Dickinson Wright is pleased to announce that several attorneys within the firm’s Michigan offices are listed as 2025 IP Stars by Managing Intellectual Property.
Below is a list of local Dickinson Wright attorneys who are listed as 2025 IP Stars:
—Troy
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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Brooks Kushman is proud to announce its continued recognition in the 2025 Chambers and Partners guide as one of the top intellectual property firms in Michigan. This marks the firm’s ninth consecutive year being ranked among Michigan’s leading IP law firms
In the 2025 Chambers USA rankings, Brooks Kushman is listed in Band 2 for Intellectual Property in Michigan.
Additionally, Frank Angileri has been named a Senior Statesperson in the Intellectual Property category for Michigan.
Angileri focuses his practice on complex IP litigation and post-grant proceedings. He has served as lead trial counsel in patent, trade secret, trademark, and copyright cases across the country, including federal courts, the Court of Appeals for the federal circuit, and the International Trade Commission.
Angileri’s litigation experience spans a wide range of industries, including automotive, software, consumer products, and electronics. He previously served as co-chair of the firm’s Post-Grant Proceedings practice, where he represented clients in more than 70 proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
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Foley & Lardner LLP is proud to once again be recognized by Chambers & Partners as one of the leading law firms in the country in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
The firm received 53 practice rankings, including 11 national rankings and 12 Band 1 placements. Additionally, 126 Foley attorneys across 20 of the firm’s offices earned individual rankings, with 22 ranked nationally and 22 recognized in Band 1.
In Michigan, the firm was ranked for Corporate/M&A and Litigation: General Commercial.
Local Foley attorneys ranked included:
Daljit Doogal, Corporate/ M&A (Eminent Practitioners)
Gjina Lucaj, Corporate/M&A
Omar Lucia, Corporate/M&A
Norman Ankers, Litigation: General Commercial (Band 1)
Vanessa Miller, Litigation: General Commercial
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McDonald Hopkins is pleased to announce the local attorneys that have been recognized by Chambers USA in its 2025 guide:
Stephen Gross, Bankruptcy/ Restructuring
Dominic Paluzzi, Ranked nationally for Privacy & Data Security: Cybersecurity
Antoinette Pilzner, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
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Intellectual property law firm Fishman Stewart PLLC is pleased to announce founding partner Michael B. Stewart and partner Cecily O’Regan have again been included in the IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals – 2025. The firm is also recognized again, boosted from the recommended level in 2024 to the bronze level this year.
In this year’s edition, Stewart received a new silver ranking in the category of patent litigation and is again listed as recommended in the patent prosecution category.
As co-founder of Fishman Stewart and a master’s level experienced engineer, Stewart is a strategic adviser to CEOs and senior executives across the globe. He develops IP management strategies for U.S. and foreign-based companies, from middle market to Fortune 500, to safeguard their business assets throughout the world.
Stewart has experience managing, administering, and conducting worldwide projects involving updating ownership records of large intellectual property portfolios and applies a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary approach to maximize the scope of intellectual property protection and beneficial usage. His litigation experience includes both trials and oral arguments before the Court of Appeals for the federal circuit, and he is admitted before the United States Supreme Court.
O’Regan, who joined Fishman Stewart in 2024 to anchor their California and Massachusetts tech hub presence, is also receiving repeat recognition on the list as recommended in the patent prosecution category. As an entrepreneurial patent professional, O’Regan combines legal, academic, and business credentials with her hands-on experience to provide strategic, market-focused patent portfolio development and intellectual property advice for clients. She is a veteran Silicon Valley IP practitioner and has a passion for helping entrepreneurs identify their sustainable competitive advantage and create value in their business.
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BSP Law is honored to announce that it has been ranked in the Chambers USA Guide 2025. This year, BSP Law maintained its Band 1 ranking for Product Liability: Automobile (USA –
Nationwide) and obtained a Band 2 ranking for Litigation: General Commercial (Michigan).
BSP Founding Member Patrick Seyferth also received Band 1 rankings for his work in Product Liability: Automobile (USA – Nationwide) and Litigation: General Commercial (Michigan). BSP Member Moheeb Murray received a Band 1 ranking for his work in Insurance (Michigan) and BSP Member Roger Meyers received a Band 2 ranking in Litigation: General Commercial (Michigan).
