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Eminent Practitioners

Corporate/M&A

Michigan

15 Years Ranked

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Provided by Daljit Doogal

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Daljit is Foley’s chairman and CEO, working with the Management Committee to guide the firm through changing times across the globe. Daljit S. Doogal is a corporate lawyer focusing on mergers & acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, and restructuring law matters across the Manufacturing, Automotive, Technology and Supply Chain Sectors.

Recognized as a “terrific, business-minded” lawyer, clients rely on Daljit’s practical approach to complex transactions and developing successful business strategies. He is deeply valued for his role as a trusted counselor in their business. Daljit is often called upon to act as outside general counsel for private companies and frequently advises boards of directors and special committees on fiduciary duty issues in various contexts. Over the course of two decades, Daljit’s experience spans the entire lifecycle of organizations, advising clients through launching companies and running robust businesses, as well as handling corporate reorganizations or restructuring financially distressed companies. Daljit’s experience also incorporates international, cross-border business dealings between the United States and India.

Daljit is a tireless advocate of Foley’s mission to help clients achieve their business goals as a preeminent law firm serving clients at the nexus of the energy, health care & life sciences, innovative technology, and manufacturing sectors. He fully embraces the firm’s collaborative culture to resolve all client needs holistically.

Prior to his election as chairman and CEO in 2022, Daljit’s long tenure at the firm included many leadership roles; previously serving as the managing partner of the firm’s Detroit office, and as the chair of the firm’s national Business Law Department.

Career

o Stand-out Lawyer, Thomson Reuters (2025)

o Selected as a 2023 “Securities/Capital Markets Law Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers

o Named to DBusiness Top Lawyers (2012-2013, 2015-2022, 2025)

o Recognized, DBusiness 30 in Their 30s (2011)

o Ranked as one of the top corporate and mergers and acquisitions attorneys in Michigan by Chambers USA (2011-2024)

o Selected for inclusion in the list of Michigan Super Lawyers® (2014-2021) and was previously listed on the Michigan Super Lawyers – Rising Stars® editions (2009-2012)

o Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in the fields of:

 Corporate Law (2013-2024)

 Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2013-2024)

 Securities/Capital Markets Law (2014-2024)

o Peer Review Rated as AV Preeminent®, the highest performance rating in the Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ system

Professional Memberships

o American Bar Association

o Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association

o Oakland County Bar Association

o State Bar of Michigan

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

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Daljit Doogal is well respected for representing clients in group restructurings and acquisitions, both domestically and internationally. Alongside acting for private equity firms, he is also experienced representing clients in the automotive and medical device sectors.

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