Butzel of Detroit recently elected George B. Donnini to serve on the firm’s board of directors during its annual meeting. He is a returning board member, having served in this role from 2014 to 2018.
Donnini also has served in a variety of leadership roles with Butzel during his more than 20 years at the firm. He currently serves as a Litigation Department chair and co-chair of the firm’s White-Collar Criminal Defense practice.
Prior to joining Butzel, Donnini practiced for several years in New York and California – two additional states in which he also is licensed to practice. He has handled a variety of cases including, but not limited to, health care fraud, public corruption, antitrust, environmental, tax, and securities fraud cases. In addition, a significant portion of his practice involves the handling of corporate internal investigations for public and private companies. He rounded out the 2022 calendar year by securing two acquittals in federal court on behalf of his clients, one a lawyer, the other a doctor.
In 2020, Donnini was named a “Notable Veteran” by Crain’s Detroit Business. Donnini, along with a group of local attorneys, formed the Detroit chapter of the Veteran’s Bar Association, to gather for networking and mentorship.
He serves in leadership roles with the Eastern District of Michigan’s Federal Bar Association (currently serving as president-elect), American Bar Association (ABA), Criminal Justice Section, White Collar Crime Committee; Midwest Regional co-chair (2005-Present) and the ABA Criminal Justice Section, Book Board, co-chair (2008-Present).
Donnini is a 1995 phi beta kappa graduate of George Washington University and a 1998 graduate of the Duke University School of Law.