BSP is also pleased to announce that Partner Lena Gonzalez has been selected as program chair for the Eastern District of Michigan Bar Association. The ceremony took place on Thursday, June 5, at the association’s Annual Dinner at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel in Detroit.
In addition, BSP Law Member Roger Meyers has been announced as the incoming president of the Detroit Bar Association for the 2025-2026 term. He was previously the president-elect for the 2024-2025 term and was formally sworn in on June 12 at the DBA’s Annual Raising the Bar Dinner held at the Detroit Golf Club.
Also at the DBA, BSP Law Associate Heather Gin has been named board secretary of the Detroit Bar Association’s Barristers Board. She previously served as a board member for the Barristers and has been given the honor of being named board secretary for the 2025-2026 term.
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Honigman LLP Intellectual Property Partner Anessa Owen Kramer was recognized by the World Trademark Review (WTR) on its 2025 Global Leaders: Private Practice list.
Kramer, specializes in managing large international trademark portfolios. Her experience touches all areas of trademark law, with a particular emphasis on enforcement and counseling on complex trademark issues and disputes. She was previously recognized by WTR as a Global Leader and named in the WTR 1000 since 2015.
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Thirty-four Miller Canfield attorneys and 11 of the firm’s practice groups have earned rankings in Chambers USA’s 2025 edition.
Miller Canfield earned rankings in Michigan and Illinois in the areas of immigration, intellectual property, labor and employment, corporate/M&A, and banking and finance. The firm received Band 1 rankings in public finance, energy and natural resources, litigation: general commercial, bankruptcy and restructuring, and real estate.
Local Miller Canfield attorneys earning rankings include:
Frederick Acomb, Litigation: General Commercial
Jeffrey Aronoff, Public Finance
Robin Asher, Intellectual Property
Kimberly Berger, Intellectual Property
Thomas Colis, Public Finance
Thomas Cranmer, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Katrina Desmond, Public Finance
Christopher Dutot, Associates to Watch, Immigration
Steve Frank, Public Finance
Gerald Gleeson II, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Jonathan Green, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Brian Holt, Real Estate
Shawn Hopper, Banking & Finance
Amy Johnston, Litigation: General Commercial
Ronald Liscombe, Public Finance
Anita Marinelli, Up & Coming, Intellectual Property
Patrick McGow, Public Finance
Megan Norris, Labor & Employment
Michael Palizzi, Intellectual Property
Steven Roach, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Jennifer Sabourin, Labor & Employment
Brian Schwartz, Labor & Employment
Julianne Cassin Sharp, Immigration
James Snyder, Public Finance
Marc Swanson, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
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Taft partner Kate Hickner presented a webinar for Michigan State Medical Society on June 11 titled “Knowing When to Say When–And How to Ensure a Smooth Transition.”
Hickner is a health care partner who focuses on transactional matters and compliance with federal and state healthcare regulations.
In addition, Taft Detroit partner Michael Pomeranz spoke on the panel “Obtaining Documents and Evidence from Non-Parties, Other Jurisdictions and in Support of Related Proceedings” at the Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR) North American and Offshore Meeting in Montréal on May 28.
Alongside panelists from London, Toronto, Montréal, and the Cayman Islands, Pomeranz discussed 28 U.S.C. § 1782, the main statute authorizing federal-court discovery in support of proceedings in foreign tribunals.
Pomeranz prevents and resolves disputes throughout the Midwest and Mountain West, and around the world. He focuses his practice on the resolution of complex commercial disputes that involve allegations about contracts, corporate governance and shareholder disputes (including “business divorce”), deceptive trade practices and fraud, and intellectual property (such as copyright, trade dress, trademarks, and trade secrets).
Licensed in New York and Michigan, Pomeranz has an international practice, having litigated in nearly a dozen states in both state and federal court (including bankruptcy and appeals court, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court) and representing clients across the United States and around the world, particularly in Asia, Latin America, and Europe.
