Randall J. Peck is the newest addition to the Technology & Intellectual Property Practice Group of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP.
Peck concentrates his practice in worldwide patent preparation and prosecution, as well as on freedom-to-operate opinion work, primarily for clients in the chemical arts. His practice includes pre-litigation counseling, portfolio management, patent strategy and post-issuance validity challenges. A chemical engineer by training, he focuses on silicones, adhesives, gels, resins, thin films, nanotechnologies, medical devices, wood products and other chemical compositions and processes. He joins the firm’s Southfield office as senior counsel. read more
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A new partnership between Johnson Controls Inc. and Lawrence TechnologicalUniversity is starting with an advanced dynamometer to test advanced vehicle powertrain and energy storage concepts, and could lead to a whole lot more. read more
Lawrence Technological University (LTU) has surpassed the $100 million mark in its “Proud Heritage, Bold Future” capital campaign, and construction is scheduled to begin in the fall on the first phase of the A. Alfred Taubman Engineering, Life Sciences and Architecture Complex (TELSA). read more
“Science in Cyberspace” is the topic of the 2014 Walker L. Cisler Lecture, which will be delivered by Professor of Astronomy S. George Djorgovski of the California Institute of Technology on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. at Lawrence Technological University, 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield. read more
Joseph Welch, the chairman, president and CEO of ITC Holdings Corp. based in Novi, has been named to the board of trustees of 4,500-student Lawrence Technological University. read more
Lawrence Technological University has launched a real-world, results-oriented mentoring program to help students, faculty, alumni, innovators, entrepreneurs and companies advance new product ideas and establish new business opportunities. read more
Construction will start in the spring on the third residence hall at Lawrence Technological University (LTU). The $11.6 million project is scheduled for completion in time for fall classes in 2015. read more
Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial company with core businesses in the automotive, building and energy storage industries, will partner with Lawrence Technological University (LTU) to identify and validate new energy storage technologies within the total vehicle system. read more
As part of the city of Southfield’s ongoing economic development initiatives, City Council approved a request from Marsh & McLennan Companies for an exemption from personal property tax that will result in an investment of approximately $6.3 million and the relocation of 174 employees from the Detroit Renaissance Center to Southfield’s One Towne Square building. read more
Plante Moran, one of the nation’s largest certified public accounting and business advisory firms, is celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2014. The firm was founded by Elorion Plante on Jan. 20, 1924. Frank Moran, who was equally as passionate about philosophy and team building as he was about accounting, joined Plante in 1950 to form Plante Moran. read more