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Of the 160 years that Butzel Long has been serving clients, 27 of those years have included the important work of attorney Nicholas Stasevich. A shareholder based in the Detroit office, Stasevich serves as chair of the firm's international practice that includes corporate, antitrust, mergers and acquisitions, and labor and employment law.

Area business leaders to share expertise during January 8, 2015 program to benefit Young Detroit Builders.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -  Efe Poturoglu, an attorney and shareholder based in Butzel Long's Washington, D.C. office, was interviewed by Voice of America regarding President Barack Obama's anticipated executive action on immigration. The interview aired on November 14, 2014 and also was broadcast on a national Turkish TV station, TGRT.

Poturoglu, regularly appears as a legal expert on the Turkish-American Television and various National Turkish TV stations to comment on business and family immigration matters. In addition, he is frequently quoted in the U.S.and Turkish press regarding developments in immigration law.

DETROIT, Mich. - Butzel Long has received national recognition in
the 2015 "Best Law Firms," rankings by U.S. News & World Report and
Best Lawyers®.

Butzel Long is ranked in multiple legal specialties in the Ann Arbor, Detroit, Lansing and Washington, D.C. offices.

Firms included in the 2015 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. The 2015 "Best Law Firms" rankings can be seen in their entirety by visiting bestlawfirms.usnews.com.

DETROIT, Mich. - Mark Lezotte, a leading southeast Michigan health care attorney with Butzel Long, was re-elected to the United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) National Board of Trustees during UCP's 2014 Annual Conference in Nashville, Tenn.

DETROIT — Butzel Long has elected four attorneys as new shareholders. They include: Beth I. deBaptiste, John A. Forrest, Andrew M. Friedman, and Steven M. Raymond.

DETROIT, Mich. - Human resources professionals hit the ground running each day to keep up with a maze of labor and employment law issues. Butzel Long labor, employment, employee benefits and immigration attorneys can help by offering key insight on a wide-range of topics during the firm's 27th Annual Labor, Employment, and Immigration Law Forum on Friday, November 7, 2014 at The Dearborn Inn at 20301 Oakwood Boulevard in Dearborn.

Addition augments Butzel Long's construction and franchise expertise

DETROIT, Mich. - The attorneys of the Bloomfield Hills-based
May, Simpson & Strote law firm have joined Butzel Long, one of Michigan's leading law firms, effective September 1, 2014, according to Butzel's President and Managing Shareholder Justin G. Klimko.