Experience

Defended a municipality in a class action lawsuit requesting water and sewer fee refunds in excess of $30 million, obtaining summary judgment in favor of the municipality.

Successfully represented relatives of a decedent who were alleged to have caused her drowning death. The claims were litigated in two states before 13 judges and were dismissed.

Successfully represented a physician investigated for homicide involving a patient. All potential charges were declined.

Represented major vehicle manufacturer and multiple major automotive and recreational vehicle suppliers in connections with regulatory investigations and compliance procedures.

Represented major manufacturer in a DOC and ITC investigation into certain steel wheels supplied from the People's Republic of China with respect to potential anti-dumping (ADD) and countervailing duties (CVD).

Successfully represented large utility in multi-million dollar transmission, metering agreement and electric line loss dispute involving interpretation of MISO tariffs and FERC regulations.

Lead counsel in $270 million arbitration representing Michigan's largest public utility in power purchase agreement dispute centered on utility accounting and methodologies, including avoided costs distinctions, capitalization, discount rates, health care and post-employment benefits, FERC Form 1 and MPSC P-521 accounting, PURPA and other regulatory implications.

Led a distributor of new vehicles and members of its dealership and service network in Poland through General Data Protection Regulation implementation, including local Polish provision specifics.

Negotiated a share transfer and shareholder agreement within a two-phase acquisition of a software provider in the travel industry which originated from a small startup. Particular focus on securing the founders' position for future decision-making processes in the company.

In the first appellate decision of its kind, a team of Miller Canfield attorneys, led by Marc Swanson, successfully represented a credit insurer at the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in recovering all of its expenses and attorneys’ fees due to the substantial contribution it made in a large trucking firm’s bankruptcy case.