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Strengths Snapshot
- Antitrust and unfair competition
 - Banking law
 - Business start-ups and early round financing
 - CMBS special servicers
 - Commercial contracts
 - Commercial finance law
 - Commercial transactions law
 - Consumer product safety law
 - Corporate and general business law
 - Corporate governance
 - Employee benefits
 - Estate planning
 - Family offices
 - Financial services
 - Franchise law
 - Funds and investment services
 - Human resources
 - Income tax planning
 - Mergers and acquisitions
 - Private client
 - Real estate
 - Securities and corporate governance
 - Succession planning
 
Videos and Podcasts
- Hot Topics for Private Clients and Family Offices from the 2025 Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning – Part TwoLegacy Matters
 - Managing Cybersecurity Risk for Family Offices and BusinessesLegacy Matters
 - Connelly v. United States Decision Affects Life Insurance for Closely Held Business OwnersLegacy Matters
 - Did You Form New Entities this Year? You Still Need to Complete CTA ReportingLegacy Matters
 - New Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Requirement Begins in 2024Legacy Matters
 
- The New Inflation Reduction Act ExplainedLegacy Matters
 
- DeVoe M&A Succession Summit 2025
 - John Muhs to Speak at DILA 2025 Conference
 - 65th Annual Probate & Estate Planning Institute
 - 65th Annual Probate & Estate Planning Institute
 - FEI Grand Rapids: Navigating Today’s M&A Landscape
 
- State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Academy
 - DILA 2024 Conference
 - ICLE 36th Annual Tax Conference
 - Michigan Venture Capital Association’s Corporate Transparency Act Webinar
 - The Current State of M&A in Michigan and Beyond
 - Midland Business Alliance: What You Need to Know About the Corporate Transparency Act
 - Michigan Farm Bureau Presents: Take Root: Farm Succession and Estate Planning Conference
 - MAA 2023 Winter Conference
 - Family Business Alliance 2023: Exploring Family Ownership Structures: Slicing the Pie
 - Michigan Capital Network Fall Fund Update
 - Crain’s Grand Rapids Business POWER Breakfast Series: What’s Next for Family Business?
 - Transitioning Your Business … Selling Your Business … Succession Planning …
 - 2023 ACG Detroit – Congress Codifies M&A Broker Exemption: Clarity Brings New Opportunities
 - Family Business Alliance Board of Directors Workshop
 - Strategic Alternatives for Middle Market and Closely Held Businesses
 
- Linda Paullin-Hebden: Lift-Outs Are Hot — for Good Reason
 - Warner Represented Harlo Corp. in its Sale to Borgman Capital
 - Josie Boucher Previews M&A Market in Interview with Crain’s Grand Rapids Business
 - Greg Schmidt Joins Humane Society of West Michigan
 - Brandon J. Hayes Joins Warner
 
- Mark J. Wassink Reelected Managing Partner of Warner
 - Warner Names Eight Attorneys as Partners
 - Warner Partner Corinne Sprague Discusses Corporate Transparency Act with Crain’s Grand Rapids Business
 - Warner Selected Top-Tier Law Firm by Best Lawyers®
 - Mark Wassink Named to Grand Rapids 200 for Second Year in a Row
 - Danelle Harrington Joins Hidden Harvest’s Board of Trustees
 - Emily Cantor Joins Grand Rapids Public Schools Foundation Board of Directors
 - Corinne Sprague Elected to the Grand Rapids Art Museum Foundation Board of Trustees
 - Bruce Young Among Leaders Who Discuss Transitions, Values, Culture at Crain’s Grand Rapids Business Power Breakfast
 - Shane Hansen Weighs in on New M&A Legislation
 - Warner Represented Rehmann in its Acquisition of Vestal & Wiler
 - Mark Wassink Selected for Grand Rapids 200
 - Warner Represented Scott Snow (financial advisors) LLC in Its Sale to Clearstead Advisors
 - Warner Represented Heber Fuger Wendin in Its Sale to Mariner Wealth Advisors
 - Warner Partner Bruce C. Young Honored by Inclusion in Michigan Lawyers Weekly 2022 Hall of Fame
 - Warner Ranked Top-Tier Law Firm by Best Lawyers®, U.S. News & World Report
 - Warner Welcomes Three New Attorneys
 - 105 Warner Attorneys Rated Best Lawyers in America©
 - Corinne N. Sprague Selected for Leadership Grand Rapids
 - Warner Partner Ford J.H. Turrell Honored by Michigan Lawyers Weekly
 - Eighteen Warner Attorneys Named Lawyers of the Year
 - Two Warner Partners to Participate in Grand Rapids Chamber Leadership Programs
 - Warner Ranked Top-Tier Law Firm by Best Lawyers, U.S. News & World Report 2020
 - Warner Partner Timothy L. Horner Named a 2019 “Leader in Law” by Michigan Lawyers Weekly
 - Warner Ranked Top-Tier Law Firm by Best Lawyers, U.S. News & World Report
 - One Hundred Warner Attorneys Rated Best Lawyers in America
 - Eleven Warner Partners Named Lawyers of the Year
 - Warner Partners Named to New Leadership Roles
 - Warner Names New Executive Partner at Muskegon Office
 - Warner Ranked Top-Tier Law Firm by Best Lawyers, U.S. News & World Report
 - Fourteen Warner Partners Named Lawyers of the Year in 2018
 - Warner Ranked Top-Tier Law Firm by Best Lawyers, U.S. News & World Report
 - Fifteen Warner Attorneys Rated 2017 Top Lawyers by DBusiness
 - Three Warner Partners Elected to Michigan State Bar Leadership Positions
 - Nine Warner Partners Named Lawyers of the Year
 
- Hot Topics for Private Clients and Family Offices from the 2025 Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning – Part Two
 - CTA Filing is Now Voluntary for US Entities and Citizens: Rule Changes Ahead
 - CTA Filing Obligations Back in Effect, but Further Developments Expected
 - CTA Filing Obligations Remain Voluntary Amid Court Challenges
 - Are You Ready to Submit Your Corporate Transparency Act Reports by Year End?
 
- Recent Connelly Decision Affects Life Insurance for Closely Held Business Owners
 - Automotive Insiders Podcast — M&A: Where Are the Opportunities and the Challenges?
 - The CTA Reporting Deadline is Fast Approaching with No Judicial Relief in Sight
 - Managing Cybersecurity Risk for Family Offices and Businesses
 - Connelly v. United States Decision Affects Life Insurance for Closely Held Business Owners
 - Carbon Sequestration: What is it and How Will it Affect Me?
 - Did You Form New Entities this Year? You Still Need to Complete CTA Reporting
 - New Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Requirement Begins in 2024
 - The Corporate Transparency Act Becomes Effective January 1, 2024: Here’s How You Can Prepare
 - SEC Adopts New Rules and Amendments Affecting Private Fund Advisers
 - Warner Partner Beth O’Laughlin Philanthropic Article Featured in The West Coast Way Magazine
 - Do You Have an Old LLC?
 - Corporate Transparency Act: FinCEN Issues Final Rule for Beneficial Ownership Reporting
 - The New Inflation Reduction Act Explained
 - DOJ Remains Focused on Combatting Opioid Misuse
 - A New Twist for Family Businesses: Shareholder Oppression Claims Are Not Just for Minority Shareholders Anymore