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For years, Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Robin Luce Herrmann has traveled the state of Michigan to educate journalists on understanding and accessing information through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) as General Counsel of the Michigan Press Association (MPA).

Imagine someone named Kolin Capernick owns 25 percent of an up-and-coming sports apparel company. Social media has dubbed it “The Next Nike!” Kolin’s partner, Phil Night, is the 75 percent majority owner. Kolin and Phil are lifelong best friends and started the company together. 

Law firm participates in December Michigan/ Israel Defense Delegation

Forty-one Butzel Long attorneys have been named Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit 2019 by DBusiness magazine.

Les Glick, co-chair of the Butzel Long International  Trade and Customs Specialty Team is a panelist on November 16 in Montreal at a program entitled “USMCA-The Modernized NAFTA”.

Mark Lezotte, a leading southeast Michigan health care attorney with Butzel Long, will moderate a panel program during Automation Alley’s Integr8™: The Industry 4.0 Conference on Thursday, November 14, 2018 at the Renaissance Center in Detroit. The focus of the panel discussion is: “Big Data and Artificial Intelligence’s Impact on Health Care.”

Butzel Long hosts 31st Annual Labor, Employment, Benefits and Immigration Law Forum at MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit

Attorney honored in the HR Wizards and Partners Category

DETROIT, Mich. –  Butzel Long has received national recognition in the 2019 “Best Law Firms,” rankings by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®. 

Reggie Pacis, Immigration Attorney with Butzel Long discusses President Donald Trump’s decision to end birthright citizenship on WJR's Frank Beckmann Show.

Gurdev Brar was pleased by what he heard during Thursday's United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) symposium hosted by the Macomb County Department of Planning and Economic Development and Butzel Long law firm.

Justice Corrigan is one of 12 Women named by WJR-AM 760 to its 2018 Class of “Women Who Lead.” The honorees were recognized during a special broadcast of the Paul W. Smith Show on October 26 at Joe Muer’s in Detroit.

DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney Angela Emmerling Shapiro will be a featured speaker during the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS) Midwest Regional Conference and eDiscovery Symposium on Friday, October 26, 2018, at the Greektown Hotel. Shapiro is a panelist for the session titled “AI – Defining, Demystifying and Paths to Really Using Artificial Intelligence.”

Butzel Long Chairman Richard E. Rassel is a featured presenter

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.”