Barbara A. Kaye

Barbara A. Kaye serves as a Lecturer at the University of Michigan Law School while maintaining an active corporate law practice. She is a corporate partner at Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP, where she holds the position of vice chair of the firm's corporate department and previously chaired the Committee on Women Attorney Initiatives.

Her educational background includes a JD from the University of Michigan, earned magna cum laude with editorial experience at the Michigan Law Review. This academic foundation underpins her dual career in legal education and high-stakes corporate practice.

Ms. Kaye specializes in transactional law with deep expertise in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and complex financings across diverse industries including automotive, gaming, and professional sports. Her practice uniquely bridges academic theory and real-world application, serving entrepreneurial clients, strategic corporations, and private equity firms.

Within her firm, she demonstrates leadership through departmental oversight and commitment to diversity initiatives, having chaired the Committee on Women Attorney Initiatives to advance professional development and inclusion within the legal profession.