Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

Michael Best At-A-Glance

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Approximately 220 attorneys in 5 office locations.
Michael Best is recognized as the “Best Law Firm” in Wisconsin, according to readers of Corporate Report Wisconsin. More than 2,600 business leaders statewide cast their votes in this annual survey for the top businesses in Wisconsin. Michael Best is honored to have achieved the premier ranking in the law firm category, as announced in the publication's August 2010 issue.
Ranked fourth among “Largest Milwaukee-Area Law Firms” according to The Business Journal’s Book of Lists 2011.
The Wisconsin State Journal, Book of Business 2011 ranks Michael Best’s Madison office as the fifth largest law firm in Dane County.
Madison’s In Business Magazine’s 2011 “Book of Lists” ranks Michael Best third based on the number of attorneys in the firm’s Madison office.
In the 2011 In Business Executive Register, a comprehensive guide to Dane County’s local executives who are active in the civil affairs of Greater Madison as well as providing business leadership, Michael Best has several Madison office attorneys listed.

Superior Client Services

Clients recognize Michael Best for superior client service, standing out in a field of more than 600 law firms serving the Fortune 1000. This exclusive client ranking earns Michael Best a spot on The BTI Client Service A-Team 2011. The BTI Client Service A-Team is the only law firm ranking based solely on direct, unprompted feedback from corporate counsel. According to interviews with nearly 300 corporate counsel, Michael Best delivers better client service than over half of the law firms serving the world's largest organizations (BTI Client Service A-Team 2011: The Survey of Law Firm Client Service Performance).

Superior Legal Services

The 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, published by Woodward/White, Inc., includes 74 Michael Best attorneys among its rankings of “the best and the brightest” of today’s legal practitioners. Attorneys listed in the book are selected by their peers in the legal community, and constitute only the top one percent of all lawyers practicing in America today.
For the fifth consecutive year, Michael Best was named as a Go-To Law Firm© in a survey by Corporate Counsel Magazine. Less than one-half of one percent of all law firms in the U.S. and abroad are included in this prestigious listing.
Global Counsel 3000 (8^th Edition), a leading guide to the law and lawyers in over 70 jurisdictions worldwide, recommends Michael Best’s Milwaukee office for its strong corporate, employment and intellectual property expertise. The 9^th Edition lists the firm as a “Highly Recommended” firm in Milwaukee.
Eight Michael Best attorneys have been selected in the past as “40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty Years Old to Watch,” a list published by Law Bulleting Publishing. This award is based on an attorney’s professional skills; what the attorney does for the overall good of the legal profession; and what the attorney has done for society overall.

Business

The 2011 issue of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers, a guide to the best practitioners in all the main areas of business law, recognizes the firm’s “strong reputation” and ability to “always strives to achieve the best possible outcome for its clients.”

Employment Relations

According to the 2011 issue of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Michael Best’s Labor and Employment Relations Practice Group again ranked number one in Wisconsin. “The Team is devoted to clients. It has the resources and depth of expertise to cover all of their needs.”

Intellectual Property

Michael Best was ranked as one of the top 30 trademark firms in the nation by Intellectual Property Today (May 2011) in terms of number of trademarks filed.
In March 2011, Intellectual Property Today ranked Michael Best as one of the top 100 patent firms in the nation based on the number of patents filed in 2010.
Trademark Insider Report (2010) ranked us as one of the top trademark firms based on the overall number of trademarks filed.
In June 2011, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business ranked Michael Best’s Intellectual Property Practice number one in Wisconsin.
For the sixth consecutive year, Michael Best was named as a Go-To Law Firm© in a survey by Corporate Counsel Magazine. Less than one-half of one percent of all law firms in the U.S. and abroad are included in this prestigious listing.
For the past several years, Michael Best has received the NameProtect® “Trademark Insider Award” for the number one Milwaukee Trademark Law Firm. NameProtect also ranked Michael Best as one of the top 25 in the nation for the number of trademarks filed.

Land and Resources

Once again the Natural Resources & Environmental Group at Michael Best was acknowledged in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business,” in the 2011 edition.

Litigation

According to the 2011 issue of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, the Litigation Practice Group was recognized for being “extremely business-minded” and has a client-focused approach.”

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