Companies today face increased challenges from government at a local, state and federal level. BL Government Affairs (BLGA) provides government relations and strategic counsel to corporations and trade associations.

Our professionals offer a powerful combination of legal, political and regulatory experience with key contacts within the legislative and regulatory arena at the local, state and federal levels.

We enable clients to analyze the ways in which government action or inaction affects their business and provide strategic counsel where law, politics and policy converge.

BL Government Affairs is a joint venture between Butzel Long and Michigan Legislative Consultants. This joint venture links one of the leading law practices in Michigan with one of Michigan’s oldest lobbying and governmental strategies firms. BLGA offers clients an integrated approach to addressing the legal and regulatory challenges that impact their business government affairs and public policy.

With the ingenuity of an independent government relations firm coupled with the resources of a comprehensive law firm, we enhance our knowledge and contacts at the city, county, state and federal level on behalf of our clients. Our services include:

• Government relations
• Appropriations
• Government contracts
• Strategic communications
• Ballot issue campaigns
• Corporate compliance/ethics
• Municipal affairs
• Business development