FEATURES
11 BUSINESS & TRANSACTIONS
16 TOP LAW FIRMS
20 THE ANNUAL LIST
77 CONSTRUCTION, REAL
ESTATE & ENVIRONMENTAL
83 TOP LAW FIRMS
86 THE ANNUAL LIST
151 EMPLOYMENT
156 TOP LAW FIRMS
159 THE ANNUAL LIST
209 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
214 TOP LAW FIRMS
216 THE ANNUAL LIST
245 LITIGATION
250 TOP LAW FIRMS
255 THE ANNUAL LIST
BUSINESS EDITION 2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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FEATURES, DEPARTMENTS OR SUPER LAW YERS LIS TS
PRESEN TED ON THIS TABLE OF CON TEN TS PAGE.
12 THE FIRST FILTER
That’s what Charles Schwab (yes, that
Charles) calls his general counsel
Carrie Dwyer.
BY TIMOTHY HARPER
210 BEST MAN
Keith Nelsen uses his leadership skills
to help renew Best Buy.
BY ADAM WAHLBERG
78 IN BRAD LERMAN’S
SUBMARINE
Fannie Mae’s general counsel has one
rule for his legal ship—work together or
perish together.
BY BILL GLOSE
246 INTERCEPTED
CareerBuilder’s Alex Green started in
the NFL before redirecting to the law.
BY WILLIAM WAGNER
152 MAKING IT,
BAKING IT, TAKING IT
Office Depot’s Elisa D. Garcia C. makes it
her business to know the business.
BY CARLOS HARRISON
8 THE SELECTION
PROCESS
Turn the page to read how
attorneys nationwide are
selected to our Super Lawyers
list each year.
COVER AND TABLE OF CON TEN TS PHOTOGRAPHY B Y
GREGORY CO WLE Y (DW YER); S TEPHEN VOSS (LERMAN);
SCO TT WISEMAN (GARCIA C.); S TEVE NIEDORF (NELSEN);
CORE Y HENGEN (GREEN)