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Power List Honorees 2015

Today, Lawyers of Color releases the names of those included on the Fourth Annual Power List Issue (View Power List Issue here), a comprehensive catalog of the nation’s most influential minority attorneys and non-minority legal diversity advocates, including corporate general counsel, law firm managing partners, law school deans, and the highest ranking government attorneys. On March 18, 2015, honorees will be toasted at a cocktail reception, where Lawyers of Color will present Legacy Awards to Tom Sager, Ballard Spahr partner and former DuPont Company General Counsel and John W. Daniels Jr., Quarles & Brady partner and chairman emeritus for their exceptional careers and efforts to advance diversity in the legal profession.

Legacy Honoree John Daniels, Jr.
Chairman Emeritus
Quarles & Brady LLP
Legacy Honoree Tom Sager
Partner and Former General Counsel of DuPont
Ballard Spahr
Power List 2015
A.B. Cruz Executive Vice President, General Counsel,
Corporate Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer
Emergent BioSolutions
Adeel S. Akhtar Managing Partner Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
Alberto de Cardenas Executive VP, Corporate General Counsel MasTec
Alberto Gonzales Dean and Doyle Rogers Distinguished Professor of Law Belmont Law
Alex Shumate Managing Partner Squire Sanders
Alfreda Bradley-Coar General Counsel, US & Canada GE Healthcare
Alfredo Garcia Dean and Professor of Law St. Thomas
Anastasia Kelly Co-Managing Partner (Americas) DLA Piper
Angel Gonzalez-Roman Dean Pontifical Catholic Univ. of Puerto Rico Faculty of Law
Arnold Pinkston Executive Vice President, General Counsel
Assistant Secretary
Allergan Inc
Arthur Chong Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Broadcom Corporation
Asheesh Goel Managing Partner Ropes & Gray LLP
Audrey Boone Tillman Executive VP, Corporate Services at Aflac AFLAC
Benjamin Crump Partner and Co-Founder Parks and Crump LLC
Benjamin Wilson Managing Partner Beveridge & Diamond, PC
Blake D. Morant Dean and Professor of Law George Washington Law School
Brad Smith Executive Vice President and General Counsel Microsoft Corporation
Bradley S. Lui Managing Partner Morrison & Foerster LLP
Brenda Mallory Acting General Counsel/Principal Deputy General Counsel United States Environmental Protection Agency
Brett Hart Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary United Continental Holdings, Inc.
Camille Nelson Dean and Professor of Law Suffolk University Law School
Karl Racine Attorney General District of Columbia
Carlos Hernandez Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary Fluor Corporation
Carter Phillips Chair Sidley Austin LLP
Cesar L. Alvarez Co-Chairman Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Charles Tanabe Executive Vice President and General Counsel Liberty Media Corporation
Chidi Ogene Interim Dean Florida Coastal School of Law
Claudette Christian Co-Chair of the Board Hogan Lovells
Colin Carriere General Counsel Amtrak
Craig M. Boise Dean & Professor Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Cynthia Mares President Hispanic National Bar Association
Damien Atkins Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel,
Assistant Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
AOL Inc
Daniel Rodriguez Dean; Harold Washington Professor Northwestern University School of Law
Danielle Conway Dean Maine Law School
Danielle Holley-Walker Dean and Professor of Law Howard University School of Law
Dannye Holley Dean and Professor of Law Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law
David A. Brennen Dean and Professor of Law Kentucky, University of, College of Law
David Drummond Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and
Chief Legal Officer
Google Inc.
