Brett has a breadth of experience in mergers and acquisitions and a variety of other transactional matters to help clients navigate complex transactions and corporate legal issues.
Brett’s M&A experience includes advising small-cap to large-cap companies on the buy- and sell-side of transactions of all sizes, from private equity add-on acquisitions to multi-billion dollar public company mergers, across a diverse group of industries. Brett also uses his transactional skills and experience to support the firm’s Venture Best team, advising entrepreneurs, early-stage companies, and investors with their various legal needs.
Prior to joining Michael Best, Brett was a managing associate with a major global law firm.
While pursuing his J.D., Brett worked as a student attorney at the University of Wisconsin Law School’s Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic, where he provided transactional legal services for early-stage entrepreneurs and start-up companies, and served as a Managing Editor for the Wisconsin Law Review. During law school, Brett was also a student fellow for Chicago Ventures, a Chicago-based venture capital firm, and the President of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society.
Prior to law school, Brett was an analyst for a global professional services firm, performing valuation, strategy, and market research services relating to mergers & acquisitions and real estate transactions.