Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker PLLC

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Detroit Business & Commercial Litigation Attorneys | Michigan Business Litigation Lawyers

The Detroit law offices of Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker, P.L.L.C., has a distinguished history offering complex and sophisticated legal representation primarily to business, real estate, and estate and tax clients.

We represent businesses and individuals in multiple practice areas, including:

* Business and commercial litigation
- High-Stakes and "Bet the Company" Litigation
- construction litigation
- officer and director liability
- insurance coverage
- professional liability litigation
- real estate litigation
- employment and discrimination
- antitrust & trade regulation
- business torts
- breach of contract
- corporate, LLC & partnership disputes
- gaming law
- intellectual property
- negligence and products liability defense
- unfair competition

* Class action defense litigation

* Real estate transactions
- lender representation
- developer representation
- commercial leasing
- acquisitions and sales
- condemnation
- construction contracts
- environmental
- financing
- formation of real estate ventures
- foreclosures or other remedies
- leasing
- site development
- tax assessments
- work-outs
- zoning

* Business counseling
- entity formation
- structuring and negotiating business transactions
- business acquisitions and sales
- employer counseling
- corporate governance and ethics
- employment benefits and executive compensation
- commercial transactions
- corporate, partnership, and limited liability company law
- mergers & acquisitions
- legislative & government relations
- labor & employment law
- health care
- immigration & naturalization
- internal investigations
- taxation

* Estate planning and probate
- estate and trust planning
- charitable planning
- business and succession planning
- estate and trust administration
- guardianships and conservatorships
- fiduciary and beneficiary representation

* Tax planning and representation
- estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax
- business and personal income tax
- tax-exempt organizations
- state and federal tax controversy
- retirement & pension planning

Class Action Defense Lawsuits

Our attorneys defend businesses in negligence and product liability suits involving personal injuries and wrongful death. We represent both Michigan and out-of-state utilities in lawsuits alleging injuries caused by “stray voltage.” Our class action defense lawyers have defended a wide variety of tort actions, including class action lawsuits involving airplane crashes and product liability cases pertaining to a wide variety of products, from chemicals, such as benzene, to mechanical devices, such as personal watercraft. Our litigation group has handled a full range of mass tort litigation, including multi-district and class action litigation.

Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker PLLC
211 W Fort St - 15th floor
Detroit MI 48226-3281
Tel: 313 965-9725
Fax: 313 965-2493; 313 965-5398

The Detroit business and real estate law firm of Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker represents clients from across the country and throughout Michigan, including the cities of Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Southfield, Troy, Ann Arbor, Novi, Northville, Grosse Pointe, St. Clair Shores, Grand Rapids, Brighton, Monroe, Kalamazoo, Flint, Saginaw, Midland, Traverse City, and the following counties: Wayne County, Oakland County, Macomb County, Washtenaw County, Livingston County, Ingham County, and St. Clair County.