Thomas L. Aldrich was appointed Chief Litigation Counsel at Baxter International Inc. in January 1998. At Baxter, he manages the company's products liability and commercial litigation, including defense of mass tort litigation.

From 1989 until 1998, Mr. Aldrich was a partner at Schiff Hardin & Waite in Chicago, where his practice was concentrated in the areas of products liability, insurance coverage and environmental law. He also served as outside General Counsel for Eljer Industries from 1989 until 1993. During that same period, he acted as national coordinating counsel for Eljer's wholly owned subsidiary, U.S. Brass Corporation, in defense of its polybutylene plumbing systems litigation. From 1983 until 1989, he was Assistant General Counsel of Household Manufacturing, Inc.

A 1973 graduate of Northwestern University School of Law, Mr. Aldrich is a member of the bars of the State of Illinois, U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. He has published and spoken widely on issues relating to products liability, class actions, insurance coverage and relations between inside and outside counsel.