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Public-private redevelopment projects including Cobo Hall, Joe Louis Arena, Riverfront Apartments, Millender Center, Comerica Park, Royal Oak/I-96 Woodward Project, Prudential Town Center, Lansing International Transportation Center, Eastland and Northland Shopping Centers, Poletown G.M. Plant, Johnson Controls Rockwood Plant, Brose North American and Behr plants in Auburn Hills, Garfield Building, MexicanTown Welcome Center, East Village, Iodent Building, Southwest Detroit Business Association Headquarters
Defense of paper and tissue manufacturing company against air emission and water discharge violation claims brought by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
Representation of national wholesale food distributor in disputes with retailers.
Represented a leading manufacturer in a complex, multi-party lawsuit involving toxic chemical exposure following a train derailment that necessitated evacuation by residents from the surrounding area.
Defense of national mortgage lender in real estate and mortgage industry disputes.
Represented a global provider of process chemicals in a complex, multiparty class action lawsuit, alleging toxic exposure to machine cutting fluids. Successfully prosecuted a Motion For Summary Disposition, resulting in dismissal of the lawsuit against the client.
Representation of Michigan bank in professional appraisal services negligence case.
Representation of municipal retirement system in professional actuarial negligence case.
Defended an international developer, manufacturer and distributor of pharmaceuticals in several actions for serious injuries, and death, allegedly resulting from defectively designed and defectively manufactured drugs
Represented a U.S. steel production company, and its subsidiaries, in several actions involving serious injury and death, allegedly caused by the negligence of its tractor-trailer drivers.
Representation of municipalities in MI Supreme Court amicus briefing concerning constitutional and statutory powers of cities to approve installation of pipelines in city territory.
Working with the management of a privately held advertising agency to develop an exit strategy as well as to reorganize its debt and capital structure
Defense of city in territory dispute with another municipality involving annexation procedures.
Assisting the new CEO of a privately held conveyor company on expansion plans and planning.
Defense of city and major university in construction contract disputes.
Working with other team members on general corporate work for a new publicly held de novo bank.
Representing the president and founder of a privately held paper machine manufacturer in selling the company.
Representing a privately held general insurance agency in selling the company.
Consulting with the new CEO of a privately held specialty paper company on several legal and long-term planning matters.
Defense of a global learning and training outsourcing services company against breach of contract and fraud claims arising from professional consulting contract.
Defense of global bakery company against fire suppression system compliance claims at major production plant.
Represented leading national staffing services organizations in actions brought in federal and state courts to enforce covenants not to compete.
Appointed by Court Order as Lead Defense Counsel For the Defendants, in the Multi-District Litigation (In re Temporomandibular Joint Products Liability Litigation, 94-MD-100I).
Won reinstatement for a neurosurgeon after an immediate summary suspension by the department chairman at a major Midwest medical institution.
Successfully set aside fraudulent conveyances in the leveraged buyout of a Chicago general retailer by a major Midwestern retailer.
Represented state officers and departments in a certified class action lawsuit brought by a national child welfare rights law firm alleging constitutional violations and seeking declarative and injunctive relief in connection with the operation of the state's foster care system.
Miller Canfield was local defense counsel for a Fortune Global 100 company in a federal court action involving antitrust and copyright infringement claims. We collected, reviewed and produced over 80 million pages of discovery documents.
National defense counsel for a pharmaceutical company
National discovery counsel for a Fortune Global 100 company's non-air bag product
Discovery counsel for a Fortune Global 500 company
Co-counsel for a leading producer of consumer goods advertising
National discovery counsel for a drug manufacturer’s product liability
Local defense counsel for a Fortune Global 100 company
National defense counsel for a national sports regulatory association
Co-defense counsel for a natural gas company
Special counsel for a U.S. joint venture automotive supplier
Lead trial counsel for a Fortune Global 200 company
Discovery counsel for a major professional services firm
Lead trial counsel for a power supply company
Lead counsel for a group of furniture manufacturers
Local counsel for a multi-state financial institution
Co-defense counsel for an automotive supplier
Defense of one of the country's largest wine and spirits distributors against tortious interference with business relations and antitrust claims involving statewide distribution rights.