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Gregg D. Barton - Perkins Coie
"Gregg is an outstanding Washington tax attorney. He is responsive, thorough, and creative in his advice, and he is also genuinely collegial with others. He is a valued advisor to AOL and other Time Warner divisions."
Shawn Cox - Tax Counsel
AOL, LLC
Brian W. Berglund - Bryan Cave
"Brian's analytical ability and years of experience enable him to provide thoughtful, thorough, and, most importantly, practical legal advice regarding a wide variety of benefit law issues. He listens carefully to client questions and comments and he responds quickly and clearly with analysis and advice aimed directly at the issue. I have worked with Brian for almost 20 years and have never been disappointed in any aspect of his work."
Michael Murray - Associate General Counsel
Anheuser-Busch Inc.
William L. Cole - Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp
"Bill is an extremely insightful, strategic Labor and Employment attorney. Regardless of the complexity of the matter, he is someone I know will consider not only legal strategy, but business practicalities in providing labor and employment advice and litigation options. His demeanor and personality enable SPE executives to develop a trust and confidence in his advice, which as the head of the Labor and Employment Legal Department of Sony Pictures, I deem critical. He understands the need to have the appropriate level attorney in his office perform work for Sony Pictures so that financial economies are taken advantage of."
Jean Bonini - Executive Vice President, Labor Relations
Sony Pictures
Kevin J. Culligan - Heller Ehrman
"Kevin is one of the best IP lawyers I have ever worked with. He has an amazing ability to reduce complex issues and technology into simple concepts that business people can understand. He consistently develops innovative litigation strategies that help us achieve our ultimate business goal."
Keith Agisim - Associate General Counsel, Global Intellectual Property
Bank of America
Jamie Gorelick – WilmerHale
"Jamie Gorelick is a superb lawyer with broad experience in civil, investigative, and government matters. Jaime brings great judgment and integrity to such matters."
Brackett Denniston - Senior Vice President and General Counsel
General Electric Co.
Gary N. Horlick – WilmerHale
"Gary Horlick is at the top of his game and one of the premier international trade lawyers. Not only does Mr. Horlick offer a vast wealth of substantive knowledge and experience, I have found him to be extremely efficient and cost-effective. He works well with other counsel to achieve the best result for the client and avoids the parochial behavior that can interfere with achieving the simplest and best solution for a business issue. I would highly recommend Mr. Horlick and his team for international trade work."
Craig Glidden - Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
Eugene D. Martenson – Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart
"I am in-house counsel for Honda North America, Inc. and have had the pleasure of knowing De for more than 15 years. He has tried many serious product liability cases for us with consistently excellent results. He is among our top five attorneys in the country in terms of quality and responsiveness. De is who I affectionately refer to as our "trial horse," as he is never afraid to try the big exposure case in the hell hole jurisdiction against the big shot plaintiff attorney. However, De also always gives me his honest assessment of our chances of success, which is invaluable to me."
Brad J. Safon - Senior Corporate Counsel
Honda North America, Inc.
Bernard Nash – Dickstein Shapiro
"Bernie has been an integral part of one of our key legal programs, and we have come to rely on him not only for contacts and facts, but also for his strategic sense and ability to work with us on longer-term goals.
In other words, he is not only smart and well connected; he is helpful and responsive as well."
Kent Bernard - Vice President and Assistant General Counsel
Pfizer Inc.
Jeffrey S. Portnoy – Cades Schutte
"Mr. Portnoy is as good as it gets in terms of effective and experienced counsel, especially on matters requiring local expertise and understanding of the dynamics of the local court's personalities and processes. He has handled a host of matters, large and small, for Verizon (and before that GTE) over the years, and has done so with a deftness of touch that is without peer. On one very substantial class action matter in court (concluded successfully for us), he knew exactly when to make a very pointed response to an argument about "these lawyers from Washington" lodged by the other side - which bundled together all the traits you want from counsel (articulate, smart, tough, spot-on tone). Apart from professional expertise, he's extremely well rounded in a host of other ways that make him a great guy to be around."
