The recognition of Southeast Michigan as a major technology cluster in the United States confirms an awareness long known in the metropolitan Detroit business community: The region has the infrastructure, the educational and training foundation, and the tradition of visionary entrepreneurship to bring ideas to market, that has driven the development of some of the most important technologies and industries in the world.
Automation Alley Oakland County, the IT Zone in Ann Arbor, and Smart Detroit in the downtown area are all part of the intellectual and technology catalysts that are allowing Michigan to be a leader in the new economy. Butzel Long has positioned itself as a leading counselor and advisor to these cutting edge initiatives, and has developed a depth of capabilities in the areas of E-Commerce and Internet Law that we are able to offer our clients.