November 15, 2021
The DBusiness Top Lawyers list is published annually in the magazine’s November/December issue. The list is based on a peer-review survey of more than 19,000 lawyers in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw and Livingston counties.
November 11, 2021
The list includes leaders in state and federal government, nonprofits and some of Michigan's largest and most impactful businesses, who are selected based on the significance of their contributions and level of impact in their communities and businesses.
November 8, 2021
Miller Canfield is pleased to announce the arrival of associate attorneys Kirstie Magyari and Zachary Hicks. Magyari joined the Employment and Labor Group in the firm's Detroit office, and Hicks is in the Real Estate Group in Miller Canfield's office in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
November 4, 2021
Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that it has earned U.S. News & World Report "Best Law Firms in America" national rankings in 13 practice areas, as well as 95 metropolitan rankings in 51 practice areas.
October 25, 2021
Caldwell's practice focuses on employee benefits, executive compensation and employment law. She provides clients with operational and administrative support related to health and welfare benefits, including the design of welfare benefit offerings and the drafting of cafeteria plan and wrap plan documents, summary plan descriptions and enrollment materials and notices.
October 25, 2021
Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that Amy Johnston has been named in the Michigan Lawyers Weekly Leaders in the Law Class of 2021. Johnston serves as the chair of Miller Canfield's five-member board of managing directors and the co-leader of the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group.
September 23, 2021
The honor is in recognition of companies that demonstrate a visible, tangible and measurable impact on creating a respectful and inclusive environment.
September 21, 2021
Sims is a graduate of Howard University School of Law and earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan. She serves on the boards of the Ann Arbor YMCA and the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority and is a member of the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation’s Network of Professional Advisors.
September 13, 2021
Firms earn Mansfield certification by demonstrating that at least 30 percent of people affirmatively considered for firm governance positions, promotions and lateral-hire opportunities are women and attorneys from underrepresented groups, such as people of color, LGBTQ+ and attorneys with disabilities. To earn Mansfield Certified Plus, firms must not only consider women and people who are from underrepresented groups, but they must meet the goal of at least 30% representation in leadership roles.
August 31, 2021
For nearly 30 years, McGow has advised governmental clients on a broad range of infrastructure financing and related legal matters, such as special assessments, elections, state and federal tax issues, and millage and ballot proposals. He is recognized as a leader in his field and has written legislation on a variety of municipal finance and tax increment financing issues.
August 19, 2021
Sambare's practice is focused on commercial and industrial real estate development, public-private partnership (P3) projects, and India-U.S. cross-border transactions.
August 19, 2021
Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that 106 of its lawyers in Michigan, Illinois, Ohio and Washington, D.C., have been named in Best Lawyers in America© 2022 and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2022.
August 16, 2021
Super Lawyers magazine annually names lawyers in each state who received the highest point totals, as chosen by their peers and through independent research. Rising Stars combines peer nominations and evaluations with third-party research.
August 11, 2021
Holton helps clients with the purchase, sale, lease, and development of real estate in a wide range of commercial and industrial matters. His experience includes drafting and negotiating real estate sale, lease, private financing, construction, and easement documents, as well as helping clients work with municipalities on zoning and land use permitting issues.
July 19, 2021
Schwaderer's practice focuses on representing financial institutions in connection with commercial loan transactions, asset-based lending and all aspects of secured and unsecured lending, and all aspects of aircraft financing.
July 19, 2021
Galinski's practice has focused on transactional tax issues, such as investment funds (including RICs and REITs), international tax issues, state tax issues, FATCA, tax-exempt organizations, formation of entities, 1202 stock, mergers and acquisitions, the CARES Act and other COVID relief.
July 1, 2021
Kasturi Bagchi and Alan Aboona have joined Miller Canfield’s nationally recognized Financial Institutions Group.
June 16, 2021
Shamra VanWagoner is an attorney whose practice focuses on trust administration services, and Mary Marshall is the firm's Manager of Trustee Services, responsible for overseeing the provisions of trustee services provided by Miller Canfield attorneys.
