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ANN ARBOR, Mich. –  Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Claudia Rast has been reappointed to serve on the American Bar Association (ABA) Cybersecurity Legal Task Force. To date, she has served six one-year terms since this Task Force was created in 2012.

DETROIT, Mich. –  Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Paul M. Mersino has been named Practice Department Chair of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. Mersino will be responsible for the management and oversight of the firm’s Commercial Litigation attorneys who will report to him as well as for the strategic goals, budgeting, forecasting, and direction of the litigation practice group.

Catherine Karol, Attorney at Butzel Long (focusing on global business issues) – On the reported first step in a China trade deal

Washington shareholder and co-chair of the Butzel International Trade and Customs Specialty Team Les Glick is a panelist on the  US Mexico Canada Agreement(USMCA) on the Autoline show on Detroit PBS WTVS, channel 56 program to be televised on Sunday October 13 at 10.30 am

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. –  Butzel Long attorney and shareholder
Jennifer Consiglio has been elected Chair of the State Bar of Michigan’s Business Law Section. She formerly served as Vice Chair and council member of the State Bar of Michigan Business Law Section which, among other things, monitors Michigan’s business laws and advises on their amendment from time to time. 

Butzel Long hosts 32nd Annual Labor, Employment, Benefits and Immigration Law Forum at MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney and shareholder David F. DuMouchel, who Chairs the firm’s Corporate Compliance, Internal Investigation and Criminal Defense practice, has been appointed to serve on the Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

George Schooff used to spend a lot more time seeking patents for client inventions than fighting legal battles.

The state's largest marijuana grower plans to launch a line of edible gummies this fall — without enough tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, to get you high.

A letter of intent to create a sister cities relationship between the Hohhot Municipal Government of Inner Mongolia and the city of Lansing, Michigan, was signed in Lansing on Tuesday during a three-day visit by a Hohhot delegation.

Companies that supply parts to General Motors Co. are being forced to idle plants and lay off workers, as the national strike called by the United Auto Workers completes its fourth day.

DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Rebecca S. Davies is a featured speaker during the State Bar of Michigan’s Health Care Law Section’s Annual Meeting on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at the Detroit Athletic Club.

Paul M. Mersino interviewed by WWJ-AM 950 about backpack and school supply donations from Butzel Long.

"I think every day will be a great day."  That's what one kid said while looking at the pile of pencils, notebooks and supplies that fell out of his brand new backpack. He was among dozens of other students at the Detroit Leadership Academy to receive school supplies surprise on their first day of school.

DETROIT, Mich. –  Fifty-four Butzel Long attorneys have been named to the
2019 Super Lawyers list.

DETROIT, Mich. –  New school supplies and backpacks are a highlight for students heading back to school this fall.

Commission still hasn't drafted formal reprimand for civil rights director

DETROIT, Mich. –  Butzel Long attorneys Beth S. Gotthelf and Claudia Rast will be featured speakers during the Michigan Chapter of the National Association for Surface Finishers (MINASF) Midwest Conference September 12-14, 2019 at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.

DETROIT, Mich. –  Sixty Butzel Long attorneys have been chosen by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020 (copyright 2020 by Woodward/White, Inc. of Aiken, SC).

Reggie Pacis, Immigration Attorney at Butzel Long – On the Trump administrations new rules that could deny green cards to immigrants on government assistance