overview
Eric I. Lark has more than 25 years of experience in the areas of business law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, securities law and private equity, real estate law, insurance law and the formation and representation of captive insurance companies, risk retention groups and other alternative risk transfer entities.
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Bio
Eric is co-chairperson of the firm’s Business and Corporate Law practice group. He represents public and private companies in the manufacturing, technology, services, construction, transportation, real estate, financial services, private equity, healthcare and insurance industries. He serves as counsel for a number of businesses, and provides assistance with business formations, mergers, buying and selling businesses, joint ventures, international transactions, public and private offerings and other securities matters, private equity and financing transactions, contracts, real estate matters and captive insurance, both onshore and offshore.
Eric publishes articles and frequently lectures at the local, national and international levels on topics related to business law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and captive insurance. He is past Chairman of the 3,500 member Business Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan.
Eric continues his service to Northville Township and its residents. He is Chair of the Northville Township Planning Commission and a member of Northville Township’s Zoning Board of Appeals. He has also served as President of the Cascades of Northville Homeowners Association for the past 20 years.
Eric has been recognized by Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business; ranks among The Best Lawyers in America© for more than ten years; and has been rated a “Michigan Super Lawyer” by Thomson Reuters for the last 12 years. Eric holds the LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating, reflecting preeminence in legal ability, integrity and overall professional integrity. Eric is also recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” in Detroit and a Top Attorney in Detroit by DBusiness Magazine and Crain’s Detroit Business. Eric was named a 2019 Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year” in corporate law and received the 2019 Stephen H. Schulman Outstanding Business Lawyer Award.
credentials
Affiliations
- State Bar of Michigan
- Business Law Section
- Treasurer and Secretary
- Director of Legislative Review
- Director of Programs
- Michigan Business Corporation Act Revision Subcommittee
- Past Section Chair
- Former Council Member
- Real Property Law Section
- Business Law Section
- American Bar Association, Business Law Section
- Federal Bar Association
- Detroit Bar Association
- Oakland County Bar Foundation
- Association for Corporate Growth, Southeast Michigan Chapter
- Cayman Islands Business Symposium
- Cayman Islands Captive Managers Association
- MSI Global, Firm representative
- Northville Township
- Planning Commission, 2013-Present
- Zoning Board of Appeals, 2016-Present
- Cascades of Northville Homeowners Association, President, 2002-Present
- Stephen H. Schulman Outstanding Business Lawyer Award, Founder
Bar and Court Admissions
- Michigan
- Illinois
- District of Columbia
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Education
- Wayne State University Law School, J.D.
- with honors
- University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, B.B.A. (Finance)
- with distinction
Insights & News
August 18, 2022
Kerr Russell Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America© 2023 and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
August 12, 2022
Kerr Russell Attorneys Named 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
August 19, 2021
Kerr Russell Attorneys Named to 2022 Best Lawyers® List
November 16, 2020
22 Kerr Russell Attorneys Recognized as DBusiness 2021 Top Lawyers
September 18, 2020
Kerr Russell Attorneys Named 2020 Michigan Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
August 20, 2020
Kerr Russell Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America© 2021 and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
July 15, 2020
The Best Time to Look into Captive Insurance is Now
July 14, 2020
15 Lawyers From Kerr Russell Recognized as Leading Lawyers 2020
March 17, 2020
Coronavirus/COVID-19 Business Continuity: A Message to Our Community, Clients and Friends
December 30, 2019
Eric Lark Discusses Growth of Global Captives in Captive International
December 9, 2019
Losses: The Number One Killer of Captives
November 25, 2019
Eric Lark Provides Insight as to Why Group Captives Continue to Flourish
November 15, 2019
19 Kerr Russell Attorneys Recognized as DBusiness Top Lawyers for 2020
October 1, 2019
Eric Lark Featured in Michigan Lawyers Weekly
September 30, 2019
Kerr Russell Attorneys, Eric Lark and Kevin Block, Featured at ICLE/State Bar of Michigan Business Law Institute
September 3, 2019
15 Kerr Russell Attorneys Recognized on the 2019 Michigan Super Lawyers List
August 15, 2019
15 Lawyers From Kerr Russell Are Recognized In The Best Lawyers In America© 2020
June 26, 2019
Kerr Russell Attorney Named 2019 Stephen H. Schulman Outstanding Business Lawyer
September 20, 2018
Kerr Russell recognizes our 2018 dbusiness Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit honorees
September 11, 2018
Sneak peek of Dbusiness Magazine Top Lawyers photo shoot with Kerr Russell
September 7, 2018
15 Kerr Russell attorneys recognized as 2018 Super Lawyers
August 15, 2018
Eric Lark (corporate law) and Fred Herrmann (antitrust law) named Best Lawyers® 2019 "Lawyers of the Year" in Detroit
August 15, 2018
15 lawyers from Kerr Russell were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019
August 8, 2018
Innovation and Evolution: A Q&A with Kerr Russell's Eric Lark About Trends in Captive Insurance - Captive Insurance Times, Vermont Captive Conference Edition
May 11, 2018
We've got you covered. Look for Kerr Russell advertising in Captive Insurance Times
February 12, 2018
Eric Lark re-elected chair of Northville Township Planning Commission
January 26, 2018
Download Kerr Russell's updated firm brochure and overview of services
January 3, 2018
Kerr Russell highlighted in Best Lawyers - Business, Winter 2017 issue
December 18, 2017
Kerr Russell team makes holiday donations to Capuchin Soup Kitchen, Wigs 4 Kids, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Ann Arbor, and Children's Hospital of Michigan
November 30, 2017
Merry and bright ... Kerr Russell welcomes the holiday season
November 30, 2017
Kerr Russell, Boulevard Investment lunch and learn
November 16, 2017
Culture of Connection - new Kerr Russell ad to appear in Michigan Lawyers Weekly and dbusiness
November 3, 2017
Kerr Russell launches new advertising in upcoming issues of dbusiness and Crain's Detroit
November 3, 2017
Kerr Russell recognizes this year’s dbusiness Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit honorees
November 1, 2017
Kerr Russell ranked in the 2018 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" list nationally in 1 practice area and regionally in 17 practice areas
September 5, 2017
Kerr Russell salutes Detroit Marine Week, sharing personal stories of military service
August 29, 2017
Tax Court Invalidates Section 831(b) “Micro-Captive” Finding Alleged Premium Payments Non-Deductible
August 21, 2017
17 lawyers from Kerr Russell were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018
August 10, 2017
A culture of giving
November 7, 2016
Kerr Russell attorneys named 2017 Top Lawyers by dBusiness Magazine
November 1, 2016