Who Represents America's Biggest Companies

American Lawyer Media queried the general counsel of Fortune 250 companies regarding their primary outside counsel to compile the third annual "Who Represents America's Biggest Companies" survey. Corporate America ranks Kirkland & Ellis as follows:

Litigation:
Sixteen mentions place Kirkland & Ellis as the number one "go-to" firm for litigation for the third year in a row.

Intellectual Property:
Kirkland ties for first with eight mentions in the top-rated IP firms category, for the second consecutive year.

Most Mentions Overall:
When it comes to representing the biggest companies in the combined areas of litigation, intellectual property, corporate transactions, labor and employment, and corporate governance, Kirkland ranks in the top four in the nation, with 31 mentions overall.

Kirkland was listed as primary outside counsel by these Fortune 250 companies:

Litigation:
Time Warner Inc.
Morgan Stanley
Motorola, Inc.
International Paper Company
Honeywell International, Inc.
BellSouth Corporation
Abbott Laboratories
Sara Lee Corporation
Raytheon Company
McDonald's Corporation
Tenet Healthcare Corporation
UAL Corporation
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Aon Corporation
The AES Corporation

Corporate Transactions:

Motorola, Inc.
Sara Lee Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation
Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

Corporate Governance:

Whirlpool Corporation
Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

Labor and Employment:

Morgan Stanley

Intellectual Property:

Altria Group, Inc.
Morgan Stanley
Motorola, Inc.
Honeywell International, Inc.
3M Company
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Schering-Plough Corporation