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Butzel Long conducts free webinar February 25

DETROIT, Mich. – Employers and healthcare practitioners can gain key insight on various regulations under the HIPPA Omnibus Rule, related laws and the Affordable Care Act during a free webinar hosted by Butzel Long from Noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, February 25, 2016. Attorneys Deb Geroux, Lynne McGuire and Mark Jane, will discuss the following:

DETROIT, Mich. – Justin G. Klimko, President and Managing Shareholder, Butzel Long, received the Meritorious Service Award from the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Detroit on February 9, 2016. Klimko is a Board Member and Secretary of ACG Detroit.

DETROIT, Mich. – The automotive industry is in the midst of a technological evolution – taking the connected and autonomous vehicle from concept to reality. However, along with innovation comes a lot of unchartered territory. The Butzel Long Connected Car Symposium will navigate some of that territory by presenting expert insight on topics including intellectual property, deal making, contractual issues, regulatory and legislative developments, hacking and tracking, data ownership, and privacy issues.

DETROIT, Mich. – Attorneys Laura Mazor and Alan Seagrave have joined Butzel Long law firm. Mazor, an associate who specializes in White Collar Criminal Defense, is based in the firm’s Detroit office. Seagrave, a shareholder, is an Immigration, Nationality and Consular attorney, based in Butzel Long’s Washington, D.C. office.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alan Seagrave, a Florida Bar Board Certified Expert in Immigration and Nationality Law, has joined Butzel Long as a Shareholder in the firm’s growing Washington, D.C. office.

DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Bernard (Bernie) J. Fuhs was a featured panelist during the 33rd Annual National CEL Conference in Vail, Colo. on January 9, 2016.

DETROIT, Mich. – Daniel B. Tukel, a labor and employment attorney with Butzel Long, will conduct a training session during a Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce program on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Baker College in Flint.

Cases more difficult, rare as child support offers ‘different arsenal’

By: Lee Dryden in News Stories January 13, 2016

Attorneys say there are avenues to pursue spousal support but there is little dispute that it’s much more rare and much more difficult than in cases involving children.

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DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long attorneys Laura E. Johnson and Roxana Zaha have been elected shareholders. Previously, they were associates with the firm.

The United Auto Workers union filed an unfair labor practices charge on Monday against Volkswagen AG, saying the auto maker declined to negotiate on a labor contract with a newly formed bargaining unit. 

Asked and Answered... Angela Shapiro on Electronic Discovery

Digital, as opposed to printed, information plays an increasingly important role in legal evidence. Electronic discovery, usually shortened to e-discovery, deals with electronic information needed for litigation or governmental investigations. Angela Emmerling Shapiro of Butzel Long has extensive experience in all aspects of commercial litigation with a strong focus on electronic discovery.

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.