Bliley PM
RE: Alix Freedman interview of Cliff Goldsmith
Abstract
Discusses Alix Freedman interview with Cliff Goldsmith. Informs of pre and post interview conversations between Cliff Goldsmith and Chuck Wall. Notes interview topics as: CTR, Special projects and lawyer involvement. Recommends detailed debriefing of Cliff Goldsmith. Duplicates #2021190233
Fields
- Company
- Philip Morris Cos., Inc.
- Type
- Memorandum
- Author
- Wall, Charles R. (PM VP & Assoc. Gen. Counsel, c. 1994)Vice President and Associate General Counsel for Philip Morris 1994-94 (may have been longer; this info was gleaned from documents); formerly worked for Shook, Hardy and Bacon.
- Recipient
- Allinder, William L. (Attorney, Shook, Hardy, and Bacon)
- Mayopoulos, T.
- Jackson, D.
- Named Person
- Freedman, A.
- Goldsmith, C.
- Jacob, Edwin J. (CTR Special Projects, key legal strategist)Key legal strategist in many capacities, including Jacob, Medinger & Finnegan (CTR). Career stems from 1950's. CTR Special Projects.
- Zahn, L.
- Named Organization
- CTR
- Thesaurus Term
- adverse effects
- industry sponsored research
- product liability
- mass media
- disease
- tobacco industry internal policy
- tobacco industry lawyer
- tobacco industry structure
Document Images
~CT ~i '92
04:45PM ~H~.IB MORRIS
PHILIP MORRIS
COMPANIES INC,
AVENUE, NEW YO~K, N.Y. 10017 , TELEPHONE (2'~2),880,$000
TO;
Bill Allinder
Darryl Jackson
Tim Mayopoulos
FROM: Chuck Wall
October 20, 1992
Alix Freedman inter, view of Cliff Goldsmith
Cliff Goldsmith, former presidertt of Philip Morris Incorporated (circa 1.978),
was interviewed by Alix Freedman today.. I talked with Cliff by phone for a few
minutes before the interview, and: again after.
Cliff told me he spoke with Freedman for about one and one-half hours. I did
not have a lengthy conversation with Cliff, and a more detailed debriefing is in
order. Freedman asked if Cliff knew led Jacob (no) or Len Zahn (no). She wanted to
know about lawyer involvement in both CTR and Special Projects. Cliff said he was
not sure why lawyers were involved with CTR, except he thought industry
meetings raised antitrust issues. He added that lawyers may have been involved
with Special Projects because of their interest in having certain scientific issues
researched. According to Cliff, Freedman's "pitch" seemed to be: if CTR is
independent, why were industry lawyers permitted to use CTR for special projects
which they wanted funded?
OCT E~ '98 04:4~PM pH;I TP'MORR~S P.6/10
Messrs. Alllnder, Jackson & Mayopoulos
October 20# 1992
I think we should talk with Cliff in greater detail, at the appropriate time.
Please contact him through me. Office: (212) 628-0233; home: (212) 861-5154.
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