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Birmingham, Mich.—January 26, 2026 – Robert S. Bick, a shareholder with Birmingham-based full-service business law firm Williams Williams Rattner & Plunkett (WWRP), has been included in the Tier 1 category in Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions in the just-released Legal 500 U.S. Elite regional listing. Making his debut on the Legal 500 U.S. Elite, Bick is one of only nine attorneys to be listed in the Tier 1 corporate/M & A category in his geographic region. His profile can be viewed here on the Legal 500 website.

Legal 500 U.S. Elite aims to highlight key lawyers operating as regional players across business centers in the United States. Notably, U.S. Elite seeks to recognize key U.S. lawyers outside global firms, opting to focus on those at regional powerhouses that may not receive comparable recognition in other rankings. U.S. Elite emphasizes lawyers who are handling work at the top of the legal market in their respective cities, states, or regions. The ranking is distinct from the main Legal 500 U.S. guide, with lawyers ranked by tier as individuals rather than as teams.

As co-chair of WWRP’s Corporate Practice Group, Bick has closed more than $3 billion in M&A transactions, including more than 150 transactions for private equity firms. Historical highlights include serving as M&A counsel to Compuware in numerous domestic and international transactions and as legal counsel to Compuware’s C-Suite executives during its sale to BMC Software in a $2 billion transaction. Bick also served as co-counsel to the owners of the Detroit Pistons in connection with the team’s sale to Platinum Equity.

Bick’s practice focuses on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and business transactions. With 40 years as an attorney, he counsels and represents public and private companies, entrepreneurs, venture capital and private equity groups, boards of directors and business owners on matters related to corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, private placements, private equity, securities, tax, commercial and private lending, corporate governance and related business law matters.

The Legal 500 U.S. Elite acknowledgement follows Bick’s inclusion on the Crain’s Detroit Business 2025 list of Notable Leaders in Mergers & Acquisitions, which recognized dealmakers in the region actively involved in planning and executing successful mergers and acquisitions. Additionally, he was named to Michigan Lawyers Weekly 2024 list of Go To Lawyers in Business Transactions. Other career accolades include Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year by The Best Lawyers in America®; M&A Attorney of the Year by the Association for Corporate Growth; Dealmaker of the Year by the M&A Advisor; and a Leader in the Law by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Bick has been recognized on the annual list of Best Lawyers in America® since 2019, Michigan Super Lawyers since 2007 and is also a multi-year honoree on the DBusiness Top Lawyers list.

Active in the business and legal communities and civic affairs, Bick is a member of the Detroit chapter of Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), where he has served on the programs committee, as a judge for the ACG Cup Competition at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, and as co-chair for the M&A All Stars Awards. Bick has also served as a multi-year judge for the Transactional Law Competition at the University of Michigan Law School. His civic activities include membership in the American Jewish Committee, where he served on the board of directors for the Detroit Regional Office, and the Anti-Defamation League, where he also served on the board of directors of the Detroit Regional Office. Bick has also provided multi-year service as a mentor to at-risk children at Haven of Oakland County through his participation on the ACG Cares committee and is general counsel and secretary for the McDonald Agape Foundation.

Bick holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School and a B.B.A., with distinction, from the University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business.

About Williams Williams Rattner & Plunkett

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