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06JulAugCover

Cover Story

32 America's Best Corporate Law Firms
The 2006 Corporate Board Member /FTI Consulting Survey

For the sixth straight year, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom ranks No. 1 in the annual survey by Corporate Board Member and FTI, a consulting firm. There was some jostling for position among the rest of the top 20, and two of last year's champs fell off the list under pressure from a pair of newcomers. 

July/August 2006

Features

34 Winners in 25 Metro Areas  
The 1,390 directors of public corporations who picked the national top 20 also ranked law firms in 25 metropolitan areas of the U.S. In this sixth annual survey, seven firms supplanted last year's leaders in their regions' top spots.

48 On Top of Their Game
Meet some influential attorneys who are exemplars of their chosen fields, including one who could become a director's worst nightmare–and another who can't go anywhere without being asked about his work.

58 General Counsel to Directors: Your 10 Most Common Mistakes
The in-house lawyers think that you've got a lot to learn about risk, trust, and reward. And when there's trouble, you too often fail to follow the Boy Scout creed: Be Prepared.
Plus: General Counsel Name Their Top 20 Law Firms and Weigh In on Other Key Issues

74 Waiter, There's a Lawyer in My Soup!
What bugs board members about their attorneys today? Don't get involved in things you shouldn't, directors say, and-among other annoyances-don't pick our pockets clean.

80 Hey! Wanna Buy My Brain?
They sway juries and trigger settlements. Who are these people, and when can you trust them?

92 Unmasking the Seven Secrets of the Greatest Lawyers
The nation's leading corporate attorney's reveal the traits that raise the ones who can help you best above all the rest.

102 Rushing to Help When Bad News Breaks  
Behind the headlines that bear news of tragedy or disaster, there are the victims-and their families- in need of relief and justice. Meet the young legal heroes who have put aside work in their corporate law offices to offer help and hope to the afflicted.