Laura Baucus Appointed To Serve as Chair of the World Services Group’s North American Regional Council for 2024-2025

Dykema is proud to share that the World Services Group (WSG) appointed Laura Baucus as Chair of its North American Regional Council for 2024-2025. As Chair, Baucus will lead a series of monthly meetings, develop strategies to promote the collaboration between WSG firms, and assist with planning the organization’s annual North America Regional meeting.

WSG is a prominent global network of independent firms providing an exclusive setting and platform to connect members to elite law firms and their multinational clients worldwide. Through seamless collaboration and continual innovation, WSG delivers authentic association of global knowledge with high quality and value for clients.

At Dykema, Baucus serves as Director of Dykema’s 100+ Automotive Industry Group. She also formerly served as a past leader of the firm’s financial services litigation practice, and founded the firm’s supply chain group. Baucus is also a past co-leader of the firm’s Women’s Business Initiative in Michigan. Baucus has a unique hybrid practice concentrating on supply chain disputes and transactions, complex contract litigation, and consumer financial services litigation.

She has varied and deep experience advising manufacturers throughout the supply chain. Baucus has successfully negotiated and litigated hundreds of supply chain disputes and contracts, always with a focus on helping the client achieve its ultimate goal—which is typically an uninterrupted supply chain.

Her financial services practice focuses on large-volume portfolio litigation management, including representing national mortgage servicers, credit card issuers, and other financial institutions in consumer litigation. As an experienced legal project manager, Baucus has managed thousands of consumer financial services actions throughout her career.

Baucus earned a J.D., magna cum laude, from Wayne State University School of Law and a B.A., summa cum laude, from the Catholic University of America.