Business Law Firm
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
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100 East Wisconsin Avenue Suite 3300 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 USA |
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(414) 271-6560
(414) 277-0656
Law Firm Overview
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP is one of the Midwest’s oldest and largest law firms. The firm is comprised of approximately 250 attorneys in five locations, including Milwaukee, Madison, Waukesha and Manitowoc, Wisconsin and Chicago, Illinois.Our clients range in size from one-person start-up ventures to Fortune 500 companies. As a broad-based business law firm, we provide the experience needed to handle a complete range of legal matters. Our practice areas include corporate and business (including finance, securities, mergers and acquisitions and bankruptcy), labor and employment relations, employee benefits, environmental, estate and wealth planning, healthcare, intellectual property, litigation, real estate and taxation. We also have special industry teams comprised of attorneys from a cross-section of practice areas that focus on legal issues affecting specific industries, including agribusiness, food processing, biotechnology, construction, education, energy, government, life sciences, renewable energy, products liability and telecommunications.
Our attorneys rank among the very best in the United States. Many are listed in The Best Lawyers in America, as well as other reputable publications. Michael Best is known for its robust intellectual property practice comprised of more than 80 attorneys, scientists, engineers and technical specialists. In its 2009 edition of America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Chambers USA states that Michael Best’s IP practice “maintains its strong position in the market” and “the group handles countless patent and trademark prosecution matters and IP-related litigation for small startups, midsize businesses and international corporations.” The same publication describes Michael Best’s employment relations practice as “one of the largest in the Midwest,” and “unanimously praised as a market leader.” Chambers also recognizes that Michael Best’s “main strengths lie in IP and employment law, and, consequently, employment and IP-related litigation.” In fact, Michael Best’s IP litigation team was again ranked among the top U.S. law firms for patent litigation by IP Law & Business (July 2009). Michael Best’s renowned litigation practice is comprised of more than 70 attorneys serving a wide range of clients. In terms of Michael Best’s litigation practice, Chambers notes, “Peers highlight its adeptness in other litigious areas, noting its skill in products liability and class actions.”
