Michael Best & Friedrich LLP is the exclusive member firm for Wisconsin of Lex Mundi, the world’s leading association of independent law firms.
Lex Mundi is the Mark of Excellence for legal services globally. With more than 21,000 lawyers in 560 offices, Lex Mundi member firms are present in more than 100 countries, states and provinces. These premier law firms provide legal representation and local market knowledge just about anywhere needs may arise. Our firm’s membership in Lex Mundi provides us with global reach and access to unparalleled legal resources that enhance our ability to serve our clients’ needs seamlessly around the world. Through Lex Mundi’s trusted network of member firms we can connect our clients to:
Preeminent law firms. Each Lex Mundi member is an elite firm in its jurisdiction. Potential members are evaluated on quality, responsiveness, ability to provide a full range of legal services, reputation, technology, management structure, ethical standards, conflict avoidance procedures, size, court admissions and other criteria. Each member firm is admitted only after substantial due diligence, and must undergo regular quality and peer review procedures in order to retain membership in the association.
Local market knowledge. Lex Mundi’s broad international coverage provides clients and their advisors with access to quality lawyers “on the ground” in nearly every major jurisdiction. Lex Mundi member firms are locally based law firms, indigenous to their areas. As a result, they have developed the skills most necessary in their jurisdictions, as well as strong ties to the legal and business communities. They also can apprise clients of the area’s political context and provide firsthand information about the local landscape.
Seamless client service around the globe. In addition to being able to connect clients with top-notch global legal resources, through Lex Mundi members can seamlessly coordinate clients’ cross-border matters, transactions and disputes. Guided by Lex Mundi’s seamless service protocols, which provide basic guidelines, procedures and best practices for working together with other member firms for a common client, members are able to assemble unparalleled client teams to seamlessly deliver streamlined, predictable and cost-effective multi-jurisdictional client solutions. Through a Lex Mundi seamless legal team clients can experience the ease of working with a single law firm while benefiting tremendous depth and breadth of local proficiency, know-how and connections of multiple Lex Mundi member firms.
A recognized resource worldwide. Through Lex Mundi’s global network of member firms, clients and their advisors can receive introductions to top local law firms around the world.
Through Lex Mundi’s trusted network of top-tier member firms, we can provide global support to our clients’ largest business challenges and opportunities. Lex Mundi is the Mark of Excellence for legal services globally. Visit www.lexmundi.com to learn more.
Pro Bono
Through our firm’s membership in Lex Mundi and the work of the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation, a nonprofit affiliate of Lex Mundi, our firm is able to provide critically important pro bono legal assistance to social entrepreneurs, thus helping them become successful agents of positive social change in jurisdiction and in the region. The Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation gives our lawyers the opportunity to work on engaging and innovative pro bono projects that are at the forefront of the legal profession. Some examples of the projects on which our firm has helped include:
About the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation
The mission of the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation is to provide social entrepreneurs with access to first-class legal advice and to strengthen the rule of law. Social entrepreneurs are change makers—individuals and organizations that respond to market failures and social problems with transformative and sustainable innovations aimed at improving the lives of the poor and disenfranchised. Drawing from Lex Mundi’s network of 160 top-tier commercial law firms, the foundation finds experienced lawyers who provide critical legal advice to social entrepreneurs on a pro bono basis. The Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation is a 501(c)(3) affiliate of Lex Mundi, the world’s leading association of independent law firms. (For more information about Lex Mundi, please visit www.lexmundi.com.) Utilizing the talents and resources of Lex Mundi’s powerful network of 160 top-tier commercial law firms in 100 countries and 560 offices around the globe, representing approximately 21,000 lawyers, the Foundation matches experienced lawyers who provide first-class legal services to social entrepreneurs on a pro bono basis, enabling them to carry out their missions of positive social change to improve communities and the lives of the poor and disenfranchised. For more information about the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation, please visit: www.lexmundiprobono.org.
Women in Law
Retaining highly qualified women lawyers is a priority of our firm. Through our firm’s own efforts and through the resources of Lex Mundi GOAL (Global Opportunities for Advancement and Leadership for Women in the Legal Profession), we are addressing this challenge by identifying and providing specific resources that can assist our firm in the advancement and retention of this valuable talent pool and lead to more positive working relationships and a positive impact overall.
Professional/Career Development
As a member of Lex Mundi, the world’s leading association of independent law firms our firm has access to cutting-edge, in-person, and online educational resources that help us continuously improve the legal knowledge and skills of our lawyers and that support the advancement of their cross-border practices and their management and leadership abilities. Through Lex Mundi we are able to take advantage of many professional development opportunities, including training programs provided through the Lex Mundi Institute and the Lex Mundi Learning Network, as well as practice development opportunities provided through meetings and interactions among members. These opportunities for training and exchanges of legal know-how, experiences and best practices with Lex Mundi lawyers from around the globe are significant resources that enhance and enrich the practices and careers of our lawyers.