Antonio) The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 112 $19,723 Litigation
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott (Chicago) E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. 73 $28,491 Litigation and Intellectual Property
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott (Chicago) 3M Co. 101 $21,167 Litigation
Bassett Law Firm (Fayetteville, Ark.) Tyson Foods, Inc. 80 $26,014 Litigation
Beck, Redden & Secrest (Houston) 3M Co. 101 $21,167 Litigation
Begos & Horgan (Bronxville, N.Y.) UnumProvident Corp. 229 $10,437 Litigation
Bell Nunnally & Martin (Dallas) HCA Inc. 84 $24,455 Labor and Employment
Bergeson (San Jose) Solectron Corp. 227 $10,456 Litigation
Beyer Weaver & Thomas (Mountain View, Calif.) Cisco Systems, Inc. 83 $24,801 Intellectual Property
Bialson, Bergen & Schwab (Palo Alto, Calif.) Solectron Corp. 227 $10,456 Litigation
Bird & Bird (Torrance, Calif.) Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 110 $20,222 Intellectual Property
Black, Lowe & Graham (Seattle) Honeywell International Inc. 71 $28,862 Intellectual Property
Blackwell Igbanugo (Troy, Mich.) General Mills, Inc. 206 $11,244 Litigation
Bowen Riley Warnock & Jacobson (Nashville, Tenn.) HCA Inc. 84 $24,455 Litigation
Bozeman, Neighbour, Patton & Noe (Moline, Ill.) Deere & Co. 96 $21,931 Labor and Employment
Brothers & Thompson (Chicago) Abbott Laboratories 93 $22,338 Labor and Employment
Burford & Ryburn (Dallas) TXU Corp. 228 $10,449 Litigation
Cantú & Estrada Abogados (Monterrey, Mexico) Whirlpool Corp. 152 $14,317 Corporate Transactions
Carlson, Caspers, Vandenburgh & Lindquist (Minneapolis) 3M Co. 101 $21,167 Intellectual Property
Carlson, Gaskey & Olds (Birmingham, Mich.) Masco Corp. 174 $12,884 Intellectual Property
Cesari and McKenna (Boston) Cisco Systems, Inc. 83 $24,801 Intellectual Property
Colucci & Umans (New York City) Limited Brands, Inc. 246 $9,699 Litigation, Corporate Transactions, Intellectual Property
Conley Rose (Houston) Halliburton Co. 103 $20,994 Intellectual Property
Constantine Cannon (New York City) Dell Inc. 25 $55,908 Litigation
Cook, Alex, McFarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler (Chicago) Genuine Parts Co. 245 $9,783 Intellectual Property
Cooper & Walinski (Toledo, Ohio) Dana Corp. 234 $10,092 Litigation
Crompton, Seager & Tufte (Minneapolis) Honeywell International Inc. 71 $28,862 Intellectual Property
Dillingham & Murphy (San Francisco) Safeway Inc. 50 $38,416 Labor and Employment
Dobrusin & Thennisch (Pontiac, Mich.) Pulte Homes, Inc. 147 $14,896 Intellectual Property
Druckman & Blatt (Portland, Ore.) Weyerhaeuser Co. 90 $23,000 Labor and Employment
Eldridge Cooper Steichen & Leach (Tulsa, Okla.) Weyerhaeuser Co. 90 $23,000 Labor and Employment
Erickson, Beasley, Hewitt & Wilson (Oakland, Calif.) PG&E Corp. 200 $11,703 Labor and Employment
Figari & Davenport (Dallas) UnumProvident Corp. 229 $10,437 Litigation
Filice Brown Eassa & McLeod (Oakland, Calif.) The Dow Chemical Co. 36 $46,307 Litigation
Flynn, Gaskins & Bennett (Minneapolis) Emerson Electric Co. 126 $17,305 Litigation
Fortney & Scott (Minneapolis) Lockheed Martin Corp. 52 $37,213 Labor and Employment
Fortney & Scott (Minneapolis) Sysco Corp. 68 $30,282 Labor and Employment
Goodman, Allen & Filetti (Glen Allen, Va.) Circuit City Stores, Inc. 226 $10,472 Intellectual Property
Gordon Hargrove & James (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) BellSouth Corp. 106 $20,613 Labor and Employment
Hahn McClurg (Lakeland, Fla.) Publix Super Markets, Inc. 104 $20,745 Corporate Transactions
Hamilton & Terille (Austin, Texas) Dell Inc. 25 $55,908 Intellectual Property
Hennelly & Grossfeld (Marina Del Rey, Calif.) Emerson Electric Co. 126 $17,305 Litigation
Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker (San Jose, Calif.) Cisco Systems, Inc. 83 $24,801 Intellectual Property
Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson (Seattle) Weyerhaeuser Co. 90 $23,000 Litigation and Corporate Transactions
Hornblower, Manning & Ward (Corpus Christi, Texas) E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. 73 $28,491 Labor and Employment
Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz (Scottsdale, Ariz.) Honeywell International Inc. 71 $28,862 Intellectual Property
Kagan Binder (Stillwater, Minn.) General Mills, Inc. 206 $11,244 Intellectual Property
