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Articles 18 results
1.31.22
Laura Baucus authored the Industry Today article, "Driving Into 2022," which examines the top five legal trends powering the automotive industry.
10.26.21
Advanced Vehicle Control Systems & Human Error
Michael Carey authored the Bloomberg Law article, “Advanced Vehicle Control Systems & Human Error.” The article discusses how increasing automated driving functions have created new legal challenges…
10.01.20
Safety and Regulatory Considerations of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)
Michael Carey, Minneapolis-based member of Dykema’s Products, Class Actions, and Professional Liability practice group and co-leader of the firm’s Mobility and Advanced Transportation Team, co…
Blog Posts 29 results
4.09.26
Driving Forward: How Dykema Grew With the Auto Industry Over 100 Years
Dykema’s automotive work began with repossessing cars. Today, we’re helping clients navigate the legal challenges of vehicles that can drive themselves. Over the past 100 years, our work has evolved…
2.05.26
A new year brings fresh questions and new considerations for the automotive industry. It also marks a milestone for Dykema, as we celebrate our centennial this year. As we look toward the future, this…
11.04.25
As the automotive industry heads into the final stretch of 2025, At the Wheel: An Automotive Roundup brings you the latest from Dykema’s Automotive, Mobility & Transportation group. In this Fall…
Dykema Drives Auto Webinars 6 results
5.21.26
Advanced Mobility: Shifting Risks, Evolving Rules
As advanced mobility technologies, including ADAS, autonomous vehicles (AVs), and EVs, move further into the mainstream, legal and regulatory pressures are intensifying. Companies are navigating a…
3.27.25
Advance Mobility: ADAS, AV, and EV Litigation and Regulation Issues
As the initial novelty of electric and autonomous vehicles fades, the spotlight has shifted to the increasingly complex legal and regulatory environment that governs them.
9.19.24
Dykema’s 2024 Automotive Trends Webinar Series: Electric and Autonomous Vehicles
The emergence of new technologies brings about unique challenges in terms of liability for electric and autonomous vehicles. Join us as we explore how these topics continue to evolve.
Dykema Litigation Institute Webinars 3 results
8.20.19
Autonomous vehicles bring promises of enhanced safety, boosted personal productivity time, eased traffic congestion, and improved fuel economy, among other societal benefits. So what is holding us…
1.15.19
Critical Considerations: Autonomous Vehicle Product Liability and Potential Legal Risks
In the absence of new laws to allocate the risk of product liability emanating from the deployment of autonomous vehicles, that risk will be allocated in consideration of existing legislation and…
1.30.18
Since Dykema’s program one year ago, there have been major developments in federal and state legislation, regulation and policies for Highly-Automated Vehicles (HAV), including the all-new Department…
Events 4 results
7.23.25
Dykema Drives: Automotive Legal Summit 2025
The third annual one-day summit convened in-house legal professionals and business leaders across automotive, manufacturing, and affiliated industries to explore supply chain and tariff issues, EV and…
8.08.24
Dykema Drives: Automotive Legal Insights Forum
The second annual one-day gathering at M1 Concourse brought together legal and automotive professionals to explore cutting-edge insights on EVs, autonomous vehicles, IP, and regulatory trends,…
8.03.23
Dykema Drives: Legal Perspectives for Automotive Innovation
The inaugural one-day event at M1 Concourse brought together legal and automotive professionals to explore trends in EVs, autonomous vehicles, data privacy, and compliance, while enjoying driving…
Legal Alerts 10 results
5.07.20
Automotive Manufacturing Workers Allowed to Resume Work Next Week in Michigan
Michigan Governor Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-77 today, permitting manufacturing workers to resume work as part of the MI Safe Start Plan. Manufacturing workers, including workers in the…
3.17.20
Is Your Contract Virus-Proof? [Part II]
As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to spread rapidly throughout the United States—and the world—commercial relationships are being thrown into disarray, resulting in the disruption of…
3.03.20
Dykema is closely monitoring the potential threat of legal fallouts in the wake of supply chain disruption caused by the novel Coronavirus (also known as COVID-19). In the last month, companies…
One Minute Matters Video Series 26 results
2.20.26
What’s Next After the Supreme Court’s Tariff Decision? (with Laura Baucus)
Since filming this video, the Trump administration has issued new tariffs under an alternative authority.
