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Ms. McAllister is resident in the Lansing, Michigan office and is the firm's General Counsel. She has practiced law with Dykema since 1986.
Experience
Ms. McAllister focuses on complex commercial litigation and the defense of class action lawsuits. She also serves as outside general counsel to both public and privately held companies, advising on such issues as corporate governance, compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, and audit committee responsibilities.
Ms. McAllister recently served as lead defense counsel in a class action lawsuit filed against the insurance industry, which resulted in a complete defense victory and a reported decision from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals establishing the framework for the application of the federal racketeering laws to the automobile insurance industry. She also successfully defended a proposed class action where the plaintiff sought $2.1 billion.
Ms. McAllister also maintains an active practice before the Insurance Division of the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services, and has successfully represented clients in cases before the Insurance Division where tens of millions of dollars were at issue. In addition to her litigation practice, Ms. McAllister acted as the lead attorney in three of the four conversions of Michigan mutual insurance companies into stock companies under Michigan’s demutualization statute. Two of those companies traded on Nasdaq, and the third is privately held. | 