Contacts
- Dommond Lonnie Director213-457-1712
Professionals
- Aldrich, Jr., James
- Alexander, Ryan
- Alleman, Thomas
- Ballantine, Frank
- Baucus, Laura
- Bernard, J. Michael
- Black, John
- Blalock, Michael
- Brown, Lisa
- Buczek, Andrew
- Bush, Tamara
- Cahill, Brendan
- Carey, Michael
- Carruthers, Alison
- Chico, Melanie
- Christen, Amy
- Cooney, Michael
- Cossé, Clay
- Cox, Jeffrey
- DeHondt, Joseph
- Doerr, Andrew
- Dorfman, Michael
- Dufrane, Kyle
- Farrell, Sherrie
- Feeney, James
- Feld, Jonathan
- Ferroli, John
- Fickel, Ashley
- Fingerhut, Eric
- Fishkind, Adam
- Fresard, Fred
- Gattoni, Todd
- Gavrilovic, Nina
- Gilezan, Grant
- Guise, Clay
- Halfon, Jesse
- Hauberg, Kyle
- Hermon, James
- Houk, Kelly
- Hudgins, Rebekah
- Humphrey, Kathryn
- Hunter, Margaret
- Hutchinson, Thomas
- Iwrey, Howard
- Jacobs, Mark
- Jay, Eric
- Johnson, Suzanne
- Jung, Robin
- Koh, Jin-Kyu
- Kratovil, Christopher
- Larsen, Chelsea
- Liedel, Steven
- Lievois, Gerald
- Lonnie, Dommond
- Malven, Mark
- Mayfield, Bonnie
- McGowan, Mary Beth
- Moga, Thomas
- Moore, Brian
- Mouawad, Samir
- Newman, Brian
- Nystrom, Paul
- Owens, Kyle
- Palsrok, David
- Pierce, Darrell
- Rees, John
- Reiskin, Terri
- Rockey, Cody
- Rubio, José
- Rucker, Bryce
- Ryan, J. Patrick
- Sachs, Kenneth
- Sanchez, Kevin
- Sayre, Stephen
- Schairbaum, Daniel
- Schebor, Todd
- Schehr, Thomas
- Schostak, Alexis
- Sherwood, Andrew
- Shrosbree, Robert
- Smith, Brian
- Smith, Prescott
- Snyder, J. Kevin
- Stella, Dante
- Tew, Eric
- Thomas, John
- Toby, Sheryl
- Vaughn, Thomas
- Wade, Deron
- Whalen, Jeanne
- Wheaton, Jill
- White III, Boyd
- Whitefield, Derek
- Wippler, Michael
- Worsinger, Laura
- Zaniewski, Jamie
Related Industries
Related Sub-Industries
- Automotive Corporate and Compliance
- Automotive Government Policy & Practice
- Automotive Intellectual Property
- Automotive, OEM & Supplier Business Services
- Automotive, OEM & Supplier Litigation
- Automotive Plant & Environmental Issues
- Automotive Supplier & Supply Chain Issues
- Mobility and Advanced Transportation Team
Related Practices
- Antitrust & Trade Regulation
- Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditors' Rights
- Business Services
- Class Action Defense
- Discovery Management & E-Discovery
- Dykema Litigation Institute Webinar Series
- Financial Services Litigation – Consumer
- Government Investigations and Corporate Compliance
- Labor & Employment
- Litigation
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Mergers & Acquisitions Annual Survey
- National/Regional Coordinating, Trial and/or Discovery Counsel
- Privacy and Data Security
- Private Equity, Venture Capital & Mezzanine Finance
- Product Liability
- Product Safety
Overview
Detroit-born Dykema has been partnering with our automotive industry clients since the first automobiles rolled off the Motor City’s assembly lines. “Best known for its strong reputation and depth of experience in the automotive industry,” (Legal 500 US 2020) and recognized as Law360’s 2019 Transportation Practice Group of the Year, Dykema fields one of the most extensive and innovative automotive-related legal practices in the United States. The attorneys in our coast-to-coast network of offices lead the way, guiding our international roster of automotive industry clients through the many legal hurdles they face and, ultimately, to business success. Clients note Dykema is “dedicated to its automotive practice; it is a core competency and not just a “check box” among other disciplines” (Legal 500 US 2020).