June 16, 2021
Barbara Moore has been selected to participate in Leadership Kalamazoo, an intensive nine-month community leadership development resource that brings together a diverse group of current and emerging leaders.
May 21, 2021
The independent research group ranked 13 of the firm’s attorneys among the best in the U.S., as well as six of its practice groups: Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial, and Real Estate.
May 20, 2021
Leaders in DEI were selected based on their career accomplishments, track record of success in the field and the effectiveness of their efforts.
April 23, 2021
The firm's CEO emeritus expanded the firm's program to include active committee members in each U.S. office, created a program for summer associates to provide meaningful pro bono work, established relationships with various community resource organizations to engage in partnerships for providing legal services, instituted consistent internal messaging to encourage pro bono service and chaired the firm's bimonthly committee meetings.
April 21, 2021
Megan Norris, Wendy Richards and Amanda Van Dusen are featured in the April 19, 2021, edition of Crain's Detroit Business.
April 12, 2021
Johnston is a principal attorney and the co-leader of Miller Canfield's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. She has served on the firm's five-member Board of Managing Directors since her election in 2016.
March 29, 2021
Eldridge is a principal attorney in the firm's Employment and Labor Group. He is also a member of the firm's Board of Managing Directors and serves as the Resident Director of Miller Canfield's office in Lansing, Michigan.
March 29, 2021
His experience as an attorney has been invaluable in his role as a board member and Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Friendship Circle of Michigan. The Friendship Circle of Michigan is a nonprofit located in West Bloomfield that was started 25 years ago and provides help and support to people with special needs and their families.
March 23, 2021
Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that Ahmad Chehab and Schuyler Ferguson have joined the firm's Employment and Labor Group.
March 8, 2021
Chester is one of the most highly respected environmental attorneys in Michigan. In addition to his work at Miller Canfield, Chester has spent the majority of his career in public service at every level of government, including serving as a Wayne County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, as Michigan Assistant Attorney General, the director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, and the Deputy Assistant Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance in Washington, D.C.
March 1, 2021
A. Michael Palizzi was elected by the principals of the firm to serve as one of its five Managing Directors. The firm also announced that it has promoted six attorneys to principalship: Eric Bergeron, Manuel Placencia, Justyna Regan, Lauren Verbiscus Rowe, Yuri Shidenko, and James Woolard.
February 22, 2021
Chudzicki is the Resident Director of Miller Canfield's office in Washington, D.C. He leads the firm's aerospace and defense industry team, which serves numerous U.S. and foreign companies engaged in business in Qatar.
February 3, 2021
Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that Megan Norris will become the firm’s Chief Executive Officer. Norris, the firm’s first woman CEO, will assume her new duties on Feb. 26, 2021.
February 1, 2021
Fazio is one of the most highly regarded real estate attorneys in the Midwest. His areas of expertise include complex commercial real estate acquisitions and developments, with extensive experience in ground leasing, entity formation, and public/private development agreements, as well as conventional, securitized and tax-increment financing.
January 25, 2021
Miller Canfield attorneys provide significant support to Legal Aid of Western Michigan, the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, Hospice of Michigan and numerous other local nonprofits.
January 15, 2021
They join the firm in six key practice groups: Corporate and Transactions, Employment and Labor, Energy and Environmental, Financial Institutions, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, and Real Estate.
January 5, 2021
Weissman has decades of experience advising clients on laws and regulations impacting international business operations, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anticorruption laws, antiboycott laws, and offset transactions.
January 5, 2021
Platt is a Fellow in the prestigious American College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. He is a recipient of the 2019 Martindale-Hubbell Client Champion Gold Award and is an ABA Lawyer of Distinction.
December 3, 2020
Berger is an intellectual property attorney and is part of Miller Canfield's core team that manages a trademark docket of more than 4,000 pending and registered marks in 146 countries.
November 18, 2020
The list is based on a peer-review survey of more than 19,000 attorneys in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw and Livingston counties, who are asked to nominate highly qualified lawyers in more than 50 legal specialties.
