Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone
Headquarters | Detroit, Michigan United States |
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No. of offices | 16 offices total (6 international) |
No. of attorneys | approximately 300 |
Key people | Michael McGee, CEO |
Date founded | 1852 |
Founder | Sidney Davy Miller |
Company type | Professional Limited Liability Company |
Website | www.millercanfield.com |
Miller Canfield, P.L.C., doing business as Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone (founded in 1852), is a large American law firm based in Detroit, Michigan. In 2014, the firm was ranked 165th largest in the United States in terms of attorney headcount by the National Law Journal. It is an international firm with offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico and China, and one of the few American law firms to have international offices in Poland.[1]
The headquarters is located at 150 West Jefferson in Downtown Detroit,[2] occupying six floors.[citation needed]
Practice areas
The firm has a sizable automotive and bankruptcy practice, and also represents businesses in labor and employment and immigration matters, including helping businesses to secure visas for foreign employees. The firm also has practice groups for litigation, international law and Canadian law, taxation, corporate, and securities work, real estate, environmental law, intellectual property, criminal defense, and a number of other areas.[3]
Notable clients
- Comerica Inc. - one of the firm's earliest clients[4]
- Chrysler Group LLC
- Valassis Communications, Inc.
- ArvinMeritor
- DTE Energy
- Ford Motor Co. and affiliates
- La-Z-Boy Inc.
- NCAA
- Tecumseh Products Co.
- Tesco Polska Sp.z.o.o.
- University of Michigan
- City of Detroit
Notable lawyers and alumni
- Stephen Markman - current Michigan Supreme Court Justice
- Eddie Francis - former Mayor of Windsor, Ontario
- Ella Bully-Cummings - first female Chief of Police for the City of Detroit
- Saul Green - Deputy Mayor of Detroit and former US Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan
- Spencer Abraham - former United States Senator and former United States Secretary of Energy
- Gerald Ellis Rosen - Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- Clifford Taylor - former Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court
- Matthew Frederick Leitman - Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
References
- ^ Miller Canfield's practice in Poland
- ^ "Offices." (Archive) Miller Canfield. Retrieved on November 29, 2013. "Detroit 150 West Jefferson Suite 2500 Detroit, Michigan 48226".
- ^ List of firm's practice areas
- ^ Firm history
External links
- Miller Canfield U.S. Homepage
- Miller Canfield Poland Homepage
- Chambers USA profile
- Profile on Martindale.com
- Crain's Detroit Business profile
- Former Pfizer Counsel Joins Miller Canfield
- Former Pfizer Counsel Joins Miller Canfield
- Miller Canfield Expands to Mexico
- Miller Canfield obtains $300 Million Verdict for Valassis