Chambers USA 2022 Edition Ranks Dykema as a Top Firm Nationally in Automotive Practices and in 14 Practices Overall
The Firm Earned 25 Individual Attorney Rankings; Including a Top-5 National Ranking for Derek Whitefield and Top-10 National Ranking for Lance Boldrey
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6.01.22
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that it received 25 individual attorney rankings and 14 practice area rankings in the 2022 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business guide. Nationally, the firm received recognition in three practice areas and six individual attorney rankings; including as one of the top firms for Product Liability: Automobile. Additionally, Derek Whitefield was ranked as a top-five attorney in the nation for Product Liability: Automobile and Lance Boldrey was ranked as a top-10 attorney in the nation for Native American Law.
Published annually, Chambers has been ranking the best law firms and lawyers since 1990, and now covers 200 jurisdictions throughout the world. Chambers ranks both lawyers and law firms based on the investigations of more than 200 researchers who conduct in-depth confidential interviews with lawyers and clients.
Chambers USA recognized the following Dykema practices:
USA - Nationwide
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Cannabis Law
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Product Liability: Automobile
- Product Liability: Consumer Class Actions
District of Columbia
- Insurance: Insurer
Illinois
- Real Estate
Michigan
- Corporate/M&A
- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Labor & Employment
- Litigation: General Commercial
- Real Estate
Texas
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Insurance
Texas: San Antonio & Surrounds
- Corporate/M&A
- Litigation: General Commercial
Chambers USA recognized the following Dykema attorneys, as identified by jurisdiction and practice area:
USA - Nationwide
- R. Lance Boldery—Cannabis Law: Eastern United States
- R. Lance Boldrey—Native American Law
- Derek S. Whitefield—Product Liability: Automobile
- Derek S. Whitefield—Product Liability: Consumer Class Actions
- John M. Thomas—Product Liability: Consumer Class Actions
- Eric E. Lenzen—Corporate/M&A
District of Columbia
- Thomas J. Judge— Insurance: Insurer
- Lewis K. Loss—Insurance: Insurer
Illinois
- Michael S. Kurtzon—Real Estate
- Andrew P. Scott—Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Michigan
- J. Michael Bernard—Corporate/M&A
- Robert A. Boonin—Labor & Employment
- Amy M. Christen—Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Adam M. Fishkind—Real Estate
- James P. Feeney—Litigation: General Commercial
- Kyle R. Hauberg—Real Estate
- James F. Hermon—Labor & Employment
- Margaret Adams Hunter—Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Jin-Kyu Koh—Corporate/M&A
- Thomas S. Vaughn—Corporate/M&A
Texas
- Thomas B. Alleman—Insurance
- Deborah D. Williamson—Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Texas: San Antonio & Surrounds
- Jeffrey C. Gifford—Corporate/M&A
- Wilhelm L. Liebmann—Corporate/M&A
- Thomas Sanders—Litigation: General Commercial
Chambers USA also noted client and market perception for the following Dykema practices:
Related Services
- Automotive Product Liability and Class Action Defense
- Automotive and Transportation
- Cannabis
- Class Action Defense
- Commercial Litigation
- Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
- Corporate and Finance
- Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Directors and Officers Insurance
- Electric and Autonomous Vehicles and Advanced Mobility
- Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
- Employment Litigation
- Food and Beverage
- Governance
- Government Reorganization and Restructuring
- Government Solutions
- Healthcare
- IP Litigation
- Infrastructure and Project Finance
- Insurance
- International Business Disputes
- Labor and Employment
- Litigation
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Non-Compete, Unfair Competition, and Trade Secrets
- Nonprofits and Tax-Exempt Organizations
- Oil and Gas
- Political Compliance, Elections, and Campaign Finance
- Private Equity
- Product Liability Defense
- Professional Liability Insurance
- Public Finance
- Public Retirement
- Real Estate
- Real Estate Acquisitions, Dispositions, and Developments
- Real Estate Lending, Finance, and Workouts
- Restructuring and Bankruptcy
- Securities
- Tax
- Unions and Collective Bargaining
- Zoning and Land Use