His legal bills top a dime a minute

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J. Richard Devlin is general counsel and executive vice president of Sprint Corp, an international telecommunications company based in Kansas City, MO. Devlin oversees 87 attorneys who report directly to his office. Another 23 in-house attorneys report to Sprint division heads. Sprint handles most of its legal work internally, employing outside counsel when the workload is too heavy or special expertise is needed. Sprint employs local counsel in all 50 states for regulatory tasks. The company maintains a reputation for fair dealing within the industry and sues its competitors only when absolutely necessary.

Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, Biography, Sprint Corp., Corporate officers, states, Devlin, J. Richard

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He takes care of business weekly

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Kenneth M Vittor, the senior vice pres and general counsel for the McGraw Hill Cos, hewads a department of 25 lawyers, 12 of which work at headquarters in New York and 10 at Standard & Poor's legal department. Each of the lawyers deals with several substantive areas, and this is a key recruiting tool because new hires know kney will acquire a broader experience than in a law firm. Most of company data is now in digital form, which creates much liability on the copyright, liability and distribution side.

MHP, The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. (New York, New York), Vittor, Kenneth M.

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He's sweeping up pieces of the rock

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James R. Gillen, the senior vice pres and general counsel of the Prudential Insurance Co, heads a department of 400 attorneys across the US, whose structure mirrors the company's business structure. The individual insurance group, the health care business, the money-management business and the Prudential Securities subsidary are the broad groupings. A legal staff with a chief legal officer services each of these areas.

Prudential Insurance Company of America, Gillen, James H.

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