By: Deborah Johnson Wood
Miller Canfield, a Detroit-based law firm that’s been around 155 years, celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Grand Rapids office this month. The celebration marked another year of growth and the addition of three attorneys and two support staff to its 99 Monroe location.
“The vision for our Grand Rapids office is the vision for our whole firm,” says Rick Gaffin, managing director. “We’re focusing on biotech and life sciences, and on intellectual property. We’ve added a number of lawyers with PhDs throughout the firm and expect to keep adding people.”
Locally, Miller Canfield’s attorneys handle all types of legal matters, but specialize in healthcare and emerging technology companies. Some of those companies are located in Boston.
“We follow what companies are doing and with the new emphasis on technology we try to expand our services to meet the needs,” Gaffin says. “Boston is a hotbed of technology development, biopharm, biotech, and with MIT and Harvard, there’s a lot of talent, and we advise some of those companies. The clients aren’t just down the street anymore, they’re around the world and down the street.”
Miller Canfield employs 350 lawyers company-wide and has 14 offices, including three in Poland and two in Canada. A Shanghai office opens later this year.
Source: Rick Gaffin, Miller Canfield
Deborah Johnson Wood is the development news editor for Rapid Growth Media. She can be contacted at [email protected].
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