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Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that the firm has received ISO/IEC 27701:2019 certification, becoming the first law firm headquartered in Michigan and one of the first law firms in the world to achieve the privacy management certification.

“ISO/IEC 27701:2019 certification is an important next step in Dickinson Wright’s evolution to make sure that our information technology services and privacy information management systems are secure and efficient for our clients,” said Michael Kolb, chief information & security officer. “ISO certification allows us to continually improve the firm’s information security and privacy information management systems while streamlining our efforts to provide additional security for our clients when handling highly-sensitive matters concerning their business.”

The ISO/IEC 27701 standard, published in August 2019, provides a framework for organizations to safeguard personally identifiable information (PII). Privacy regulations, such as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), are increasing in many jurisdictions, which is causing many law firm clients to take a closer look at how their PII is being protected.

ISO/IEC 27701:2019 provides guidance for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving the firm’s Privacy Information Management System (PIMS). ISO/IEC 27701:2019 certification is an extension to ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27002 for privacy management within the context of the organization. Dickinson Wright became ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified in 2016.

Dickinson Wright is also pleased to announce that four attorneys within the firm are listed as “2020 IP Stars” by Managing Intellectual Property.

In Michigan, the firm’s Trademark practice received a “Recommended” rating. Below is a list of Dickinson Wright attorneys who are listed as “2020 IP Stars:”

John S. Artz, Patent Star
William H. Honaker, Patent, Copyright and Trademark Star
Steven L. Oberholtzer, Patent and Trademark Star
Daniel D. Quick, Copyright and Trademark Star

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Patricia Nemeth, founder of Detroit-based management side labor and employment law firm Nemeth Law PC, has been highlighted in a profile article in the April 2020 issue of Leading Lawyers Magazine–Michigan Edition. Additionally, and based upon surveys conducted by Leading Lawyers that identified lawyers most often recommended by their peers, Nemeth was named to the “Top 100 Leading Lawyers in Michigan,” “Top 100 Women Lawyers,” and “Top 10 Women–Business Lawyers.” She has also been selected as a Leading Lawyer in the areas of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), employment management and labor management.

In addition to Nemeth, three other Nemeth Law partners have been named Leading Lawyers: Deborah Brouwer in employment management; Terry Bonnette in employment management and labor management; and Susan Koval in employment management.

Nemeth Law specializes in employment litigation, traditional labor law, management consultation, arbitration, mediation and workplace investigation for private and public sector employers. It is the largest woman-owned law firm in Michigan to exclusively represent management in the prevention, resolution and litigation of labor and employment disputes.

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A shareholder at Plunkett Cooney, Mark S. Kopson was recently elected to a second term on the board of directors of the American Health Law Association (AHLA).

Kopson, who leads Plunkett Cooney’s Health Care Industry Group, was reelected to a three-year term beginning on July 1. He also was elected to serve a one-year term as an at-large member of the association’s Nominating Committee.

With more than 13,000 members, the AHLA is the nation’s largest, nonpartisan, nonprofit educational organization devoted to legal issues in the health care field. The organization, whose members include attorneys practicing in law and consulting firms, academic institutions, corporate legal departments and in the public sector, seeks to foster excellence in health law by educating and connecting the health law community.

Resident in Plunkett Cooney’s Bloomfield Hills office, Kopson has been a member of the AHLA since 1987 and has served the organization in a number of roles, including as chair and vice chair of the Payers, Plans and Managed Care Practice group, as chair of the Managed Care Contracting Affinity Group, and as a member of several board of directors committees. In addition, he frequently speaks at AHLA programs and is a contributing author for several AHLA publications.

Kopson has practiced health care law for 33 years with special emphasis on matters related to managed care. He represents plans, payers and providers in Michigan and throughout the United States.

He has experience and expertise in the areas of clinically integrated networks of hospitals, physicians, ambulatory surgery centers and ancillary providers; managed care negotiation; contracting and dispute resolution; value-based reimbursement and revenue cycle; as well as regulatory compliance and agency investigation response.

Kopson is a Fellow of the State Bar of Michigan’s Health Care Law Section and previously served as its chair and secretary. A recipient of numerous honors, Kopson has been named a Best Lawyers in America® for Health Care Law, a Michigan Super Lawyer in Health Care by Michigan Super Lawyers magazine, a Leading Lawyer in Health Law by Leading Lawyers magazine Michigan, and a Top Lawyer in Health Care Law by DBusiness magazine. Kopson also has received the highest peer review rating – AV® Preeminent™ – awarded by Martindale Hubbell, an international legal industry directory.