Michael Best
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| Headquarters | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| No. of offices | 12 |
| No. of attorneys | 230 |
| Major practice areas | General practice |
| Key people | David A. Krutz, (Managing Partner) |
| Revenue |  $114,500,000 (2015)[1] |
| Date founded | 1848 |
| Founder | Edward George Ryan |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
| Website | www.michaelbest.com |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP is a U.S. national law firm with more than 230 attorneys and 12 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 healthcare.[2] Other areas of practice the firm is known for include banking & financial services law, corporate & transactional work, energy, environmental & natural resources law, government relations & public policy work, commercial litigation and real estate.[6]
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;[7] the Employment Law Alliance (ELA), a global network of employment and labor law firms;[8] 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.[9]
Michael Best has been involved in the defense of the 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 legislation on behalf of Scott Walker.[10]
Notable alumni
- William A. Bablitch, Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court (1983-2003) [11]
- Steven M. Biskupic, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin [12]
- David J. Cannon, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin[13]
- Matthew H. Carpenter, United States Senator (1869-1875; 1879-1881) [3]
- Stephen L. Crocker, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin (1992–Present) [14]
- Michelle L. Jacobs, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin [12]
- Reince Priebus, Chairman of the Republican National Committee (2011–2017)[15][16] and White House Chief of Staff (2017) [17]
- Edward George Ryan, Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court (1874-1880) [18]
References
- ^ a b "Michael Best & Friedrich". The American Lawyer. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ^ a b "Michael Best & Friedrich LLP | Company Profile from Hoover's". Hoovers.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ^ a b c [1]
- ^ "Firms entering Chicago market see opportunity to grow" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ^ Kirchen, Rich (2013-11-20). "Michael Best & Friedrich buys Salt Lake City's Vantus firm". Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ^ "Organizational Profile of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP". The National Law Review. 17 December 2017.
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- ^ Employment Law Alliance
- ^ American Property Tax Counsel
- ^ The Daily Page
- ^ Rabideau, Amy (2011-02-17). "Bablitch a longtime public servant". Jsonline.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ^ a b [2]
- ^ Rabideau, Amy (2011-08-02). "Cannon served as Milwaukee County DA, U.S. attorney". Jsonline.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ^ [3]
- ^ Huey-Burns, Caitlin (January 24, 2011). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Reince Priebus". usnews.com. U.S. News & World Report, L.P. p. 1. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
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- ^ Jackson, Hallie; Tur, Katy; Jaffe, Alexandra (November 13, 2016). "Donald Trump Names RNC Chair Reince Priebus Chief of Staff". nbcnews.com. NBC News. p. 1. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Wisconsin Court System - Edward G. Ryan". Wicourts.gov. 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-11-14.