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Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Michael Best Logo
HeadquartersMilwaukee, Wisconsin
No. of offices8
No. of attorneys220
Major practice areasGeneral practice
Key peopleDavid A. Krutz,
(Managing Partner)
RevenueIncrease $114,500,000 (2015)[1]
Date founded1848; 176 years ago (1848)
FounderEdward George Ryan
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Websitewww.michaelbest.com

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP is a U.S. national law firm with more than 220 attorneys and eight offices.[2] The firm ranked 180th on The American Lawyer's 2016 AmLaw 200 rankings of U.S. law firms.[1]

History

Michael Best & Friedrich was founded in 1848 by Edward George Ryan, a Wisconsin trial attorney who later served as Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.[3] Over the course of more than a hundred and sixty years, the firm expanded throughout Wisconsin and across the country through a series of expansions and mergers, eventually growing from a small legal practice to a full-service business law firm that serves clients in the United States and across the globe.[3][4][5]

Practice Areas

Michael Best & Friedrich's primary practice areas include labor and employment, intellectual property, tax, and health care.[2]

Affiliations

Michael Best & Friedrich is affiliated with various global law organizations, including Lex Mundi, a network of 160 law firms with over 21,000 attorneys in more than 100 countries;[6] the Employment Law Alliance (ELA), a global network of employment and labor law firms;[7] and the American Property Tax Counsel (APTC), a national affiliation of property tax law firms that provides major portfolio owners with a single source of tax advice.[8]

Michael Best has been involved in the defense of the 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 legislation on behalf of Scott Walker.[9]

Notable alumni

References

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  2. ^ a b "Michael Best & Friedrich LLP | Company Profile from Hoover's". Hoovers.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
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  5. ^ Kirchen, Rich (2013-11-20). "Michael Best & Friedrich buys Salt Lake City's Vantus firm". Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  6. ^ Lex Mundi
  7. ^ Employment Law Alliance
  8. ^ American Property Tax Counsel
  9. ^ The Daily Page
  10. ^ Rabideau, Amy (2011-02-17). "Bablitch a longtime public servant". Jsonline.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
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  15. ^ "Reince Priebus". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
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  17. ^ "Wisconsin Court System - Edward G. Ryan". Wicourts.gov. 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-11-14.