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Best Lawyers compiles lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. In the U.S., Best Lawyers publishes an annual referral guide, The Best Lawyers in America, which includes 29,575 attorneys in 78 specialties, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Chambers just ranked ours as one of the country’s leading business law firms.

Awards aren’t everything in the legal profession. Still, when you have been selected as one of the country’s leading business law firms - as Dickinson Wright has - it tells you something. Especially when you consider that Chambers does such extensive research in every state to determine the best business lawyers in the country.

And when you consider that 11 of our lawyers achieved individual recognition in five featured practice areas, it just substantiates everything we have been known for since 1878 - credibility, creativity, depth of experience and intellectual firepower. Put our reputation to work for you and let us add value to your enterprise.

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Emerging Business

Dickinson Wright attorneys have helped hundreds of fledgling companies position themselves for strong growth trajectories while avoiding legal pitfalls. We understand the needs and challenges that are unique to emerging businesses, and are experienced in providing practical, relevant legal services that are customized to individual business needs.

These include providing advice and counsel on the following:

  • Organization and company financings, including founders' stock, pre-seed and seed capital, angel rounds and venture capital placements


  • Corporate governance, customer/vendor contracts, distribution, tax, immigration, benefit plans and employment matters


  • Intellectual property issues, including protection of intellectual assets and avoidance of infringement of competitors' rights


  • Securing funding sources, engaging service providers and locating other business resources



  • In keeping with our understanding of the needs of start-up companies and other emerging businesses with limited financial resources, we offer a special package of "must-have" legal services at a fixed, one-year rate. Dickinson Wright's emerging business clients are guided by attorneys who are well-equipped with the knowledge and expertise needed for the successful launch and long-term viability of their new ventures.


    Contact the following specialists for more information:
    Jon E. Shackelford
    734-623-1734 or shackelford@dickinsonwright.com

    Michael T. Raymond
    734-623-1663 or mraymond@dickinsonwright.com

    John C. Nishi
    734-623-1938 or jnishi@dickinsonwright.com