06/19/2006
Cooley Attorney Named Most Influential Lawyer in America
San Francisco, Calif. – June 19, 2006 — Cooley Godward announced today that Chairman and CEO Stephen C. Neal was named to the "100 Most Influential Lawyers in America" by The National Law Journal, a leading national legal publication, in its most recent issue that came out today.
Neal, Chairman and CEO of Cooley Godward since 2001, represents companies and individuals in civil and criminal matters. He served as lead counsel to PG&E Corp. during its bankruptcy, was lead trial counsel to AT&T in its successful patent infringement case against Microsoft Corp., and currently represents Zenith Electronics Corp. in patent infringement case dealing with HDTV technology, and serves as special asbestos counsel in the pending USG Corp. bankruptcy.
Lawyers named to the list of "100 Most Influential Attorneys" must have a national impact in their fields and beyond, especially over the past five years, and are "lawyers who have the power to shape public affairs, launch industries, shake things up and get things done," according to The National Law Journal.
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Cooley was named to The American Lawyer magazine's 2005 "A-List," the publication's annual ranking of "the best of the best" among the nation's top law firms. For additional information please visit www.cooley.com.
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