Michael Best

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP (commonly, referred to as "Michael Best") is a U.S. national law firm with 244 attorneys across 12 domestic offices.[1] The firm ranked 169th on The American Lawyer's 2021 Am Law 200 rankings.

This article is about the law firm. For people named Michael Best, see Michael Best (disambiguation).
Michael, Best & Friedrich, LLP
HeadquartersMilwaukee, Wisconsin
No. of offices12[1]
No. of attorneys244 (2021)[1]
Major practice areasGeneral practice
Key peopleDavid A. Krutz
(Managing Partner)
Revenue$156,964,000 (2021)[1]
Profit per equity partner$677,000 (2021)[1]
Date founded1848 (1848)
FounderEdward George Ryan
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Websitewww.michaelbest.com

History

Michael Best was founded in 1848 by Edward George Ryan, a Wisconsin trial attorney who later served as Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.[2] Over the course of more than a hundred and sixty years, the firm expanded throughout Wisconsin and across the country through a series of expansions and mergers, eventually growing from a small legal practice to a full-service business law firm that serves clients in the United States and across the globe.[2][3][4]

Practice areas

Michael Best's primary practice areas include labor and employment, intellectual property, tax, and healthcare.[5] Other areas of practice the firm is known for include banking & financial services law, corporate & transactional work, energy, environmental & natural resources law, government relations & public policy work, commercial litigation and real estate.

Attorney compensation

Unlike most U.S. national law firms, Michael Best does not generally disclose compensation offered to Associates.[6] However, as mandated by the Colorado Equal Pay Act, the lateral attorney job openings posted on the firm's website indicate that, "[f]or Colorado applicants only," the starting associate salary is $150,000 per year.[7] Numerous sources further report that base salary of Michael Best Associates based in other major markets (i.e., Austin, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., where Associate salaries typically start at $205,000 for new law school graduates), also start at $150,000.[8][9][10]

Affiliations

Michael Best is affiliated with various global law organizations, including Lex Mundi, a network of 160 law firms with over 21,000 attorneys in more than 100 countries;[11] the Employment Law Alliance (ELA), a global network of employment and labor law firms;[12] and the American Property Tax Counsel (APTC), a national affiliation of property tax law firms that provides major portfolio owners with a single source of tax advice.[13]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Michael Best & Friedrich". The American Lawyer. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20120701180050/http://www.michaelbest.com/aboutus/xprGeneralContent2.aspx?xpST=AboutUsGeneral&key=76a13c5b-6a0f-4600-836d-a840b5cba8f4&activeEntry=4c37d8d3-094f-4dfe-82ba-38850240c364
  3. "Firms entering Chicago market see opportunity to grow" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  4. Kirchen, Rich (2013-11-20). "Michael Best & Friedrich buys Salt Lake City's Vantus firm". Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  5. https://www.michaelbest.com/Practices
  6. https://www.nalpdirectory.com/content/OrganizationalSnapshots/OrgSnapshot_9048.pdf
  7. https://www.michaelbest.com/Careers/Lateral
  8. https://abovethelaw.com/2021/06/salary-wars-scorecard-tracker-2021/
  9. https://www.lawcrossing.com/lawfirmprofile/K7VaW/Michael-Best-and-Friedrich-LLP/salary-benefits
  10. https://www.bcgsearch.com/bestlawfirms/K7VaW/Michael-Best-and-Friedrich-LLP/salary-benefits
  11. Lex Mundi
  12. Employment Law Alliance
  13. American Property Tax Counsel
  14. Rabideau, Amy (2011-02-17). "Bablitch a longtime public servant". Jsonline.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  15. http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2013/01/04/biskupic-jacobs-form-own-firm.html
  16. Rabideau, Amy (2011-08-02). "Cannon served as Milwaukee County DA, U.S. attorney". Jsonline.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  17. http://judgepedia.org/Stephen_Crocker
  18. Huey-Burns, Caitlin (January 24, 2011). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Reince Priebus". usnews.com. U.S. News & World Report, L.P. p. 1. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  19. "Reince Priebus". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  20. Jackson, Hallie; Tur, Katy; Jaffe, Alexandra (November 13, 2016). "Donald Trump Names RNC Chair Reince Priebus Chief of Staff". nbcnews.com. NBC News. p. 1. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  21. "Wisconsin Court System - Edward G. Ryan". Wicourts.gov. 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
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