Dykema Gossett

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Dykema Gossett PLLC
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HeadquartersDetroit, MI
No. of offices14
No. of attorneys353 (2021)
Major practice areasGeneral practice
Key peopleLeonard Wolfe, Chairman and CEO
Revenue$218,813,000 (2021)
Date founded1926
Company type Professional Limited Liability Company
Website dykema.com

Dykema Gossett PLLC, is an American full-service law firm. Founded and headquartered in Detroit, it has offices in various locations around the United States including California, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Texas, Washington, D.C., and Wisconsin. Dykema's largest office is in Chicago but its combined Southeast Michigan offices (Detroit, Bloomfield Hills, and Ann Arbor) are collectively larger. [1] As of 2020, it was the 118th largest law firm in the nation. [2]

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Among other areas, Dykema is recognized for having a strong automotive practice in the United States. [3] The firm represents Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Kia, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota, and Volvo. [1]

Also substantial is Dykema’s banking and consumer financial services practice. A significant portion of the firm's reported litigation cases over the last two years have involved banking issues. [4] According to the firm, it "provides counseling and litigation representation to financial institutions, including banks, savings and loan associations, finance companies, credit card issuers, mortgage bankers, vendors and retailers." [1] Dykema's Financial Industry Group publishes the NextGen Financial Services Report, a blog providing analysis on the commercial financial services industry. [1] Dykema is also Michigan editor to the consumer financial services online publications HouseLaw and CarLaw. [1]

In 2007 and 2008, the firm helped draft and secure the passage of the ballot initiative that created the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act. [5]

History

Honors

The Legal 500 U.S. 2022 guide ranks Dykema in the top 10 for its Automotive Product Liability Litigation, Automotive Litigation, Gaming and Native American Law, and Cannabis Law practices. Additionally, the firm's Appellate and Critical Motions practice was included in the "Firms to Watch" list. [19]

Also, over half (214) of Dykema attorneys were named a 2014 Super Lawyer or Rising Star by Thomson Reuters' "Super Lawyers", the annual ranking that recognizes attorneys who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. [20] Dykema was, in 2012, named the top corporate law firm in Detroit by Corporate Board Member Magazine for the second year. The 2012 study is the publication’s 12th annual Legal Industry Research Study, a comprehensive ranking by U.S. corporate directors and general counsel at the nation’s top corporate law firms. [21]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Dykema Gossett PLLC website
  2. ↑ "Nation's Largest Law Firms".
  3. ↑ "Dykema Recognized for Having One of the Strongest Automotive Practices in the Nation".
  4. ↑ "Source: Martindale Hubbell". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  5. ↑ "Cannabis Industry".
  6. ↑ "Looking Back - Moving Forward: Dykema". www.dykema.com. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  7. ↑ "Vault - About Dykema Gossett PLLC".
  8. ↑ "Dykema History Timeline".
  9. ↑ "Dykema acquires a 14-member Detroit-Los Angeles firm of national litigators".
  10. ↑ "WSG Press Release: Dykema Gossett and Rooks Pitts Announce Merger - Dykema".
  11. ↑ "n 2007 Dykema launched the Dallas office with a group of highly skilled Intellectual Property and Litigation attorneys".
  12. ↑ "Dykema Raids Schwartz Cooper to Boost Windy City Presence".
  13. ↑ "Dykema Opens Minneapolis Office with Addition of Top Corporate, Commercial and Intellectual Property Lawyers".
  14. ↑ "Dykema Opens Austin Office with Addition of Top Tax Litigation Lawyers".
  15. ↑ "Dykema and Cox Smith Combine".
  16. ↑ "Dykema and Loss, Judge & Ward Combine".
  17. ↑ "Dykema Expands into Wisconsin with the Opening of a Milwaukee Office".
  18. ↑ "Dykema opens five-attorney Houston office in Texas expansion".
  19. ↑ "Dykema Gossett PLLC in Detroit, Michigan".
  20. ↑ "Top Corporate Law Firm in Detroit".
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