Steven M. Ribiat

  • Location: Birmingham, Michigan
  • Phone: 248-971-1718
  • Fax: 248-971-1801
  • Email: Ribiat@BWST-Law.com

Areas of Practice

  • Business Litigation
  • Arbitration
Steven Ribiat concentrates his practice in business litigation and arbitration for corporate clients and has extensive experience in: shareholder and contract disputes; professional liability and disciplinary proceedings; intra-entity disputes; foreclosures and workouts; and financial services and securities matters. Prior to joining Brooks Wilkins Sharkey & Turco, Mr. Ribiat was a shareholder and Board of Director member at Butzel Long.

Recent Experience Includes

  • Obtained a $1.1 million settlement for an industrial property owner that suffered trespass damages arising from soil collapse caused by adjoining property owner
  • Successfully defended and obtained dismissal of fraud and minority oppression claims brought against majority member of a limited liability company
  • Obtained a $625,000 arbitration award in favor of client in a matter involving defendant’s fraud and tortious interference with the client’s contractual relationship with a third party
  • Obtained $17M judgment in international financial institution case
  • Counseled advisers to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles of England’s Royal Family concerning claims brought against the Royal Family
  • Obtained a $9M arbitration award for a corporation on its malpractice claims against its former actuary
  • Obtained dismissal of Plaintiff’s RICO and fraud claims in a putative class action arising out of an employer’s handling of its worker’s compensation claims
  • Obtained summary judgment in multiple-defendant mortgage fraud case
  • Successfully represented clients in Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission investigations
  • Obtained favorable ruling and summary judgment in favor of one of the nation’s largest title insurance companies in a significant mortgage fraud case involving novel agency principles
  • Obtained summary judgment in favor of a Real Estate Investment Trust on claims brought by former executive alleging breach of contract and other allegations
  • Obtained dismissal of a securities fraud lawsuit against former director of a failed financial institution

Education, Professional Associations and Awards

  • Wayne State University Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
    1991); Wayne Law Review, Managing Editor, 1990 – 1991
  • Oxford University, Sommerville College Summer Program 1989
  • University of Michigan (B.A.1988)
  • Member, State Bar of Michigan’s Professional Ethics Committee 2005 to 2010
  • Appointment, State Bar of Michigan’s Task Force on Attorney-Client Privilege
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Oakland Bar Association
  • Best Lawyers in America,Commercial Litigation 2010 – present
  • Michigan Super Lawyer, Business Litigation 2010 – present
  • Business Top Lawyer, Business Litigation

Past Employment Positions

  • Shareholder and Board of Director Member, Butzel Long

Pro Bono Activities

  • Detroit Bar Association’s Volunteer Lawyers Program from 1992 – present

Published Works

  • Title: Applying Section 7 of the Clayton Act to Hospital Mergers: An Analytical Framework, 37 Wayne Law Review 211

Litigation Percentage

  • 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Specialists in High-Stakes Litigation, Bankruptcy and Supply Chain Counseling.
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