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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - Michigan
What the Team is Known For
Dykema Gossett has thriving commercial litigation and government investigations teams acting in a range of high-stakes civil disputes and False Claims Act litigation. It possesses an excellent track record representing clients in arbitrations and mediations, as well as state and federal court cases across the USA. The firm handles a wide range of antitrust, product liability and real estate-related issues. It is well known for its work advising major pharmaceutical and medical device businesses, as well as automotive companies. It also represents clients in the healthcare industry in product liability matters.
Strengths
I have been impressed by their balance of legal rigor and counsel with real concern for me as an individual beyond the specific matter for which the firm is representing me.
The team had deep experience, which was helpful, and they wrote very thorough reports that helped make decisions.
The attorneys are very responsive, very knowledgeable about the subject matter and very practical in the responses they give.
They make a lot of effort and are very conscious and upfront about whatever they learn during the case. They are very effective and I like how they handle my case.
Dykema Gossett is a great firm. The investigative team is excellent. It is very good at interviewing and strategy.
Work Highlights
Dykema Gossett represented Goodway Group’s former CEO, Jay Friedman, in connection with his testimony in the DOJ’s antitrust case against Google related to Google’s monopoly in the digital advertising technology market.
Dykema Gossett secured a complete defense verdict for General Motors in a product liability trial alleging a defective seat belt design in a 1998 Chevrolet truck.
Notable practitioners
Jim stands out for the number of cases he has tried and the amount of trial knowledge he has. I can't say enough good things about him.
Mark Chutkow leads the government investigations and corporate compliance practice at Dykema Gossett. He often represents clients in False Claims Act litigation and a range of investigations.
Mark is very smart, very well connected in the community, very knowledgeable and just a very good investigator.
Mark Chutkow is a former federal prosecutor and highly regarded for being thoughtful. He's someone who is going to be a great strategist in terms of handling the matters assigned to him.
I am quite impressed with Mark as an attorney and human.
Mark Chutkow has good experience and relationships within the DOJ. He's also really smart and has good interrogation skills.
Mark was very strategic and willing to talk through all the options, walk us through them and consider worst case scenarios.
Jennifer is patient, thorough and very good at managing client expectations.
Jennifer is marvelous, an incredible person to work with. She is so effective.
Jen is an excellent lawyer with courtroom experience on both sides of the aisle in multiple key jurisdictions that demonstrates her cutting-edge sophistication.
Jen is a brilliant and tenacious litigator and leader.
Michael Cooney is recognized for his broad-based litigation practice, encompassing product liability claims, patent-related matters and commercial disputes. He leads the litigation practice at Dykema Gossett.