Diane L. Akers
Detroit,
Michigan
Diane L. Akers focuses her practice on business and commercial litigation and specializes in matters involving contract disputes, intellectual property rights, failed mergers/acquisitions, financing and loan agreements, business torts, lender liability claims, and defense of employment discharge, discrimination, and harassment claims. She has managed class actions and large, complex litigation matters and been involved in a number of precedent-setting cases. Ms. Akers frequently speaks and writes on topics related to commercial litigation and business courts. She is the co-author of "Business Courts" from the 2011 Edition of the ABA's Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation. Her most recent article, "Michigan's New Business Court Act Presents Opportunities and Challenges," appeared in the summer 2013 issue of the Michigan Business Law Journal. She has held numerous leadership positions within the State Bar of Michigan and is a former member of the executive committee of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association. Ms. Akers is listed in Michigan Super Lawyers 2006-2011 under Business Litigation. She is AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
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