Dickinson Wright Recognized in Legal 500 United States 2022 Edition
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Dickinson Wright is pleased to announce that the firm has received eight practice rankings and 34 attorneys have been listed in this year’s The Legal 500 United States 2022.
For more than 30 years, The Legal 500 has been analyzing the capabilities of law firms across the world with a comprehensive research program that each year brings the most up-to-date vision of the global legal market. The Legal 500 assesses the strengths of law firms in over 100 jurisdictions. The rankings are based on a series of criteria and research is based on feedback from 300,000 clients worldwide, submissions from law firms, and interviews with leading private practice lawyers.
The Legal 500 United States 2022 ranked Dickinson Wright in the following practice areas:
- Dispute Resolution – General Commercial Disputes
- Industry Focus – Cannabis
- Intellectual Property – Patents: Licensing
- Labor and Employment – Labor and Employment Disputes (including Collective Actions): Defense
- M&A/Corporate and Commercial – M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m)
- Real Estate – Construction
- Real Estate
- Real Estate Finance
Dickinson Wright is also listed as a “Firm to Watch” for Intellectual Property – Trademarks: Litigation.
The Legal 500 United States 2022 recognized the following Dickinson Wright attorneys in their editorial as “Recommended Lawyers”:
Dispute Resolution – General Commercial Disputes
- Bennett Evan Cooper (Phoenix, AZ)
- Scot Claus (Phoenix, AZ)
- Phillip DeRosier (Detroit, MI)
- John Desmond (Reno, NV)
- Scott Knapp (Lansing, MI)
- Thomas McNeill (Detroit, MI)
- John Nelson (Austin, TX)
- David Owen (Lexington, KY)
Industry Focus – Cannabis
- Benton Bodamer (Columbus, OH)
- Scot Crow (Columbus, OH)
Intellectual Property – Patents: Licensing
- K. Lance Anderson (Austin, TX)
- Richard Jones (Troy, MI)
Labor and Employment – Labor and Employment Disputes (including Collective Actions): Defense
- Jeffrey Beemer (Nashville, TN)
- Reid Estes (Nashville, TN)
- Timothy Howlett (Detroit, MI)
- Christina McDonald (Grand Rapids, MI)
- William Thacker (Ann Arbor, MI)
- Kathryn Wood (Detroit, MI)
M&A/Corporate and Commercial – M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m)
- Scot Crow (Columbus, OH)
- Mark High (Detroit, MI)
- Amy Kwiatkowski (Detroit, MI)
- Andrew MacLeod (Detroit, MI)
- Joel Mayersohn (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
- John Schuring (Grand Rapids, MI)
Real Estate – Construction (including Construction Litigation)
- Cynthia Alexander (Las Vegas, NV)
- Todd Baxter (Phoenix, AZ)
- Charles Brecker (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
- John Cameron (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Joseph DeLave (Troy, MI)
- Scott Holcomb (Phoenix, AZ)
- Ryan Mitchell (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Stephen Richman (Phoenix, AZ)
Real Estate
- John Cameron (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Monica Labe (Troy, MI)
- Michael Lusardi (Troy, MI)
Real Estate Finance
- Katheryne Zelenock (Troy, MI)
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