Michael Best & Friedrich: Paul Benson and Lisa Mueller join Law360 2014 editorial advisory boards

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March 21, 2014, Milwaukee, WI – Paul Benson, Chair of Michael Best & Friedrich’s Product and Tort Liability Litigation Focus Group, has been named to Law360’s 2014 Product Liability Editorial Advisory Board, and Lisa Mueller, a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, has been named to the 2014 Life Sciences Editorial Advisory Board.

The purpose of the editorial advisory board is to get feedback on Law360’s coverage and to gain insight from experts in the field on how best to shape future coverage.

Paul Benson is chairman of the firm’s product and tort liability litigation focus group and the former chairman of the firm’s litigation practice group. Benson is also the leader of the agribusiness, food and beverage practice. In his 20-plus years of experience, Benson has been involved in litigation across the country in the areas of product liability and personal injury litigation, class action, collective action and multidistrict litigation, toxic tort litigation, intellectual property litigation, insurance litigation and commercial litigation.

Lisa Mueller is a partner in Michael Best’s intellectual property practice group and life sciences and chemical industry practice group. Mueller is experienced in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical areas, advising clients in all areas of global intellectual property portfolio management, including patent and trademark prosecution, validity and infringement opinions, patent opposition proceedings, post-grant proceedings and regulatory issues.