Law360 Profiles Dykema’s Automotive Industry Group as a “Practice Group of the Year”

Dykema’s Automotive Industry Group was profiled by Law360 as part of its recognition as a “Practice Group of the Year” in Transportation Law for 2019.

In the article, “Transportation Group Of The Year: Dykema Gossett,” Law360 highlights how Dykema has “relentlessly defended global automakers and parts suppliers in high-stakes product liability litigation and has a leading role advising developers of self-driving vehicles,” pointing out several of the firm’s Automotive Industry Group successes from 2019, including:

• Representing Kia Motors Inc. in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in fuel economy nationwide class action litigation,
• Serving as lead counsel for Toyota Motor Corp. in various product liability and personal injury lawsuits stemming from Takata Corp.’s defective air bags,
• Serving as lead counsel for FCA US LLC in multidistrict litigation involving “monostable” gearshifts, and
• The Firm’s position at the forefront of self-driving and autonomous vehicles and advanced mobility services.

The article also interviews Dommond Lonnie, Leader of Dykema’s Automotive Industry Group, Mark Malven, Co-Leader of the firm’s Mobility & Advanced Transportation Team, and Derek Whitefield, who led the Dykema team in the aforementioned FCA litigation.