As published in Forefront By Patrick O’Keefe, Founder and CEO With the plethora of store closings and bankruptcies filed after the holiday season, retailers in general are fighting to survive. While more than 80% of holiday purchases were done in… Continue Reading  

As published in Forefront By Susan Koss, Partner and Managing Director The rising cost of college and related student debt is a huge problem facing the country. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, student debt currently sits… Continue Reading  

As published in Forefront In lean or recessionary times, all businesses try to maintain profit through cost control which often means improving asset productivity. In other words, doing the same with less. A hot topic for businesses these days is… Continue Reading  

As published in Forefront By Carolyn Riegler, Director Fraud comes in many forms – theft of company assets, bribery, and corruption are just a few. People at all levels of a business are potential fraudsters. First, let’s consider two real-life… Continue Reading  

As published in Michigan Lawyers Weekly By Carolyn Riegler, Director The family-owned business has an unusual set of relationship issues. Multiple generations work side by side. Separation of work and family roles, although desired, is almost impossible. Weaving the family… Continue Reading  

As published in Forefront By Russ Long, Partner and Managing Director The concept of due diligence is as varied as its applications in the business world. To a business owner looking to expand through acquisition, due diligence will identify whether… Continue Reading  

As published in Forefront By Carolyn Riegler, Director Recall damage claims can be significantly overstated as the Original Equipment Manufacturer (“OEM”) tries to recover in some instances more than the actual out of pocket costs. In many instances recall efforts, in addition to… Continue Reading  

As published in Forefront By Dr. Andrew Malec, Partner and Managing Director Nowadays, it seems that you cannot listen to the news without hearing about an automotive safety recall. An automotive safety recall is when an automotive manufacturer requests that… Continue Reading  

As published in Forefront By Susan Koss, Partner and Managing Director The newly elected Trump administration will undoubtedly influence several aspects of the automotive industry going forward. Recent headlines have focused on the administration’s desire for automotive manufacturers to have U.S…. Continue Reading  

As published in Forefront By Carolyn Riegler, Director The Federal Reserve increased its Fed Funds rate by a quarter of a percentage point in December 2016. This increase was the second increase in a year, but just the third increase… Continue Reading