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Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced that Melanie L. Fry, member in the firm’s Commercial Litigation Practice Group, was selected as the 2019 recipient of the Bexar County Women’s Bar Foundation (BCWB) Belva Lockwood Outstanding Young Lawyer Award. Fry will be presented with the award at the BCWB’s annual Autumn Affair set for Oct. 25, 2019, at the Witte Museum in San Antonio ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today the appointment of Michael Carey and Mark Malven to lead the firm’s Mobility and Advanced Transportation Team. Both members of Dykema’s Automotive Industry Group, each attorney has several years of automotive practice in different disciplines; Carey as a litigator and Malven as a transactional attorney ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Cory L. Webster as a Senior Counsel in the firm’s Los Angeles office, where he will be a member of the firm’s nationwide appellate practice. Webster comes to Dykema after serving as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Consuelo M. Callahan of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announce that Alison Ashmore, Dallas-based member in the firm’s Litigation Department, was named one of the “2019 Dallas Top Women in Legal” by the National Diversity Council (NDC) and its affiliate, the Texas Diversity Council (TXDC). Ashmore was presented the award at an award breakfast during the 3rd Annual Dallas Legal Diversity Week on Sept. 24 at the Dallas Marriot City Center ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today the addition of Thomas T. Moga to its Intellectual Property & IP Litigation Department and Automotive Industry Group as a Senior Counsel in the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office. Moga joins Dykema from the Dearborn, Mich., office of LeClairRyan. Moga has more than 30 years of experience in domestic and international intellectual property portfolio development and enforcement ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announce that J. Michael Bernard, Detroit-based Member in the firm’s Corporate Finance Practice Group, was elected as Chairman of the World Services Group (WSG) for 2019 – 2020. Bernard officially took over the Chairman position at the WSG 18th Annual Meeting, which took place in Washington, D.C., from September 4-6 ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today the addition of Joanne L. Zimolzak to its Insurance Industry Group and Business Litigation Practice as a Member in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Zimolzak joins Dykema after practicing at LeClairRyan. Prior to LeClairRyan, she served as the Office Managing Partner of the Dentons LLP Washington, D.C., office ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that 26 of its attorneys from the firm’s four Texas offices—and from multiple practice areas—were named to the 2019 Texas Super Lawyers list by Texas Super Lawyers Magazine. In March of this year, 13 of the Firm’s attorneys were also included on the 2019 Texas Rising Stars list. Of those recognized, both Chris Kratovil and Deborah Williamson were each included on Super Lawyers “Top Lists ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announce that in addition to being selected by the San Antonio Business Journal as a 2019 Outstanding Lawyers Awards recipient, the publication has chosen Dykema’s Deborah Williamson as its annual Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Williamson and the other Outstanding Lawyers honorees will be formally recognized at an event scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 3 at The Veranda in San Antonio ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, represented the Emmet County Lakeshore Association and the Protection of Rights Alliance (PORA) in the U.S. Federal District Court for the Western District of Michigan’s dismissal of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians v. Whitmer case ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that 40 of its attorneys from the firm’s five Michigan offices—and from multiple practice areas—were named to the 2019 Super Lawyers list by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine. Additionally, 19 of the firm’s attorneys were named to the 2019 Michigan Rising Stars list. Of those recognized, both Brian Moore and Jill Wheaton were each also included on Super Lawyers “Top Lists.” The Top List(s) they have been included on, are: Brian M ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announce that Van Lindberg, a Member in Dykema’s San Antonio office, will be co-chair for the Practising Law Institute (PLI) program, Open Source Software 2019 – from Compliance to Cooperation. The program is scheduled for 9 a.m. on October 1, 2019. This program will examine legal issues within the open source market and will serve as an educational resource for lawyers specializing in certain areas of technology ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that 119 of its attorneys, in multiple practice areas and markets, have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2020 guide. Additionally, 18 of the firm’s practitioners have been named Best Lawyers 2020 “Lawyer of the Year,” a special distinction conferred upon a single lawyer within a practice area and metropolitan market. The Best Lawyers in America® is the pre-eminent national listing of outstanding attorneys ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announce that Michael R. Carey, a Member in Dykema’s Minneapolis office, was nominated by The Irish Legal 100 for his success as a lawyer of Irish descent. The Irish Legal 100 searches through many lawyers of Irish descent and honors those who have greatly excelled in their careers. Their award is recognized as one of the most prestigious awards in America for Irish lawyers ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announce that two of its attorneys, Thomas E. Sanders and Deborah Williamson, were selected by the San Antonio Business Journal as 2019 Outstanding Lawyers Awards recipients. Sanders and Williamson are included in a very select list of only 13 lawyers to receive this recognition. They and other recipients will be honored Thursday, Oct. 3 at The Veranda in San Antonio ...

