Butzel Long

About this office:

Butzel Long is one of the oldest and largest law firms in Michigan, tracing its origins back to 1854. Our clients represent a broad cross-section of business, government, education, institutional and individual interests. Our business clients, many of whom operate on a national or international level, include such industries as automotive, banking and financial institutions, chemical, computers and technology, construction, health care, hotels and hospitality, manufacturing, media, pharmaceutical, professional services, real estate, retail, telecommunications, transportation and utilities. The firm is a member of Lex Mundi, the world's leading association of independent law firms, with 160 member firms and more than 560 offices in 99 countries.

Law Firm Alliance: Butzel Long Tighe Patton.

Administrative Law; Transportation; Advertising Law; Media Law; Appellate Practice; Banking Law; Bankruptcy; Commercial Workouts; Business Competition Practice; Business Law; Corporate Law; Business Litigation; Closely-Held Business; Commercial Loans; Condemnation; Zoning Law; Construction Law; Education Law; Employee Benefits; Environmental Law; Family Law; Financial Institutions Law; Global Trade; Business Transactions; Practice; Health Care; Hospital Law; Immigration Law; Evaluation; Intellectual Property; International Law; Customs Law; Labor And Employment; Employment Law; Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Probate; Trust Law; Estate Planning; Product Liability; Professional Responsibility; Real Property Law; Regulatory Law; Securities Litigation; State Capital Practice; Taxation; Technology Law; E-Commerce Practice; Finance; White Collar Criminal Defense.

Do Credit Unions Still Have A Duty To Maintain An Affirmative Action Plan?
Regan K. Dahle,Gary W. Klotz, February 13, 2012
Credit unions with 50 or more employees have maintained affirmative action plans in the past, in part because they acted as issuing and paying agents for U.S. savings bonds. Effective January 1, 2012, however, financial institutions no longer sell U.S. savings bonds. The end of that role, however,...

Court Finds Recourse Liability against a Guarantor Due To Borrower Insolvency
Frederick (Rick) A. Berg, February 2, 2012
On December 27, 2011, the Michigan Court of Appeals published Wells Fargo Bank, NA v. Cherryland Mall Limited Partnership et al., 2011 WL 6785393 (Mich. App. Dec. 27, 2011), which for the first time holds that a non-recourse mortgage loan backed by commercial mortgage backed securities...

Period of Time For Challenging FOIA Denial Begins the Date the Denial is Mailed
Robin Luce Herrmann, February 2, 2012
Under Michigan’s FOIA statute, a lawsuit challenging the denial of a FOIA request must be filed within 180 days. In a February 15, 2011 decision in Prins v. Michigan State Police, Case No. 293251, the Court of Appeals held that the 180 day period starts from the date the public body places...

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