(Memphis, TN/October 13, 2009) Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC has been named to the 2009 edition of "Who Represents Corporate America," Corporate Counsel's annual list of law firms that most often represent America's largest corporations. This is the fourth consecutive year that Baker Donelson has been named to this select list of law firms that regularly serve as outside counsel for FORTUNE 100 companies.
For the 2009 list, the Firm was named among outside counsel for ten of the nation's largest corporations in two practice areas: torts and negligence and employment and labor litigation. The Firm was noted as outside counsel in these two areas by corporations from a wide range of industries including automotive manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, diversified technology, food production, health benefits, retail and telecommunications. In the area of torts and negligence, Baker Donelson received the second highest number of listings, being noted as outside counsel in this practice area for five companies.
To compile "Who Represents Corporate America," Corporate Counsel researches public records to identify the law firms most widely used by FORTUNE 100 companies in five practice areas: corporate transactions; commercial law and contracts litigation; torts and negligence; employment and labor litigation; and intellectual property litigation and patent prosecution.