Press Releases

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that Steven Mroczkowski, Chicago-based Senior Counsel in the firm’s Financial Services Litigation Practice Group, was appointed by the incoming Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) President to serve as Vice-Chair of the ISBA Construction Law Section Council and as a Member of the ISBA Commercial Banking, Collections & Bankruptcy Law Section Council for 2020-21.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that Donna McElroy, Member of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group, was elected to serve as Secretary of the San Antonio Bar Association’s Board of Directors for 2020-21.

During Lawyer Well-being Week (observed this year May 4-8, 2020), Dykema will highlight wellness resources and encourage daily virtual activates to promote physical, emotional and mental wellness in our profession.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that it received 24 individual attorney rankings and 11 of its practice areas have been recognized in the 2020 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business guide. Dykema was recognized nationally in two areas of Product Liability law, including ranking as one of the top 10 firms in the nation for Consumer Class Actions.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that seven attorneys from the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, and from multiple practice areas, were named to the 2020 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists by Washington D.C. Super Lawyers Magazine.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced that the firm was included on the shortlist of nominees for Advisen’s Cyber Law Firm of the Year Award.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Margaret “Peggy” Graham to its Real Estate Practice Group as Senior Counsel in the firm’s Chicago office.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that 12 of its Texas-based attorneys have been named 2020 Rising Stars in the Texas edition of Super Lawyers Magazine. 

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Michael S. Gzybowski to its Intellectual Property Department as a Senior Counsel in the firm’s Ann Arbor office. Gzybowski joins Dykema from Brinks Gilson & Lione.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, and Dunnam & Dunnam, a Waco-based law firm, teamed up to and successfully represented Neighborly Franchising LLC and ProTradeNet LLC in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in Waco, which has quickly become a hotbed for IP filings. After a bench trial concluded in late October 2019, Judge Alan D. Albright issued his final judgment on February 19, 2020, finding in favor of Neighborly and ProTradeNet, including an award of more than $3.6M in damages and granting the requested permanent injunctive relief, and dismissing all of their opponent’s counterclaims.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Steven D. Mroczkowski to its Financial Services Litigation Practice Group. Mroczkowski joins Dykema’s Chicago office where he will concentrate on complex commercial litigation, representation of financial institutions, and construction law.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, successfully defended Kia Motors America, Kia Motors Corporation, and Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (collectively, “KIA”) in a product liability case in the Superior Court of Los Angeles. After a 17-day trial, and after deliberating for just 90 minutes, on February 13, 2020, a jury returned a defense verdict in favor of KIA. Plaintiffs were seeking more than $87M in damages.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that Washington, D.C.-based attorneys Eric Fingerhut, Jennifer Fraser and Marsha Gentner, all from the firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group, were each ranked in World Trademark Review 1000 (WTR 1000 2020) in the United States: DC Metro Area category. This marks the ninth consecutive year that both Fingerhut and Fraser have been recognized as top practitioners, while it is Gentner's first time appearing on the list.

Courtney Kissel, Bloomfield Hills-based member in Dykema’s Government Policy & Practice group, was named to Oakland County Executive’s Elite 40 Under 40 Class of 2020. In its ninth year, the program honors young professionals and thought leaders who live or work in Oakland County, Michigan, and have achieved excellence in their profession.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Denise L. Mayfield to its Intellectual Property Practice Group as a Member in the firm’s Austin office. Mayfield joins Dykema from Husch Blackwell LLP’s Austin office.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that a total of 16 attorneys from the firm’s Chicago office, and from multiple practice areas, were named to the 2020 Super Lawyers list by Illinois Super Lawyers Magazine. Additionally, two of the firm’s Illinois-based attorneys were also named to the 2020 Illinois Rising Stars list as well.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announce that Abirami (Abi) Gnanadesigan, Los Angeles-based member in the firm’s Business Litigation Practice Group, was recognized in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Top Minority Attorneys in Los Angeles” special section, which was published January 27, 2020. Gnanadesigan is one of only 64 attorneys in the entire Los Angeles metropolitan area to receive this recognition.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced that San Antonio-based attorneys Danielle Rushing and Melanie Fry were each elected to hold leadership positions for Bexar County Women’s Bar Foundation (BCWB). Rushing was elected to serve as Vice President, while Fry was re-elected for her position as a Director with the Foundation.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announce that James Azadian, Member in the firm’s Litigation Department and nationwide Appellate Practice, was presented with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s Distinguished Service and Leadership Award. Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas presented the award to Azadian on January 13 at the Ninth Circuit courthouse in Pasadena, Calif.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced that Danielle Rushing, San Antonio-based attorney in Dykema’s Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditors' Rights Practice Group, was selected by the San Antonio Bar Foundation (SABF) as one of 25 newly elected members to the SABF Fellows Program.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, proudly announced that it received a score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2020 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s premier benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality, for the seventh consecutive year. Dykema joins the ranks of more than 680 major U.S. businesses that also earned top marks this year.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that four of its Los Angeles-based attorneys were named to the 2020 Super Lawyers list by Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that its Executive Board elected nine new members to the firm effective January 1, 2020.