With more than 140 professionals with industry-related experience, Dykema’s Automotive Industry Group anticipates legal issues and meets client challenges long before they have grown into full-blown problems. Faced with the unique industry challenges created by the complexity of conducting business in a global marketplace, new and innovative supply chain structures, ever increasing regulatory restrictions, and pressure for “ever-greener” automobiles, our automotive industry clients get a true advantage from having our industry savvy lawyers on their side.
We regularly provide education and training to our clients on emerging legal issues critical to the automotive industry. Our presentations involve leading industry insiders, from both legal and business perspectives, in brainstorming sessions focused on forecasts, trends, and future challenges. Presentations have covered such topics as data privacy and security matters; recall and cost recovery actions, including consumer class actions, current legislative and regulatory issues impacting the automotive industry such as the “whistleblower” rules under the new FAST Act; and the changing applications of technology and mobility. Our Automotive Industry Group provides real value to both our lawyers and our clients by keeping them ahead of the competition.
Mobility and Advanced Transportation Team
Dykema’s nationally recognized Mobility and Advanced Transportation Team understands the growing complexities of advanced automotive technologies. Our lawyers are at the forefront of these emerging technologies, helping clients navigate the legal challenges and opportunities that automated vehicles and advanced mobility services present. Read more.
Automotive Antitrust and Trade Regulation
Dykema’s antitrust and trade regulation lawyers team with the our automotive industry lawyers and clients to solve the complex issues relating to the regulation of competition and trade. Our broad wealth of experience includes structuring transactions, business relationships, sales practices, and internal processes to avoid antitrust and trade regulation problems. We have also successfully represented clients in regulatory, arbitration, and investigatory proceedings, as well as state and federal court litigation throughout the United States. Read more.
Automotive Corporate and Compliance
Dykema professionals assist automotive clients in a broad range of corporate and commercial legal matters. Whether counseling clients on acquisitions, divestitures, dealer terminations, joint venture formation or commercial contract negotiation and compliance programs, clients rely on us to accurately gauge automotive trends and assess risk as they consider expanding, retooling, or simply refueling their core business operations. Read more.
Automotive Government Policy and Practice
Dykema’s automotive government policy practice consists of regulatory specialists and government relations professionals who serve our clients on federal and state agency and legislative matters. Our long-standing relationships with federal and state legislators and regulators assure our clients that their voices are heard in a range of forums on the policy matters most critical to their businesses—including import and export issues, legislation and lobbying, and regulation and compliance. Read more.
Automotive Intellectual Property
Dykema helps its automotive clients survive and thrive in our fast-paced global marketplace using both our in-depth industry and strong technical knowledge. Considered a “go-to law firm” for intellectual property by general counsel, Dykema IP attorneys deliver solutions that safeguard or enforce the intellectual property rights of our automotive industry clients, as well as assisting them in unearthing value in their patent portfolios through valuations and other strategies. Read more.
Automotive Environmental Issues
Dykema’s automotive and environmental lawyers understand the environmental challenges faced by the automotive sector. We work alongside our automotive clients to help them resolve their environmental issues—whether managing waste, decommissioning a plant, responding to an accidental discharge or achieving sustainability goals. Read more.
Automotive Supplier and Supply Chain Issues
By understanding the pressures exerted on every link in the supply chain—from increases in material and transportation costs to problems with single source inventory suppliers, accommodating volume swings and technological impacts on product architecture—Dykema attorneys help develop timely and cost-effective solutions for the full spectrum of supply chain management, supplier dispute, and troubled supplier issues. Read more.
Automotive, OEM and Supplier Business Services
Dykema provides automotive industry, OEM and supplier clients—public and private—with a full range of business services. By combining our intimate knowledge of the industry with our sharp legal focus, we help clients reduce risk, create opportunity, and partake in innovative and strategic business structures and relationships. Read more.
Automotive, OEM and Supplier Litigation
Ranked among the top seven firms nationwide in transportation litigation and top three firms nationwide in automotive product liability by The Legal 500 US 2019, Dykema is a firm of choice in automotive sector-related disputes. Dykema lawyers represent the Firm’s automotive industry clients in state and federal courts nationwide, in bench and jury trials and on appeals of right and discretionary appeals to even the highest courts of the land, and in every conceivable alternative dispute resolution forum. For decades our litigators have represented automotive manufacturers and suppliers in a broad range of significant, high-profile cases, class actions and all manner of commercial disputes. We have appeared on behalf of automotive clients before the U.S. Department of Transportation and other federal and state departments and agencies, to advocate for our clients’ causes for over 95 years. Read more.
