Michael Best & Friedrich LLP : Hosts more than 300 professionals at its annual employment law seminar

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Jennifer R. Rupkey
Director, Client Development
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Milwaukee, WI (May 10, 2013) – Michael Best & Friedrich LLP hosted its 25th Annual Labor and Employment Relations Law Seminar on May 9, 2013, at the Delta Center. The annual seminar is designed to provide attendees with key employment law updates. More than 300 participants from numerous companies across the region attended.

President and Owner of The Benefit Services Group, Inc. (BSG®), Gerald W. Frye, joined Michael Best Partners, Charles P. Stevens and Charles B. Palmer in a morning panel discussion on healthcare reform. Frye also joined Stevens and Michael Best Partner, Martin P. Tierney later in the day for an open Healthcare Reform Q&A workshop.

“We celebrated our 25th year in providing critical employment law updates and application techniques. Being able to spend time, in person, with our clients is invaluable and provides us with new insights into our clients’ businesses, expectations and challenges,” stated José A. Olivieri, Chair of the Labor and Employment Relations Practice at Michael Best.

The general session and four workshop sessions were covered via social media through event hashtag #BestSeminar. Over 200 tweets covered 12 workshops by several Michael Best attorneys, @StevenNigh, @MitchQuick1, @CRPTEsq, @FarrahRifelj, @arroyoworld and attendees.

About Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Founded in 1848, Michael Best is a leading Midwest-based law firm with more than 250 attorneys. Companies from high-growth start ups to the Fortune 110 rely on us to handle a variety of complex issues. Practice areas include intellectual property and intellectual property litigation; corporate law; health care; labor and employment; land and resources (environmental and real estate); litigation; life sciences; agriculture; renewable energy; and tax and wealth planning.

Michael Best is the exclusive member firm for Wisconsin of Lex Mundi, the world’s leading association of independent law firms. Lex Mundi member firms are present in more than 160 countries, states and provinces, covering virtually every business market worldwide. Our firm’s membership in Lex Mundi provides us with global reach and access to unparalleled legal resources that enhance our ability to serve our clients’ needs seamlessly around the world. Through Lex Mundi’s trusted network of top-tier member firms, we can provide global support to our clients’ largest business challenges and opportunities. Lex Mundi is the Mark of Excellence for legal services globally. Visit www.lexmundi.com to learn more.

About Michael Best’s Labor and Employment Relations Practice Group
Michael Best’s Labor and Employment Relations Practice Group is a national practice providing leading-edge advice and creative solutions to guide business as they make employment decisions, set policies and plan for the future. The attorneys are recognized by their clients and peers as among the best and most respected management-side labor, employment and employee benefits attorneys in the country. According to the 2011 issue of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Michael Best’s “highly regarded” Labor and Employment Relations Practice Group “is one of the largest in the Midwest, and is viewed as a true leader in its field. It assists both public and private clients on all aspects of the employer-employee relationship.” Sources interviewed by Chambers go on to state, “The team is devoted to its clients. It has the resources and depth of expertise to cover all of their needs.” This group again ranked number one in Wisconsin.

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