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Directions<br />
The Newsletter for Dykema Alumni Fall 2020<br />
Shifting<br />
Gears<br />
Looking Back on the Impacts of COVID-19 and the Road Ahead<br />
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In This Issue<br />
3<br />
Automotive at a Glance<br />
4<br />
COVID-19 Automotive<br />
Outlook Flash Survey<br />
10<br />
Looking Back on the<br />
Impacts of COVID-19 and<br />
the Road Ahead<br />
17<br />
Words of Wisdom<br />
with Jim Feeney<br />
19<br />
Diversity, Equity<br />
and Inclusion<br />
21<br />
Dykema in the Community<br />
22<br />
Around the Firm and Awards<br />
A Letter from the Chairman<br />
During the past several months, the COVID-19 pandemic has required the entire world to adapt and<br />
forced us all to make critical decisions in an unpredictable time. Companies converted to remote work<br />
environments, a<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=1"> Directions The Newsletter for Dykema Alumni </a>
<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=2"> In This Issue 3 Automotive at a Glance 4 COVID-1</a>
<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=3"> A Letter from the Chairman During the past sever</a>
<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=4"> Automotive at a Glance Saying you know the automo</a>
<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=5"> COVID-19 Automotive Outlook Flash Survey In July</a>
<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=6"> Short-Term U.S. Economic Outlook Weak; Significan</a>
<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=7"> “With a sole source, just-in-time supply chain, t</a>
<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=8"> “In order for automotive to stay open and continu</a>
<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=9"> “The automotive industry remains the backbone of </a>
<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=10"> Revenues Negatively Impacted for 2020 through 2nd</a>
<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=11"> Looking Back on the Impacts of COVID-19 and the </a>
<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=12"> Christine Mason Soneral Senior Vice President and</a>
<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=13"> How has COVID-19 changed the nature of what you d</a>
<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=14"> Christopher Dekker VP, General Counsel, Secretary</a>
<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=15"> Bill Hallan President & Chief Executive Officer M</a>
<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=16"> “ Right now, our employees need fle</a>
<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=17"> Rea Ferandez Senior Employment Counsel, TaskUs </a>
<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=18"> Words of Wisdom for Handling High-Stakes Litigati</a>
<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=19"> Don’t: You cannot get yourself in a position to b</a>
<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=20"> Dykema Reinforces Commitment to Combat Systemic R</a>
<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=21"> Diversity at a Glance For more than 20 years, Dy</a>
<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=22"> Dykema in the Community Teaming Up with Alum In t</a>
<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=23"> Around the Firm – Awards Legal 500 </a>
<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=24"> Chambers Awards Continued Derek Whitefield Produ</a>
<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=25"> Welcome, New Attorneys! Dykema welcomes the follo</a>
<a title="Dykema Alumni Newsletter Fall 2020 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c855a3b8?page=26"> Stay Connected! Connect to fellow Dykema alumni </a>