Automotive Product Liability
Recognized among top firms nationwide as a “well-regarded automotive product liability firm” by Chambers USA 2020, Dykema understands the complex competing considerations involved in product design and development, testing, integration, and manufacturing, and we know how to win cases by explaining difficult scientific principles to judges and juries. We have defended thousands of product liability claims for a wide range of automotive products, systems and components including wheels, tires, brakes, suspension systems, airbags, seat belts, fuel systems, vehicle control and stability systems, roof structures, window glass, transmissions, seats, seat heaters, electrical switches and systems, and an entire spectrum of crashworthiness claims. We defend and try personal injury, wrongful death cases, property damage claims, and product recall and related product defect litigation—including class actions—across the country. Read more.
News
- December 8, 2020
- November 2, 2020
- Dommond Lonnie and Michael Wippler Nominated for Los Angeles Business Journal “Leaders in Law” AwardOctober 27, 2020
- September 3, 2020
- August 17, 2020
- August 3, 2020
- July 31, 2020
- July 29, 2020
- July 20, 2020
- July 14, 2020
- July 14, 2020
- June 18, 2020
- March 24, 2020
- February 19, 2020
- February 10, 2020
- January 13, 2020
- January 13, 2020
- December 13, 2019
- November 6, 2019
- September 4, 2019
- September 4, 2019
- August 14, 2019
- July 10, 2019
- May 29, 2019
- April 1, 2019
- January 22, 2019
- November 8, 2018
- October 17, 2018
- October 16, 2018
- September 4, 2018
- August 8, 2018
- June 7, 2018
- May 21, 2018
- April 5, 2018
- March 19, 2018
- February 8, 2018
- February 5, 2018
- January 23, 2018
- January 1, 2018
- November 21, 2017
- October 28, 2017
- July 24, 2017
- July 12, 2017
- June 30, 2017
- May 30, 2017
- May 19, 2017
- April 29, 2017
- March 31, 2017
- Aired dates of March 5, 2017 and March 11, 2017
- February 2, 2017
- January 2, 2017
- January 2, 2017
- December 21, 2016
- December 19, 2016
- October 10, 2016
- August 26, 2016
- July 28, 2016
- July 28, 2016
- July 15, 2016
- July 13, 2016
- July 8, 2016
- June 2, 2016
- May 23, 2016
- May 9, 2016
- May 6, 2016
- April 8, 2016
- August 10, 2015
- July 8, 2015
- June 17, 2015
- May 28, 2015
- May 27, 2015
- May 8, 2015
- January 15, 2015
- December 1, 2014
- September 23, 2014
- September 8, 2014
- August 22, 2014
- May 14, 2014
- March 5, 2014
- January 7, 2014
- November 21, 2013
- November 20, 2013
- October 30, 2013
- October 22, 2013
- September 26, 2013
- August 23, 2013
- August 15, 2013
- August 14, 2013
- June 17, 2013
- June 12, 2013
- June 10, 2013
- May 22, 2013
- April 22, 2013
- April 22, 2013
- April 15, 2013
- February 6, 2013
- November 7, 2012
- November 5, 2012
- October 17, 2012
- June 19, 2012
- June 15, 2012
- May 16, 2012
- May 14, 2012
- May 9, 2012
- May 3, 2012
- April 13, 2012
- April 10, 2012
- April 4, 2012
- March 7, 2012
- March 6-7, 2012
- February 29, 2012
- February 28, 2012
- January 16, 2012
- Torque NewsJune 23, 2011
- Ward's Automotive.comMay 16, 2011
Press Releases
- October 22, 2020
- October 9, 2020
- September 18, 2020
- June 10, 2020
- April 23, 2020
- February 18, 2020
- January 7, 2020
- November 25, 2019
- October 21, 2019
- October 7, 2019
- September 23, 2019
- September 3, 2019
- August 22, 2019
- June 12, 2019
- May 29, 2019
- May 2, 2019
- April 15, 2019
- April 2, 2019
- Dykema’s William J. Kohler Appointed to the Connected Vehicle Trade Association’s Board of DirectorsMarch 13, 2019
- March 12, 2019
- February 15, 2019
- February 7, 2019
- September 17, 2018
- July 27, 2018
- June 5, 2018
- May 30, 2018
- February 1, 2018
- January 8, 2018
- October 2, 2017
- May 31, 2017
- April 11, 2017
- December 22, 2016
- April 4, 2016
- March 1, 2016
- January 11, 2016
- August 3, 2015
- June 9, 2015
- March 12, 2015
- July 23, 2014
- January 16, 2014
- January 14, 2014
