When Paul R. Berry joined Henkel Corporation as its chief legal officer in 2006, the international manufacturing company that makes and sells household products like Dial Soap and Purex detergent was using dozens of law firms as outside counsel.
With involvement in hundreds of pending lawsuits across the country, keeping track of the legal billing meant management headaches for Berry. In less than a year at the helm of the legal department for the company with $3.9 billion in U.S. sales, Berry decided it was time to consolidate the outside legal work to include just a couple of firms.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
