Detroit

Tel:		248.359.7300
Fax:		248.359.7700
Contact:		Halicki, Lawrence Office Administrator
E-mail:		halickil@pepperlaw.com
Address:		Suite 1800 4000 Town Center Southfield Michigan 48075-1505

Established 1979

Pepper Hamilton LLP’s Detroit office represents clients in complex matters in a range of practice areas, including corporate and securities, environmental law, bankruptcy and reorganization, labor and employment, litigation and real estate law.

Pepper lawyers are leaders in the profession, serving as officers of professional organizations including the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association and the State Bar of Michigan. Pepper attorneys are frequently sought out by professional and business organizations for speaking and writing engagements on novel legal issues.

Working closely with lawyers in Pepper’s other offices, the Detroit office provides clients its depth of national expertise with breadth of its local experience. Pepper attorneys assist clients who have business interests in the manufacturing, auto, finance, retail, energy, food, transportation and technology industries in Michigan and throughout the country. Pepper attorneys serve as outside counsel for companies ranging from small start-ups to large multinationals in acquisitions, divestitures and all aspects of their day-to-day legal services.

Our lawyers have represented:

a multinational glass manufacturer as outside counsel, providing all of its legal advice in the corporate, real estate, labor, litigation, ERISA, antitrust, tax and environmental areas
a number of Tier I and Tier 2 suppliers with subsidiaries in Europe, Asia, the United States and Mexico as general counsel, providing all legal services
a multinational food company in its national bankruptcy litigation
a Canadian auto supplier in the acquisition of a number of manufacturing facilities
an alternative energy company with environmental, corporate, and NERC and FERC regulations
international clients in the acquisition of domestic steel manufacturing facilities
shareholders of an HMO in minority shareholder litigation that involved claims of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty
a large municipality in a federal investigation regarding practices of its police department
creditors’ committees in large reorganization cases
debtors in major turnarounds and reorganizations
the formation of a private acquisition company, its reorganization into a public company and its acquisition of businesses with sales in excess of $500 million
an organization of venture capital companies with assets in excess of $1 billion, and representation of such venture capital firms and large public employee pension funds in connection with their investments
servicers of defaulted commercial loans in litigation, restructuring the debt and bankruptcy cases of the borrowers
a digital marketing company in complex litigation and arbitration over the termination of software contracts
clients in various civil and criminal investigations and enforcement matters under the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act and remediation programs
a Fortune 100 company in the amendment of its trust indentures, registration statements, limited partnership interests and other matters related to its reincorporation for anti-takeover purposes in Delaware
a leading refiner of petrochemical products in defeating claims of workplace violence
clients in the defense of citizen lawsuits regarding ground water nuisance and toxic tort claims
corporate clients in real estate transactions involving environmental considerations; preparing site/facility assessments and negotiating the environmental aspects of acquisitions and purchase agreements
an NYSE-listed corporation in its $44 million asset acquisition of an international division that supplies engineering services to the transportation industry
corporate clients in employment discrimination and employment contract litigation
automotive and industrial companies at numerous Superfund sites nationwide
a major utility in the cleanup of former manufactured-gas plant sites and related litigation
employers in claims over theft of intellectual property and trade secrets
the executive of a Tier 1 automotive supplier in an enforcement action filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Our lawyers also aid the community, serving on the boards of local and regional charitable organizations and institutions, including:

public-interest groups, including the Michigan NAACP and Michigan ACLU in pro bono federal litigation to enforce provisions of the National Voter Registration Act
a family in which the son was placed in foster care because the father unknowingly gave the son a lemonade drink at a baseball game which contained some alcoholic content
senior organizations in federal lawsuit challenging Michigan’s attempt to alter its Medicaid rules to increase its nursing home population by eliminating home care services for eligible seniors.

Pepper lawyers are guided by our commitment to treat each client as if it is our only client.^®

Office Publications

Detroit Update, Vol. 2012, Issue 3
Detroit Update, Vol. 2012, Issue 2
Detroit Update, Vol. 2012, Issue 1
Detroit Update, Vol. 2011, Issue 3
Detroit Update, Vol. 2011, Issue 2
Detroit Update, First Quarter 2011
Detroit Update, Third Quarter 2010
Detroit Update, Second Quarter 2010
Detroit Update, First Quarter 2010
Detroit Update, Fourth Quarter 2009
Detroit Update, Third Quarter 2009
Detroit Update, Second Quarter 2009
Detroit Update, First Quarter 2009
Detroit Update, Fourth Quarter 2008
Detroit Update, Third Quarter 2008
Detroit Update, Second Quarter 2008
Detroit Update, First Quarter 2008
Detroit Update, Fourth Quarter 2007
Detroit Update, Third Quarter 2007
Detroit Update, Second Quarter 2007
Detroit Update, First Quarter 2007