Pomeranz represents commercial clients nationally in mediation and arbitration proceedings, both under the aegis of organizations such as AAA and in ad hoc arbitration proceedings. He also often assists colleagues with local-counsel matters throughout Michigan and around the Midwest.
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Harness IP is proud to announce that Chambers USA has again recognized the firm as a leader in intellectual property law in Michigan for 2025. The firm earned a Band 3 in
Michigan.
In addition, Harness Principal Glenn Forbis (Band 1 – Michigan – Intellectual Property) was individually ranked for excellence in intellectual property law.
Forbis is a litigator and trial attorney who leads the firm’s IP Litigation practice group. He has served as lead or co-lead trial attorney in more than 200 IP cases nationwide and has argued 18 appeals before the federal circuit, achieving favorable outcomes in 15.
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Maddin Hauser is pleased to announce that Shareholder Andrew M. Harris has received the Oakland County Bar Association’s 2025 Distinguished Service Award. His award was presented at the 91st Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony on June 5.
Harris focuses his advocacy on real estate, landlord-tenant, and commercial litigation matters, along with cases involving state tax issues and insurance. He also regularly advises clients on all aspects of commercial, industrial, and residential landlord-tenant matters. Harris complements his litigation and real estate practices with his work as a licensed civil mediator, where he helps parties efficiently resolve disputes and avoid protracted litigation.
Harris has been an active member of the OCBA for many years, developing and participating in a wide range of programming, assuming several leadership roles, and contributing his time and efforts to many of its important initiatives. He is also devoted to supporting the Oakland County Bar Foundation. In his capacities as trustee and vice president, Harris has furthered the foundation’s mission of increasing access to legal services and making them more affordable for those who otherwise lack the means to acquire quality representation.
As a proud, Birmingham-born and raised son, Harris has served as an elected member of the Birmingham City Commission from 2015-2019 and as the city’s mayor from 2017-2018. He was previously an elected trustee of the Baldwin Library Board and served as president of its Parks and Recreation Board. He is particularly proud of his work spearheading successful efforts to renovate the city’s libraries and baseball diamonds.
Below is a list of local Dickinson Wright attorneys who are listed as 2025 IP Stars:
—Troy
William H. Honaker, Patent, Copyright, and Trademark Star
Steven L. Oberholtzer, Patent and Trademark Star
Daniel D. Quick, Copyright and Trademark Star
• • •
Brooks Kushman is proud to announce its continued recognition in the 2025 Chambers and Partners guide as one of the top intellectual property firms in Michigan. This marks the firm’s ninth consecutive year being ranked among Michigan’s leading IP law firms
In the 2025 Chambers USA rankings, Brooks Kushman is listed in Band 2 for Intellectual Property in Michigan.
Additionally, Frank Angileri has been named a Senior Statesperson in the Intellectual Property category for Michigan.
Angileri focuses his practice on complex IP litigation and post-grant proceedings. He has served as lead trial counsel in patent, trade secret, trademark, and copyright cases across the country, including federal courts, the Court of Appeals for the federal circuit, and the International Trade Commission.
Angileri’s litigation experience spans a wide range of industries, including automotive, software, consumer products, and electronics. He previously served as co-chair of the firm’s Post-Grant Proceedings practice, where he represented clients in more than 70 proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
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Foley & Lardner LLP is proud to once again be recognized by Chambers & Partners as one of the leading law firms in the country in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
The firm received 53 practice rankings, including 11 national rankings and 12 Band 1 placements. Additionally, 126 Foley attorneys across 20 of the firm’s offices earned individual rankings, with 22 ranked nationally and 22 recognized in Band 1.
In Michigan, the firm was ranked for Corporate/M&A and Litigation: General Commercial.
Local Foley attorneys ranked included:
Daljit Doogal, Corporate/ M&A (Eminent Practitioners)
Gjina Lucaj, Corporate/M&A
Omar Lucia, Corporate/M&A
Norman Ankers, Litigation: General Commercial (Band 1)
Vanessa Miller, Litigation: General Commercial
• • •
McDonald Hopkins is pleased to announce the local attorneys that have been recognized by Chambers USA in its 2025 guide:
Stephen Gross, Bankruptcy/ Restructuring
Dominic Paluzzi, Ranked nationally for Privacy & Data Security: Cybersecurity
Antoinette Pilzner, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• • •
Intellectual property law firm Fishman Stewart PLLC is pleased to announce founding partner Michael B. Stewart and partner Cecily O’Regan have again been included in the IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals – 2025. The firm is also recognized again, boosted from the recommended level in 2024 to the bronze level this year.
