John Mucha Principal Speaker on Topic of Non-Compete and Confidentiality Agreements
John Mucha was a principal speaker at a National Business Institute seminar "Business Contracts A to Z" on the topic of "Non-Compete and Confidentiality Agreements". The National Business Institute is [...]
Dawda is Client Choice Winner 2013, Law Firm of the Year for Employee Benefits (Michigan)
Through the efforts and reputation of Dawda Member, Theresa Joswick, the firm was chosen as the Client Choice winner of the 2013 Corporate International Magazine Legal Award for the following category: [...]
Permanent Estate Plan Relief
The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 ("Taxpayer Relief Act") has been signed into law by President Obama in 2013. The Taxpayer Relief Act makes permanent changes to the estate, [...]
Drawing young, creative people to downtown Detroit
Ed Dawda, founding member with the Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based law firm Dawda, says that Detroit is heading in the right direction. And, like many others here, he credits much of [...]
Reinventing Michigan’s Cleanup and Redevelopment Programs
Governor Snyder has publicly stated his administrative goals are to: reinvent government create more and better jobs restore our cities enhance our national and international image protect our environment solve [...]
Can Governments Really Be Held Liable Under Cercla for Mine Waste Contamination?
Federal and State governments are frequently targets of CERCLA contribution actions (or cost recovery actions) where they have allowed third parties to engage in hazardous waste generating activities on property [...]
Mentor Connection Helping Teenager Navigate Obstacles to Adulthood
An average young man could attempt to single-handedly take on the difficulties of adulthood without actively trying to relate to a male adult, but Jeff is no average young man. [...]
Dawda Top-tier in Real Estate Law in U.S. News/Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”
Dawda has earned top ranking for its Real Estate practice area in the venerable "Best Law Firms" rankings, released today by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®. The 2013 [...]
Midwest Real Estate News Ranks Dawda’s Real Estate Team Sixth in the Midwest
Midwest Real Estate News has ranked Dawda the no. 6 firm in the Midwest for commercial real estate transactions. MREN covers commercial real estate in 13 states. Dawda's 14 real [...]
Dawda Attorneys Named Michigan Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
"Michigan Super Lawyers 2012," a list of attorneys given high recognition by their peers, includes eight lawyers from Dawda. They are Edward C. Dawda and William L. Rosin in the Business/Corporate [...]
Eight Dawda Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers
Eight lawyers from Dawda were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013. Three Dawda member attorneys were recognized for the first time this [...]
Kalamazoo River Oil Spill – Two Years Later
Two years ago this week an oil pipeline owned by Canadian-based Enbridge oil company and operated by Enbridge Energy Partners ruptured spilling more than a million gallons of “dilbit” crude [...]
Update on Michigan’s Groundwater Surface Water Interface Criteria and Compliance
On June 20, 2012, Governor Snyder signed into law Michigan’s Senate Bill No. 1090 amending MCL 324.20120(e) of Michigan’s Part 201. As we discussed in an earlier blog entry on [...]
Regulatory Reform in Michigan’s Underground Storage Tank (“ust”) Program
In May 2012, a six bill package was signed into law by Governor Snyder to amend the procedures for the cleanup of contamination caused by leaking USTs. This bill package [...]
Greening the Army
The Defense Department is no stranger to being on the forefront of advanced technology and its expertise was once again showcased with the recent opening of the Army’s GSPEL (Ground [...]
Tax Credits for Renewable Energy
A Mixed Bag So Far By Jeffrey D. Moss, Guest Blogger CBO’s March 2012 Report The Congressional Budget Office (“CBO”) has recently issued a report entitled “Federal Financial Support for [...]
Reinventing Michigan’s Cleanup and Redevelopment Programs – Update
The Collaborative Stakeholder Initiative will be presenting its Final Report and Recommendations on Reinventing the State’s Cleanup and Redevelopment Program at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing on March 15, [...]
Incentives – Still Picking “winners and Losers”? (Updated 2/10/12)
Governor Rick Snyder was adamant during the 2010 election campaign that Michigan would have to stop picking ‘winners and losers’ when it came to doling out governmental incentives for private [...]
Legislative Update – Leaking Underground Storage Tank Act
As we reported last summer, a package of bills are being reviewed by the State Legislature that will impact all parties addressing Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (“LUST”). On January 24, [...]
Brownfield Redevelopers Beware!
Due Care and Indemnification Agreements and the CERCLA BFPP Defense The last year has seen its share of unique decisions relating to CERCLA liability. Recently I blogged about one case [...]