- November 14, 2013
- November 8, 2012
- October 17, 2012
- August 23, 2012
- August 8, 2012
- August 6, 2012
- March 14, 2012
- March 7, 2012
- February 14, 2012
- September 27, 2011
- June 8, 2011
Publications
- The Open Road - Automotive Law BlogJanuary 11, 2021https://www.openroadlawblog.com/2021/01/nhtsa-makes-a-u-turn-on-av-regulation-in-latest-notice-of-interpretation/
- The Open Road: Automotive Law BlogDecember 31, 2020https://www.openroadlawblog.com/2020/12/safety-and-regulatory-considerations-of-advanced-driver-assistance-systems-adas/
- The Open Road: Automotive Law BlogNovember 23, 2020https://www.openroadlawblog.com/2020/11/nhtsa-releases-advance-notice-of-proposed-rulemaking-for-automated-driving-system-safety/
- American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section Automobile Litigation NewsletterFall 2020
- Risk ManagementAugust 25, 2020
- The Open Road: Automotive Law BlogAugust 6, 2020https://www.openroadlawblog.com/2020/08/covid-19-automotive-outlook-flash-survey-results-dykema-michauto-and-the-right-place/
- The Open Road: Automotive Law BlogAugust 3, 2020https://www.openroadlawblog.com/2020/08/results-are-in-dykema-michauto-and-the-right-place-covid-19-automotive-outlook-flash-survey/
- CFOMay 13, 2020
- The Open Road: Automotive Law BlogMay 6, 2020https://www.openroadlawblog.com/2020/05/life-after-coronavirus-new-challenges-for-new-mobility-services/
- The Daily JournalDecember 30, 2019
- Automotive WorldSeptember 12, 2019
- Business Law TodayAugust 26, 2019https://businesslawtoday.org/2019/08/effectiveness-contractual-receivership-clauses-operating-companies/
- Business Law TodayJanuary 10, 2019https://businesslawtoday.org/2019/01/five-simple-rules-house-counsel-avoid-hidden-insolvency-rabbit-hole-commercial-transactions-practical-guide/
- Manufacturing TodayFebruary 2018
- Automotive WorldSeptember 1, 2017
- Legaltech NewsJuly 26, 2017
- Commercial Investment Real EstateJuly 24, 2017
- Crain's Automotive NewsFebruary 20, 2017
- Texas CEO MagazineFebruary 18, 2017
- Crain's Detroit BusinessJuly 10, 2016http://www.dykema.com/news-item-lievois-and-schostak-author-crains-detroit-business-article-on-autonomous-vehicle-industry-071316.html
- Automotive WorldJuly 7, 2016http://www.automotiveworld.com/analysis/myth-collision-free-automobile/
- Supply & Demand Chain ExecutiveJune 26, 2015http://www.sdcexec.com/article/12081530/supply-agreements-best-practice-supplier-risk-management
- Automotive WorldMay 2015
- Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal2015http://digitalcommons.law.scu.edu/chtlj/vol31/iss1/3/
- January 16, 2015
- "What Massachusetts Court's Ruling on Tesla Means for Automakers, Dealers"WardsAutoOctober 23, 2014
- Law360June 19, 2014http://www.dykema.com/news-item-Derek-Whitefield-Authors-Article-for-Law360-Discussing-Privacy-and-Crash-Data-Recording-2014.html
- "NHTSA's Drive for Automated Vehicle Safety"Law360June 6, 2013
- "Decision in Genesis Healthcare Leaves Key Question Unanswered"IADC Class Action and Multi-Party Litigation Committee ListservApril 18, 2013
- Dykema PublicationOctober 17, 2012
- "Nicastro and its Progeny: Did the U.S. Supreme Court Usher in a New Liability Landscape 25 Years After Asahi?" (Co-author)Bloomberg's Product Safety & Liability Reporter, 40 PLSR 5834June 18, 2012
- Article on Mazza v. Honda Motor Co. DecisionInternational Association of Defense Counsel, Class Action and Multi-Party Litigation Committee NewsletterMarch 2012
- Law360February 14, 2012
- "Warranty Cost Sharing: The Framework for Negotiations"OESA Comparative Analysis of OEM Warranty Programs, Original Equipment Supplier AssociationNovember 2011
- Autobeat Insider PerspectivesJuly 3, 2011
- The Deal MagazineMay 20, 2011
- Product Safety & Liability Reporter, BNAMarch 14, 2011
Events & Speaking Engagements
- August 13, 2020
- Using Innovation to Defend Your Case: Using New Automotive Technology to Build Your Defense, 2020 DRI Product Liability ConferenceFebruary 5, 2020
