Business
The hallmarks of Butzel Long's Business Group are superior, efficient legal representation creative problem solving prompt, effective communication with the client and a level of service that extends beyond the routine client-counsel relationship to build a partnership that's driven by results and is based on a deep investment in our client's success. Bringing to bear years of experience and deep understanding of our client's businesses, we act as a trusted resource for our clients, understanding the challenges they face as business leaders and working to tackle issues ranging from the highly complex to the kind of day to day matters that businesses face on a regular basis.
We advise a range of clients, from Fortune 500 companies to regional enterprises and smaller owner-operated businesses, and count a broad cross-section of manufacturing, healthcare, publishing, real estate and financial concerns as clients. The members of this group also work closely with Butzel Long lawyers in various other practice areas to ensure a sophisticated breadth of legal analysis. Further, the firms' participation in Lex Mundi, a global organization of over 160 independent member firms, enables the group to provide access to legal assistance throughout the world.
Butzel Long's attorneys appreciate the business, economic and often public concerns that drive many transactions in today's challenging marketplace and possess the expertise and insight to structure and consummate these increasingly complex deals. Our range of experience includes advising and assisting clients in complying with federal and state securities laws in matters of capital formation and mergers and acquisitions structuring sophisticated finance transactions and relationships for both corporate and public entities involving multi-tiered, multi-lender relationships counseling clients in structuring, restructuring and liquidating corporate and non-corporate entities as well as assisting with entity formation issues such as drafting start-up documentation and negotiating and preparing commercial documents. Butzel Long attorneys have assisted in the creation and growth of some of the largest corporations in the world. We help entrepreneurs and small businesses build a sound foundation for long-term success. And many of our corporate relationships are more than a half-century old -- testimony to the deep commitment we bring to the success of our clients' enterprises.
Experience
- Represented the sellers in connection with the sale of the build-operate-transfer franchise for a state highway in California.
- Represented a private equity investor in the lengthy and complicated effort to purchase all of Ford Motor Company's glass manufacturing operations in North America
- Asset sale for automotive supplier
- Representation of French company in joint venture with Japanese company including negotiations and preparation of joint venture agreement, structuring joint venture capital contributions and addressing governance issues.
- Counsel an international consumer electronics company with respect to pricing and distribution issues, including minimum and maximum resale price maintenance, MAP programs, and Robinson-Patman compliance.
- Prepared marketing presentations for advisory services
- Assisted a large IT consulting company in a disposition merger with a major industry participant
- Analyzed antitrust risk of pending transactions for hedge funds and financial institutions.
- Represented private equity firm in connection with recapitalization of engineering business.
- Represented Greek Government interests in variety of matters involving public and private international law
- Asset acquisition for publicly traded foreign-based corporation
- Representation of a multinational engineering and infrastructure services company as major shareholder in consortium formed to tender a proposal for the build-operate-transfer concession for the $2.0 billion Tel Aviv Red Line light rail project.
- Commercial counsel for automotive companies
- Restructuring of European companies and their subsidiaries in numerous countries to achieve optional organizational benefits
- Counsel and represent several large corporations with respect to antitrust issues implicated by a wide variety of licensing, pricing and distribution arrangements as well as proposed transactions and combinations.
- Acted as counsel in international acquisition of software company. The transaction included multi-jurisdictional asset transfers, export controls issues and special licensing and development agreements.
- Worked with client to obtain $1 million Single Business Tax Credit.
- Defense of major regional hospital system in an anti-trust case alleging conspiracy among hospital and physicians to exclude a cardiologist from the hospital staff
- Counsel and represent several large corporations with respect to antitrust issues implicated by a wide variety of licensing, pricing and distribution arrangements as well as proposed transactions and combinations
- Negotiation of a Complex Supply Agreement for major Tier I Automotive Supplier with an OEM; included subsidies and exit provisions
- Representation of company for purchase of telecommunications business in over 25 countries.
- Product liability and general corporate advice to OEM manufacturer
- Representation of Fortune 500 company in disposition of two health care subsidiaries. Issues included structuring for tax and regulatory considerations, state licensing transfer requirements and filings.
- Represented a Mexican corporation in the purchase of the exhaust system business from a major Tier 1 auto supplier in a Section 363 bankruptcy sale; facilities located throughout the world
- Represented an infrastructure investment fund with the acquisition of port facilities and in proposals to acquire other infrastructure assets
- Worked with client to obtain $1 million Single Business Tax Credit, approval of brownfield plan and negotiation of brownfield agreement with city
- Represented multiple employees/ executives/ officers in major US and international antitrust investigations
- Represented an automotive fasteners company in a disposition merger
- Represented one of Greece's largest business enterprises in the $650 million acquisition of the United States operations of a major multinational construction materials company.
