Three Dickinson Wright Lawyers Recognized in Chambers Global Guide 2018
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Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that Lawyers Michael D. Lipton, Q.C., Brenda C. Swick, and Kathleen Campbell Walker have been recognized in Chambers Global Guide 2018. Chambers Global, publisher of the world’s leading guides to the legal profession, researches the strengths and reputations of international law firms and lawyers through in-depth interviews with peer and competing-firm lawyers, in-house counsel and significant purchasers of legal services. The rankings provided in the Global Guide are nationwide rankings.
Michael Lipton, Q.C., is a Senior Partner of Dickinson Wright LLP, based in Toronto, and heads the Canadian gaming law and hospitality group. He is ranked in the Gaming & Gambling Practice Area in the guide in Band 1. For over 25 years, he has served as senior counsel on several complex gaming law matters including advising on Requests for Proposals from governments to operate commercial and charitable casinos and advising applicants who seek registration with the gaming regulatory authorities throughout North America. He regularly represents and advises gaming equipment suppliers, institutional investors, governments, racetracks, casinos, First Nations and pari-mutuel operators in all areas of gaming law from both a land-based and Internet perspective. He has presented numerous papers on the various aspects of gaming law at international legal conferences and his gaming law articles have been published on a global basis including the Canadian chapter of the Internet Gaming Report. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Online Gambling Lawyer and the founding editor of Canadian Gaming Lawyer. Michael’s vast expertise and deep knowledge in gaming law have been recognized by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in Canada and by Chambers Global from 2008 to 2018. He is a founding member of the International Masters of Gaming Law and a past President. In 2011, the Canadian Gaming Association presented him with an award for Leadership and Outstanding Contribution to the Gaming Industry. Michael has earned a global reputation for the strength and substance of his practice.
Brenda C. Swick is a Partner in the firm’s Toronto office. She is ranked in the International Trade/WTO Practice Area in the guide in Band 3. Her practice focuses on international trade, government contracting, and competition law including premerger notification, foreign investment review, regulatory compliance, anti-corruption compliance, and judicial review of government decisions. Her expertise encompasses customs compliance, export and import controls, economic sanctions, blocking measures (Cuba), defense trade controls and anti-dumping and countervailing investigations. She is also a leading expert on government contracting and has represented clients in bid disputes before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal and courts. She regularly advises clients on Canada’s international, trade and investment agreements, including investor state disputes under Chapter 11 of the NAFTA. She has represented clients in some of Canada’s highest profile trade disputes in softwood lumber, dairy products, alcoholic beverages, baby food, natural resources and energy. Brenda has been appointed by the Government of Canada to the NAFTA Chapter 19 (Trade Remedies) Roster for Canada. She is a recognized leader for her international trade and customs practice work in Who’s Who Legal: Trade & Customs 2017 and in International Trade Regulation in the 2017 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. Brenda is also ranked in both International Trade/WTO and Public Procurement in the 2018 edition of Chambers Canada Guide.
Kathleen Campbell Walker is a Member in the firm’s El Paso office. She is ranked in the Immigration: Business section in the guide in Band 1. Ms. Walker is known internationally as a leader in the field of immigration law and has practiced for over 30 years. Her immigration law practice focuses on business and family-based immigration, consular processing, employer sanctions/worksite enforcement, immigration audits, security checks, waivers, admissibility, and citizenship and naturalization. Her clients include hospitals and other healthcare providers, major global manufacturing companies, energy and energy service companies, defense contractors, construction companies, real estate and finance firms, cities, hospitality and hospitality service companies, agricultural businesses, professional employer organizations, educational institutions, food service businesses and franchisees, investors and entrepreneurs, equestrians, performing artists, and individuals. Ms. Walker is a former national president and general counsel of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). She is a previous recipient of the AILA Founder’s Award given from time to time since 1950 to the person or entity who has had the most substantial impact on the field of immigration law or policy in the preceding period. She is board certified in Immigration and National Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She is also ranked AV preeminent with Martindale-Hubbell.
Michael Lipton, Q.C., is a Senior Partner of Dickinson Wright LLP, based in Toronto, and heads the Canadian gaming law and hospitality group. He is ranked in the Gaming & Gambling Practice Area in the guide in Band 1. For over 25 years, he has served as senior counsel on several complex gaming law matters including advising on Requests for Proposals from governments to operate commercial and charitable casinos and advising applicants who seek registration with the gaming regulatory authorities throughout North America. He regularly represents and advises gaming equipment suppliers, institutional investors, governments, racetracks, casinos, First Nations and pari-mutuel operators in all areas of gaming law from both a land-based and Internet perspective. He has presented numerous papers on the various aspects of gaming law at international legal conferences and his gaming law articles have been published on a global basis including the Canadian chapter of the Internet Gaming Report. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Online Gambling Lawyer and the founding editor of Canadian Gaming Lawyer. Michael’s vast expertise and deep knowledge in gaming law have been recognized by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in Canada and by Chambers Global from 2008 to 2018. He is a founding member of the International Masters of Gaming Law and a past President. In 2011, the Canadian Gaming Association presented him with an award for Leadership and Outstanding Contribution to the Gaming Industry. Michael has earned a global reputation for the strength and substance of his practice.
Brenda C. Swick is a Partner in the firm’s Toronto office. She is ranked in the International Trade/WTO Practice Area in the guide in Band 3. Her practice focuses on international trade, government contracting, and competition law including premerger notification, foreign investment review, regulatory compliance, anti-corruption compliance, and judicial review of government decisions. Her expertise encompasses customs compliance, export and import controls, economic sanctions, blocking measures (Cuba), defense trade controls and anti-dumping and countervailing investigations. She is also a leading expert on government contracting and has represented clients in bid disputes before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal and courts. She regularly advises clients on Canada’s international, trade and investment agreements, including investor state disputes under Chapter 11 of the NAFTA. She has represented clients in some of Canada’s highest profile trade disputes in softwood lumber, dairy products, alcoholic beverages, baby food, natural resources and energy. Brenda has been appointed by the Government of Canada to the NAFTA Chapter 19 (Trade Remedies) Roster for Canada. She is a recognized leader for her international trade and customs practice work in Who’s Who Legal: Trade & Customs 2017 and in International Trade Regulation in the 2017 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. Brenda is also ranked in both International Trade/WTO and Public Procurement in the 2018 edition of Chambers Canada Guide.
Kathleen Campbell Walker is a Member in the firm’s El Paso office. She is ranked in the Immigration: Business section in the guide in Band 1. Ms. Walker is known internationally as a leader in the field of immigration law and has practiced for over 30 years. Her immigration law practice focuses on business and family-based immigration, consular processing, employer sanctions/worksite enforcement, immigration audits, security checks, waivers, admissibility, and citizenship and naturalization. Her clients include hospitals and other healthcare providers, major global manufacturing companies, energy and energy service companies, defense contractors, construction companies, real estate and finance firms, cities, hospitality and hospitality service companies, agricultural businesses, professional employer organizations, educational institutions, food service businesses and franchisees, investors and entrepreneurs, equestrians, performing artists, and individuals. Ms. Walker is a former national president and general counsel of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). She is a previous recipient of the AILA Founder’s Award given from time to time since 1950 to the person or entity who has had the most substantial impact on the field of immigration law or policy in the preceding period. She is board certified in Immigration and National Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She is also ranked AV preeminent with Martindale-Hubbell.
