Detroit is a leading hub of innovation for a wide range of industries Butzel attorneys have played a key leadership role with clients turning to the firm for innovative legal counsel for the past 171 years. During the same time, Walsh College, a premier business and technology college for more than 103 years, has proven to be an accelerator, think tank, and innovator for ideas preparing students for successful entrepreneurial careers. Together, Butzel and Walsh College have decided to partner to take entrepreneurship to the next level by offering counsel to startups and emerging businesses within the Walsh College Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
While Walsh College continues growing this venture capital initiative, Butzel hopes to offer its expertise in corporate law, intellectual property, and other legal matters to startups taking part in the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the affiliated Walsh Ventures. Butzel has vast M&A and other corporate insight and a deep bench of experienced legal professionals focused on entrepreneurial acceleration in the region.
Notably, Butzel and Walsh College will co-present their first Angel Pitch event in April featuring a keynote speaker and micro panel at the Detroit Athletic Club.
“Walsh College and Butzel are aligned well to support growing companies by providing the critical skills needed for entrepreneurs to succeed,” said Paul Mersino, president and CEO of Butzel. “Butzel has worked with many venture capital firms, startups, incubators, and accelerators over the years and looks forward to bringing those experiences to even more in the region.”
Dr. Daniel Sem, executive director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, said that “Butzel is full committed to our mission and has a reputation for excellence” in the legal profession.
“Butzel has helped with patent work for our first AI startup, csiSIM, and will be a great partner as Walsh Ventures helps student, alumni and community businesses launch and grow,” said Sem, who also serves as president of Walsh Ventures.
Butzel was founded in Detroit in 1854 and has provided trusted client service for 171 years. Butzel’s full-service law offices are located in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Troy and Southwest Michigan, as well as New York, Washington, D.C., and global alliance offices affiliated with Lex Mundi, a worldwide association of 160 independent law firms.
Founded in 1922 by Mervyn B. Walsh, an accountant with the Thomas Edison Light Co., Walsh College is an upper division undergraduate and graduate institution that provides a tbusiness and technology education that combines theory, application, and professional experience to prepare graduates for successful careers.
Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs, and recognized as a National Security Agency (NSA) Center for Excellence, Walsh College offers undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees in marketing, management, human resource management, finance, accounting, data analytics, information technology, artificial intelligence and machine learning, cybersecurity, automotive cybersecurity, a STEM MBA, and an MBA in Organizational Resilience with several concentrations.
In 2024, Walsh College’s DBA program was ranked number one by Forbes. Walsh College offers an Organizational Leadership Ph.D., as well as Ph.D. programs in Technology – especially in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
While Walsh College continues growing this venture capital initiative, Butzel hopes to offer its expertise in corporate law, intellectual property, and other legal matters to startups taking part in the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the affiliated Walsh Ventures. Butzel has vast M&A and other corporate insight and a deep bench of experienced legal professionals focused on entrepreneurial acceleration in the region.
Notably, Butzel and Walsh College will co-present their first Angel Pitch event in April featuring a keynote speaker and micro panel at the Detroit Athletic Club.
“Walsh College and Butzel are aligned well to support growing companies by providing the critical skills needed for entrepreneurs to succeed,” said Paul Mersino, president and CEO of Butzel. “Butzel has worked with many venture capital firms, startups, incubators, and accelerators over the years and looks forward to bringing those experiences to even more in the region.”
Dr. Daniel Sem, executive director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, said that “Butzel is full committed to our mission and has a reputation for excellence” in the legal profession.
“Butzel has helped with patent work for our first AI startup, csiSIM, and will be a great partner as Walsh Ventures helps student, alumni and community businesses launch and grow,” said Sem, who also serves as president of Walsh Ventures.
Butzel was founded in Detroit in 1854 and has provided trusted client service for 171 years. Butzel’s full-service law offices are located in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Troy and Southwest Michigan, as well as New York, Washington, D.C., and global alliance offices affiliated with Lex Mundi, a worldwide association of 160 independent law firms.
Founded in 1922 by Mervyn B. Walsh, an accountant with the Thomas Edison Light Co., Walsh College is an upper division undergraduate and graduate institution that provides a tbusiness and technology education that combines theory, application, and professional experience to prepare graduates for successful careers.
Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs, and recognized as a National Security Agency (NSA) Center for Excellence, Walsh College offers undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees in marketing, management, human resource management, finance, accounting, data analytics, information technology, artificial intelligence and machine learning, cybersecurity, automotive cybersecurity, a STEM MBA, and an MBA in Organizational Resilience with several concentrations.
In 2024, Walsh College’s DBA program was ranked number one by Forbes. Walsh College offers an Organizational Leadership Ph.D., as well as Ph.D. programs in Technology – especially in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
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