Michael Best: Receives national tier 1 ranking

Milwaukee, WI (November 4, 2014) – The law firm of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP received a National Tier 1 ranking in the areas of Employment Law – Management, Patent Prosecution and Litigation, and Trademark Law from U.S. News and Best Lawyers. The National Tier 1 ranking was determined through the firm’s overall evaluation, which included a combination of peer reviews and client feedback and will be published in the 2015 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.”



Regionally, Michael Best received metropolitan Tier 1 rankings in the following legal practice areas:



Madison, Wisconsin Office

§ Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

§ Commercial Litigation

§ Communications Law

§ Corporate Law

§ Energy Law

§ Environmental Law

§ Land Use & Zoning Law

§ Litigation – Banking & Finance

§ Litigation – Bankruptcy

§ Litigation – Land Use & Zoning

§ Litigation – Patent

§ Real Estate Law

§ Tax Law

§ Trusts & Estates Law



Milwaukee, Wisconsin Office

§ Commercial Litigation

§ Construction Law

§ Corporate Law

§ Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law

§ Employment Law – Management

§ Immigration Law

§ Labor Law – Management

§ Labor Law – Union

§ Land Use & Zoning Law

§ Litigation – Antitrust

§ Litigation – Bankruptcy

§ Litigation – Intellectual Property

§ Litigation – Labor & Employment

§ Litigation – Land Use & Zoning

§ Litigation – Municipal

§ Litigation – Patent

§ Litigation – Tax

§ Patent Law

§ Real Estate Law

§ Tax Law

§ Trademark Law

§ Trusts & Estates Law

§ Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers



Chicago, Illinois Office

§ Advertising Law

§ Employment Law – Management

§ Entertainment Law – Music

§ Litigation – Intellectual Property

§ Litigation – Patent

§ Trademark Law



About Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

Over the past 166 years, Michael Best has earned its reputation as a leading law firm, providing a full range of legal services to clients on a local, regional, national and global basis. The firm has more than 220 attorneys in Milwaukee, Madison, Waukesha and Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Chicago, Illinois; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Washington D.C. Michael Best’s main areas of practice include: corporate, intellectual property, labor and employment, land and resources (environmental and real estate), litigation, tax and wealth planning.