Allison R. Bach

Allison R. Bach is a member at Dickinson Wright in Detroit, Michigan, and a corporate attorney whose practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance, and insolvency matters. Bach advises private equity funds, sponsors, portfolio companies, privately owned businesses, and business owners across industries including consumer products, software, automotive, engineering, healthcare, and professional services. Her work combines transactional guidance with practical attention to financing, governance, restructuring, and business risk.

Bach earned her J.D. from Wayne State University Law School, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif. She also received a B.A. in Economics with distinction from the University of Michigan and an M.S. in Urban Studies from Cleveland State University’s Levin College of Urban Affairs. Her legal, economic, and policy background supports her ability to evaluate complex commercial transactions, financial structures, and business challenges from multiple perspectives.

Bach counsels privately held companies on governance, corporate best practices, commercial transactions, acquisitions, divestitures, and financing. She also represents secured lenders in workouts and out-of-court restructurings and advises prospective purchasers in bankruptcy sales and auctions. Her representative experience includes serving the State of Michigan during the City of Detroit bankruptcy, where she worked on transactional matters involving the Grand Bargain, the State Contribution Agreement, and the Income Stabilization Program.

Allison R. Bach was named to Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s 2026 Influential Women of Law and has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law from 2020 through 2026. She has also received recognition from DBusiness and The Legal 500 United States. Her professional involvement includes the State Bar of Michigan Business Law Section, Association for Corporate Growth, and American Bankruptcy Institute.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Dickinson Wright PLLC
• Member, State Bar of Michigan, Business Law Section
• Member, Association for Corporate Growth, Detroit Chapter
• Board Member, Turnaround Management Association, Detroit Chapter (2017-2020)
• Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
• Board Member, Central States Conference

Licensed State

• Michigan

Education

• Wayne State University Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Cleveland State University Levin College
  MS in Urban Studies
• University of Michigan
  BA in Economics

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