- August 20, 2019
- January 15, 2019
- October 16, 2018
- January 30, 2018
- And Now the Law: Product Liability, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Ethics, Insurance, and Regulatory Compliance, Autonomous Vehicle Safety Regulation World CongressOctober 24, 2017
- Product liability: bump in the road or big pothole?, Autonomous Vehicle Safety Regulation World CongressOctober 24, 2017
- Legal Challenges: Product Liability, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Ethics, Insurance, and Regulatory Compliance, moderator, Autonomous Vehicle Safety Regulation World CongressOctober 24, 2017
- May 8, 2017
- January 24, 2017
- September 20, 2016
- October 18, 2016
- Regulatory Developments - Connected Vehicles, 7th Summit on the Future of The Connected Vehicle, Ann Arbor, MichiganOctober 6, 2016
- The Transformation of Transportation, Michigan State Law Review Symposium, East Lansing, MichiganApril 7-8, 2016
- April 12, 2016
- October 27, 2015
- Automotive: Managing the Ups and Downs of the Business Cycle, Crain's Detroit Business General & In-House Counsel SummitJune 10, 2015
- Recalls and Class Actions, ACI Automotive Product Liability Litigation ConferenceJune 3, 2015
- Avoiding Expectation Bias in Fire Investigations, 2014 Emerging Issues in Motor Vehicle Products Liability Litigation, ABA, Tort Trial & Insurance SectionMarch 24, 2014
- Trying a Products Liability Case for the Supplier Without the OEM Present, 2014 Emerging Issues in Motor Vehicle Products Liability Litigation, ABA, Tort Trial & Insurance SectionMarch 24, 2014
- The "Connected" Vehicle - Regulatory and Liability Issues, Specialty Equipment Market AssociationNovember 7, 2013
- May 15, 2013
- April 30, 2013
- Are Capacity Constraints Paralyzing Your Supply Chain?, Automotive News Power Training, Panelist on WebinarApril 16, 2013
- Class Action Developments: What Automotive Product Liability Defense Lawyers Need to Know, DRI Product Liability ConferenceApril 4, 2013
- Rule 68 Offers to "Pick Off" the Named Plaintiff: Legal Update, Tactics and Best Practice, Webinar, International Association of Defense CounselDecember 2012
- December 12, 2012
- September 20, 2012
- May 17, 2012
- April 18, 2012
- Blockbuster Developments in Class Action Litigation, Co-Panelist, 22nd ABA Conference on Automotive Product Liability Litigation, Phoenix, ArizonaMarch 28-30, 2012
- Bridging the Divide: Plaintiff and Defense Counsel Mediation Summit, Panel Co-Moderator and Co-Chair of Conference, 22nd ABA Conference on Automotive Product Liability Litigation, Phoenix, ArizonaMarch 28-30, 2012
- Managing Risk in a Rapidly Growing Market: How the Automotive Industry is Preparing for Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Liability Claims, 2012 Emerging Issues in Motor Vehicle Products Liability Litigation, ABA, Tort Trial & Insurance SectionMarch 28-30, 2012
- October 19, 2011
- June 23, 2011
- Auto Industry Panel, ABI New York City Bankruptcy Conference, New York, NY (Panel member)June 16, 2009
Articles & Alerts
- May 7, 2020
- March 12, 2020
- Proactive Analysis and Protocols Can Reduce Costs and Better Ensure Continuity of SupplyMarch 6, 2020
- February 18, 2020
- May 29, 2018
- February 28, 2018
- January 10, 2017
- December 19, 2016
- Seeking Comment By February 3, 2017December 14, 2016
- December 12, 2016
- Seeks Comments Within 60 Days of Federal Register PublicationSeptember 21, 2016
- September 8, 2016
- August 23, 2016
- June 6, 2016
- May 2, 2016
- December 14, 2015
- The Result: Non-Affiliated Car Dealers Cannot Stop Tesla From Selling Cars in MassachusettsSeptember 19, 2014
- February 18, 2014
- The Auto Industry Embraces Domain Name ExpansionNovember 9, 2012
- Auto Industry Continues Recovery, but Supply Chain Issues, Threat of Class Actions and Privacy/Security Issues Related to Connected Vehicle Technology Pose Serious ChallengesOctober 19, 2012
- May 25, 2011
- May 4, 2011
- July 27, 2010
- June 23, 2010