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ANN ARBOR, Mich. –  Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Claudia Rast will be a featured speaker during the 2018 Sustainable U! Women & Girls’ Development & Leadership Empowerment Institute on June 30 at Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills.

Geaneen M. Arends, Mark R. Lezotte, and Paul M. Mersino will highlight organizational and tax considerations during June 19 panel program

DETROIT, Mich. – Two of Butzel Long’s attorneys and shareholders specializing in immigration law will be featured speakers during two separate conferences presented by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) in San Francisco.

Butzel Long Shareholder Les Glick, co-chair of the firms International Trade and Customs Specialty Tem was quoted in the June 11 online version of Automotive News concerning the Trump Administration tariffs.

The White House's energy and trade policies are straight out of the '80s

A year-plus into NAFTA negotiations, President Donald Trump might be considering a new tactic: Split up the whole thing into two bilateral deals with Mexico and Canada. We'll take a look at what that would look like. Then, we hear from more businesses feeling the effects of the brewing trade war and looking for exemptions. Plus, 10 years and an internet economy explosion later, the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission are taking stock of real estate data and broker commissions.

Butzel Long Automotive Law, Business and Intellectual Property attorneys share latest developments during June 20, 2018 half-day program

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Jennifer Dukarski served as a moderator recently for the Workshop on Autonomous Vehicles in Society: Building a Research Agenda, co-sponsored by the Michigan State University Center for Business and Social Analytics, in cooperation with the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research and the School of Planning, Design and Construction.

Attorney will discuss NAFTA and its Economic Effects and Benefits

DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney Raul Rangel, will be featured during a professional development program presented by the Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA) Michigan Chapter on May 31, 2018 at Wayne State University in Detroit.

The question of who should pay for public transportation in Southeast Michigan is once again up for debate. As part of a transportation series for Policy Meets the People: MI Voice, MI Vote, WDET takes a closer look at the option to opt-out of public transportation in the region.

DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Michelle A. Brown was recently named to Crain’s Detroit Business’ “Notable Women in Finance 2018.” She is among 45 women to receive this prestigious recognition.

Asked & Answered: Addressing issues surrounding 'gag rules' and 'clawbacks'

DETROIT, Mich. – Exercise, team-building and fun are all benefits of youth sports. Notably, the University of Detroit Mercy Titan Athletic Club, is hosting its Eighth Annual Basketball Camp for special needs players from 9 a.m. to Noon on Thursday, June 28, 2018 at the historic Calihan Hall on the campus of the University of Detroit Mercy. Butzel Long law firm is a sponsor of this year’s event.

DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long attorneys and practice areas have been recognized by Chambers USA 2018. – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2018 – The Client’s Guide. Notably, Butzel Long’s Immigration Department has been recognized nationally.

Making the deal: Attorneys give advice for successful negotiations

Know what you want, be willing to compromise, do homework, experts say

Michael Decker is featured in the Macomb County Legal News "Getting to Know" Q&A.

DETROIT - A Detroit barber has a bone to pick with Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James, and it has nothing to do with how he tore up the Detroit Pistons on the court this season.

A lawsuit filed by the barber centers around an idea for a television show and who came up with it first.

DETROIT (WJBK) - It is said no idea is original -- and that could be the case with LeBron James' "The Shop."

Barbershop owner Sebastian Jackson had been in talks with LeBron James' company about a partnership. It never happened but soon after, that company ran a web show that looked an awful lot like Jackson's. It is a web show featured on his media platform Uninterrupted where the hoops star, his basketball buds and famous friends dish on life, music and sports in a barbershop.

DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney and shareholder, Bushra Malik, will co-present a program titled, “Fact Checking the Immigration Process,” from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, April 22 at St. Thomas More Church in Troy.

Amy talks to the man who brought the suit against LeBron James and isn't afraid to challenge him in a court of law. A local barber says LeBron James ripped off his idea and is making a fortune off of it. It's a David and Goliath battle, but does the little guy have a case? The details of the man behind the suit and whether this is just a cash grab or a legitimate underdog tale.

Butzel Long attorney Bernie Fuhs interviewed on WJR's Frank Beckmann Show on the Detroit connection to the LeBron James "Shop Talk" lawsuit with The University of Alabama coach Nick Saban.