About Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP is a national full-service law firm providing comprehensive legal and business solutions to organizations across the United States and internationally. With more than 350 attorneys and 18 offices, the firm brings over 175 years of trusted service to businesses, institutions, and innovators navigating complex legal and regulatory environments.

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP partners with clients to solve complex challenges through bold thinking, precise execution, and shared purpose. The firm represents a diverse range of industries, including healthcare, life sciences, technology, manufacturing, construction, energy, banking and financial services, agribusiness, nonprofit organizations, and higher education. This industry-focused approach allows the firm to deliver practical guidance aligned with evolving market demands.

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP offers a broad spectrum of legal capabilities, including corporate law, litigation, intellectual property, labor and employment, privacy and cybersecurity, regulatory and compliance, real estate, wealth planning, and venture services. Through affiliated platforms such as Michael Best Strategies and Venture Best, the firm expands its ability to address strategic business and policy needs.

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP is consistently recognized for excellence and client service. Chambers & Partners has praised the firm’s highly skilled team, strategic insight, responsiveness, and depth of experience. Clients value the firm’s ability to combine sophisticated legal analysis with pragmatic, business-oriented advice tailored to their specific objectives.

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP remains committed to partnership and long-term client relationships. By aligning legal strategy with business goals, the firm helps clients manage risk, anticipate change, and seize opportunity. Its collaborative culture and national reach position the firm to deliver clarity, confidence, and measurable results in an increasingly complex world.

Practice Areas

Business
  • Antitrust & Competition
  • Tax
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Capital Markets
  • Venture Best
  • Debt Finance
  • General Corporate Counsel
  • Securities & Capital Markets
  • Tax
  • Venture Capital & Private Equity
  • Privacy & Cybersecurity
Labor & Employment
  • Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
  • Workplace Compliance
  • Unfair Competition & Trade Secrets
  • Labor-Management Relations
  • Immigration
  • Employment Litigation
Lawsuits & Disputes
  • Government Investigations & White-Collar Defense
  • Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Consumer Class Action Defense
  • Employment Litigation
  • Insurance Recovery & Counseling
  • Product Liability
  • Tax Controversy
Real Estate
  • Project Development & Financing
  • Land Use & Zoning
  • Commercial Leasing
  • Tax Increment Financing (TIF) & Tax Credits
  • Construction Law
  • Utilities
  • Commercial Finance & Lending
  • Public-Private Partnerships (P3)
Regulatory & Compliance
  • Energy
  • Public Policy Law & Procurement
  • Environmental & Natural Resources
  • FDA
Wealth Planning
  • Tax & Estate Planning
  • Family Business & Succession Planning
  • Family Offices
  • Charitable Planning
  • Contested Matters
  • Insurance Planning
  • Marital Property Planning
  • Disability Planning
  • Retirement Planning

Fees

  • Payment details not specified

Office locations for Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP - Chicago

444 W Lake St Ste 3200, Chicago, IL 60606

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP - Washington

1000 Maine Ave SW #400, Washington, DC 20024

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP - Milwaukee

790 N Water St, Milwaukee, WI 53202

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP - Austin

515 Congress Ave. #2500, Austin, TX 78701

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP - Madison

1 S Pinckney St UNIT 700, Madison, WI 53703