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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

Michigan

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

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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’."

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 and 2010