Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC
About Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC is a leading law firm with 102 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 10 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 1983. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' Purely Peer Review® emphasizes the lawyers’ credibility and reputation for their practice amongst peers in their practice areas and regions. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC has on its team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Construction Law, Litigation - Patent, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Securities Regulation.
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC also appears in Best Law Firms® accolades. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC has 114 rankings in Administrative / Regulatory Law, Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Civil Rights Law, Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Construction Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Economic Development Law, Education Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law - Management, Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Environmental Law, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Government Relations Practice, Immigration Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Arbitration - Commercial, International Trade and Finance Law, Labor Law - Management, Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants, Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Bankruptcy, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Environmental, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation - Patent, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation - Securities, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law, Municipal Law, Natural Resources Law, Patent Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants, Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law, Real Estate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, Securitization and Structured Finance Law, Tax Law, Trademark Law, and Trusts and Estates, echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.
*Unactivated firm profiles show a limited selection of up to 10 practice areas.
These honors come directly from peer feedback, reflecting the strong regard other leading attorneys have for Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC's skill, advocacy, and commitment to clients.
Office Locations in America:
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Chicago, Illinois
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Detroit, Michigan
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Lansing, Michigan
- New York, New York
- Tampa, Florida
- Torrance, California
- Troy, Michigan
- Washington, District of Columbia
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Energetic, confident and a natural-born negotiator, Grant Pecor focuses his practice exclusively on the representation of employers. As a result of negotiating hundreds of agreements over the course of his career, he instinctively knows which way to go and when – by watching all the moves and strategically playing all the cards he is dealt. Leaning on more than 20 years of knowledge and experience in reading a table, Grant seeks out common ground to reach his client’s objectives. ...
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