Kelly, Herlihy & Klein (San Francisco) The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. 116 $19,221 Litigation
Kienbaum Opperwall Hardy & Pelton (Birmingham, Ala.) Ford Motor Co. 5 $177,210 Labor and Employment
Kinney & Lange (Minneapolis) 3M Co. 101 $21,167 Intellectual Property
Lafayette & Kumagai (San Francisco) PG&E Corp. 200 $11,703 Labor and Employment
Lahive & Cockfield (Boston) Abbott Laboratories 93 $22,338 Intellectual Property
Lane & Waterman (Davenport, Iowa) Deere & Co. 96 $21,931 Corporate Transactions
Larson King (St. Paul, Minn.) 3M Co. 101 $21,167 Litigation
Law Offices of Steven M. Ziegler (Hollywood, Fla.) Aetna Inc. 91 $22,885 Litigation
MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd (Toledo, Ohio) Dana Corp. 234 $10,092 Intellectual Property
Martenson, Hasbrouck & Simon (Atlanta) Genuine Parts Co. 245 $9,783 Labor and Employment
McClure McClure Davis & Henn (Indianapolis) Publix Super Markets, Inc. 104 $20,745 Corporate Transactions
McGarry Bair (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Whirlpool Corp. 152 $14,317 Intellectual Property
McMahon Berger (St. Louis) Emerson Electric Co. 126 $17,305 Labor and Employment
Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel (Austin, Texas) Abbott Laboratories 93 $22,338 Intellectual Property
Morgan, Brown & Joy (Boston) FedEx Corp. 70 $29,363 Labor and Employment
Morgan, Brown & Joy (Boston) Federated Department Stores, Inc. 87 $23,347 Labor and Employment
Munger & Stone (Atlanta) Delta Air Lines, Inc. 135 $16,191 Labor and Employment
Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec (Raleigh, N.C.) BellSouth Corp. 106 $20,613 Intellectual Property
Nall & Miller (Atlanta) Whirlpool Corp. 152 $14,317 Litigation
Novack and Macey (Chicago) Constellation Energy Group, Inc. 125 $17,375 Litigation
O’Connor Christensen & McLaughlin (Irvine, Calif.) Weyerhaeuser Co. 90 $23,000 Intellectual Property
Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen (Minneapolis) General Mills, Inc. 206 $11,244 Intellectual Property
Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson (Chicago) Ford Motor Co. 5 $177,210 Intellectual Property
Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton (Chicago) Circuit City Stores, Inc. 226 $10,472 Labor and Employment
Phillips, Erlewine & Given (San Francisco) Staples, Inc. 137 $16,079 Litigation
Rader, Fishman & Grauer (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) Masco Corp. 174 $12,884 Intellectual Property
Rader, Fishman & Grauer (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) Dana Corp. 234 $10,092 Intellectual Property
Ramey, Chandler, McKinley & Zito (Houston) Continental Airlines, Inc. 207 $11,208 Litigation
Reeves & Brightwell (Austin, Texas) Dell Inc. 25 $55,908 Litigation
Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner (Washington, D.C.) BellSouth Corp. 106 $20,613 Litigation
Rodriguez, Colvin, Chaney & Saenz (Brownsville, Texas) PepsiCo, Inc. 61 $32,562 Labor and Employment
Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman (Washington, D.C.) Countrywide Financial Corp. 122 $18,537 Intellectual Property
Sayles Werbner (Dallas) Deere & Co. 96 $21,931 Litigation
Susman Godfrey (Houston) Sysco Corp. 68 $30,282 Litigation
Taglia, Fette, Dumke & White (St. Joseph, Mich.) Whirlpool Corp. 152 $14,317 Intellectual Property
The Kullman Firm (New Orleans) Tenet Healthcare Corp. 236 $10,052 Labor and Employment
Todd & Weld (Boston) Staples, Inc. 137 $16,079 Litigation
Waddey & Patterson (Nashville, Tenn.) HCA Inc. 84 $24,455 Intellectual Property
Walker Sewell (Dallas) TXU Corp. 228 $10,499 Litigation
Wallenstein Wagner & Rockey (Chicago) Deere & Co. 96 $21,931 Intellectual Property
Ware, Jackson, Lee & Chambers (Houston) Waste Management, Inc. 170 $13,074 Litigation and Labor and Employment
Werner & Kerrigan (Houston) Marathon Oil Corp. 23 $58,958 Litigation
Westman, Champlin & Kelly (Minneapolis) Emerson Electric Co. 126 $17,305 Intellectual Property
Wimberly, Lawson, Daniels & Fisher (Greenville, S.C.) Masco Corp. 174 $12,884 Labor and Employment
Wood, Herron & Evans (Cincinnati) The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 112 $19,723 Intellectual Property
Yeretsky & Maher (Overland Park, Kan.) Union Pacific Corp. 164 $13,578 Litigation
Yoka & Smith (Los Angeles) The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 112 $19,723 Litigation
(Corporate Counsel, September 2006)