Atty. Damali A. Sahu
Ms. Sahu concentrates her practice in representing financial institutions in general commercial loan transactions and real estate transactions, including single lender, syndicated and second lien loan transactions and small business administration guaranteed loans.
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Damali A. Sahu is a business attorney based in Detroit, Michigan, practicing at Bodman PLC. Admitted to practice in California, State Bar of California and Michigan, State Bar of Michigan. Educated at Florida A&M University (B.S.) and University of Michigan (J.D.). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Banking and Finance Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Awards: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — “Top Lawyer” by DBusiness Magazine in 2014 and 2015 (Banking) (2026). Serands clients in Detroit, MI and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Ms. Sahu concentrates her practice in representing financial institutions in general commercial loan transactions and real estate transactions, including single lender, syndicated and second lien loan transactions and small business administration guaranteed loans
- Ms. Sahu has extensive experience structuring, negotiating, and documenting secured and unsecured commercial loans to borrowers in a variety of industries including the technology and life science, manufacturing and service industries
- Before joining Bodman, Ms. Sahu worked as a corporate financial analyst for NationsBank (now Bank of America) in Charlotte, North Carolina
- In law school, Ms. Sahu was the co-article selection coordinator for the Michigan Journal of Gender and Law
- Ms. Sahu received Michigan Lawyers Weekly's "Up and Coming Lawyers" award, which recognizes legal practitioners who go above and beyond, display the ambition, drive, determination and accomplishments that set them apart among their peers in the first ten years in practice
- She is a member of Bodman’s Executive Committee, which manages the Firm’s day to day business affairs
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Practicing law in Michigan. Legal matters in Michigan are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Detroit are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Michigan state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Michigan brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Michigan courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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