Timothy L. Andersson

Experience

Tim worked with a company in the renewable energy industry to obtain governmental incentives to locate a facility in the State of Michigan.

“I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to advise the company and help it achieve an excellent result.”

Professional Activities

• American Bar Association, Business Law and Taxation Sections; Committee on Negotiated Acquisitions; Subcommittee on M&A Trends
• State Bar of Michigan, International Law, Business Law, and Taxation Sections
• International Bar Association
• Swedish American Bar Association
• The ESOP Association
• National Center for Employee Ownership
• American Immigration Lawyers' Association

Civic, Cultural + Social Activities

• Detroit Regional Chamber, Member, European Committee; Former Chair, North America Committee
• Covenant Village of the Great Lakes, Management Advisory Committee, 2005-present
• TEC Key Group No. 2, Member, 2005-present
• Canadian-U.S. Business Association
• German-American Chamber of Commerce, Detroit
• Swedish American Chamber of Commerce Detroit, Inc., Board of Directors, 1997-2005; Secretary, 1999-2002
• Detroit-Swedish Foundation Inc., Board of Directors, 1992-2004; President, 2000-2003; Past Vice-president
• Swedish Council of America, Board of Directors, 2000-2003

Publications

"Business Succession Planning with an ESOP," Miller Canfield Corporate and Securities Law Update, Summer 2006

"Preparing Your Business for Ownership Change," Troy Chamber of Commerce eNewsletter, May 2006

"Extraterritorial Application of National Antitrust Laws: The Need for More Uniform Regulation," The Wayne Law Review, Vol. 38, No. 3., Spring 1992, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

"Dealing with the INS: Practical Advice from a U.S. Lawyer," The Chamber Way, February 2000, German-American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest

Speeches

"U.S. and International Climate Change Regulation Trends," Michigan Transportation Planners Association and SEMCOG, July 2008

"Haves and Have Nots," Michigan Chapter, ESOP Association, March 2008

"Negotiating Successful Outsourcing Agreements - Domestically and Abroad," Miller Canfield International Business Briefing, June 2006

"Doing Business in the U.S., Getting the Answers to Your Legal, Tax and Banking Questions," with Miller Thomson, KPMG and Bank of Montreal, Toronto, March 2004

"Doing Business in the U.S.," Canadian Consulate General Detroit, September 2002; September 2003; September 2004; May 2006

"Immigration and Intellectual Property - What Every Employer Should Know," Automation Alley, Pontiac, Michigan, March 2002

"Navigating the Deep Waters of U.S. Immigration," Miller Canfield seminar, MSU Management Education Center, Troy, Michigan, October 2001

"Dual Citizenship for Swedish Americans: Pros and Cons," Swedish American Chamber of Commerce Detroit, Inc., May 2001

Exportrådet (Swedish Trade Council), 1995-1996. Seminars for corporations located in various cities in Sweden concerning the legal aspects of doing business in the United States, including product liability, contract negotiations, patent, trade secret, and trademark law