November 5, 2020
The firm earned national rankings in 14 practice areas, as well as 114 metropolitan rankings in 54 practice areas.
November 2, 2020
The Innovation Park, in the heart of Grand Rapids’ Medical Mile, was developed under a public-private partnership (P3), and is expected to catalyze innovation through research, education, clinical health care and private companies.
October 30, 2020
The award is given to members of the association who have distinguished themselves by manifesting civility in their relations with colleagues, clients, judges and the public, while adhering to and advancing the highest principles and traditions of the legal profession.
October 30, 2020
The program honors 25 Michigan lawyers who have been practicing for 10 years or less and who have established a name for themselves by displaying ambition, drive and accomplishments that differentiate them from their peers.
October 7, 2020
With great sadness, Miller Canfield announces that James Williams died on Oct. 2, 2020, following an extended illness. He was 77 years old.
October 1, 2020
Miller Canfield is one of just six Michigan-based firms to earn a spot on the State Bar of Michigan 2020 Pro Bono Honor Roll.
October 1, 2020
Wallace was a beloved principal in Miller Canfield's Lansing office.
October 1, 2020
The firm's private equity client The CIH Group ('CIH') has purchased from British Telecommunications (BT) selected Latin American telecommunication operations and information technology infrastructure.
September 18, 2020
Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that 57 of its lawyers have been recognized in the Michigan, Illinois and Ohio editions of Super Lawyers for 2020 and the magazine's annual listing of up-and-coming “Rising Stars.”
September 15, 2020
To earn Mansfield Certification from Diversity Lab, the leading incubator for innovative solutions to foster diversity and inclusion in law firms, firms must ensure that 30 percent of the candidates affirmatively considered in lateral hiring and promotions are women, attorneys of color, LGBTQ attorneys and attorneys with disabilities.
September 10, 2020
ACMA is the leading organization of mortgage attorneys in North America who are recognized by their peers as distinguished practitioners in the field of mortgage law and real estate finance.
August 20, 2020
Recognized for excellence in 60 practice specialties, lawyers earning Best Lawyers honors are rated entirely by their peers. Sixteen Miller Canfield attorneys were also named on Best Lawyers' list of Rising Stars.
August 20, 2020
In the newly created role, Michelle Crockett will chair the firm's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council, which will propose to the firm's managing directors changes to firm structures and policies that can move the firm toward a more diverse and welcoming environment.
August 14, 2020
Murkowski is a principal in Miller Canfield’s Detroit office, a member of the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group and co-leader of its Automotive team. He will serve as DMBA president in the 2021-2022 term.
August 12, 2020
The annual Women in the Law award celebrates the significant contributions made by women to the legal profession and the community, emphasizing excellence in the practice of law, community service, mentorship and leadership.
August 4, 2020
Yaghi is the resident co-director of the firm's office in Doha, Qatar. Her practice focuses on corporate and commercial matters and transactions, particularly in the aviation, cybersecurity and defense industries.
August 3, 2020
The award is given for the best scholarly articles submitted for publication in The Bond Lawyer, a publication of the National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL).
July 31, 2020
Miller Canfield pro bono attorneys in partnership with the nonpartisan Brennan Center for Justice filed an amicus brief in support of Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s authority to mail absentee ballot applications to registered voters in Michigan.
July 24, 2020
Miller Canfield Hiring Chair/Diversity and Professional Development Principal Michelle Crockett has been shortlisted in the Diversity & Inclusion Lawyer of the Year category, and the firm's Pro Bono practice is shortlisted for the Pro Bono Program of the Year for 2020.
July 14, 2020
Miller Canfield is proud to join the business community in taking the #MaskUpMichigan pledge to help keep our businesses open. In taking this pledge, we are enforcing the wearing of face coverings by our employees and visitors in all of our locations in the United States.
July 6, 2020
Justyna Regan has been appointed to serve a one-year term as chair of the Chicago Bar Association Cyber Law and Data Privacy Committee.