- Lead counsel for global polymers manufacturer in multiple acquisition and disposition transactions, including complex, multi-continent acquisitions, numerous acquisitions of U.S. based distributors and disposition of operations in Canada and the U.S.
- Represented LG Chem in the acquisition of land, obtaining various government grants and tax incentives and the drafting and negotiating of the construction contract for a $303 million advanced lithium ion battery manufacturing facility.
- Preparing operating agreements for joint ventures and start-ups
- Marketing antitrust and sales advice to consumer electronics company
- Successfully negotiated dispute with large shareholder including redemption of shares and related tax and financing issues
- Sold a U.S. based defense subcontractor to a subsidiary of an Israeli defense contractor; project involved a CFIUS filing, notifications and filings under ITAR
- Represented a multi-national engineering and infrastructure services firm in the acquisition of engineering businesses in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
- Assisted Lakeshore Engineering Services Inc. in their acquisition of Toltest Inc., creating Lakeshore Toltest Corp., one of the largest federal and municipal contracting companies in the Midwest.
- Represented a large consumer products company with respect to multiple threats of litigation from competitors, alleging that the client's distribution and discount agreements with retailers supported claims of monopolization
- Complex, multi-continent acquisitions of companies for an international polymers manufacturer
- Represented multiple Corporations in federal antitrust investigation re highway contracts
- Asset Purchase in industrial furnace industry
- Successfully defended national media client in claim for violation of Sarbanes-Oxley Act before the United States Department of Labor.
- Represented Greek Government interests in variety of matters involving public and private international law
- Lead counsel for major auto supplier in numerous M&A transactions, both those based solely in the US and those with US and foreign components
- Represented a publicly-traded diversified resources company in the acquisition of more than 40 construction materials, construction and other businesses since 1997 for a total of more than $900 million.
- Represented publicly-held utility holding company in proposed $3 billion acquisition by private equity investors.
- Lead counsel for asset purchase transaction of Aerospace and Medical Devices manufacturers
- Negotiated a settlement agreement for a major auto supplier with an OEM resulting in $40,000,000 in payments to the supplier, deal also included commitment by OEM to provide significant additional future business to supplier
- Acted as interim general counsel for publicly-held technology company and supervised company’s adoption of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance procedures and insider trading policy.
- Represented an international media conglomerate in connection with the European Commission's investigation into Google's actions in the online search market
- Marketing antitrust and sales advice to consumer electronics company; product recall advice
- $75 million acquisition of US and non-US assets; complex deal involved acquisition of stock and assets located in North America, Europe, Asia and South America
- Represented global polymers manufacturer in acquisition of assets of Hydro Components Research and Development Corporation.
- Obtained not guilty verdict at criminal antitrust trial for President of concrete company
- Represented auto supplier in major US and foreign antitrust investigation
- Prepared sales representative agreements for garment distributor
- Purchase and sale of portfolio companies for PE firm
- Defended national health care certifing board in action alleging antitrust and false advertising violations; one of the leading 6th Circuit cases on false advertising law
- Lead counsel in defense of a US subsidiary of an international cement and concrete company against civil price fixing and related Section 1 conspiracy claims.
- Provided due diligence for large acquisition
- Represented Company in federal antitrust investigation re transportation industry
- Defended a major issuer of credit and debit cards against a class action of merchants claiming that its rule constituted a tie in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act as well as a monopolization of the alleged market for debit cards.
- Representation of engineering services client in acquisition of other engineering services company structured share exchange.
- Representation of French company in acquisition of troubled assets of automotive supplier with U.S. and Canadian operations.