In this year’s edition, Stewart received a new silver ranking in the category of patent litigation and is again listed as recommended in the patent prosecution category.
As co-founder of Fishman Stewart and a master’s level experienced engineer, Stewart is a strategic adviser to CEOs and senior executives across the globe. He develops IP management strategies for U.S. and foreign-based companies, from middle market to Fortune 500, to safeguard their business assets throughout the world.
Stewart has experience managing, administering, and conducting worldwide projects involving updating ownership records of large intellectual property portfolios and applies a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary approach to maximize the scope of intellectual property protection and beneficial usage. His litigation experience includes both trials and oral arguments before the Court of Appeals for the federal circuit, and he is admitted before the United States Supreme Court.
O’Regan, who joined Fishman Stewart in 2024 to anchor their California and Massachusetts tech hub presence, is also receiving repeat recognition on the list as recommended in the patent prosecution category. As an entrepreneurial patent professional, O’Regan combines legal, academic, and business credentials with her hands-on experience to provide strategic, market-focused patent portfolio development and intellectual property advice for clients. She is a veteran Silicon Valley IP practitioner and has a passion for helping entrepreneurs identify their sustainable competitive advantage and create value in their business.
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BSP Law is honored to announce that it has been ranked in the Chambers USA Guide 2025. This year, BSP Law maintained its Band 1 ranking for Product Liability: Automobile (USA –
Nationwide) and obtained a Band 2 ranking for Litigation: General Commercial (Michigan).
BSP Founding Member Patrick Seyferth also received Band 1 rankings for his work in Product Liability: Automobile (USA – Nationwide) and Litigation: General Commercial (Michigan). BSP Member Moheeb Murray received a Band 1 ranking for his work in Insurance (Michigan) and BSP Member Roger Meyers received a Band 2 ranking in Litigation: General Commercial (Michigan).
BSP is also pleased to announce that Partner Lena Gonzalez has been selected as program chair for the Eastern District of Michigan Bar Association. The ceremony took place on Thursday, June 5, at the association’s Annual Dinner at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel in Detroit.
In addition, BSP Law Member Roger Meyers has been announced as the incoming president of the Detroit Bar Association for the 2025-2026 term. He was previously the president-elect for the 2024-2025 term and was formally sworn in on June 12 at the DBA’s Annual Raising the Bar Dinner held at the Detroit Golf Club.
Also at the DBA, BSP Law Associate Heather Gin has been named board secretary of the Detroit Bar Association’s Barristers Board. She previously served as a board member for the Barristers and has been given the honor of being named board secretary for the 2025-2026 term.
• • •
Honigman LLP Intellectual Property Partner Anessa Owen Kramer was recognized by the World Trademark Review (WTR) on its 2025 Global Leaders: Private Practice list.
Kramer, specializes in managing large international trademark portfolios. Her experience touches all areas of trademark law, with a particular emphasis on enforcement and counseling on complex trademark issues and disputes. She was previously recognized by WTR as a Global Leader and named in the WTR 1000 since 2015.
• • •
Thirty-four Miller Canfield attorneys and 11 of the firm’s practice groups have earned rankings in Chambers USA’s 2025 edition.
Miller Canfield earned rankings in Michigan and Illinois in the areas of immigration, intellectual property, labor and employment, corporate/M&A, and banking and finance. The firm received Band 1 rankings in public finance, energy and natural resources, litigation: general commercial, bankruptcy and restructuring, and real estate.
