Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

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Michael Best & Friedrich LLP is a U.S. national law firm with more than 230 attorneys and 12 offices. The firm ranked 180th on The American Lawyer's 2016 AmLaw 200 rankings of U.S. law firms.

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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. 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.

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Practice Areas

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

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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; the Employment Law Alliance (ELA), a global network of employment and labor law firms; 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.

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

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Notable alumni

• William A. Bablitch, Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court (1983-2003)
• Steven M. Biskupic, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
• David J. Cannon, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
• Matthew H. Carpenter, United States Senator (1869-1875; 1879-1881)
• Stephen L. Crocker, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin (1992-Present)
• Michelle L. Jacobs, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
• Reince Priebus, Chairman of the Republican National Committee (2011-2017) and White House Chief of Staff (2017)
• Edward George Ryan, Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court (1874-1880)

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References

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External links

• Official website
• Michael Best & Friedrich LLP at CrunchBase

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