John Walker - Associate General Counsel/Deputy Head of Litigation
Verizon
Richard Susko – Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
"I can only speak of Brick in superlatives. Nobody has greater depth, experience, and practical wisdom in the areas of executive compensation and Title I of ERISA. Insofar as such a thing can even be contemplated, he is THE industry standard to which all others are compared in the world of benefits and executive compensation law. Technically an expert, he is also uncommonly practical and responsive. These are traits that no doubt finds great receptivity from the "A" team of diverse clients who consult him, including broker-dealers, asset managers, major multinational corporations, and executives. The "ancient regime" - the legal world in which benefits practitioners have been residing for years - is now giving rise to new unprecedented challenges: 409A, new proxy disclosure rules and significant changes to Title I under the Pension Protection Act. There is simply no better individual to advise across all of these matters, or who has the range of experience, thought, reason and polish."
Steven Rabitz - Senior Benefits Lawyer
Lehman Brothers
David B. Tulchin – Sullivan & Cromwell
"I have worked with David for nearly nine years on various high-stakes matters involving complicated jury trial work, extensive motion practice, and many appeals. The matters have been in both state and federal courts and have involved massive discovery, complicated legal theories, and strategic legal positioning, negotiating, and planning. In all of these various activities, his performance was outstanding. When I work on a matter with David, I know that I have a terrific advocate and great lawyer (as well as a great firm backing him up) who is as committed and focused on achieving the right result for my client as I am.
David's legal skills are of the very highest caliber - his oral advocacy to juries, trial judges, and appellate judges is without peer in my experience. His writing is terrific, and (perhaps most importantly) his legal analysis and judgment are excellent - insightful, complete, forward looking, and correct.
As a trial lawyer, it is always at least a little disconcerting to have to sit and listen to another up on his or her feet in court. When David is at work, I am confident that I have the best advocate I could want making the best argument we could have in an effective way."
Steve Aeschbacher - Associate General Counsel
Microsoft Corporation
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A-1 A-Lectrician
A-Core, Inc.
A.D. Ghaphery Professional Association
A.G. Edwards & Sons
Acacia Capital Corporation
Acacia Technologies
Academy of Court Reporting
Acadia Realty Trust
Accenture
Achievement First
ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc.
Adler Associates
Admiral Beverage Corporation
Advanced Healthcare Products
Advantage Sales & Marketing
Adworks Outdoor Advertising LLC
Aecon Group, Inc.
Affinity Marketing Consultants, Inc.
Agilis Benefit Services
Agricultural Energy Services
AIG Advisor Group
AIG DBG Healthcare
Air Force
AK Steel Corporation
Akerman Senterfitt
Alberici Group
Albertsons, Inc
Albrecht Consulting, Inc.
Alcatel-Lucent
AlixPartners LLP
All-Ways Advertising Company
Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools
Allied Waste Industries
Allied Waste Services
Allison & Alexander Inc.
Allstate Insurance Company of Canada
Allstate Investments, LLC
Alpharma, Inc.
Alto Shaam
Altos Care, Inc.
Amcast Industrial Corporation
Amegy Bank of Texas
The Amend Group
American Airlines
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American Eagle Airlines, Inc.
American Eagle Lifecare Corporation
American Electric Power
American Heritage Insurance Group, LLC
American Kidney Stone Management, Ltd.
American Media, Inc.
American Physicians Assurance Corporation
American Research & Development
American Subcontractors Association - Central Ohio Chapter
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation and The Louis Berkman Co.
Ampersand Ventures
AmSurg Corp.
Anchor Properties, Inc.
Answer Human Assets
Antietam LLC
AOL, LLC
APG Design Studios
Applebee's
ApplicationsOnline, LLC
Apria Healthcare
Arandell Corporation
Arbor Healthcare
Archdiocese of Louisville
Archer Malmo, Inc.
Arizona Chapter National Safety Council
ASA Investments
Asbury Communities, Inc.
Ascent Healthcare Solutions
Ash Grove Cement Company
Ashley, Ashley & Arnold
Association of Washington Business
Astra Zeneca
ASW Global
AT&T Kentucky
Athens Parks Foundation
ATK
Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society, Inc.
Audubon Capital Fund
Auto Truck Transport
Automotive Components Holdings, LLC / Ford Motor Company
AXA Advisors, LLC
Azurean Sculpture + Architecture
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