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Max A. Aidenbaum

Member

Mr. Aidenbaum’s broad commercial litigation practice includes matters of contract, real estate, corporate shareholder and member rights, and business torts. He has successfully represented foreign and domestic corporations, limited liability companies and their members, governmental entities, and individual corporate officers in both state and federal courts, as well as in arbitrations.

Mr. Aidenbaum serves as Dickinson Wright’s Liaison to the Eastern District of Michigan Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.

During both his undergraduate and legal studies at the University of Michigan, Mr. Aidenbaum served as a judicial intern for Judge Avern Cohn of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Education & Credentials

Education

University of Michigan Law School

J.D., 2014
  • cum laude

University of Michigan

B.A., 2011

Bar Admission

  • Michigan

Acknowledgements

  • Best Lawyers in America®
    • "Ones to Watch,"  Commercial Litigation, 2021-2025
  • Michigan Super Lawyers
    • "Rising Star", Business Litigation, 2022-2024

Prominent Assignments

  • Secured favorable settlement for commercial landlord in rent dispute with tenant, a national retailer, in case involving a contract-interpretation issue of first impression in Michigan.
  • Represented automotive manufacturers at various levels of supply chain in supplier disputes involving issues of pricing, quality, and consumer recall. 
  • Defended global restaurant franchisor in class action alleging fraud and RICO violations, obtaining early dismissal of all claims. 
  • Obtained complete dismissal of premises-liability claim asserted against major automobile manufacturer.
  • Represented tow-trucking company in collective-action FLSA litigation, successfully asserting statutory exemption.
  • Defended New York corporation and its employee against his former employer’s claims for breach of non-compete and misappropriation of trade secrets.
  • Defended tier-one Japanese automotive supplier in multi-district class-action antitrust litigation.
  • Represented interests of minority member in asserting direct and derivative claims based on breaches of fiduciary duties and contractual obligations by the managers of a Delaware limited liability company.
  • Defended governmental entity in quo warranto action seeking dissolution of the entity, successfully obtaining dismissal of the action.

Court Admissions

  • Michigan State Courts
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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