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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Claudia Rast is one of 30 attorneys named to Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s “Leaders in the Law” Class of 2015. Honorees will be recognized at a luncheon and awards celebration on March 26, 2015, at the Detroit Marriott Troy.

DETROIT, Mich. – Few companies can operate efficiently without computers, mobile devices and the networks to connect them. Yet many companies and professionals conduct their business without the basic protections and training critical to minimizing cyber intrusions.

Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Paul M. Mersino has been named to the Oakland County Executive’s Elite 40 Under 40 Class of 2015. The Class includes young thought leaders and trailblazers who live or work in Oakland County and are under the age of 40.

Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Reginald A. Pacis will be a featured panelist during the 12th Annual Alumni Career Day at James Madison College at Michigan State University on Saturday, January 31, 2015. Pacis, who received his B.A. from James Madison College at Michigan State University in 1992, will participate in a panel session along with other attorneys focused on the law and judiciary.

DETROIT, Mich. - Butzel Long has added Raul Rangel, a Mexican corporate attorney, who is licensed to practice law only in Mexico, to its Washington, D.C. office further expanding Butzel Long's strong corporate and international business practice.

Leaders of old Detroit law firm ebullient about region

Tom Shaevsky, employee benefits attorney and shareholder at Butzel Long, with law offices in Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, and Detroit, spoke with DBusiness Daily News about the importance of knowing the difference between classifying an individual as a permanent employee or as an independent contractor.

Gray & Co., the Atlanta-based consultant that manages a $450 million Pontiac pension fund's portfolio, has received a notice of an impending Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement action following an investigation by the agency.

Butzel Long the Fastest Growing Law Firm in South East Michigan according to Crain's 2015 Book of Lists.

With an eye on the growing number of emerging businesses in southeastern Michigan, the Detroit-based law firm Butzel Long will host a symposium in January committed to giving entrepreneurs legal tools and advice to avoid startup pitfalls and compete in today's market.

DETROIT — Butzel Long attorneys Ziyad I. Hermiz and Paul M. Mersino have been elected shareholders to the law firm. Previously, they were associates with the firm.

A sea change is coming next month for businesses and organizations that use Facebook to market themselves.

The world's largest social media network announced that in January it will change its secret algorithms so that fewer posts from business pages are seen by its users.

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.

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.