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Attorney to share his experience and insight about international law


A Wayne State University Law School alumnus will share his insight and expertise Tuesday, Jan. 19, about international law based on his years of experience representing U.S. companies in business transactions throughout the world.

Timothy Andersson, Wayne Law class of 1992, will speak from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Room 2261 of the law school, 471 W. Palmer St. Lunch will be provided. Parking is available for $7 (credit or debit cards only) in
Parking Structure No. 1 across West Palmer Street from Wayne Law. The lecture is sponsored by the law school’s Program for International Legal Studies.

Andersson is a member of Dickinson Wright PLLC in Troy, where he specializes in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance in addition to international law. He represents companies in all legal aspects of establishing business operations in North America and abroad. Andersson, who is fluent in German and Swedish, also assists companies in export control matters.

 

Foster Swift Lansing attorney dies at age 43
 

 Ronald D. Richards, Jr., a partner at Foster, Swift, Collins and Smith in Lansing who specialized in municipal and telecommunications law, died Nov. 28, 2015, at the age of 43, after a courageous battle with cancer.

A native of Niagara Falls, N.Y., Richards was an alumnus of Thomas Cooley Law School and of State University of New York at Fredonia.

Before joining Foster Swift in 2002, he worked as a research attorney in the Pre-Hearing Division at the Michigan Court of Appeals. He then served as a judicial law clerk for Justice Marilyn Kelly at the Michigan
Supreme Court.

Richards regularly spoke on legal topics, and authored articles that have appeared in the Michigan Bar Journal, and multiple law reviews, trade journal magazines, and newsletters.

He served as an adjunct professor at Cooley Law School for several years, where he taught legal writing, and at Michigan State University where he taught a four-part lecture series on forensic psychology, as well as teaching tips to negotiate a physician employment agreement.

He was an avid volunteer to youth-oriented endeavors and served on the Board at Impression 5 Science Museum and formerly coached youth soccer in Okemos.

Richards is survived by his wife Madhvi, children Naveen and Neera, parents Nancy and Ron Richards, brother Jeffery Richards, and grandmothers Norma Carlo and Jean Richards.

A Memorial Service will be held 4 to 6 p.m., Friday, Jan. 22, at the University Club of Michigan State University, 3435 Forest Rd., Lansing, MI 48910.

Donations may be made to the Cancer Research Institute, One Exchange Plaza, 55 Broadway Suite 1802, New York, NY 10006 or at www.cancerresearch.org/how-you-can-donate-now. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.greastlansing.com.

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