David Sanders Partner Foley & Lardner
Douglas Williams Senior Vice President, General Counsel Limited Brands
Eduardo Peñalver Dean Cornell
Elisa Garcia Executive Vice President, General Counsel Office Depot
Elizabeth Moore SVP General Counsel Consolidated Edison
Enoh Ebong Deputy Director & COO U.S. Trade and Development Agency
Eric Holder Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice
Ernest LaMont Greer Vice President; Atlanta Managing Shareholder Greenberg Traurig, LL
Ernest Tucket General Counsel Americas at AkzoNobel
Frank H. Wu Chancellor and Dean, William B. Lockhart Professor of Law California, University of Hastings College of The Law
Frank Jimenez General Counsel ITT Corporation
Freddie Pitcher Chancellor and Professor of Law Southern University Law Center
Frederick B. Rivera Seattle Office Managing Partner; Firmwide Co-Chair
Financial Services Litigation & Investigations
Perkins Coie LLP
George C. Chen President
Partner
NAPABA
Bryan Cave LLP
George R. Johnson Jr. Dean, Professor of Law Elon University
Gilbert Holmes Dean La Verne, University of, College of Law
Gloria Santona Executive Vice President and General Counsel McDonald’s Corporation
Grace E. Speights Managing Partner, Washington, D.C.Office Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Gregory Nixon Managing Director and Deputy General Counsel Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC
Haseena Enu Co-Managing Partner Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen and Loewy, LLP
Heidi Chen Executive Vice President and General Counsel Zoetis
Hezekiah Sistrunk President The Cochran Firm
Hilary Tompkins Solicitor U.S. Department of Interior
Hinton J. Lucas Vice President and Assistant General Counsel. DuPont
Hyun Park Senior Vice President & General Counsel PG&E Corporation
Indranil Mukerji Managing Partner Fish & Richardson P.C.
J. Keith Givens Partner and Co-Founder The Cochran Firm
J. Weili Cheng Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC
Jacquelyn Bridgeman Interim Dean and Professor of Law Wyoming, University of, College of Law
James Breedlove Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Praxair Inc
James Jenkins Senior Vice President and General Counsel Deere & Company
James Potter SVP, General Counsel Del Monte Foods
Janet Murguía President and CEO National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
Jennifer L. Rosato Dean and Professor of Law Northern Illinois University College of Law
Jenny Yang Chair EEOC
Jo-Ann Wallace President and CEO National Legal Aid and Public Defender Association
JoAnne A. Epps Dean and Professor of Law Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law
John Attaway, Jr. Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary Publix Super Markets
John Chou Executive Vice President AmerisourceBergen Corp.
John Daniels Chairman Emeritus Quarles & Brady LLP
John E. Page Senior Vice President, Chief Corporate Social Responsibility,
Legal Officer
Golden State Foods
John Echohawk Executive Director Native American Rights Fund
John Kuo Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
John M. Iino Managing Partner Reed Smith LLP
John Torres Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
and Secretary
Lennox International Inc.
John Y. Gotanda Dean and Professor of Law Villanova University School of Law
Joia Johnson Executive Vice President, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary
Hanesbrands Inc.
Joseph K. West President & CEO Minority Corporate Counsel Association
Juan Cartagena President and General Counsel LatinoJustice PRLDEF
Juliette Pryor Executive Vice President, General Counsel
and Chief Compliance Officer
US Foods
Keith Williamson EVP, Secretary & General Counsel Centene Corporation
Kellye Walker Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel American Water Works Company, Inc.
Kent Matsumoto Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary Glatfelter
Kevin R. Johnson Dean and Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies UC Davis School of Law
Kim Keenan President and CEO Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC)
Kim Rivera Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary DaVita
Kim Rucker Executive Vice President, Corporate and Legal Affairs Kraft Foods Group, Inc
Larry Thompson Executive Vice President, Government Affairs,
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
PepsiCo
Lawrence Tu Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Office CBS
Leonard M. Baynes Dean University of Houston Law Center
Leroy Pernell Dean Florida A&M University College of Law
Leslie T. Thornton Vice President/General Counsel WGL Holdings, Inc., & Washington Gas Light Company
Leticia M. Diaz Dean and Profesor of Law Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
Lisa Washington Chief Legal Officer Atlas Energy
Lucy Lopez Deputy General Counsel McKinsey & Company
Mansi Shah President North American South Asian Bar Association
Marc Morial President and CEO National Urban League
Margaret Fung Executive Director Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Maria Pabón López Dean
Judge Adrian G. Duplantier Distinguished Professor of Law
Loyola University-New Orleans College of Law
Maria Pasquale Corporate Vice President Legal and Chief Counsel Celgene Corporation
Mark Darrell Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Chief Compliance Officer
The Laclede Group, Inc.
