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Kevin A. Fanning is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Real Estate. Kevin A., who practices law in Troy, Michigan, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kevin A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mark Peters provides experienced, insightful and effective corporate and business law counsel to both public and private company clients in a variety of industries. Mark’s areas of expertise include mergers and acquisitions, including international transactions; securities regulation and compliance; commercial contracts; corporate governance compliance; and general counsel services. He is a member of Bodman’s Business Practice Group and Automotive and Industrial Team. Mark has suc...

Robert S. Bick possesses extensive corporate law experience, having completed hundreds of merger, acquisition, divestiture, going private, financing, and related transactions. For more than thirty years, he has represented clients of all sizes across a range of industries in corporate and business law matters. Robert counsels and represents public and private companies, entrepreneurs, venture capital and private equity groups, boards of directors and business owners on matters related to corp...

Robert Giroux Jr. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Bob, who practices law throughout Michigan and with firm headquarters in Farmington Hills, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Bob is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and ...

Alexander Ayar is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Real Estate. Alexander, who practices law in Birmingham, Michigan, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Alexander is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

James B. Cunningham is a resident in our Nashville, Tennessee and Troy, Michigan offices and focuses his national practice in four primary areas: 1. Commercial real estate acquisition, divestiture and development matters, 2. Real estate finance and capital markets transactions, 3. Commercial loan workouts, resolutions and enforcement actions, specifically in the CMBS industry and 4. Corporate matters, with an emphasis on corporate mergers and acquisitions. James' commercial real estate practi...

Michael J. Lusardi provides counsel to companies and individuals in the acquisition, disposition, leasing, development, construction, and financing of office, retail, industrial, mixed-use, and residential projects throughout the United States. He frequently works as real estate counsel for corporate clients, representing them in the acquisition, development, and leasing of real estate and assisting in day-to-day real estate affairs. Prior to joining Dickinson Wright, Michael practiced in Kat...

Daniel L. Buckfire earned his undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of Michigan Business School in 1989.Mr. Buckfire was Phi Beta Kappa and graduated in the top 10% of his class. He graduated cum laude from the prestigious University of Michigan Law School in 1991 and has been engaged in the private practice of law since his successful completion of the bar exam. Daniel L. Buckfire specializes in Michigan car accident cases, no-fault insurance claims, dram shop liability, and...

Sam Morgan advises and represents both individual employees and some employers in employment rights disputes, both in the private and public sector. His law practice includes the litigation of a wide variety of disputes ranging from non-payment of wages, sales commissions or overtime pay, breach of employment contract, illegal employment discrimination, sexual harassment, racial harassment, illegal retaliation, whistleblower retaliation, FMLA violations, non-compete and other restrictive cove...

Mr. Young has more than 50 years’ experience in private practice in all aspects of intellectual property law. He has authored more than 2,500 patents and has successfully represented clients in state and federal courts – including numerous trials – in Michigan, Illinois, Massachusetts, Virginia, Florida, California, Kansas, Texas, South Carolina, New York, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, as well as appellate courts such as the Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 9th Circuit, 11th Circ...