June 29, 2020
The American College of Environmental Lawyers is a professional association of distinguished lawyers who are dedicated to maintaining and improving the ethical practice of environmental law, the administration of justice and the development of environmental law at the state and federal level.
June 29, 2020
The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers is a nonprofit organization founded in 1995 as a professional organization to honor leading lawyers and has evolved to become a leading resource for the community, the judiciary, the government and academia.
June 26, 2020
The Alliance was formed in June 2020 to "leverage the resources of the private bar in partnership with legal services organizations to amplify the voices of communities and individuals oppressed by racism, to better use the law as a vehicle for change that benefits communities of color and to promote racial equity in the law," according to its charter.
June 11, 2020
Green is a lifetime Detroiter who has dedicated his life to service to the community and excellence in the practice of law.
June 9, 2020
As leaders of metropolitan Detroit’s largest law firms, we are strongly committed to doing our part to encourage and ensure equal voice, opportunity and legal representation for African American people and other people of color.
April 23, 2020
Ten of the firm's attorneys and six of its core practice areas were ranked among the best in the U.S. The firm earned rankings in: Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial, and Real Estate.
March 5, 2020
Kaye has advised clients on more than $65 billion in financing and debt restructuring in hundreds of transactions. In the FinTech area, he has advised clients on tokenization of services, structuring peer-to-peer cryptocurrency and cryptocurrency asset-backed lending platforms.
February 20, 2020
Chudzicki is the Resident Director of Miller Canfield's Washington, D.C., office. He leads the firm's Qatar team, which serves U.S. and foreign companies engaged in business in Qatar in industries that include aerospace, cybersecurity, defense, manufacturing, and telecommunications and media.
February 19, 2020
The awards recognize attorneys for their exceptional legal skills, leadership ability and commitment to the legal community and the community at large. Crockett will be recognized at a celebration on April 9, 2020.
February 14, 2020
As Miller Canfield's International Disputes Group Leader, Acomb defends and prosecutes transnational litigation and international arbitration matters for clients located throughout the world.
February 11, 2020
Scott Eldridge was elected by principals of the firm to serve as one of its five Managing Directors, while eight attorneys were promoted to principalship.
February 10, 2020
In 2019, Miller Canfield bond attorneys opined on 97 issues in Michigan and 10 in Illinois, totaling $5.4 billion, ranking the firm first in the Mideast region and 18th in the United States. Miller Canfield is the only Michigan firm to be named in the top 50 firms nationwide.
February 3, 2020
Baxter-Labut's practice focuses on bankruptcy, insolvency, and commercial lending enforcement and litigation.
January 31, 2020
Jacob Koering, Edward Rice, Steven Rotunno and Robert Zielinski have been named to 2020 Illinois Super Lawyers.
January 29, 2020
Stephen G. Palms has been named to the Midwest Real Estate Journal’s Hall of Fame.
January 27, 2020
Three Principal Attorneys Bolster IP, Public Finance Groups
Miller Canfield has expanded its Chicago office with the hiring of three principal attorneys: Lance Tyson, Carson Veach and Glenn Weinstein.
January 23, 2020
In 2018, Miller Canfield became the first Detroit law firm to sponsor the Detroit Regional LGBT Chamber of Commerce, which partners with allied corporate and nonprofit members to promote workplace and corporate diversity and inclusion of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender business community.
January 16, 2020
Stek is a commercial litigator in Miller Canfield’s Grand Rapids office. He was first elected to serve on the Commission in 2014, and was re-elected in 2016 and 2018.
January 13, 2020
Formerly a senior trust officer with Plante Moran Trust, Hughes works with high-net-worth families and individuals in the administration of personal and charitable trusts, foundations, estates, special needs/care planning, and family office management.
January 6, 2020
Business Facilities magazine has awarded the Michigan Economic Development Corp. the 2019 Deal of the Year Award for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' $4.5 billion investment and expansion in the City of Detroit and four other Michigan plants. Miller Canfield was honored to serve as counsel to the City of Detroit and its Brownfield Redevelopment Authority in the deal.
December 13, 2019
The award honors pro bono partners who have meaningfully contributed to MCR's mission of building strong nonprofits.
