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Akin M. Alcitepe developed materials and taught sessions for construction contract course April 2-6 in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Butzel Long attorney Akin M. Alcitepe developed materials and taught a construction contract course from April 2-6, 2018 at the International Law Institute (ILI) in Washington, D.C. The ILI is a leading provider of training and technical assistance in international law, international economics and other aspects of international relations.

DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Clara DeMatteis Mager has been elected to serve on the firm’s Board of Directors.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Jennifer Dukarski will be a featured panelist during the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) Management Briefing Seminars (MBS) 2018 in Traverse City this summer. She will participate in a panel program on July 30 titled, “Will Your Self-driving Car Need a License?” Eric Paul Dennis, Center for Automotive Research), will serve as moderator. Other panelists include: Bryant Walker Smith, University of South Carolina and David Strickland, Self-driving Coalition for Safer Streets.

Washington shareholder Les Glick, co-chair of the firm’s International Trade and Customs Law Team was a panelist on March 28th at a program sponsored by the American Bar Association International Law Section in Washington DC entitled “SteeL/Aluminum Tariffs-Key Compliance and Other Considerations for Companies and their Lawyers”.

The death of a pedestrian hit by a self-driving Uber vehicle in Arizona this week could offer a test of who can be held legally responsible for accidents when a human is no longer at the wheel, legal experts said.

Any litigation that arises from the accident, the first fatality involving a fully autonomous vehicle, could pit the ride-hailing service against technology suppliers and the vehicle's manufacturer, legal experts said. It could also provide a window into confidential indemnification agreements that companies developing self-driving car systems may have reached to shield themselves legally.

Payout in Gilbert title company case likely to be far less than jury's $706 million

Despite a $706 million verdict against an affiliate of mortgage lender Quicken Loans Inc. this week in a Texas court, it's unlikely Dan Gilbert's Amrock Inc. will wind up having to cough up the nine-figure sum.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. – Attorney Michael Pardi has joined Butzel Long as Of Counsel. Pardi has 15 years of experience working for Fortune 500 Companies in the areas of Government Procurement, Commercial Transactions, Automotive, Regulatory Matters, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, and Advertising and Consumer Law.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Thomas A. Kabel is the moderator and lead presenter at a Homeward Bound seminar titled, “Opening the Closing Statement” on March 9, 2018. The seminar is presented by ICLE and the State Bar of Michigan’s Real Property Law Section.

The law on gray-market goods is not settled. The current test appears to be whether there is a material difference between the products sold overseas and domestically, according to legal experts.

DETROIT, Mich. –  Butzel Long attorneys Rebecca S. Davies, James S. Rosenfeld and Diane M. Soubly will be featured speakers during Walsh College’s 9th Annual Human Resources Summit on Friday, March 2, 2018 at its Troy campus. For additional information, visit http://www.walshcollege.edu/hrsummit

DETROIT, Mich. – Innovation is driving the business of health care in southeast Michigan and entrepreneurs need to know the latest developments to keep a competitive edge.

CREW Detroit will discuss impact autonomous mobility has in changing the education model for transportation and more

Deadline looms for broad new EU data privacy rules

Is your business ready?

By Doug Henze

Butzel Long attorneys Joshua J. Chinsky and Michael C. Decker have been elected Shareholders. Previously, Chinsky and Decker were associate attorneys.

Butzel Long attorney Reggie Pacis discusses President Trump's immigration plan on WJR's Frank Beckmann Show.

Thomas Nafso and George Schooff are based in Butzel’s Detroit office; Donald Dennison is based in firm’s Washington, D.C. office

Dukarski has become a national leader in legal issues facing emerging automotive technology and is the leader of Butzel Long’s connected car working group. She has been a panelist at the North American International Auto Show for the last two years, covering a broad variety of legal concerns focused on the autonomous and connected car.

Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided 100 7/11 stores all around the country yesterday, including four here in Metro Detroit. Frank Beckman spoke with Butzel Long Immigration Attorney Reggie Pacis to get his take.

7 Considerations for Pursuing an Environmental Law Career

Prospective environmental attorneys don't need an undergraduate science major, experts say.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Jennifer Dukarski has attained the distinction of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Senior member status, the highest grade for which IEEE members can apply. To be eligible for application or nomination, candidates must be engineers, scientists, educators, technical executives, or originators in IEEE-designated fields. Notably, Senior members must be in professional practice for at least ten years and show significant performance over a period of at least five of their years in professional practice.