Whitmer Chief Legal Counsel to Join Honigman

Lansing, MI – Honigman, LLP today announced Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Chief Legal Counsel Christina Grossi will be joining the firm as a partner in the Government Relations and Regulatory Practice Group beginning June 2, 2025.

Grossi joins the firm following two years serving as Chief Legal Counsel to Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer. As the Governor’s top legal advisor, Grossi advised on major litigation facing the state, helped craft significant legislation, and implemented numerous policy priorities.

Prior to that, Grossi spent a decade serving in leadership positions in the Michigan Department of Attorney General, including as the Chief Deputy Attorney General. In that role, Grossi supervised thousands of high-profile civil and administrative cases, criminal investigations and managed a staff of over 250 attorneys and investigators.  

“With Christina’s hire to the firm comes a significant opportunity to bolster Honigman’s bench of expertise, most especially in the local Michigan regulatory sphere,” said Andrea L. Hansen, chair of Honigman’s Regulatory Department. “Her extensive knowledge of Michigan government will aid our government relations efforts, build on our dedication to working alongside elected officials and strengthen the firm’s insight into Michigan’s legislative landscape.”

In her return to the private sector after her tenure of public service, Grossi will leverage her extensive knowledge of state government to expand Honigman’s government relations efforts and representation of public officials. Additionally, her deep expertise when it comes to government relations and regulatory actions, internal and government investigations, litigation, employment law and labor relations, as well as election law, will serve a diverse range of the firm’s clients.

"I am incredibly proud of my service to Governor Whitmer, Attorneys General Nessel and Schuette, and to the People of the State of Michigan,” said Grossi. “After my time in public service, I look forward to applying my experience to help Honigman’s clients navigate complex legal and regulatory challenges. Honigman has such a renowned presence across the state, and I am eager to be part of such a dynamic local legacy. It’s an honor to continue serving in this new capacity."

Before her roles in public service, Grossi worked for Gilbert, Smith & Borrello for over five years, where she practiced municipal, labor and employment law as well as civil defense litigation. She also served as an adjunct professor at Michigan State University’s College of Law.

Grossi earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from Cooley Law School and received her B.A. from James Madison College at Michigan State University. She is originally from Frankenmuth.   

About Honigman

Honigman LLP is an Am Law 200 full-service, general business law firm with more than 350 attorneys counseling clients on complex issues across the country in Chicago, Michigan (Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Lansing), Washington, D.C. and Israel. Honigman lawyers counsel clients on complex issues in more than 60 areas of law. For more information, visit www.honigman.com.

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