Profile: Butzel Long is a Detroit, Michigan-based law firm; it merged with Hollyer Brady Barrett & Hines on May 9, 2007, and acquired Tighe Patton Armstrong Teasdale, PLLC on April 1, 2009. According to the National Law Journal's 2009 NLJ 250 rankings of firms based on size, Butzel Long has 222 attorneys and is the 189th largest firm in the United States. The firm has several offices in Michigan and one in Boca Raton, Florida. Butzel Long's primary area of expertise is the auto industry. Other practice areas include advanced technology and manufacturing, e-commerce, Internet law, and intellectual property.