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 ViQuestC & U Group, Ltd.Detroit Area Agency on AgingTianhai Electric North America, Inc.China Automotive SystemsChina Auto Electronics GroupHebi THB GroupJ.C. Penney's CompanyMerrill LynchAccor Hotels N.A.Zhejiang 8+1 Precision MachineryZhuzhou Cemented CarbidePROFESSIONAL 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