Michael W. Slater

Robert S. Bick is co-chair of the Corporate Practice Group at Williams, Williams, Rattner & Plunkett, where he focuses on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and complex business transactions. Over the course of his career, he has closed more than $3 billion in M&A transactions and advised on more than 150 deals for private equity firms and strategic buyers and sellers. His work spans a wide range of industries and includes several high-profile transactions. Robert is recognized ...

Jesse Reiter is the founder, owner, and managing partner of ABC Law Centers (Reiter & Walsh, P.C.) . Practicing law since 1987, he is widely recognized as a national leader in birth trauma litigation and has secured multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements for children with injuries such as hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) and cerebral palsy. After beginning his career at a large Detroit law firm, Jesse founded ABC Law Centers in 1997 to focus exclusively on birth injury cases. ...

John D. Gaber possesses extensive experience in the areas of real estate, corporate, general business, and commercial law. His practice focuses on property acquisition, development, land use and zoning, construction, financing and leasing matters for his real estate clients. He also represents clients in business structuring, commercial and operational matters, buy-sell agreements, acquisitions, and dispositions. He frequently engages in business and real estate dispute resolution. John&rsquo...

Scott McBain is a member of Dickinson Wright’s Intellectual Property practice group. He concentrates his practice on domestic and international IP procurement and IP counseling, transactions and strategies for the protection and enforcement of IP assets. Scott has been an IP attorney for over 25 years, doing significant licensing work alongside other complex technology transfers, including IP due diligence and merger, acquisition, divestiture and IP support. As a former attorney at Delp...

Lawrence (Larry) J. Buckfire is the managing partner and lead trial attorney at Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. The Michigan personal injury law firm has six attorneys who specialize in serious injury, accident, and medical malpractice cases. The firm represents clients throughout the State of Michigan, and has offices in both Southfield and Ann Arbor. Lawrence earned his undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Michigan in 1986 and his juris doctor degree from Wayne State Unive...

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 ...

Jason C. Long is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law. Jason C. practices law in Birmingham, Michigan Best Lawyers has recognized Jason C. Long since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Jason C. Long is held by other lawyers.

Ms. Zelenock represents national and regional lenders, mortgage bankers and loan servicers, with emphasis on capital markets, conduit and bank financing, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac multifamily and manufactured housing lending. Ms. Zelenock has served as closing or supervising counsel for several billion dollars in commercial mortgage loans destined for securitization, including a variety of loan sizes and property types (multifamily, office, manufactured housing communities, nursing...

Rebecca Walsh joined ABC Law Centers (Reiter & Walsh, P.C.) in 2011, bringing decades of experience in personal injury and medical malpractice law. Practicing since 1992, she previously served as a trial attorney on high-profile cases, securing multi-million-dollar recoveries. Today, as a partner and senior attorney, she focuses exclusively on birth injury law and plays a key role in the firm’s long-standing, award-winning reputation. Rebecca is known for her precision, strong legal...

Marc E. Thomas is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Marc E. practices law in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Best Lawyers has recognized Marc E. Thomas since 2018. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Marc E. Thomas is held by other lawyers.