Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Headquarters Milwaukee, Wisconsin
No. of offices 7
No. of attorneys 230
Major practice areas General practice
Key people David A. Krutz (Managing Partner)
Date founded 1848
Founder Edward G. 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 seven offices.[1]

Firm History

Michael Best & Friedrich was founded in 1848 by Edward G. 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 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]

Notable Alumni

Edward G. Ryan, Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court (1874-1880) [6]

William A. Bablitch, Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court (1983-2003) [7]

Matthew H. Carpenter, United States Senator (1869-1875; 1879-1881) [8]

Steven M. Biskupic, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin [9]

Michelle L. Jacobs, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin [10]

Stephen L. Crocker, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin (1992-Present) [11]

Reince Priebus, Chairman of the Republican National Committee [12]

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; [13] the Employment Law Alliance (ELA), a global network of employment and labor law firms; [14] 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.[15]

Michael Best has been involved in the defense of the 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 legislation on behalf of Scott Walker.[16]

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