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Thomas J. "Tom"
Manganello

  • Partner
tmanganello@wnj.com
Detroit
T 313.546.6007
M 313.300.2030
F 313.263.6855

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industries

practices

  • Past legal counsel to the Original Equipment Supplier Association, O.E. Sales and Marketing and C.E.O. Councils.
  • Lead counsel for Global Tiers 1, 2 & 3 supplier warranty/OEM supply chain and contracting disputes.
  • Leads Warner’s auto industry sub-committee on automated and autonomous vehicle technology and regulation legislation.
  • Represents clients in USA, Germany and Hong Kong/China.
  • Co-founder and Chairman of MICHauto, Michigan’s only membership-based automotive industry cluster association.
  • Legal advocacy and representation for auto manufacturers, trying over 30 cases to verdict in state, appellate and federal courts across the nation.
  • Co-coordinator of major automotive seat litigation project and a
  • Past legal counsel to the Original Equipment Supplier Association, O.E. Sales and Marketing and C.E.O. Councils.
  • Lead counsel for Global Tiers 1, 2 & 3 supplier warranty/OEM supply chain and contracting disputes.
  • Leads Warner’s auto industry sub-committee on automated and autonomous vehicle technology and regulation legislation.
  • Represents clients in USA, Germany and Hong Kong/China.
  • Co-founder and Chairman of MICHauto, Michigan’s only membership-based automotive industry cluster association.
  • Legal advocacy and representation for auto manufacturers, trying over 30 cases to verdict in state, appellate and federal courts across the nation.
  • Co-coordinator of major automotive seat litigation project and as national counsel for automotive transmission-inadvertent vehicle movement cases and heavy truck cab design allegations.
  • Developed strategies for vigorous trial and case management for multi-state litigation involving OEM product liability matters , including retaining and managing outside counsel, coordinating expert witnesses (medical and technical) and advising client executives on case selection and motion filings for favorable interpretation of the law.
  • Numerous presentations in the U.S. and Asia on conducting business within the automotive industry in North America
  • Various presentations on design, development and defense strategies for complex automotive products, including but not limited to, transmission systems, automotive seats and heavy truck ingress/egress access systems

Presentations

  • Numerous presentations in the U.S. and Asia on conducting business within the automotive industry in North America
  • Various presentations on design, development and defense strategies for complex automotive products, including but not limited to, transmission systems, automotive seats and heavy truck ingress/egress access systems

Presentations

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Thomas J. "Tom"
Manganello

  • Partner
tmanganello@wnj.com
Detroit
T 313.546.6007
M 313.300.2030
F 313.263.6855

My admin

Biography|
Credentials

industries

practices

  • Numerous presentations in the U.S. and Asia on conducting business within the automotive industry in North America
  • Various presentations on design, development and defense strategies for complex automotive products, including but not limited to, transmission systems, automotive seats and heavy truck ingress/egress access systems

Presentations

  • Numerous presentations in the U.S. and Asia on conducting business within the automotive industry in North America
  • Various presentations on design, development and defense strategies for complex automotive products, including but not limited to, transmission systems, automotive seats and heavy truck ingress/egress access systems

Presentations