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Phillip C. Korovesis: Lawyer with Butzel Long

Phillip C. Korovesis

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Detroit,  MI  U.S.A.
Phone313 983 7458

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Practice Areas

  • Non-Compete & Trade Secret
  • Litigation & Arbitration
  • Health Care
  • Health Intellectual Property
  • Employment Litigation
  • Financial Services
  • Broker Dealer
  • Business & Commercial Litigation
 
University Leadership Oakland, XVIII; Wayne State University, B.S., 1984
 
Law SchoolWayne State University Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1987
 
Admitted1987, Michigan
 
BornDetroit, Michigan, 1958
 
Biography

Phillip C. Korovesis is a shareholder practicing in Butzel Long's Detroit office. He is a graduate of Wayne State University (B.S., with distinction, 1984; J.D., cum laude, 1987). He is also a graduate of Leadership Oakland, Class XVIII, and has been recognized by Michigan Super Lawyers (Business Litigation).

Mr. Korovesis' practice is focused on commercial disputes, with trial, litigation and consultation expertise in non-compete/trade secret disputes, product liability defense, life insurance claims and business and financial services industry disputes. Mr. Korovesis has successfully tried cases in state and federal courts in various parts of the country and has successfully represented clients in state and federal appellate courts. He has successfully arbitrated cases before the American Arbitration Association, the National Association of Securities Dealers, and the New York Stock Exchange (now The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority).

Mr. Korovesis is a Litigation Practice Group Leader and also serves as the Chair of the Firm's Trade Secret and Non-Compete Specialty Team which focuses on trade secret, non-compete and business tort litigation. Mr. Korovesis is a regular presenter on trade secret and non-compete issues to lawyers and other professionals. He is an active member of the Defense Research Institute in the commercial litigation, product liability and life insurance areas. He is also Vice-President of the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

Publications

Speaker and Co-author, "The Definitive Non-Compete Agreement," The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Presented on January 25, 2011

Co-author, "Under Attack: Why the Foes of Non-Compete Agreements Are Firing Blanks," The Voice - Defense Research Institute (DRI) - The Voice of the Defense Bar, Summer 2010

Co-author, Michigan chapter, "Trade Secrets and Agreements Not to Compete," Defense Research Institute (DRI) Winter 2008

Contributing Editor to Products Liability Desk Reference: A Fifty-State Compendium, Morton F. Daller, Editor-in-Chief (Aspen Publishers)

Contributing Editor to Tort Law Desk Reference: A Fifty-State Compendium, Morton F. Daller, Editor-in-Chief (Aspen Publishers)

News

Media Releases

11.28.11, 68 Butzel Long attorneys named to DBusiness magazine's Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit 2012

06.28.11, ICLE seminar featuring Butzel Long attorney Phillip C. Korovesis now available on-demand

05.26.11, Butzel Long attorney Phillip C. Korovesis elected President of the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel

12.14.10, Butzel Long attorney Phillip C. Korovesis featured during ICLE seminar on January 28, 2011

12.02.10, Sixty-four Butzel Long attorneys named to DBusiness magazine's Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit 2011

10.25.10, Forty-two Butzel Long attorneys named to the 2010 Michigan Super Lawyers list

07.01.10, Butzel Long attorneys Phillip C. Korovesis and Bernard J. Fuhs co-author article in The Voice, a publication of The Voice of the Defense Bar

06.03.10, Butzel Long attorney Phillip C. Korovesis elected Vice President of the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel for 2010-2011

11.03.09, Butzel Long attorney Phillip C. Korovesis publishes guest article in Michigan Defense Trial Counsel publication

12.10.08, Butzel Long attorneys co-author Chapter in Defense Research Institute book on trade secrets and non-competes

Publications

Client alerts

08.01.11, Automation Alley Newsletter - Time to Review your Employment Agreements: "Expired" is not the same as "Terminated" when it comes to enforcing restrictive covenants

07.27.11, Client Alert - Trade Secret and Non-Compete - Time to Review your Employment Agreements: "Expired" is not the same as "Terminated" when it comes to enforcing restrictive covenants

08.01.09, Automation Alley Newsletter - August 2009

07.27.09, E-news: Trade Secret & Non-Compete - 7/27/09

Memberships

Michigan Defense Trial Counsel - Vice-President, Board of Directors

Defense Research Institute - commercial litigation, product liability and life insurance areas

State Bar of Michigan

Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association

Oakland County Bar Association

Federal Bar Association

Recognitions

Michigan Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, 2010-2011

DBusiness Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit, Insurance Law, 2011-2012

 
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Time to Review your Employment Agreements: “Expired” is not the same as “Terminated” when it comes to enforcing restrictive covenants.
Rebecca S. Davies,Carey A. DeWitt,Bernard J. Fuhs,Katherine (Katie) Donohue Goudie,Phillip C. Korovesis, August 22, 2011
Employment agreements that contain both restrictive covenants and specific lengths or terms might pose enforcement risks if the contract simply runs its course and “expires”. That’s the conclusion of the Michigan Court of Appeals in the recent unpublished decision in VHC, P.C. v....

Time to Review Your Employment Agreements: “Expired” Is Not the Same as “Terminated” When It Comes To Enforcing Restrictive Covenants
Rebecca S. Davies,Carey A. DeWitt,Bernard J. Fuhs,Katherine (Katie) Donohue Goudie,Phillip C. Korovesis, August 4, 2011
Employment agreements that contain both restrictive covenants and specific lengths or terms might pose enforcement risks if the contract simply runs its course and “expires”. That’s the conclusion of the Michigan Court of Appeals in the recent unpublished decision in VHC, P.C. v....


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Phillip C. Korovesis
Butzel Long
150 West Jefferson Avenue, Suite 100
Detroit, MI 48226-4450




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