Butzel Long attorneys Beth S. Gotthelf and Joseph E. Richotte will be featured speakers during the NASF’s 3rd Annual Mid Winter Surface Finishing Conference & Exposition January 23, 2013 in Orlando

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DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long attorneys Beth S. Gotthelf and Joseph E. Richotte will co-present a program during the National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF) 3rd Annual Mid Winter Surface Finishing Conference & Exposition on January 23, 2013 in Orlando, Fla. The NASF represents the interests of businesses, technologists and professionals in the surface coatings industry. Their presentation is titled, “Latest Trends: EPA Criminal Penalties – Can It Happen to You?”

“The NASF’s 3rd Annual Mid Winter Surface Finishing Conference & Exposition is an important industry conference,” said Ms. Gotthelf. “Joe and I will share timely information about EPA Criminal Penalties that everyone in the finishing industry needs to know.”

Beth S. Gotthelf

Based in Butzel Long’s Bloomfield Hills office, Ms. Gotthelf is co-chair of the firm’s Energy and Sustainability Practice Group. She also is chair of the firm’s growing Aerospace and Defense Industry Group.

Joseph E. Richotte

Mr. Richotte, based in Butzel Long’s Detroit office, practices in the areas of white collar criminal defense, Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement actions, corporate investigations, and professional discipline matters for lawyers and judges. He has represented individuals and corporations under investigation for, or charged with, antitrust violations, securities fraud, misappropriating trade secrets, violations of federal international traffic-in-arms regulations, public corruption, healthcare fraud, drug prosecutions against doctors, environmental fraud, embezzlement, and professional ethical misconduct. Mr. Richotte also counsels clients on grand jury investigations, subpoenas, and search warrants.

About Butzel Long
 
Established in 1854, Butzel Long is a leading law firm with offices in Detroit, Bloomfield Hills, Lansing and Ann Arbor, Michigan, New York City, and Washington, D.C., as well as Alliance offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Mexico City and Monterrey. The firm is also a member of the Washington D.C. law firm, Butzel Long Tighe Patton. Butzel Long represents clients from diverse industries on regional, national, and multi-national levels and is a member of Lex Mundi, a global association of 160 independent law firms. Visit the Butzel Long website at www.butzel.com.

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