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.