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Brooks Kushman Earns Gold Honors in Patent 1000 Listing
Brooks Kushman Earns Gold Honors in Patent 1000 Listing 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Brooks Kushman, intellectual property and technology law firm, is now listed in Intellectual Asset Management’s (IAM) annual Patent 1000, a guide that recognizes the world’s top patent law firms and practitioners in key jurisdictions. The 2014 IAMPatent 1000 issue marks the first time any firms from Michigan were included in the publication. Of theMichigan firms listed in the directory, Brooks Kushman is the only firm listed as a gold-standard patent firm. read more

Two Warner Norcross Partners Named to Firm Committees
Two Warner Norcross Partners Named to Firm Committees 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Two Warner Norcross & Judd LLP partners have been named co-chair of firm committees.

Michael G. Brady will serve as co-chair of the firm’s Automotive Industry Group, which provides legal counsel to auto suppliers on contracting, employment matters, antitrust, product liability, recalls, intellectual property, environmental law and other issues.  Brady concentrates his practice in complex business litigation and class-action matters with a focus on representing automotive suppliers in contract negotiations, supply chain disputes, internal investigations and antitrust actions.

Homayune A. Ghaussi will serve as co-chair of the Firm’s Inclusion Committee, which works to make the law firm a more diverse and inclusive work environment for attorneys and staff.  Ghaussi has developed a litigation-focused practice with extensive experience counseling auto suppliers in warranty, supply chain disputes and related matters as well as representing financial institutions.  He also serves on the firm’s 10-member Management Committee and Professional Staff Committee. read more

LTU’s Online Engineering Master’s Degree Programs Ranked High for Veterans
LTU’s Online Engineering Master’s Degree Programs Ranked High for Veterans 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Online master’s degree programs in engineering at Lawrence Technological University have been ranked 17th in the country in the 2014 U.S. News and World Report survey of the best online college programs for veterans.

In addition, LTU’s online engineering programs were rated best in the nation (with the only perfect score) for faculty credentials and training. read more

Southfield Businesses and Community Members Go the Extra Mile with Relay For Life
Southfield Businesses and Community Members Go the Extra Mile with Relay For Life 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

relayyySouthfield businesses and members of the community will soon come together for two Relay For Life events, which celebrate cancer survivors and honor those who lost their battle with the disease. The Southfield Community Relay will be held at Thomson K-8 International Academy on June 7 from 10 a.m – 10 p.m. and the Southfield Corporate Relay will be held at Lawrence Tech University on September 10 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.  read more

Lawrence Tech Offers Sports Camps This Summer
Lawrence Tech Offers Sports Camps This Summer 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

The coaching staff at Lawrence Technological University (LTU) will offer summer camps for soccer, basketball and volleyball on the campus at 21000 West 10 Mile Road in Southfield.

Lawrence Tech is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and its basketball, soccer and volleyball teams compete in the Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference. read more

Michigan teams do well in Robofest World Championships
Michigan teams do well in Robofest World Championships 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2
The Metal Robots team from Canton won the Junior Exhibition competition at the Robofest World Championships. From left to right are Lego Education representative Ivery Toussant, LTU President Virinder Moudgil, Darren Tascillo, Jonathan Mi, Krishna Gogineni and Toyota representative Yan Liu.

The Metal Robots team from Canton won the Junior Exhibition competition at the Robofest World Championships. From left to right are Lego Education representative Ivery Toussant, LTU President Virinder Moudgil, Darren Tascillo, Jonathan Mi, Krishna Gogineni and Toyota representative Yan Liu.

Michigan teams finished first in three of the six major categories at the 15th annual Robofest World Championships held May 17 at Lawrence Technological University.

Over 70 teams competed in the final round of competition, including teams from nine other states besides Michigan – Ohio, Texas, Minnesota, Florida, Hawaii, California, Missouri, Indiana and Washington – and eight other countries – Canada, Mexico, South Korea, China, India, South Africa, Brazil and France. read more

Song of Duo Security named Leader & Innovator of the Year by Lawrence Tech and WWJ
Song of Duo Security named Leader & Innovator of the Year by Lawrence Tech and WWJ 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Song.dugDug Song, the founder and CEO of Duo Security based in Ann Arbor, has been named the Leader & Innovator of the Year by Lawrence Technological University and WWJ Newsradio 950.

The award was announced at a May 15 reception at Lawrence Tech. Song was chosen from nearly 50 nominees profiled during the past 12 months in the WWJ Newsradio 950 Technology Report. read more

Setting the Pace for a Brighter Future: 1-800-LAW-FIRM
Setting the Pace for a Brighter Future: 1-800-LAW-FIRM 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

1800 Law Firm Lahser Rd Southfield MI_1The 1-800-LAW-FIRM building on Lahser Road will implement more than $1,000,000 in clean energy improvements as a result of Michigan’s first Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) project. The renovations will include charging ports for electric cars, the capacity to utilize solar and wind energy and other efficiency-increasing measures. Michigan’s PACE project, Lean & Green Michigan, will privately finance over $500,000 for the renovations, a collaborative effort by The City of Southfield, Srinergy, Comerica Bank and 1-800-LAW-FIRM. The project is set to be completed by early summer. read more

Lawrence Tech to Host Robofest World Championships May 17
Lawrence Tech to Host Robofest World Championships May 17 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Over Seventy teams from 10 states and eight other countries will compete in the 15th annual Robofest World Championships on Saturday, May 17, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Don Ridler Field House, Lawrence Technological University, 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield.  Admission and parking are free for this event.

Robofest is a competition of autonomous robots – computer-programmed to act independently and not remote-controlled – that encourages students to have fun while learning principles of science, technology, engineering, and math, known as the STEM subjects. Teams compete in the junior division (grades 5-8) or senior division (grades 9-12) using a variety of computer programming languages. read more

Skillman Foundation President Speaks at Lawrence Tech May 20
Skillman Foundation President Speaks at Lawrence Tech May 20 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2
Tonya Allen

Tonya Allen

Skillman Foundation President and CEO Tonya Allen will discuss ways to improve the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations in “When Good in Not Good Enough” on Tuesday, May 20, at 8:30 a.m. at Lawrence Technological University, 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield.

Allen is the fourth speaker in the Executive to Executive series hosted by the Center for Nonprofit Management at LTU and sponsored by Plante Moran. The cost is $30. Register online at ltu.edu/nonprofit or at the event starting at 8 a.m. outside the Marburger Auditorium in LTU’s Science Building.

Allen will discuss why the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors must anchor their work in innovation and offer new tools that will broaden the mosaic of solution sets for social problems. Her talk will cover data and analytics, market-based principles, creative capital and democratic engagement in problem solving. read more

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