- Represented President of Corporation in federal antitrust investigation re compressors
- Represented Corporation in federal antitrust civil class action re automotive products
- Represented U.S and German subsidiaries of Japan-based manufacturing company in acquisition of aerospace and defense company from subsidiaries of U.K.-based manufacturer, which included CFIUS and ITAR filings
- Negotiation of complex Settlement Agreement with an OEM of claims arising under long-term Supply Agreement
- Represented attorney in federal antitrust.-related investigation
- Asset acquisition for major international manufacturer
News
- November 19, 2019
- November 1, 2019
- May 29, 2019
- March 27, 2019
- January 10, 2019
- December 14, 2018
- U.S. News & World Report, November 1, 2018
- Macomb Daily, October 29, 2018
- July 19, 2018
- June 14, 2018
- June 5, 2018
- May 14, 2018
- February 18, 2018
- December 11, 2017
- November 30, 2017
- November 1, 2017
- October 9, 2017
- October 8, 2017
- September 21, 2017
- September 5, 2017
- August 23, 2017
- June 28, 2017
- June 27, 2017
- May 25, 2017
- November 1, 2016
- July 11, 2016
- May 31, 2016
- May 27, 2016
- May 24, 2016
- May 22, 2016
- February 19, 2016
- February 9, 2016
- January 13, 2015
- December 12, 2014
- July 1, 2014
- March 6, 2014
- February 20, 2014
- February 11, 2014
- January 27, 2014
- December 19, 2013
- Butzel attorney Gary Klotz joins Autoline host John McElroy to discuss whether or not the volunteer state of TN may lead to its first success with a foreign automakerNovember 10, 2013
- November 4, 2013
- November 1, 2013
- September 19, 2013
- July 16, 2013
- June 26, 2013
- April 22, 2013
- March 13, 2013
- February 4, 2013
- November 15, 2012
- November 5, 2012
- Butzel Long attorney George B. Donnini discusses federal government's probe into price-fixing in the U.S. auto supply chainOctober 26, 2011
- Butzel Long attorney David DuMouchel discusses antitrust probesOctober 7, 2011
- Butzel Long attorney Robin Luce Hermann discusses mug shots and right of publicity lawsSeptember 19, 2011
- July 12, 2011
- June 16, 2011
- June 14, 2011
- June 9, 2011
- June 6, 2011
- April 28, 2011
- February 22, 2011
- January 20, 2011
- November 15, 2010
- October 7, 2010
- October 6, 2010
- Butzel Long Shareholder Receives 2010 International Mergers & Acquisitions Advisor AwardSeptember 27, 2010
- Butzel Long Attorney Robert L. Schwartz Bond Counsel to Oakland County Economic Development CorpMay 28, 2010
- Butzel Long featured in Senior Executive SeminarMay 24, 2010
- April 21, 2010
- February 15, 2010
- November 30, 2009
- September 23, 2009
- August 27, 2009
- August 17, 2009
- June 23, 2009
- June 5, 2009
- May 27, 2009
- May 20, 2009
- April 23, 2009
- February 26, 2009
- October 22, 2008
- July 8, 2008
- June 26, 2008
- June 11, 2008
- March 19, 2008
- November 1, 2007
Team Members
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- International Practice Advisor
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Publications
- November 19, 2019
- August 26, 2019
- August 7, 2019
- August 2, 2019
- June 21, 2019
- June 7, 2019
- What Butzel Clients (and Others) Can Do Right Now about Tariffs – Write/Call Your Congressional RepsJune 5, 2019
- May 31, 2019
- May 31, 2019
- May 21, 2019
- May 17, 2019
- May 17, 2019
- May 14, 2019
- May 6, 2019
- March 28, 2019
- March 26, 2019
- March 26, 2019
- March 26, 2019
- March 25, 2019
- February 27, 2019
- February 25, 2019
- January 16, 2019
- January 10, 2019
- January 2, 2019
- October 17, 2018
- October 15, 2018
- October 8, 2018
- October 5, 2018
- September 18, 2018
- September 7, 2018
- August 31, 2018
- August 29, 2018
- August 9, 2018
- August 2, 2018
- July 11, 2018
- July 9, 2018
- June 21, 2018
- June 21, 2018
- June 15, 2018
- June 6, 2018
- June 1, 2018
- May 30, 2018
- May 24, 2018
- May 22, 2018
- May 10, 2018
- May 8, 2018
- May 1, 2018
- March 26, 2018
- March 20, 2018
- March 12, 2018
- March 6, 2018
- January 12, 2018
- January 5, 2018
- July 27, 2017
- July 18, 2017
- May 18, 2017
- May 12, 2017
- March 2, 2017
- November 17, 2016
- November 11, 2016
- September 15, 2016
- August 5, 2016
- June 16, 2016
- June 14, 2016
- June 2, 2016
- May 12, 2016
- May 6, 2016
- January 29, 2016
- July 30, 2015
- April 14, 2015
- March 3, 2015
- December 18, 2014
- October 28, 2014
- August 18, 2014
- July 24, 2014
- July 3, 2014
- June 30, 2014
- May 29, 2014
- March 20, 2014
- January 27, 2014
- December 9, 2013
- December 5, 2013
- November 11, 2013
- September 12, 2013
- March 11, 2013
- September 7, 2012
- August 22, 2012
- July 17, 2012
- October 7, 2010
- October 1, 2010
- August 1, 2008
- July 21, 2008
- March 27, 2008