Miller Johnson is pleased to welcome Daniel Truesdell to the litigation section.  He will practice from the Grand Rapids office. More >>

Two associates have joined the firm. Regina M. Gilmour will focus her practice on civil litigation, labor and employment, and municipal law.  Regina attended the University of Notre Dame and earned a bachelor of arts, double major, English and history, magna cum laude.  She also earned a Master of Science in Management from the University of Notre Dame.  Regina graduated from the University of Michigan Law School, and was honored for best appellate argument, legal practice. More >>

Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that Attorney Thomas H. Forshee has joined the firm’s Grand Rapids office as Of Counsel.

Mr. Forshee focuses his practice on municipal law. His experience includes drafting all types of contracts, leases, bylaws, resolutions, policies, and municipal ordinances. He has a special focus on contracts, zoning/land use, historic preservation, and telecommunications. He also has extensive experience counseling municipal clients on FOIA issues, Open Meeting Act issues and parliamentary procedure.
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Katie Knue has joined Varnum’s Corporate Practice Team. She will be based in the firm’s Grand Rapids office.

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Honigman welcomes Li Gao, Ph.D. and James K. Leonard, Ph.D. as associates in its Intellectual Property department and Patent practice group. To date, Honigman has hired 12 IP attorneys this year. Dr. Gao practices in the firm’s Lansing office, and Dr. Leonard practices in the Grand Rapids office.

Dr. Gao focuses her practice on preparing and prosecuting patent applications related to pharmaceutical, chemical, and medical device related technologies. She joins Honigman from Brinks Gilson & Lione. Dr. Gao previously served as director of research and development at AFID Therapeutics, Inc.

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Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge is pleased to announce that attorney Tyler J. Anderson has joined the firm and will be practicing in its medical malpractice defense practice group in the Grand Rapids office.

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Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that Attorney Rock Wood has joined the firm’s Grand Rapids office as Of Counsel.

Mr. Wood has over 30 years of litigation experience as lead counsel in a wide range of business related trials, including corporate mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracts, construction and real estate. He has also successfully handled numerous disputes under non-competition agreements employment issues, insurance and UCC utilized in a wide variety of industries and employment positions.
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Robert Stead has been named managing partner of Barnes & Thornburg LLP’s Grand Rapids office, effective July 1, 2018.

Stead succeeds Robert Sikkel, a 30-year veteran of labor and employment law, who will continue to represent and counsel employers on complex issues impacting their workforces and business operations.

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Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that Jessica L. Wood has joined the firm’s Grand Rapids office as Of Counsel.

Ms. Wood focuses her practice on general municipal law and municipal finance, the latter as bond counsel and underwriter’s counsel. She has served as the Assistant City/Township Attorney for multiple Michigan municipalities and authorities, including the City Attorney for the City of Benton Harbor during its financial restructuring under Michigan’s Emergency Manager Law. Her experience includes drafting ballot language and Charter amendments and assisting with the establishment of special assessment districts, tax increment financing authorities and economic development districts. She also has extensive experience counseling municipal clients on FOIA issues, Open Meetings Act issues and parliamentary procedure.
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Honigman announced today that Weber Hsiao has joined the firm as a senior attorney in its Intellectual Property department and Patent practice group in the firm’s Grand Rapids office. His arrival follows the recent additions of IP partners Tim Flory and Peter Cummings, who joined the firm earlier this year.

Hsiao advises clients on a full range of IP matters, including IP protection and IP disputes, and counsels clients on IP due diligence in M&A transactions. He joins Honigman from Brown Rudnick LLP’s Boston office, where he focused his practice on medical and high-tech inventions.

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