2024 Most Influential Lawyers

by Edward Cates

Leadership. Vision. Impact.

Welcome the 2024 Most Influential Lawyers, a powerhouse roster whose legal prowess and commitment to excellence inspire the highest levels of corporate and legal leadership.


General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
McDonald’s
Partner & Co-Chair, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition Practice
Foley Hoag LLP
Partner & Co-Chair, Public International Law
Debevoise & Plimpton
Partner
Ropes & Gray
Partner
Wiley Rein, LLP
Group Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Cullen Frost Bankers/Inc.
Co-Founding Partner
Sanders Roberts LLP
Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer
IBM
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary, & Chief Compliance Officer
Carter’s Inc.
Vice Chair and General Counsel
KPMG LLP
Partner
Fox Rothschild
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
The Home Depot
Co-Founding Partner
Sanders Roberts LLP
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Blue Shield of California
Chief Legal Officer
Zendesk
Managing Partner, Hartford Office
Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Chief Legal Officer
Warner Bros. Discovery
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
WestRock Company
Partner
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Global Managing Partner
Paul Hastings