Sachiko is an advisor who specializes in assisting the firm’s international clientele. She has a deep understanding of the Japanese business landscape, corporate interests, legal framework, and judicial system. Sachiko is a certified attorney in Japan and the state of New York, as well as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the U.S.

Carolyn’s practice focuses on complex litigation matters. She represents a broad range of clients, from smaller companies to multinational organizations.

Cheryl represents financial institutions, energy companies, and commodity trading firms (including both end-users and swap dealers) on a variety of derivatives transactions, and drafts documentation for interest rate swaps, foreign exchange, commodities, and other derivatives product lines.

Alex’s clients look to him for help securing and protecting their patents related to electrical and electronic systems, embedded software, and communication systems. Alex started at Michael Best as a patent engineer in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group. In this capacity, he assisted with drafting patent applications and formulating responses to actions from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and completed clearance and state of the art searches.