Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

Businesses need more from a law firm than skilled advice and representation alone - they need a long-term strategic partner like Michael Best. We've earned many loyal clients by understanding each one's unique goals, opportunities, and challenges and by delivering results, year after year. Our focus is on your entire organization, not just on the legal matters we're involved in. Michael Best is a full service firm with more than 250 lawyers who provide our clients with the exceptional legal service and business acumen that have defined our firm for generations. Our practice is broadly organized into the following areas, each with its own sub-practices: Corporate Government Relations, Political Law & Public Policy Intellectual Property Labor & Employment Relations Litigation Privacy & Cybersecurity Regulatory Real Estate Tax Wealth Planning We serve regional, national, and international corporations, as well as municipalities, trade associations, nonprofits, family trusts, and individuals. Our clients range in size from small start-up ventures to global Fortune 500 companies, in many different industries. Michael Best has a long history of serving clients in the consumer and industrial products sectors. As those sectors evolve, our practice has grown to encompass a diverse range of technology and software clients. Additionally, we have deep experience in a number of industries that are subject to unique regulatory schemes or rapidly changing market conditions, such as: Advanced Manufacturing Agribusiness Banking & Financial Services Digital Technology Energy Food & Beverage Higher Education Life Sciences Water We work in collaborative, cross-practice teams that focus not only on legal and regulatory matters, but also on operational issues, market opportunities, and competitive advantage. We always strive to provide excellent service within a highly competitive cost structure, and clients consistently praise our responsiveness and value. We look forward to serving you next.

Now a national firm with thirteen offices and more than 340 legal professionals, Michael Best is proud to hail from the thriving city of Milwaukee. Founded in 1848, our downtown Milwaukee office is the firm's largest, serving the broad legal needs of a distinct client base within and beyond Wisconsin. Our clients range from small start-up ventures to Fortune 500 companies; we guide clients as diverse as manufacturers, banks, nonprofits, educational institutions, and high-tech entities through a wide variety of business transactions, litigation, and other critical matters. Though our presence is concentrated most heavily in the Midwest, our practice can handle pressing legal issues across the country and around the globe. Yet our work is not limited to success in the legal arena. Committed to sustaining the city's cultural diversity and revitalized economy, our lawyers are enthusiastic supporters of community groups and charitable entities, from engaging in frequent volunteer activity to forging rewarding relationships with prominent service organizations like the United Way of Greater Milwaukee and the United Performing Arts Fund.

Locations	No. of Attorneys
Austin, TX	10
Milwaukee, WI	491

Practice Areas	No. of Attorneys
Antitrust and Competition	2
Bankruptcy	1
Corporate	34
Data Privacy	1
Energy and Oil & Gas	1
Environmental and Land Use	1
ERISA/Executive Compensation	2
Government Contracts	1
Health Care	2
Immigration	1
IP	46
Labor & Employment	16
Litigation	19
Real Estate	5
Tax	1
Trusts and Estates	2