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EDUCATION
The University of Michigan
B.A., 1989
  • high honors
  • Student Judiciary
  • Student Varsity Athlete, Track and Cross-Country
  • Honors Program; Honors Thesis under direction of Prof. Richard Pildes (UM Law School), High Distinction
  • James B. Angell Scholar
  • Public Service Internship Program

Wayne State University
J.D., 1992
  • Moot Court Team, Oralist
  • American Bar Association, Mendes Hershman Scholarship
  • Research Assistant, Professor Katherine Heidt
HONORS
  • Michigan Super Lawyers, Business Litigation

Mark Heusel

Member

PROMINENT ASSIGNMENTS

Received $2.3MM arbitration award from the International Center for Dispute Resolution on behalf of Chinese manufacturer in breach of contract case.

Received $1MM verdict in the Eastern District of Michigan on behalf of international auto supplier in breach of contract case.

Obtained AAA arbitration award dismissing employee's claim in breach of employment contract dispute.

Successful defense of trade secret case before FINRA.

Reversed circuit court decision denying enforcement of a non-competition agreement on behalf of media-related company and Michigan Press Association. In reversing, the Michigan Court of Appeals adopted our position thereby clarifying Michigan law's definition of the "legitimate business interest" prong under the Michigan Anti-Trust Reform Act.

Received favorable arbitration award on behalf of Chinese supplier netting in excess of $2MM in savings to client.

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS

  • Shanghai ViQuest
  • C & U Group, Ltd.
  • Detroit Area Agency on Aging
  • Tianhai Electric North America, Inc.
  • China Automotive Systems
  • China Auto Electronics Group
  • Hebi THB Group
  • J.C. Penney's Company
  • Merrill Lynch
  • Accor Hotels N.A.
  • Zhejiang 8+1 Precision Machinery
  • Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide
  • PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT

    • Michigan State Bar, member in good standing (1992), litigation section
    • Ohio State Bar, pending admission 
    • Washtenaw County Bar Association, litigation section
    • American Bar Association, litigation section
    • Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
    • Admitted to practice in Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan, Northern Districts of Illinois and Ohio, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
    • Federal Bar Association, member

    COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

    • Washtenaw County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, Treasurer, board member
    • Washtenaw County Circuit Court, Neutral Case Evaluator, Employment and Commercial Panels
    • Humane Society of Huron Valley, Vice-President, board member
    • City of Ann Arbor Employee's Reitirement System Board of Trustees, trustee
    • Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Washtenaw County, steering committee member 
    • Ann Arbor Rotary, member
    • Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce, member
    • Detroit Chinese Business Association 
    • Friends of the Michigan League, volunteer
    • Thomas Cooley Law School, Adjunct Professor
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