Syed’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, private equity, venture capital, and fund formation. Syed also advises on transactions in various highly-regulated industries of healthcare and financial markets, as well as the evolving area of blockchain technology.

Julia provides clients with guidance on a variety of labor and employment matters. Her experience includes work related with employee benefits, transgender rights, and FLSA overtime regulations. She also assists with navigating FMLA, ADA, and HIPAA matters.

As Managing Director, Tory manages Michael Best’s operations led by Reince Priebus, President and Chief Strategist. In her role, Tory coordinates client initiatives on Priebus’ behalf and supervises operations within the office of the President and Chief Strategist. She is also responsible for organizing inter-firm activities between Michael Best and Strategies.

Phil has more than 20 years of experience assisting individuals with estate, wealth, and business succession planning and helping businesses with corporate and real estate matters.

As an estate planner, Phil knows that transferring wealth effectively requires the preservation of family relationship. When advising clients and their families, he devotes significant time to communicating with members of each generation. He strives to develop practical plans that carry out his clients’ wishes and minimize taxes, while also providing the flexibility needed to address unforeseen circumstances.

Rob helps clients grow their businesses by identifying strategic opportunities and designing and implementing programs that achieve their goals. His work comprises a full range of services related to public policy strategy, including government relations, lobbying, strategic planning, and public relations. As Director of the Wisconsin office, Rob also manages the day-to-day operations of Michael Best Strategies, and assists its president in developing short- and long-term plans for client growth.

Jon is a persuasive and effective advocate for large commercial clients seeking to protect their intellectual property assets. His outstanding track record is built on successful outcomes in high-profile litigation related to patents directed at a wide range of technologies. Jon’s common sense and diligent attention to client goals have proven a winning combination in dozens of trademark, unfair competition and trade libel cases across the United States. 

Nicholas is a trained mechanical engineer who assists our attorneys with patent preparation and prosecution tasks. He performs patentability analyses and clearance searches, drafts provisional and non-provisional patent applications, and drafts USPTO office action responses.

Brian’s practice is dedicated to obtaining robust patent protection for his clients’ innovation and developing strategies to minimize their patent infringement risk. Brian has significant experience counseling clients with respect to a wide range of intellectual property issues, including patentability, clearance, and invalidity of utility and design patents.