The painting of Muhammad Ali standing over a prostrate Sonny Liston is hard to miss in William Von Hoene Jr.’s office overlooking Lake Michigan. It hangs from floor to ceiling. The general counsel of the Chicago-based Exelon Corp., the country’s largest electric and gas utility company, is clearly a sports fan. Autographed baseballs line his bookshelf, while a side table made from his little league baseball uniform sits beside it.
The portrait of The Champ, Von Hoene’s personal hero, is more than sports memorabilia, though. It reminds Von Hoene that Exelon’s legal department can be, like Muhammad Ali, an agent of social change. “I want us to be the best law firm in the country,” Von Hoene says.
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