2.02.26
What Are the Biggest Legal Challenges for the Automotive Industry in 2026? (with Laura Baucus)
The Automotive industry is navigating complexities with tariffs, connected vehicle data privacy, AI liability, and more. But which issues matter most to you?
12.16.25
What Did Dykema’s Automotive Group Accomplish in 2025 (with Laura Baucus)
Before turning the page to 2026, here’s a quick look back at the thought leadership our Automotive Industry Group shared in 2025.
Press Mentions 76 results
4.27.26
“Tariff Costs Are Forcing Tough Choices for Auto Suppliers”
“A new survey from Dykema finds tariffs are driving contract disputes and financial strain across suppliers.”
4.14.26
“IP theft a major concern for automotive companies, US report shows”
“Dykema’s annual survey reveals that technology advancements in the auto industry have created more opportunities for IP misappropriation.”
4.11.26
“The 2026 Automotive Trends Report: Signals Shaping U.S. Automotive Legal Priorities”
Laura Baucus was interviewed by GlobalAutoIndustry.com for its story, “The 2026 Automotive Trends Report: Signals Shaping U.S. Automotive Legal Priorities.”
Press Releases 47 results
4.13.26
Dykema’s Automotive, Mobility, and Transportation (AMT) Group, a four-time recipient of Law360’s Practice Group of the Year for Transportation, is excited to announce the release of its Fourth Annual…
1.20.26
Dykema has been selected as co-counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the jointly administered Chapter 11 bankruptcies of Ample, Inc. and Ample Texas EV, LLC.
10.30.25
Dykema’s 2025 M&A Outlook Survey Report: Dealmakers Anticipate a Strengthening U.S. M&A Market
For more than two decades, Dykema’s Annual M&A Outlook Survey has tracked the pulse of U.S. dealmaking. The firm’s 2025 survey, with responses from 216 executives, bankers, private equity leaders, and…
Publications 9 results
4.13.26
2026 Automotive Trends Report Insights: Advanced Mobility
Advanced mobility legal risks beyond product liability have undergone notable shifts from last year’s survey. Concerns over connected vehicle data privacy (44%) declined 16 percentage points from 60%…
4.13.26
2026 Automotive Trends Report Insights: Government Policy
Tariff policy may loom large throughout our report, but heightened concern over USMCA renegotiations, CAFE standards, and the elimination of the EV tax credit suggests an industry facing…
10.30.25
2025 Trends Report: Annual Mergers & Acquisitions Outlook Survey
For 21 years, Dykema’s Annual M&A Outlook Survey has tracked the pulse of dealmaking in the U.S., consistently affirming a central truth: the M&A market reflects the health of the broader economy.…
Speaking Engagements 23 results
4.15.26
Mike Carey, Tamara Bush, Lyndsey Jackson, and Cassandra Nelson will serve as featured presenters at the American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section’s (ABA TIPS) 2026 Motor…
3.12.26
Battery Safety 2026: Preventing Fires, Proving Safety, and Containing Claims
Connor Walby will serve as a featured speaker at the American Conference Institute’s 2nd Annual EV Battery and Advanced Technology Supply Chain and Compliance Summit on March 12, 2026, in Chicago.
March 10-11, 2026
ACI’s 14th Annual Automotive, Litigation, Regulation, and Innovation Summit
Laura Baucus and Jay Logel will serve as featured presenters at the American Conference Institute’s 14th Annual Automotive Litigation, Regulation, and Innovation Summit, taking place March 10–11,…
Webinars 5 results
2.10.21
Micromobility: Emerging Legal Issues, webinar, Practising Law Institute
Jesse Halfon, Ann Arbor-based attorney in Dykema’s Automotive Industry Group and Products Liability Practice, will present the Practising Law Institute’s webinar, “Micromobility: Emerging Legal…
