Michael Best

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Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Michael Best Logo
HeadquartersMilwaukee, Wisconsin
No. of offices19
No. of attorneys304
Major practice areasGeneral practice
Key peopleDavid A. Krutz
(Managing Partner)
Revenue$156,964,000 (2021)[1]
Profit per equity partner$677,000 (2021)[1]
Date founded1848; 174 years ago (1848)
FounderEdward George Ryan
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Websitewww.michaelbest.com

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP (commonly, referred to as "Michael Best") is a U.S. national law firm with more than 300 attorneys across 19 domestic offices.[1] The firm ranked 169th on The American Lawyer's 2021 Am Law 200 rankings.

History[]

Michael Best was founded in 1848 by Edward George Ryan, a Wisconsin trial attorney who later served as Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.[2] Over the course of more than a hundred and seventy 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.[2][3][4]

Practice areas[]

Michael Best's primary practice areas include corporate, government relations, public policy, political law, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, privacy & cybersecurity, real estate, regulatory, tax, and estate planning.[5] Other areas of practice the firm is known for include banking & financial services law, energy, environmental & natural resources law, and life sciences.

Attorney compensation[]

The starting associate salary ranges from $140,000-$160,000 per year pending location.

Affiliations[]

Michael Best 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]

Notable alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Michael Best & Friedrich". The American Lawyer. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  2. ^ a b "Archived copy". www.michaelbest.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Firms entering Chicago market see opportunity to grow" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  4. ^ Kirchen, Rich (2013-11-20). "Michael Best & Friedrich buys Salt Lake City's Vantus firm". Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  5. ^ "Practices".
  6. ^ Lex Mundi
  7. ^ Employment Law Alliance
  8. ^ American Property Tax Counsel
  9. ^ Rabideau, Amy (2011-02-17). "Bablitch a longtime public servant". Jsonline.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  10. ^ a b "Biskupic, Jacobs leave Michael Best, form own firm - Milwaukee - Milwaukee Business Journal". Archived from the original on 2015-02-09.
  11. ^ Rabideau, Amy (2011-08-02). "Cannon served as Milwaukee County DA, U.S. attorney". Jsonline.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  12. ^ http://judgepedia.org/Stephen_Crocker
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Reince Priebus". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Wisconsin Court System - Edward G. Ryan". Wicourts.gov. 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-11-14.

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