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EDUCATION
Michigan State University
B.A.,
  • High Honor


University of Michigan Law School
J.D.,
  • cum laude

HONORS
  • Order of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz) awarded in December, 2000 by President of Federal Republic of Germany
  • Best Lawyers in America, International Trade and Finance Law
  • DBusiness Top Lawyer
  • Michigan Super Lawyers
  • Recognized in Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in the World

Bruce C. Thelen

Member

PROMINENT ASSIGNMENTS

International business:

  • Export, import, customs and international trade
  • Distribution, marketing and licensing arrangements
  • Establishment of subsidiaries, branch offices and facilities
  • Joint ventures and strategic alliances
  • Acquisitions and direct investments
  • Litigation abroad
    • Banking and finance:

    • Crossborder financing
    • Letters of credit and trade finance
    • Interest rate and currency swaps and derivatives
      • Geographic scope extends to all regions of the world.

        PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT

        • International Bar Association, London-Chair (2011), Senior Vice Chair (2007-2010) and Vice Chair (2006), International Sales Committee and Chair, Subcommittee on Financial Aspects of International Sales (2003-05)
        • Appointed to serve on Michigan District Export Council by U.S. Secretary of Commerce
        • Founder, Chairman and Director, German American Chamber of Commerce of Michigan; Board of Directors, German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, Chicago
        • Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce - Detroit Regional Economic Partnership Advisory Board; Executive Committee, World Trade Club and International Business Council; Chairman, European Mission Committee; Leadership Detroit Program
        • Chairman, International Law Section, State Bar of Michigan
        • Global Partnership Member, Michigan Economic Development Corporation

        COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

        • Advisory Council, Center for International Business Education, University of Michigan Business School
        • Advisory Board, International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit
        • Board of Visitors, Office of the International Programs, Wayne State University
        • Advisory Committee, International Legal Studies Program, Wayne State University Law School
        • Advisory Board, Joint J.D./L.L.B. Program, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and University of Windsor Faculty of Law
        • United Way Community Services, Southeast Michigan - Community Leaders Council; Strategic Planning Committee; Chairman, Research and Information Services Committee; Fund Allocation Panel

        PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

        • Co-Chair and Moderator, Full Day Program, “The State of the Global Automotive Industry: How Restructuring, Regulation and Innovation will Affect the Industry’s Future,” Annual Conference of the International Bar Association (IBA), Vancouver, British Columbia, October 4, 2010
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        ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
        • Order of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz) awarded in December, 2000 by President of Federal Republic of Germany
        • Best Lawyers in America, International Trade and Finance Law
        • DBusiness Top Lawyer
        • Michigan Super Lawyers
        • Recognized in Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in the World