Local Miller Canfield attorneys earning rankings include:
Frederick Acomb, Litigation: General Commercial
Jeffrey Aronoff, Public Finance
Robin Asher, Intellectual Property
Kimberly Berger, Intellectual Property
Thomas Colis, Public Finance
Thomas Cranmer, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Katrina Desmond, Public Finance
Christopher Dutot, Associates to Watch, Immigration
Steve Frank, Public Finance
Gerald Gleeson II, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Jonathan Green, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Brian Holt, Real Estate
Shawn Hopper, Banking & Finance
Amy Johnston, Litigation: General Commercial
Ronald Liscombe, Public Finance
Anita Marinelli, Up & Coming, Intellectual Property
Patrick McGow, Public Finance
Megan Norris, Labor & Employment
Michael Palizzi, Intellectual Property
Steven Roach, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Jennifer Sabourin, Labor & Employment
Brian Schwartz, Labor & Employment
Julianne Cassin Sharp, Immigration
James Snyder, Public Finance
Marc Swanson, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• • •
Taft partner Kate Hickner presented a webinar for Michigan State Medical Society on June 11 titled “Knowing When to Say When–And How to Ensure a Smooth Transition.”
Hickner is a health care partner who focuses on transactional matters and compliance with federal and state healthcare regulations.
In addition, Taft Detroit partner Michael Pomeranz spoke on the panel “Obtaining Documents and Evidence from Non-Parties, Other Jurisdictions and in Support of Related Proceedings” at the Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR) North American and Offshore Meeting in Montréal on May 28.
Alongside panelists from London, Toronto, Montréal, and the Cayman Islands, Pomeranz discussed 28 U.S.C. § 1782, the main statute authorizing federal-court discovery in support of proceedings in foreign tribunals.
Pomeranz prevents and resolves disputes throughout the Midwest and Mountain West, and around the world. He focuses his practice on the resolution of complex commercial disputes that involve allegations about contracts, corporate governance and shareholder disputes (including “business divorce”), deceptive trade practices and fraud, and intellectual property (such as copyright, trade dress, trademarks, and trade secrets).
Licensed in New York and Michigan, Pomeranz has an international practice, having litigated in nearly a dozen states in both state and federal court (including bankruptcy and appeals court, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court) and representing clients across the United States and around the world, particularly in Asia, Latin America, and Europe.
Pomeranz represents commercial clients nationally in mediation and arbitration proceedings, both under the aegis of organizations such as AAA and in ad hoc arbitration proceedings. He also often assists colleagues with local-counsel matters throughout Michigan and around the Midwest.
• • •
Harness IP is proud to announce that Chambers USA has again recognized the firm as a leader in intellectual property law in Michigan for 2025. The firm earned a Band 3 in
Michigan.
In addition, Harness Principal Glenn Forbis (Band 1 – Michigan – Intellectual Property) was individually ranked for excellence in intellectual property law.
Forbis is a litigator and trial attorney who leads the firm’s IP Litigation practice group. He has served as lead or co-lead trial attorney in more than 200 IP cases nationwide and has argued 18 appeals before the federal circuit, achieving favorable outcomes in 15.
• • •
Maddin Hauser is pleased to announce that Shareholder Andrew M. Harris has received the Oakland County Bar Association’s 2025 Distinguished Service Award. His award was presented at the 91st Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony on June 5.
Harris focuses his advocacy on real estate, landlord-tenant, and commercial litigation matters, along with cases involving state tax issues and insurance. He also regularly advises clients on all aspects of commercial, industrial, and residential landlord-tenant matters. Harris complements his litigation and real estate practices with his work as a licensed civil mediator, where he helps parties efficiently resolve disputes and avoid protracted litigation.
Harris has been an active member of the OCBA for many years, developing and participating in a wide range of programming, assuming several leadership roles, and contributing his time and efforts to many of its important initiatives. He is also devoted to supporting the Oakland County Bar Foundation. In his capacities as trustee and vice president, Harris has furthered the foundation’s mission of increasing access to legal services and making them more affordable for those who otherwise lack the means to acquire quality representation.
As a proud, Birmingham-born and raised son, Harris has served as an elected member of the Birmingham City Commission from 2015-2019 and as the city’s mayor from 2017-2018. He was previously an elected trustee of the Baldwin Library Board and served as president of its Parks and Recreation Board. He is particularly proud of his work spearheading successful efforts to renovate the city’s libraries and baseball diamonds.
