Automotive, Mobility, and Transportation

The Strength of One National Team

At Dykema, the road to innovation runs through our award-winning Automotive, Mobility, and Transportation (AMT) Group. With 13 offices throughout the nation, including in key hubs across Austin, Detroit, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, and Washington, D.C., our team helps automakers, suppliers, and mobility pioneers navigate the industry’s most complex legal and business challenges.

Comprehensive Legal Counsel Across the Automotive Ecosystem

With more than 140 attorneys and government policy professionals in our AMT group nationwide, Dykema delivers comprehensive legal counsel that protects operations, enables growth, and manages risk across the full automotive and mobility spectrum, including:

Advanced Mobility and Electric and Autonomous Vehicles
Antitrust
Commercial Contracts and Technology and Sourcing Transactions
Bankruptcy and Restructuring
Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
Dealer, Distribution, and Franchise Disputes
Discovery Management and E-Discovery
Environmental
Government Policy and Lobbying
Intellectual Property
Labor and Employment
Litigation (Product Liability Defense, Class Actions, Commercial, Warranty, Recall Indemnity)
Mergers and Acquisitions
Regulatory Compliance, Enforcement, and Investigations
Supply Chain and Risk Management

A Century of Transportation

Since 1926, Dykema has been a leader in the industry, representing nearly every major OEM, leading electric and autonomous vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, and advanced mobility technology companies. Our attorneys do not just understand the legal landscape; they have lived the business from the inside. The team includes former in-house counsel at major OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, former U.S. Attorneys, and policy veterans who know how decisions are made at the executive level, on production lines, and in federal agencies. This insider knowledge allows Dykema to anticipate issues before they emerge and craft strategies that keep clients ahead of risk.

A Recognized Industry Leader

The Dykema team delivers timely, practical insights on the legal and regulatory issues shaping the automotive, mobility, and transportation industry through:

Annual Automotive Legal Summit: A one-day CLE-accredited in-person event where in-house legal professionals and business leaders connect, share perspectives, and explore the legal and regulatory trends driving the automotive industry.
Annual Automotive Trends Report: A publication focused on the industry’s evolving legal challenges, highlighting trends across key areas, from Supply Chain, Advanced Mobility, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Government Policy, Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement, Artificial Intelligence, Litigation, Intellectual Property, Mergers and Acquisitions, among others.
Dykema Drives Webinar Series: A comprehensive, year-round webinar series offering practical guidance for navigating the ever-evolving legal and regulatory landscapes.
The Open Road Blog: Insights and commentary on litigation, regulatory updates, and industry developments, along with news and updates on the activities and events of Dykema’s automotive, mobility, and transportation group.

Our team stays closely connected to the industry through ongoing leadership and participation, including:

Legal advisor to the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment
Advisor to the International Automotive Oversight Bureau (IAOB)
Maintaining memberships in MEMA (the Vehicle Suppliers Association), and the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG)
Participating on the Advocacy Committee at MEMA
Lead author of Technology Transactions: A Practical Guide to Drafting and Negotiating Commercial Agreements (Practising Law Institute)
Regular presenters at the ABA Motor Vehicle Product Liability Litigation Conference, client programs, and other leading automotive and mobility industry conferences, webinars, and forums

Accolades and Commentary

Dykema’s Automotive, Mobility, and Transportation industry team has earned national recognition:

Four-time winner of Law360's “Transportation Practice Group of the Year”
(2019, 2021, 2023, 2024)
Tier 1, Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Automotive/Transport – Defense, Legal 500 United States (2019-2025)
Band 1, Product Liability: Automobile, Chambers USA, Nationwide (2021-2025)
Ranked as a leading national law firm in Transportation: Road (Automotive), Chambers USA (2024-2025)
Ranked as a leading national law firm in Transport: Rail and Road–Litigation and Regulation, Legal 500 United States (2019-2025)

From the Industry

“Beyond its robust trial and litigation work, Dykema has helped automotive industry clients weather supply-chain challenges and contend with newer issues tied to electric-vehicle development or cybersecurity and data privacy. The firm is also front and center negotiating transactions for automakers, technology developers and suppliers in the rapidly evolving world of autonomous vehicles, and electric and other alternative fuel vehicles.”

— Law360, Transportation Practice Group of the Year (2024)

“Dykema Gossett PLLC houses a comprehensive automotive practice, advising suppliers and manufacturers across the spectrum of litigation matters. The group is also recommended for its transactional expertise, regularly representing companies in strategic alliance and supply agreements related to emerging technologies.”

— Chambers USA: Automotive and Transportation (2025)

“Dykema Gossett has deep experience in the field which provides a solid foundation for its excellent judgment, advice and strategy.”

— Client, Chambers USA: Automotive and Transportation (2025)

“Dykema is superior in their understanding of key issues, diligence in performance, deposition preparation, discovery production, sourcing and coordinating with experts, case strategy and overall legal advice. We have also been able to call on experts in multiple offices to assist in key aspects of the case which has been incredibly helpful.”

— Client, Legal 500 US (2025)

“The firm has a world-class automotive product liability group and a deep team of trial lawyers and discovery and appellate specialists.”

— Client, Legal 500 (2024)

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Practices

Antitrust and Trade Regulation Appellate and Critical Motions Class Action Defense Corporate and Finance Discovery Management and E-Discovery Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Environmental White Collar and Government Investigations Government Solutions Intellectual Property Labor and Employment Litigation Mergers and Acquisitions Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Private Equity Product Liability Defense Restructuring and Bankruptcy Real Estate Tax

Industries

Automotive Supply Chain Automotive Product Liability and Class Action Defense Dealer, Distribution, and Franchise Disputes Electric and Autonomous Vehicles and Advanced Mobility

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