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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 220 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:

  • Banking & Financial Services
  • Corporate & Transactional
  • Energy Law
  • Environmental & Natural Resources
  • Government Relations & Public Policy
  • Intellectual Property
  • Labor & Employment Relations
  • Litigation
  • Real Estate
  • Tax

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:

  • Agribusiness
  • Energy
  • Food & Beverage
  • Higher Education
  • Life Sciences

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.

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Partner
Teresa has more than 20 years of experience procuring patent protection in the area of life sciences, working with clients in the therapeutics and pharmaceutical area in their product life…
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Associate
Clients look to Sara for her efficient approach and creative problem solving related to a diverse range of labor and employment issues. She provides thoughtful analysis in her work…
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Partner
Adam is a relentless advocate for his clients in the areas of complex commercial and financial services litigation. Clients value Adam’s judgment, creative solutions, and results-driven…
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Partner
Charlene provides counsel to chemical, pharmaceutical, and life sciences sector clients regarding the full spectrum of patent issues. Widely recognized for her successes in patent…
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Associate
Wei brings an extensive technical background to his work in patent preparation and prosecution, freedom to operate analyses, patent landscaping, and due diligence. Wei is also a member of…
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Associate
Sansun brings extensive experience in the life sciences to her work representing clients in regard to the full spectrum of foreign and U.S. patent prosecution. Her track record in freedom…
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Senior Director of Affirmative Action Plans & Contractor Compliance
Maryelena draws on her extensive background as an employment attorney, affirmative action consultant, and employee relations manager to assist clients in navigating the complex statutes and…
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Partner, Industry Group Chair
Leah takes a big-picture approach in advising clients as they face challenges on environmental, food safety, and regulatory compliance issues. She draws on experience gained in cases…
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Michael Best & Friedrich LLP has been selected for a 2018 NLR Go-To Thought Leadership award for their articles on International Intellectual Property Law. The attorney-authors at Michael Best detailed analysis of international IP issues, specifically in South America, provide NLR readers with important information on global trademark, patent, and copyright litigation and regulatory matters. 

 
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