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150 W Jefferson Ave Ste 100
Detroit,
Michigan
48226
Phone: (313) 983-6908
Business Law Advisory Board Member
Practice areas: Business Law, Real Property
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Shanika A. Owens is a shareholder with the firm. Ms. Owens focuses her practice on helping clients navigate mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and real estate law. Her experience includes a wide range of transactions in a variety of industries. Ms. Owens, along with her colleagues, recently represented a client in a $1.6 billion global merger, one of the largest M&A deals of 2024. She also assists clients with navigating the landscape of local municipalities, particularly the City of Detroit. Ms. Owens has helped clients with real estate issues and regulatory matters related to environmental compliance. Before joining the firm, she served as a legislative assistant to the Detroit City Council where she advised policymakers on issues including economic development, budgeting, and matters leading up to the Detroit bankruptcy. Ms. Owens also interned with the Honorable Avern Cohn of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. She is a member of the State Bar of Michigan (SBM) Business Law and Young Lawyers sections. Ms. Owens is elected to the SBM Representative Assembly and has served on The Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s (ICLE) Business Law Advisory Board. She serves on the Board of Directors of Avalon Healing Center in Detroit, a non-profit organization that provides compassionate and trauma-informed care to survivors of sexual assault. Ms. Owens has been named to The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, in the areas of Corporate Law and Real Estate Law. She was named to the list of Michigan Lawyers Weekly Influential Women of Law in 2024. She has also been named a Michigan Chronicle 40 under 40 Honoree.
Featured ICLE Contributions:
Business Law Institute, 36th Annual (Seminar)