Press Release

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that it received 24 individual attorney rankings and 11 of its practice areas have been recognized in the 2020 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business guide. Dykema was recognized nationally in two areas of Product Liability law, including ranking as one of the top 10 firms in the nation for Consumer Class Actions.

Published annually, Chambers has been ranking the best law firms and lawyers since 1990, and now covers 185 jurisdictions throughout the world. Chambers ranks both lawyers and law firms based on the investigations of more than 200 researchers who conduct in-depth confidential interviews with lawyers and clients.

Chambers USA recognized the following Dykema practices:
Product Liability & Mass Torts, Product Liability: Consumer Class Actions, Insurance: Insurer, Real Estate, Corporate/M&A, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial, Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Chambers USA recognized the following Dykema attorneys, as identified by jurisdiction and practice area:
R. Lance Boldrey—Native American Law
Derek Whitefield—Product Liability: Automobile, Product Liability: Consumer Class Actions
Lewis Loss—Insurance: Insurer
Thomas Judge— Insurance: Insurer
Michael Kurtzon—Real Estate
Andrew Scott—Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
J. Michael Bernard—Corporate/M&A
Robert Boonin—Labor & Employment
Amy Christen—Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Adam Fishkind—Real Estate
James Feeney—Litigation: General Commercial
Dennis Haffey—Litigation: General Commercial
Kyle Hauberg—Real Estate
James Hermon—Labor & Employment
Margaret Adams Hunter—Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Jin-Kyu Koh—Corporate/M&A
Cameron Piggott—Real Estate
Thomas Vaughn—Corporate/M&A
Mark Andrews—Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Deborah Williamson—Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Phillip Slinkard—Corporate/M&A
Wilhelm Liebmann—Corporate/M&A
Marty Truss—Litigation: General Commercial

Chambers USA also noted client and market perception for the following Dykema practices:
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
What the team is known for
Debtor-side representation focused on midmarket companies across a wide range of industry sectors, with significant energy, real estate and healthcare experience. Adept at advising on distressed asset acquisition and bankruptcy-related litigation. Works with debtors, creditors and committees. Also represents financial institutions, including Texas-based and community-based banks.

Corporate/M&A
What the team is known for
Provides sophisticated counsel on a wide range of corporate and financing matters, including commercial loan structuring, business governance and securities issuances. Attracts a diverse client base encompassing lenders, banks, investors and high-profile businesses. Maintains a strong private equity offering, acting on portfolio acquisitions and sales.

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
What the team is known for
Significant expertise in a wide range of employee benefits and executive compensation matters, supported by comprehensive resources in corporate finance, labor and employment and tax. Demonstrates particular strength in the formation of qualified employee benefit plans, welfare benefit schemes and issues relating to ERISA. Experience also covers health plans. Client base includes public and church-affiliated employers.

Insurance: Insurer
What the team is known for
Strong team offers dedicated representation of insurers in complex coverage disputes and other litigation. Strong record in both professional liability and general liability claims, including particular expertise in cases involving bank failure. Frequently acts on bad faith claims.

Labor & Employment
What the team is known for
Robust labor and employment practice popular with a diverse range of banking, higher education and technology clients. Expertise spans noncompete and trade secret claims. Notable strength in representing clients in administrative proceedings before the NLRB and Michigan Employment Relations Commission. Has recently been highly active advising on traditional labor matters, including union issues and wage and hour cases.

Litigation
What the team is known for
Thriving commercial litigation team acting for both sides in a range of high-stakes civil disputes. Possesses an excellent track record representing clients in arbitrations and mediations, as well as state and federal court cases across the USA. Handles a wide range of antitrust, product liability and real estate-related issues. Well known for its work advising major pharmaceutical and medical device businesses, as well as automotive companies. Also represents clients in the healthcare industry in product liability matters.

Product Liability
What the team is known for
Well-regarded automotive product liability firm with particular strength in Detroit. Excels across both mass torts and consumer class actions. Frequently represents major automobile clients in MDLs and large-scale economic loss cases. Further strengths in personal injury lawsuits and product defect litigation. Expertise includes acting as local, regional and national counsel.

Real Estate
What the team is known for
Full-service real estate practice, representing a range of clients such as developers, investors and owners. Draws on its impressive construction knowledge to advise on transactional real estate matters, covering property acquisition, leasing, restructurings and financings.