W. Patrick Dreisig is a shareholder practicing in Butzel Long's Bloomfield Hills office. He is a Vice President of Butzel Long and serves on the firm's Board of Directors. He is co-chair of the firm's Global Automotive Industry Group and a member of the firm's Business Law Practice. Mr. Dreisig focuses his practice in general business law and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, recapitalizations, debt and equity finance transactions, venture capital transactions, supply agreements, intellectual property development and licensing transactions, customer and supplier workouts, entity selection and formation, corporate governance and business succession. Mr. Dreisig practices extensively within the automotive supplier industry. He is highly experienced in representing automotive suppliers in structuring and negotiating long term supply and other commercial arrangements with automotive manufacturers and other suppliers. Mr. Dreisig received his A.B. degree from the University of Michigan in 1974 and his J.D. degree from Wayne State University in 1977, where he served as an editor of the Wayne Law Review in 1976-77. Mr. Dreisig is a member of the Business Law and Taxation Sections of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of Michigan. He also serves as an active member of the Legal Issues Council, and has served as past counsel to the Chief Purchasing Officers Council, of the Original Equipment Suppliers Association. He has been named a FIVE STAR Wealth Manager for 2010 and 2011. Experience · Negotiation of Complex Supply Agreement for major Tier I Automotive Supplier with an OEM; included subsidies and exit provisions for the supplier · Negotiation of Settlement Agreement with an OEM of claims arising under long-term Supply Agreement · Negotiated a settlement agreement for a major auto supplier with an OEM resulting in $40,000,000 in payments to the supplier, deal also included commitment by OEM to provide significant additional future business to supplier News Media Releases 06.14.11, Two Butzel Long attorneys recognized in survey as Detroit 2011 FIVE STAR Wealth Managers 05.06.11, Butzel Long Taxation and Succession Planning Institute plans half-day seminar on May 18 in Troy 04.28.11, Butzel Long elects leadership team 10.06.10, Butzel Long attorneys featured recently at OESA day-long program on mergers & acquisitions 07.13.10, Three Butzel Long attorneys recognized in survey as a 2010 FIVE STAR Wealth Manager 04.28.10, Butzel Long Taxation and Succession Planning Institute plan half-day seminar on May 20 in Troy 09.23.09, Butzel Long law firm collaborates with Original Equipment Suppliers Association on 2009 OESA Comparative Analysis 05.07.09, Butzel Long Represents More Than 60 Creditors in Chrysler Bankruptcy 10.10.07, Butzel Long Taxation and Succession Planning Institute hosts seminar on October 25 in Troy Publications Client alerts 07.31.08, Client Alert - Automotive - Strategies in Anticipation of a Customer's Bankruptcy Memberships American Bar Association - Business Law and Taxation Section State Bar of Michigan - Business Law and Taxation Sections Original Equipment Suppliers Association - Legal Issues Council; past counsel to the Chief Purchasing Officers Council Recognitions FIVE STAR Wealth Manager (2010 and 2011) (Resident, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Office) |