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Miller Canfield will for a second year partner with Diversity Lab and the country’s leading law firms to adopt the Mansfield Rule, which measures whether law firms have affirmatively considered women and attorneys of color—at least 30 percent of the candidate pool—for leadership and governance roles, equity partner promotions, and lateral positions.

Miller Canfield attorneys will offer free legal help on key topics that startups need to know, including intellectual property, employment, tax, funding and real property issues.

Julianne Cassin Sharp has joined Miller Canfield as a principal attorney and will lead the firm’s Immigration practice.

According to the newly released report, Miller Canfield is among the top 20 percent of all law firms for making client-experience changes that other firms do not.

Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that Gregory D. DeGrazia has joined the firm as a principal attorney in the Intellectual Property Group.

“Chambers USA 2018” has ranked 13 of the firm’s attorneys and five practice groups among the best in the U.S.

Kathleen La Belle has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Group as a patent agent.

Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that Yuri Shidenko has joined the firm as a senior counsel in the Real Estate Group in Chicago. The announcement was made by CEO Michael McGee.

Richard Walawender has been appointed Honorary Consul of Poland in Detroit. The appointment marks the first time in nearly 70 years that Detroit has been home to a Polish consulate.

Miller Canfield is pleased to announce the winners of the prestigious 2017 Richard J. Seryak Award in recognition of pro bono service: Cara Houck and Kimberly Scott. The announcement was made by CEO Michael McGee.

Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that Sarah Hartman has joined the firm as a senior attorney in the Employment and Labor Group in Kalamazoo. The announcement was made by CEO Michael McGee.

Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that it has opened an office in Cleveland. Real estate attorney Nancy A. Valentine will lead the new office, which is a key piece in the firm’s strategic growth plan. The announcement was made by CEO Michael McGee.

Kimberly Scott has been named in Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s Leaders in the Law Class of 2018. Scott, a principal attorney in the firm’s Ann Arbor, Michigan, office, is known for her work in complex and “bet-the-company” litigation that present unique challenges, such as novel issues or procedure of law. For the past year, she has also become known as one of the attorneys who was named as class counsel in the widely publicized Hamama v. Adducci. Scott is working on the pro bono case with the ACLU of Michigan, representing more than 200 Iraqi nationals who had been ordered to be deported without a hearing. The case is the first in a series of recent putative class actions nationwide urging federal courts to allow time for individual immigration hearings in light of changed conditions in the immigrants’ home countries.

Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that our client Flushing Community Schools has closed on a public-private partnership (P3) project that will provide the school district with significant savings while making a long-term commitment to renewable energy to power school district buildings.

Jeffrey LaBine, Deputy Group Leader of Miller Canfield’s Corporate and Transactions Group and New York Resident Director was appointed to serve as Vice Chair of the American Bar Association Mergers and Acquisitions Committee’s International Mergers and Acquisitions Subcommittee. The announcement was made at the M&A Committee’s annual stand-alone meeting in Laguna Beach California.

Miller Canfield International Disputes Group Leader Frederick Acomb has been appointed Vice Chair of the International Bar Association’s Litigation Committee.

Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that 12 of its attorneys from the firm’s offices in Michigan, Ohio and Illinois have been elected as Principal. The announcement was made by CEO Michael McGee at the firm’s annual meeting.

Seven attorneys in Miller Canfield’s Chicago office have been named in the 2018 Super Lawyers ranking of top attorneys in Illinois.

Miller Canfield has again been ranked first among Michigan bond counsel law firms in the “2017 Bond Counsel Rankings,” published by Thomson Reuters.

Miller Canfield announces new leadership in its Ann Arbor, Detroit and Lansing offices.

Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that Nancy Valentine has joined the firm’s Litigation and Real Estate practice groups.

Chicago Principal Cara Houck has been included in “Marquis Who's Who.”

Aimee Jachym has been selected to participate in Leadership Kalamazoo, an intensive community leadership development resource that brings together a diverse group of current and emerging leaders.

Miller Canfield congratulates Michelle Crockett, Megan Norris and Sherri Wellman, who have been named in the inaugural edition of Crain’s 2017 Notable Women Lawyers in Michigan, recognized for being leaders in the firm and the community.

U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best Law Firms has named Miller Canfield among the top law firms in the country in 14 practice areas, including the highest possible ranking in public finance law and land use and zoning law.

DBusiness, an independent business news magazine in metropolitan Detroit, has named 18 Miller Canfield attorneys on the news publication’s annual Top Lawyers list.

Miller Canfield was selected to receive the Distinguished Pro Bono Service Provider Award at the 2017 Detroit Community Development Awards Celebration in recognition of the firm’s significant pro bono work that positively impacted community economic development in Detroit.

Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that Employment and Labor attorney Beverly Hall Burns has been recognized by the Luella Hannan Memorial Foundation in its 70 Over Seventy Awards.

Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that Stanley J. Stek has won the Michael S. Barnes Award in recognition of his long history of providing pro bono services.

U.S. News & World Report has named 107 Miller Canfield attorneys in Michigan, Illinois and Florida on its Best Lawyers 2018 for their excellence in 58 practice specialties across the firm.

Steve Arwood, who served as the CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, has been named CEO of Miller Canfield Consulting LLC, a subsidiary of Miller Canfield, a global law firm headquartered in Detroit.

Luke Polcyn is joining Miller Canfield's Real Estate Group. He previously worked as an attorney for the Detroit Land Bank Authority.

Sonal Hope Mithani has been named to Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s Women in the Law Class of 2017.

Michael E. Moore has joined the firm’s Banking and Finance Group in its Grand Rapids, Michigan, office.

Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that Andrew Blum was named the recipient of the Notre Dame Club of Grand Rapids Award of the Year, which recognizes Notre Dame alumni with outstanding achievements and outstanding service to the University and who demonstrate civic or religious leadership, contributing to the public welfare.

Marc N. Swanson has been selected to be part of Class XXXIX of Leadership Detroit, a nationally recognized initiative of the Detroit Regional Chamber that focuses on regional community leadership.

Miller Canfield announced that it is the only Michigan law firm to partner with Diversity Lab and 30 of the country’s leading law firms to pilot the Mansfield Rule. Named after Arabella Mansfield, the first woman admitted to the practice of law in the United States, the Mansfield Rule measures whether law firms have affirmatively considered women and attorneys of color — at least 30 percent of the candidate pool — for leadership and governance roles, equity partner promotions, and lateral positions.

Miller Canfield, a global law firm headquartered in Detroit, has announced that Chambers USA 2017, the premiere guide to law firm and attorney rankings, has ranked 16 of the firm’s attorneys and six practice groups among the best in the country.

Miller Canfield will offer free legal help to new and future business owners, through its participation in the third annual Small Business Legal Academy (SBLA).

Jeffrey M. Drake, a principal in the Chicago office of Miller Canfield, will be a guest speaker at UpLink, the high-tech club at Tel-Aviv’s Tadmor Levy, one of Israel’s largest law firms. He will speak to attendees about the state of U.S. software patents since the Supreme Court’s 2015 opinion in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Intl.

Miller Canfield mourns the tragic loss of friend and beloved colleague, Donald W. Keim, who died March 8, 2017, at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor.

Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that the BTI, a leading law firm research and ranking organization, has named Jennifer Sabourin and Douglas Crim among the BTI Client Service All-Stars for 2017

Miller Canfield attorney Danielle Mason Anderson has been appointed to the Southwest Michigan First Board of Directors.

Miller Canfield, a global law firm headquartered in Detroit, has announced that it has again been ranked first among Michigan bond counsel law firms in the 2016 Bond Counsel Rankings, published by Thomson Reuters.

Thomas Linn is the winner of the second annual Richard J. Seryak Award in recognition of his commitment to pro bono service.

Six Miller Canfield Chicago attorneys have been named in 2017 Super Lawyers.

The Diversity Lab in collaboration with Stanford Law School and Bloomberg Law, brought together 54 high-level partners from leading AmLaw 200 law firms across the country—including Miller Canfield—to develop innovative solutions aimed at advancing and retaining experienced women lawyers in law firms, and increasing gender parity in the top ranks of the legal profession.

Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that it has again been named a Client Service A-Team 2017 firm by client service ranking firm BTI Consulting.

Miller Canfield client Willow Run Arsenal of Democracy Land Holdings Limited Partnership (WRAD) has closed on the $1.2 million land purchase for the $80 million American Center for Mobility autonomous vehicle testing facility.

Wendolyn Wrosch Richards has rejoined the firm in the role of Pro Bono Counsel. Richards’ role is a new position in the firm.

Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that the firm has again been named in the U.S. News & World Report “Best Law Firms” 2017 rankings.

Miller Canfield attorney Joseph Gustavus will present Export Controls: ITAR and EAR Training to business leaders who are exporting, or who are interested in exporting, goods in the global marketplace.

Miller Canfield, a global law firm headquartered in Detroit, is pleased to announce that one of its longtime principals, Clarence “Rocky” Pozza Jr., will retire from the firm to partner with two federal judges, well-known for their recent work on the City of Detroit bankruptcy, to start a Detroit office of Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (JAMS).

Katrina P. Desmond has been named among Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s Up & Coming Lawyers.

Steven Mann has been elected to serve a three-year term on the Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys Board of Directors.

BTI Litigation Outlook 2017 has ranked Miller Canfield in the top 15 percent of all U.S. law firms in Complex Employment Litigation.

Super Lawyers profiled Miller Canfield's Saul Green, a former U.S. attorney and deputy mayor, and lifelong Detroiter who is committed to a considerable part of his life trying to make Detroit a better place.

The National Labor Board of Relations decision in Columbia University promises to be a potential source of litigation and headaches for college administrators regardless of whether student employees on campus choose to organize.

Joseph Infante was selected as a business leader in the community, in recognition of his outstanding work and commitment to Hospice of West Michigan.

Best Lawyers names 13 Miller Canfield Lawyers of the Year, and 112 among Best Lawyers in America.

Michigan municipalities have options for addressing their budgeting challenges. Mike McGee discusses some of them with Michigan Radio's Cynthia Canty.

Dawn Schluter to be recognized as one of the most influential Women in the Law.

In a survey of large companies, Miller Canfield ranks high in peer to peer referrals.

Miller Canfield joined with 53 other large U.S. law firms, and the only Michigan-headquartered firm, to participate in this important and innovative national conversation on advancing the careers of women in the legal profession.

Miller Canfield CEO Mike McGee was recently featured in a Q&A article by Forbes contributor David Parnell. In the interview, they discussed the firm’s long history, as well as the future of the firm, and the practice of law itself, as well as law firm innovation.

Miller Canfield one of 17 firms that general counsels would recommend to other energy companies.

Robert Murkowski has been elected to serve a two-year term on the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association Board of Directors.

Firm receives top national rankings for Labor and Employment Litigation and Public Finance Law; leads Michigan in first-tier rankings

The law firm or Miller Canfield announces that Jennifer McQueen has joined the firm as Director of Business Development and Marketing