Business Law Advisory Board
A|Squared Legal Group PLC, Detroit
A founder of her firm, Alari K. Adams has extensive experience in corporate transactions and complex litigation, including business and contract disputes, intellectual property, and employment law. In addition, Ms. Adams consults in human resources management. She has litigated issues that have been featured on local and national media outlets. A member of the State Bar of Michigan and the...
Mantese Honigman PC, Troy
Michael Butterfield is an associate with the firm. He concentrates his practice on business litigation, including shareholder, member, and partnership disputes, fiduciary duties, and business contracts. Mr. Butterfield has litigated a wide range of civil matters in state and federal courts on behalf of individuals and corporations. He is licensed to practice in Missouri and Michigan and is admitted to...
Elia Law PLLC, Birmingham
Salam F. Elia is the principal attorney and founder of the firm, which specializes in commercial and business transactions with a focus on franchise law and licensing. She is a member of the Business Law, Marijuana Law, Real Property Law, and Young Lawyers Sections of the State Bar of Michigan. Ms. Elia currently sits on the ICLE Business Law Advisory...
LightStone Law, Grand Rapids
Jeshua Thomas Lauka practices law in the three major areas of the firm, business, real estate, and estate and trust, and balances it all out with extensive experience in litigation. Mr. Lauka has developed a focus in representing start-up businesses and entrepreneurs in West Michigan in all aspects of business as well as representing clients in real estate matters. Before...
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Southfield
William C. Lentine's practice focuses on federal and state tax matters, corporate matters, and estate planning. His experience is deep and broad in corporate tax matters and governance issues, partnership taxation, and tax controversy, as well as estate planning, including sophisticated tax planning. Mr. Lentine has significant experience with public and private mergers and acquisitions including both buy-side and sell-side...
Bodman PLC, Detroit
Nicholas P. McElhinny represents business, health care, and education clients in a variety of matters, including buying and selling established businesses, forming new businesses, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and complex commercial transactions. Mr. McElhinny also represents aviation clients in leasing, purchasing, operating, and selling aircraft and negotiating aviation services agreements. Previously, he served an extended in-house assignment at a major...
Mavacy, Plymouth
Michael S. Melfi is an attorney at the firm. With a wealth of experience, Mr. Melfi seamlessly guides innovative and entrepreneurial businesses through various business inflexion points, including the intricacies of financing and fundraising, tax planning, and acquisitions and dispositions. Beyond traditional legal roles, he serves as a trusted advisor, offering mentorship and counsel. His strategic guidance encompasses assessment, strategic...
Butzel Long PC, Detroit
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...
Rebeck & Allen, Southfield
Chelsea Rebeck is a certified public accountant and an attorney, focusing on tax law, tax controversy, tax-related litigation, and advising businesses and individuals in a variety of areas related to taxes, finances, and business issues. Ms. Rebeck also is a certified fraud examiner. She has extensive experience in the IRS appeals process, statutes, and procedural requirements, as well as U.S....
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Southfield
Daniel M. Ungar is a member of the firm's Electronic Payments, Corporate, and Privacy and Datasecurity Practice Groups, concentrating his practice in corporate, commercial, and intellectual property matters, including drafting and negotiating business contracts, technology licensing, M&A, securities law, and start-up and emerging companies matters such as entity formation and venture financing. He previously served as a law clerk to...
ICLE Advisory Board Liaison
Tala Dahbour works with ICLE contributors to update and edit ICLE publications and online resources in the employment law and business law practice areas. Before joining ICLE in June 2022, Ms. Dahbour worked with a nonprofit civil rights organization, providing legal assistance to marginalized communities to combat racial, religious, and gender-based discrimination in the areas of employment and immigration law....