Daniel D Quick
USA Guide 2024
Band 2 : Litigation: General Commercial
Band 2
About
Provided by Daniel D Quick
Practice Areas
Daniel D. Quick is a recognized trial lawyer and leader in the legal community, based in the Firm’s Troy, Michigan office. His broad commercial litigation experience includes all aspects of UCC and automotive industry litigation, shareholder and family business disputes, trade secret and non-compete litigation, domestic and international arbitration, and intellectual property cases. Mr. Quick is recognized as one of Michigan’s top lawyers by Chambers USA. He is the co-author of several works, including Michigan Business Torts (ICLE) and Michigan Court Rules Practice (Thompson Reuters). He is the past president of the Oakland County Bar Association, 89th president of the State Bar of Michigan, and a leader of the Litigation Section of the ABA.
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association (leadership in Section of Litigation); State Bar of Michigan (President); Oakland County Bar Association (past president); Oakland County Inns of Court (emeritus master; board member); Federal Bar Association, E.D. Michigan; Oakland County Bar Foundation (past president).
Publications
Co-Author, "Contracts: A survey of recent case law," Michigan Bar Journal, April 2024; Author, "Tick, Tick … Boom? Tamping the Rush of the Noncompete Preliminary Injunction Motion,” Litigation (ABA Section of Litigation), vol. 49, no. 2 (Winter 2023); Author, “Best Practices for Preliminary Injunction Motions,” Michigan Bar Journal, Volume 101, No. 10, November 2022 ; Co-Author, "The Entire Fairness Doctrine: Why Is It Missing from Michigan Jurisprudence?," The Michigan Business Law Journal, Volume 42, Issue 1, Spring 2022 ; Co-Author, The Internal Affairs Doctrine: The Unsettled Issue of Choice of Law in Shareholder Litigation Involving a Foreign Corporation, The Litigation Journal, Summer 2021; Author, Restoring Balance to the MBCA: Shareholder Oppression and Derivative Actions, State Bar of Michigan Business Law Journal, Fall 2020; Author, Getting What You Need (& Sometimes What You Want) Under the New Discovery Rules, State Bar of Michigan Litigation Journal (Winter 2020); Co-Author, The Risk of Silence: Allocating the Risks of Buyers and Sellers Through the Use of Pro- and Anti-Sandbagging Provisions, Business Law Journal (State Bar of Michigan), Spring 2019; Michigan Business Torts (ICLE), co-author; Trade Secrets: Protection and Remedies (BNA), co-author; Michigan Law of Damages (ICLE), co-author of chapter; Michigan Causes of Action Formbook (ICLE), co-editor, contributing author.
Education
University of Michigan
B.A., with honors
1990
University of Michigan
J.D.
1992
Awards
“Recommended Lawyer”, Dispute Resolution
The Legal 500 United States
2021
Fellow
Litigation Counsel of America
Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking & Finance, and Intellectual Property
Best Lawyers in America®
“Lawyer of the Year”, Litigation – Banking and Finance
Best Lawyers in America®
2024
Business Litigation, “Top 100 Lawyer"
Michigan Super Lawyers®
“Top Lawyers”, Commercial Litigation
DBusiness
“IP Stars”
Managing Intellectual Property
Honoree for Pro Bono Work
U.S. District Court, E.D. Michigan
Distinguished Service Award
Oakland County Bar Association
2019
Frances R. Avadenka Community Service Award
Oakland County Bar Association
2014
Chambers Review
USA
Daniel Quick is a highly experienced commercial litigator who regularly acts for both individuals and corporations. His broad practice includes IP litigation and shareholder disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He presents me with very efficient decision points and tells me clearly what I need to decide, and we can deal with a pretty complex situation pretty efficiently."
"He presents me with very efficient decision points and tells me clearly what I need to decide, and we can deal with a pretty complex situation pretty efficiently."