Dickinson Wright PLLC is a general practice business law firm with more than 475 attorneys among more than 40 practice areas and 16 industry groups. Headquartered in Detroit and founded in 1878, the firm has 19 offices, including six in Michigan (Detroit, Troy, Ann Arbor, Lansing, Grand Rapids, and Saginaw) and ten other domestic offices in Austin and El Paso, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Columbus, Ohio; Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Lexington, Ky.; Nashville, Tenn.; Las Vegas and Reno, Nev.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Silicon Valley, Calif.; and Washington, D.C. The firm's Canada office is located in Toronto.

Dickinson Wright offers our clients a distinctive combination of superb client service, exceptional quality, value for fees, industry expertise and business acumen. As one of the few law firms with ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification, Dickinson Wright has built state-of-the-art, independently-verified risk management controls and security processes for our commercial transactions. Dickinson Wright lawyers are known for delivering commercially-oriented advice on sophisticated transactions and have a remarkable record of wins in high-stakes litigation. Dickinson Wright lawyers are regularly cited for their expertise and experience in Chambers, Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, and other leading independent law firm evaluating organizations.

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Ford Motor Company
JPMorgan Chase & Company
SBC Communications, Inc.
MGM Grand Detroit
Magna International, Inc.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Dupont
The State of Michigan
Visteon Corporation
Dura Automotive Systems, Inc.
Dow Chemical Company

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  • Appellate Practice
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Energy Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Family Law
  • Franchise Law
  • Gaming Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Immigration Law
  • Information Technology Law
  • Insurance Law
  • International Trade and Finance Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Municipal Law
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Oil and Gas Law
  • Public Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Tax Law
  • Technology Law
  • Trusts and Estates

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Workforce Mobility at Risk Under a NAFTA Renegotiation


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The assessments of President Donald J. Trump’s first year in office have had a recurring stormy theme.

Workforce Mobility at Risk with NAFTA Renegot

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For more reasons than are probably appropriate to include here today, 2017 will be forever be burned into the memories of everybody in the U.S. immigration industry, and all HR and legal professionals who were involved in hiring and/or employing foreign workers in the U.S. No matter your political persuasion, 2017 turned out to not be anything like we all expected at the beginning of the year, fol

U.S. Business Immigration: Year-in-Review

Interagency Cooperation: Raising the Bar for Immigration Compliance


by Kathleen Campbell Walker

Stove-piped legal representation is not advisable (e.g., only focusing on one agency segment or one portion of a filing process).

Immigration Compliance

Basic Concepts and Precepts of Child Custody


by Leonce A. Richard

The result is one of the most emotional and traumatic issues in family law: child custody.

Child Custody

Spousal Maintenance and the Retirement Age Spouse


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The limited goal of preserving a spouse’s “nest egg” prior to retirement is simply to make sure that he or she has retirement assets to use at retirement.

Spousal Maintenance

Stopping Infringement before It Happens


by Jennifer Ko Craft

IPR protection strategies that work.

How to Prevent Copyright Infringement

Premarital Agreements: More than just a Divorce Document


by Leonce A. Richard

Drafting a premarital agreement should instead focus on a collaborative effort of two people coming together to create a “life plan” with regard to forming a lifetime partnership.

Premarital Agreements

When is a Plum a Potato Chip?


by William T. Burgess

Sharpening business acumen in shifting environments—and reaping the fruits.

When is a Plum a Potato Chip?

Can a hyperlink be defamatory?


The usage of the internet raises questions about the application of defamation law. Find out how the Supreme Court of Canada views defamation laws in relation to the internet.

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Don't Lose Your Cool: A Practical Guide To Civility


Seven suggestions on how to deal with confrontational situations.

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