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Bushra Malik, Butzel attorney and shareholder, has been named to the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers® second annual Best Lawyers in the Midwest publication.

Using information excerpted from the 2022 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, this stand-alone publication features more than 10,000 lawyers recognized for their top legal talent in the Midwest. The Midwest region, as defined by Best Lawyers, includes metro areas located within six states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. The 2022 edition of Best Lawyers in the Midwest “Lawyer of the Year” section includes a feature on Malik.

Malik, based in Butzel’s Troy office, practices in the area of immigration law, focusing on the representation of multinational and domestic clients’ inbound and global migration needs.

Her experience includes Employment based (Extraordinary Ability, Outstanding Researcher, Multinational Manager, and PERMs) and Family based Permanent Residence Petitions, Non-Immigrant Petitions (H-1B/Specialty Occupation, J-1/ Exchange Visitor, L-1/Intracompany Transfers, O-1/Extraordinary Ability, TN/ NAFTA); Employer Compliance (I-9 Audits and H-1B Public Access File Audits); J-1 waivers; Compliance under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiate (WHTI); U.S. Passports; complex naturalization matters; and currency seizures.

Malik currently serves on the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Department of State National Liaison Committee. She previously served as the chair of the AILA Michigan Chapter; is the past chair of AILA’s Global Migration Section; and speaks regularly at AILA national and international conferences.

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Bodman PLC

Bodman PLC is pleased to announce that Jonathan P. Burleigh, a member of the firm based in the Troy office, has been appointed treasurer of the board of directors of Lighthouse MI.

Burleigh, who has served on the board since 2017, was also appointed to the board’s Executive Committee. He will continue his service as chair of the organization’s Emergency Food Distribution and Emergency Shelter Task Force.

Based in Pontiac, Lighthouse MI was established in 2019 when Lighthouse of Oakland County (LOC) and South Oakland Shelter (SOS) combined forces and merged agencies. LOC was founded in 1972 and started with a group of volunteers who provided food and clothing from the back door of a local church. SOS was established in 1985 by seven religious congregations in Oakland County. Lighthouse MI leverages the best of both predecessor agencies, providing families and individuals in need with direct services, financial assistance, and stability and housing programs that develop and support self-sufficiency.

Burleigh is a founding member and the current chair of Bodman’s Enterprise Procurement Group (EPG). His legal practice is focused on helping corporate clients increase efficiency, reduce risk, and reduced legal spend in the commercial contracting and transactional space. He and his EPG team represent clients in a broad range of industries including financial services, automotive, specialty manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, professional services, and many others.

He is a member of the Institute for Supply Management Southeast Michigan, the Oakland County Bar Association, and the Business Law, Information Technology Law, and Intellectual Property Law sections of the State Bar of Michigan.

Burleigh is a graduate of the University of Detroit Mercy law School. He has been recognized by DBusiness magazine as a “Top Lawyer” for Commercial Law.