Butzel Long Represents More Than 60 Creditors in Chrysler Bankruptcy

DETROIT--Butzel Long, the nation’s leading automotive law firm, is currently representing more than 60 creditors, including several of the largest, in the bankruptcy case of Chrysler L.L.C. Dozens of attorneys in the Detroit-headquartered law firm’s Global Automotive Practice – co-chaired by attorneys W. Patrick Dreisig, William J. Kohler and Herbert C. Donovan – are assisting clients with a wide range of issues as they navigate the bankruptcy process and the challenges currently facing the U.S. auto industry.

Butzel Long’s Global Automotive Team, a cross-disciplinary practice comprised of attorneys from a variety of practice areas including the firm’s significant Bankruptcy Practice, has long provided representation to over one-third of the largest automotive industry suppliers and numerous others. The firm’s lawyers are making claims on behalf of creditors, attending all hearings, preparing front line and analytical reports for client dissemination and addressing clients’ specific issues.

“The auto market is in our blood,” said Philip J. Kessler, chairman of Butzel Long. “As leading advisors to the industry, we have coordinated a massive, well thought out effort to protect our clients’ interests and help any impacted by the fallout of the Big 3 work through their issues as efficiently as possible.”

The Firm maintains a comprehensive website with legal analyses and information relevant to the automotive industry. Butzel Long Automotive Advisories relating to Chrysler's bankruptcy are being posted to that site in multiple languages. The site can be accessed at BUTZEL, where it is linked as: Automotive Industry: Legal Matters Resource Center.

As the nation's leading automotive law firm, Butzel Long counsels automotive clients on legal and business issues throughout the United States and in strategic markets around the world. The Firm’s global capabilities and experience includes assignments for clients from developed markets such as the United States, Europe, Japan, South Korea and Canada, as well as emerging markets such as China, India and Mexico.