December 4, 2019
The firm was recognized as a standout in two categories: investing in client relationships and client-facing communication.
November 11, 2019
Miller Canfield Principal Jennifer Sabourin has been selected to serve a two-year term as the Program Vice-Chair for the American Employment Law Council (AELC), a selective member-by-nomination group of high-level employer-side attorneys.
November 5, 2019
Leading the way in workplace inclusivity, Miller Canfield has announced that it has expanded its parental leave policies to allow additional time for mothers to recover from childbirth, and to include paid time off for new fathers and adoptive parents.
November 4, 2019
Sixty Miller Canfield attorneys have been named on DBusiness Magazine’s Top Lawyers list for 2020.
November 1, 2019
The firm earned national rankings in 14 areas, as well as 116 metropolitan rankings. "Best Law Firms" rankings are published annually and are based on a nationwide survey of more than 85,000 lawyers and historical analysis by Best Lawyers researchers.
October 29, 2019
Mithani is a principal attorney in the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group and serves as the resident director of Miller Canfield's Ann Arbor office and the firm's deputy general counsel.
October 24, 2019
Peter Danos (Chicago), Katherine Hopkins (Detroit/Ann Arbor), Amanda Rauh-Bieri (Grand Rapids) and Sean Rucker (Detroit) join as associates in growing practice groups.
October 11, 2019
Swanson is the current lead attorney in the City of Detroit bankruptcy, the largest and most complex municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
October 8, 2019
Led by Pawel Chudzicki and Lana Yaghi, the Qatar office will be seamlessly integrated with Miller Canfield offices in Michigan, Washington, D.C., and Chicago to provide a platform for clients, including U.S. defense contractors and mid-market companies in the defense, cybersecurity and aerospace industries, to engage in business in both Qatar and the United States.
October 4, 2019
The firms named on the list were selected based on the results of an independent survey of lawyers nationwide, who were asked to recommend law firms in 17 fields. The 2,500 attorneys who responded to the survey identified Miller Canfield as most recommended in the area of Corporate Governance law.
October 4, 2019
Ammar's practice focuses on creditors' rights, bankruptcy, commercial law and other banking matters. His clients include financial institutions and all types of creditors.
September 16, 2019
CEO Michael McGee: "We are one of the very few Midwestern firms to offer a full range of international legal services that include everything from international disputes to transactions, immigration and export controls. Alex's extensive experience with regulatory matters and government contracts will be a valuable addition to our practice."
September 4, 2019
Leading as the sole Michigan firm to pilot intensive data tracking program for race, gender, LGBTQ status, and disability inclusion
Miller Canfield is among the 51 major firms nationwide to have earned Mansfield Plus Certification. It is the only Michigan-based firm to have met the high standards to achieve certification two years in a row.
September 3, 2019
Sixty-five Miller Canfield lawyers have been recognized for exceptional performance in the Michigan, Illinois and Ohio editions of Super Lawyers for 2019 and the magazine’s annual listing of up-and-coming “Rising Stars.”
August 15, 2019
U.S. News & World Report has named 103 Miller Canfield attorneys in Michigan, Illinois and Ohio in “Best Lawyers 2020.” Recognized for excellence in 58 practice specialties, lawyers earning Best Lawyers distinction are rated by their peers as standouts in their profession.
August 15, 2019
Samuel Charara, Ashley Higginson and Magdalena (Maggie) Schenone join growing practice areas as the firm strategically expands.
July 23, 2019
David's passion for the law, his drive, and his ability to think outside of the box shone through in his work.
July 17, 2019
The annual recognition emphasizes excellence in the practice of law, service to the legal community, mentorship, leadership and civic involvement.
July 2, 2019
Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that principal attorney Jennifer L. Sabourin has been elected by her national peers as a fellow of the prestigious College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.
July 1, 2019
With great sadness, Miller Canfield announces that litigation attorney Peter Waldmeir died on June 28, 2019. He was 65 years old. The announcement was made by CEO Michael McGee.
