Ian Williamson has been a partner in the firm since 2009. Throughout his legal career, Mr. Williamson has successfully represented clients in a broad array of complex commercial disputes, with a special emphasis on litigation among owners of closely held businesses. In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Williamson has significantly expanded MHRW’s corporate department and has assisted clients with various business formation and maintenance issues. He is experienced in drafting shareholder or operating agreements, commercial leases, contracts for the purchase or sale of business assets or ownership interests, and other complex contracts.

Mr. Williamson represents a wide variety of individuals and entities. His current and former clients include, among others, a creditors' committee made up of health care providers that had serviced an insolvent Health Maintenance Organization; a number of local and national restaurants and restaurant chains; a charter school consulting company; a non-profit educational service provider; and majority and minority ownership interests in a variety of businesses including, among others, a golf course, a mail machine company, restaurants, and a steel company. In 2005, Mr. Williamson and Mr. Mantese published an article in the Michigan Bar Journal entitled Minority Shareholder Oppression: From Estes to Franchino.

Mr. Williamson has successfully resolved numerous lawsuits for his clients. His efforts were instrumental in MHRW's achievement of the second highest breach of contract settlement reported by Michigan Lawyers Weekly in 2009.

As part of his litigation practice, Mr. Williamson has extensive experience in both state and federal courts of appeals. His appellate efforts have resulted in numerous victories for clients, including Gearin v Rogers and Van Eman v C.A.R.S. Protection Plus. Mr. Williamson’s most recent appellate victory is the published Michigan Court of Appeals decision in Hastings Mutual Ins Co v Safety King, Inc.

Mr. Williamson has served as an adjunct professor at Lawrence Technological University, where he has taught introductory business management.