Dykema’s 4th Annual Automotive Legal Summit is moving to Thursday, August 20, 2026, at M1 Concourse.

This year’s Summit brings together in-house legal counsel and corporate professionals across the automotive, transportation, and mobility industries for a program centered on crisis management, AV regulation, supply chain disruption, high-exposure litigation risks, and more.  

What Attendees Can Expect

  • Insights on industry trends and what’s ahead
  • Meaningful opportunities to connect with peers across the automotive sector
  • High-energy driving experiences at M1’s track

The agenda and program highlights for the Summit are now available here.   

If you have any questions, please reach out to Laura Baucus, the Director of Dykema’s Automotive, Mobility, and Transportation Team, at lbaucus@dykema.com.

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Laura Baucus is a results-oriented litigator and business attorney with experience delivering consistent results to clients in the automotive, aerospace, manufacturing and financial services industries. Ms. Baucus has worked both as outside counsel and as seconded in-house counsel. She is the Director of…

Laura Baucus is a results-oriented litigator and business attorney with experience delivering consistent results to clients in the automotive, aerospace, manufacturing and financial services industries. Ms. Baucus has worked both as outside counsel and as seconded in-house counsel. She is the Director of Dykema’s 140+ attorney Automotive Industry Group, the immediate past Leader of the firm’s Financial Services Litigation Practice, a Leader in Dykema’s COVID-19 Task-Force, the originator of the firm’s Supply Chain Group, the Manager of a firm OEM client-service team, and the immediate past Manager of the firm’s largest Michigan office.

Ms. Baucus regularly counsels clients on force majeure and related contract performance options. Her litigation practice focuses on procurement and supply chain, recalls, warranty and cost recovery, contract termination, tooling recovery, Uniform Commercial Code issues, and financial services.  Her contract practice includes negotiating and drafting supply contracts and other commercial agreements for automotive and other manufacturing companies, including terms and conditions. Ms. Baucus also manages national portfolios of lawsuits for some of the nation’s largest residential mortgage servicers.

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