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Education

  • Wayne State University Law School, J.D.
    Honors: magna cum laude
    Order of the Coif
    Wayne Law Review, Associate Editor, 1997 - 1998; Note and Comment Editor, 1998 - 1999
  • Oakland University, B.S.
    Accounting and Finance
    Honors: magna cum laude

Admitted

Michigan

T 313.465.7658
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Detroit
2290 First National Building
660 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48226

Kenneth J. Phillips

Partner

  • Significant experience in general corporation law and business transactions, including stock purchases, asset transfers, mergers, bank financing and general business agreements.
  • Practice extends across a variety of industries and includes both domestic and international transactions.
  • Represents private equity groups and their portfolio companies.
  • Certified Public Accountant and, prior to obtaining law degree, worked at Plante & Moran, one of the nation's largest regional accounting firms, performing financial audits, preparing tax returns and providing management consulting services.
  • Acts as external general counsel to several NYSE and NASDAQ listed companies.
  • Recognized in 2009 by Legal 500 as a highly recommended Mergers & Acquisitions attorney. According to Legal 500 "clients considered Kenneth Phillips as ‘bright, responsive and practical’."

Professional Involvement

  • State Bar of Michigan
  • American Bar Association
  • Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Honors

  • Legal 500 United States 2009: listed as highly recommended M&A attorney
    • "Clients considered Kenneth Phillips as ‘bright, responsive and practical’." (2009)
  • Michigan Super Lawyers, Recognized as a Rising Star, 2009

Prior Employment Experience

  • Plante & Moran, LLP, Southfield, MI, Certified Public Accountant, 1994-1999