Dykema is proud to announce that Abad Lopez, Chicago-based member in the firm’s Labor and Employment practice group, was selected for inclusion in the Law category of the 2019 edition of Who’s Who in Hispanic Chicago as published by Negocios Now. This annual special edition recognizes distinguished leaders in the Latino community of Chicago. The gala event celebrating Lopez and his fellow honorees took place July 12 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announce that Sean C. Griffin, a Member in Dykema’s Washington, D.C., office, was named to the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel’s (FDCC) Board of Directors. The FDCC named Griffin as a director on August 3 during its annual meeting ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that Dykema was recognized in the BTI Power Rankings 2019: Client Relationship Scorecard report. According to the report, clients see Dykema as one of only 45 law firms with the potential to build market dominance based on the strength of its existing client relationships and list the firm among the best in the nation when it comes to having the strongest client relationships in the legal market ...

Brian M. Moore, of the law firm Dykema Gossett PLLC, has been selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. Moore is a member of Dykema’s Litigation Department and also serves as the firm’s General Counsel. In his practice, he handles a variety of commercial litigation matters, including commercial real estate, business/shareholder disputes, financial services, professional liability, and energy litigation. Moore also represents clients in connection with internal investigations ...

Harold D. Pope, Detroit-based member in Dykema’s Litigation Department, was selected as a Michigan Chronicle 2019 Man of Excellence. An event commemorating Harold’s recognition, as well as the other honorees’ who join him as influential African American men from the Detroit area, will take place August 2, 2019, at the Motor City Casino Hotel. The reception begins at 6 p.m., followed by an Introduction Ceremony of all the honorees at 7 p.m ...

Dykema held its 6th Annual Definitive Conference for Dental Service Organizations (DSOs) July 10-12 at the Omni Dallas Hotel. Designed to serve as an immersive event for practice owners, executives, investors and in-house counsel, the annual conference has been so successful that it has quickly become the preeminent industry event ...

Ann D. Fillingham, Lansing-based member in Dykema’s Public Finance Practice Group, was named one of 30 “Women in the Law” for 2019 by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. A luncheon celebrating the honorees will be held September 5, 2019, at the Detroit Marriott Troy. Fillingham's principal areas of practice include public and structured finance, infrastructure finance, and transactional work for financial institutions ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announce that Sherrie Farrell has been named to the inaugural Lawyers of Color Nation’s Best listing. The list recognizes exceptional, diverse law firm partners and senior-level corporate counsel and is presented by Major, Lindsey & Africa with the support of the Diverse Partners Network ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Robert D. Leavitt to its Financial Industry Group and Business Services Department as a Senior Counsel in the firm’s Chicago office. He has experience practicing in-house, including time with Citibank, as well as with private firms, most recently Johnson and Colmar in Bannockburn, Ill ...

Robert P. Tiplady and Marie R. Deveney, Ann Arbor-based members of the Dykema’s Estate Planning & Administration practice, were recognized in the 2019 edition of Chambers High Net Worth Guide (Chambers HNW) in the area Private Wealth Law in the State of Michigan. Tiplady has been included in the publication each year since its launch in 2016, while Deveney has now been recognized two consecutive years ...