Founded in 1854, Butzel Long is a leading law firm with offices in Michigan, New York, and Washington, D.C.. We have played a prominent role in the development and growth of many industries and have over 8,000 geographically diverse clients that are active in national and international markets. Our business clients come from many sectors, including advertising, automotive, banking and financial services, construction, energy, health care, insurance, manufacturing, media, pharmaceuticals, professional services, publishing, real estate, retail and wholesale distribution, technology, transportation, and utilities. We are a founding member of Lex Mundi, one of the first and largest networks of leading independent law firms located in 160 separate jurisdictions around the world. Lex Mundi allows us to provide clients global and seamless first-rate counsel whenever the need arises. Our firm has a long and successful record of developing new capabilities and deepening our expertise for our clients benefit. We strive to be on the cutting edge of technology, manufacturing, e-commerce, biotechnology, intellectual property, and cross-border operations and transactions. We also keep pace with the latest legal practice innovations by investing in the advanced training of our people and in our technology.