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Global reach: Attorney active in firm's trans-national practice

With family roots in Italy and Germany, attorney James Bruno has always had an interest in events beyond U.S. borders. So it is no surprise that his career has had a focus on international business law.

The United Auto Workers union is trying to get its foot in the door at Volkswagen AG’s auto factory in Chattanooga, Tenn., where a critical organizing vote wraps up Friday.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney Roxana Zaha has been selected to participate in Leadership Oakland’s LOXXVI Class. It is a premier leadership and networking organization serving southeast Michigan.

DETROIT, Mich. – James S. Rosenfeld, labor and employment attorney, Butzel Long, will discuss “Hot Topics in HR” during a program presented by Automation Alley on December 8, 2015 in Troy.

About 160 skilled trades workers at Volkswagen's plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. will vote Thursday and Friday on whether they want the UAW to represent them.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Angela Emmerling Shapiro recently passed the Certified E-Discovery Specialists certification examination, earning the right to use the prestigious CEDS designation.

DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney and shareholder David F. DuMouchel, who Chairs the firm’s Internal Investigation and White Collar Practice Group, has been named one of the Top 10 Lawyers in the state of Michigan by DBusiness magazine.

DETROIT, Mich. – Fifty-six Butzel Long attorneys have been named Top Lawyers in metro Detroit 2016 by DBusiness magazine. The list appears in the November/December 2015 edition.

Butzel Long senior attorney Brett J. Miller is one of 30 attorneys named to Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s 2015 Class of “Up & Coming Lawyers.” Attorneys recognized for this honor have distinguished themselves in the practice of law.

DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long has received national recognition in the 2016 “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, Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Lansing and Washington, D.C. offices.

Butzel Long attorney R. Peter Prokop, has been invited to serve as a judge of the University of Michigan Law School’s inaugural live transaction competition on October 30, 2015. The Competition will select the team that will represent the Law School in the LawMeets competition in the next semester.

Ira E. Hoffman discusses strategies for mitigating cyber risk

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ira E. Hoffman, an attorney based in Butzel Long’s Washington, D.C. office, will be a featured speaker during the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants’ Annual Professional Development Conference on October 28, 2015 in Tysons Corner, VA.

Ira E. Hoffman, an attorney based in Butzel Long’s Washington, D.C. office, will be featured during two free programs at the Macomb-OU INCubator on October 22, 2015 in Sterling Heights.

Human resources professionals have a daily challenge to stay ahead of the curve on labor and employment law matters. Butzel Long labor, employment, employee benefits and immigration attorneys can help by offering insight on a wide-range of topics during the firm’s 28th Annual Labor, Employment, Benefits and Immigration Law Forum on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at Henry Ford College, located at 5101 Evergreen Road in Dearborn.

Beth S. Gotthelf, Attorney, Shareholder and Director of Innovation and External Relations, Butzel Long, will lead a panel presentation during FABTECH 2015 on November 11, 2015 in Chicago. FABTECH is North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event.

Butzel Long has been named one of Michigan’s Best and Brightest in Wellness™, 2015. The initiative recognizes and celebrates quality and excellence in health awareness. This unique program highlights companies, schools, faith-based groups, and organizations that promote a culture of wellness; and those that plan, implement, and evaluate efforts in employee wellness to make their business and the community a healthier place to live and work.

WASHINGTON, D.C.. – Intellectual property attorney John L. Beard has joined Butzel Long, one of Michigan’s leading law firms, in its Washington, D.C. as a shareholder. Beard’s focus will be to further develop and lead the firm’s growing trademark practice.

Attorney’s practice areas also include international law, commercial litigation and cybersecurity

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ira E. Hoffman, an attorney who has practiced law for more than 30 years, has joined Butzel Long’s Washington, D.C. office as Of Counsel. Hoffman focuses his practice on government contracts, international law, commercial litigation and, more recently, cybersecurity issues.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ashley A. Glime, an Intellectual Property attorney, has joined Butzel Long, one of Michigan’s leading law firms, in its Washington, D.C. office as an associate.

Addition expands firm’s expertise in patent, trademark, government contracts, international and cybersecurity law

DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long, one of Michigan’s leading law firms, is growing significantly, with the addition of three attorneys in its Washington, D.C. office and five attorneys in its Ann Arbor, Mich. office since September 1, 2015 , according to Justin G. Klimko, Butzel’s President and Managing Shareholder who made the announcement today. The total number of Butzel attorneys in Washington increases to 19, enhancing Butzel’s presence in the nation’s capital and augmenting the capabilities of its other offices.