Dykema Elects 12 New Members
January, 2021 - Detroit, Michigan
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that its Executive Board elected 12 new members to the firm effective January 1, 2021. Dykema’s new partners, their resident office and practice descriptions are listed below.
Sean M. Buckley – Corporate Finance; Dallas
Buckley’s practice is focused on advertising, technology, and corporate transactions. Representing clients in technology and new media industries, he regularly drafts and negotiates agreements with ad servers, data suppliers and data management companies, measurement and analytics companies, and other ad and technology platforms and providers in connection with a variety of commercial relationships with local, regional and Fortune 500 brand agencies and ad technology companies.
Charles W. Chotvacs – Business Litigation; Washington, D.C.
Chotvacs focuses his practice on insurance coverage litigation and counseling insurance industry clients on complex coverage issues related to directors and officers, errors and omissions, employment practices, and other professional liability insurance.
Joseph R. DeHondt – Corporate Finance; Bloomfield Hills
DeHondt advises clients on transactional and corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, equity offerings, venture capital financings, private placements, corporate governance and other general corporate matters. He counsels public companies on securities rules and regulations, including SEC reporting, disclosure and compliance issues.
Eric D. Jay – Corporate Finance; Ann Arbor
Jay focuses his practice on corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, financings, corporate formation and governance, and negotiating key commercial agreements.
Bonnie K. Kirkland – Commercial Litigation; San Antonio
Kirkland’s wide-ranging practice includes various areas of commercial litigation such as defense of insurance disputes, breach of contract claims and business torts, with a significant focus on first-party insurance defense.
Heidi A. Naasko – Litigation; Ann Arbor
Naasko leads Dykema’s pro bono practice. In addition to directing the practice and mentoring lawyers in various areas of public interest law, she maintains a substantive poverty law practice.
Brent H. Olson – Business Litigation; Washington, D.C.
Olson advises insurance companies facing novel and complex coverage issues. His practice includes directors and officers, professional liability, pollution liability, and other specialty lines insurance products.
Kyle A. Owens – Financial Services; Dallas
Owens assists a wide variety of financial-services firms and other businesses with regulatory compliance, litigation, and arbitration.
James T. Pechacek – Intellectual Property; Minneapolis
Pechacek advises clients on their intellectual property portfolio with a focus on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in technology fields including medical devices, semi-conductor devices, and automotive technology.
Cliff P. Riley – Commercial Litigation; Dallas
Riley is an experienced litigator who has been trusted to litigate high-stakes cases in state and federal courts throughout Texas, with an emphasis on business disputes, real estate litigation, and appellate matters, as well as extensive experience in white collar criminal defense.
Tania Shapiro-Barr, M.D. – Intellectual Property; Minneapolis
Shapiro-Barr focuses her practice on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in technology fields including medical devices, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals.
Elizabeth A. Voss – Labor & Employment; Dallas
Voss counsels clients in a variety of industries on all aspects of employment and labor relations. She has represented employers in multiple state and federal courts, as well as in administrative proceedings with Texas Workforce Commission and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
