John P. Gonway

Mr. Gonway focuses on real estate, mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, family offices and secured lending. His experience includes the acquisition, financing, construction, development and leasing of all types of commercial real estate (with particular experience in multi-family housing), as well as the representation of clients in all aspects of corporate law, mergers and acquisitions and commercial transactions, including complex franchise acquisitions and private equity syndications.

In his family office practice, Mr. Gonway assists high net worth families, asset managers, and advisors in wealth protection strategies including strategic planning, due diligence, investment management, family philanthropy, office formation and operation, counseling clients on tax efficient structures and strategies for wealth management and wealth transfer.

Mr. Gonway received his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the Wayne State University School of Law. Prior to attending law school, he received his undergraduate degree in Political Theory from James Madison College at Michigan State University, with additional studies in history and political economics. He is a member of the Real Property, Business Law and Taxation Sections of the State Bar of Michigan.

• Assisting an energy company with regard to a project for the reclamation of environmentally sensitive natural resources, including drafting the necessary contracts for the construction and operation of a newly constructed processing plant and related infrastructure, the harvesting of the natural resources, and the sale of the processed product to end users.
• Regional Lead for Multifamily Portfolio Acquisition with a Purchase Price in Excess of $1 Billion
• Lead Attorney in Multi-State Franchise Acquisitions
• Lead Attorney in Multi-State Industry Rollups
• Lead Attorney for the M1 Concourse

• Presenter, “Cross-Border Legal Update: Corporate Law, Private Equity, Trade, Immigration, Employment & Tax,” Dickinson Wright, June 2026
• Speaker, “DW/BSO Business Succession Planning- Be Proactive & Prepared,” DW Webinar, March 2021