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Butzel Long attorneys and Macomb County’s Director of Planning and Economic Development will discuss how local businesses can navigate rapid changes

U.S. Manufacturers Seeking Tariff Relief Find Backlogs, Red Tape

President Donald Trump’s plan to shore up the U.S. steel industry by slapping steep tariffs on imports is turning out to be a major headache for many U.S. manufacturers.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Jennifer Dukarski, Butzel Long attorney, shareholder and leader of the firm’s connected car working group, is a speaker in demand. She will discuss cybersecurity and privacy at several programs focused on automotive and healthcare, respectively, in southeast Michigan in October including:

Air Force Research Laboratory is headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The AFRL's mission is to lead the discovery, development, and integration of warfighting technologies for our air, space and cyberspace forces.

Experts: New trade deal unlikely to boost automotive production, jobs in U.S.
DUSTIN WALSH

Overseas firms may find it easier to pay up for not meeting standards or stop serving U.S. market
Only three vehicles imported to the U.S. are between old and new content requirement
Math also unlikely to add up to force increase in wages

DETROIT, Mich. – Mark Lezotte, a leading southeast Michigan health care attorney with Butzel Long, will serve as one of the moderators during the Crain’s Health Care Leadership Summit from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, October 15, 2018 at The Henry in Dearborn. The theme for the event is: “Michigan’s $2 Billion Question: How to Best Coordinate Mental and Physical Health.”

Attorneys address key employer questions

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The “Affordable Care Act” (ACA), signed into law by President Obama in 2010, sought to reduce rampant double-digit medical inflation by making health insurance available and attainable for United States citizens and legal residents. Employer-sponsored group health plans cover millions of employees, and employers have struggled to stay abreast of the ACA requirements impacting those plans.

DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long is co-hosting the 2018 Michigan Defense Industry’s 7th Annual Arsenal of Innovation™ Reception at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Exposition, on Monday, October 8, 2018 at The Army & Navy Club in Washington, D.C. The AUSA Annual Exposition is the largest land warfare tradeshow in North America.

Dumping: German Paper Manufacturer Takes Duty Fight to Supreme Court

By Brian Flood

German manufacturer Papierfabrik August Koehler SE is taking its fight against U.S. anti-dumping duties all the way to the Supreme Court, according to Sept. 21 court filings.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney and shareholder David F. DuMouchel, who Chairs the firm’s Corporate Compliance, Internal Investigation and Criminal Defense practice, will serve as a panelist during the 2018 Midwest Securities Law Institute Course at Michigan State University College of Law on October 12, 2018. He will participate in a panel presentation titled, “SEC Enforcement. Update.” Other featured panelists include: John Birkenheier and David J. Havermaat, Securities and Exchange Commission.

Brett Rendeiro joins firm as Shareholder

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. – Attorney Brett Rendeiro has joined Butzel Long as a Shareholder practicing in the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office.

DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long immigration law attorney Reginald A. Pacis will be a featured panelist during a program on immigration on October 11, 2018 at the Howell Carnegie District Library. Among the topics of discussion: What are the most common paths to permanent resident status or temporary status for foreign nationals?

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. –  Attorney Michelle R. E. Donovan has joined Butzel Long as a Shareholder in the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office. Her multi-practice focuses on Cannabis Law, Real Estate and Litigation.

DETROIT, Mich. – Numerous Butzel Long attorneys have been named to the 2018 Super Lawyers list. Notably, Damien DuMouchel and Michael R. Griffie have been named to the 2018 Michigan Super Lawyers list for the first time.

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 elected to the first Board of Directors of the Federal Community Defender of Eastern District of Michigan. The Board will provide oversight in the provision of indigent defense services in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

DETROIT, Mich. –  Sixty-two Butzel Long attorneys have been chosen by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019 (copyright 2019 by Woodward/White, Inc. of Aiken, SC). 

DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long attorneys Jennifer Dukarski and Angela Emmerling Shapiro have been named to Crain’s Detroit Business’ “Notable Women in IT/Tech in Michigan. They are among about 25 women to receive this prestigious recognition.

Justice Maura Corrigan is one of 12 Women of the Great Lakes to be honored in October

DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Robin Luce Herrmann has been named a “2018 Honoree for Michigan Women in the Law” by Michigan Lawyers Weekly.