Mark Katz Chairman Arent Fox LLP
Mary Smith President National Native American Bar Association
Michael Loughnane Managing Partner Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
Michael Tucker Executive Vice President and General Counsel Avis Budget Group Inc.
Michael Wu Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Carter’s | OshKosh B’gosh
Michelle Ifill Senior Vice President and General Counsel Verizon Enterprise Solutions
Morris Dees Co-Founder and Chief Trial Counsel Southern Poverty Law Center
Naran Burchinow Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary The Andersons, Inc
Nicholas Singh Executive Vice President, General Counsel,
Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
Nicole Jones Executive Vice President and General Counsel Cigna
Pamela J. Meanes President
Partner
National Bar Association
Thompson Coburn
Paul Chung Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Targa Resources
Paul Harris Secretary and General Counsel Key Corporation
Paul Tang Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Burlington Coat Factory
Paul Williams Managing Partner Major, Lindsey & Africa
Paulette R. Dodson General Counsel and Secretary PetSmart
Penelope Andrews President & Dean Albany Law School
Peter Kalis Chairman and Global Managing Partner K&L Gates LLP
Phyliss Craig-Taylor Dean & Professor of Law North Carolina Central University School of Law
Rachel Moran Dean and Michael J. Connell Distinguished Professor of Law California-Los Angeles, University of, School of Law
Ram Wertheim Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer MBIA Inc.
Reeves Carter General Counsel Miss Jessie’s
Reginald Hedgebeth General Counsel and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer Spectra Energy Corp
Rhonda Mims Managing Director Paul Hastings
Richard C. Lorenzo Managing Partner Hogan Lovells
Robert Grey Executive Director
Partner
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
Hunton & Williams LLP
Roberto Garcia Vice President and General Counsel Triple-S Management Corporation
Roderick Palmore Executive Vice President; General Counsel;
Chief Compliance and Risk Management Officer & Secretary
General Mills, Inc.
Ronald Chen Acting Dean, Distinguished Professor of Law
and Judge Leonard I. Garth Scholar
Rutgers University-Newark School of Law
Samrat Khichi Senior Vice President and General Counsel,
Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary, Chief Administrative Officer
Catalent Pharma Solutions
Samuel A. Cherry Partner and Co-Founder The Cochran Firm
Sandra Leung General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Scott Taylor Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Symantec Corporation
Sharon R. Barner Vice President, General Counsel Cummins Inc.
Shawne C. McGibbon General Counsel Administrative Conference of the United States
Sherrilyn Ifill President and Director-Counsel NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Sherry D. Williams Halliburton Senior Vice President & Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer
Shirley Mays Dean and Profesor of Law Arizona Summit Law School
Simon Leung Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Synnex Corporation
Simone Wu Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Choice Hotels International, Inc.
Spencer Overton Professor of Law
President and CEO
George Washington University Law School
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
Stephen J. Brogan Managing Partner Jones Day
Sujit Choudhry Dean and I. Michael Heyman Professor of Law Berkeley
Tammy Kennedy General Counsel Department of Veterans Affairs
Teresa Roseborough EVP, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary The Home Depot
Teresa Sebastian Senior Vice President General Counsel and Secretary Darden Inc
Teri Plummer-McClure Senior Vice President of Legal, Compliance and Public Affairs,
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
United Parcel Service
Thad Florence General Counsel Optima Specialty Steel, Inc.
Theodore V. Wells Jr. Partner and Co-Chair, Litigation Department Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Thomas Cabaniss Managing Partner McGuireWoods LLP
Tom Sager Partner and Former General Counsel of DuPont Ballard Spahr
Tracy Rich EVP General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
Vernon Baker Senior Vice President & General Counsel Meritor Inc
Veta T. Richardson President and CEO Association of Corporate Counsel
Vincent D. Rougeau Dean Boston College Law School
Vivian Neptune Dean University of Puerto Rico School of Law
Wab P. Kadaba Managing Partner Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Wally Martinez Managing Partner Hunton & Williams LLP
Wendell Pritchett Interim Dean and Presidential Professor University of Pennsylvania Law School
William E. Cook, Jr. Partner Arnold & Porter
William J. Snipes Partner Sullivan & Cromwell
William M. Carter Dean and Professor of Law University of Pittsburgh School of Law