PeoplePreview Attorney's BiographyJonathan assists with the drafting, preparation, and prosecution of patent applications directed to electronic and biomedical innovations. He has experience with medical device, medical imaging, and medical instrument technologies as well as software, embedded systems, control systems, circuits, sensors, and a variety of other electronic technologies. Jonathan M. Pacocha* Patent Engineer *Names that appear with an asterisk indicate a Michael Best professional not admitted to practice law. Preview Attorney's BiographyChuck is a go-to lawyer for complex cases involving OSHA, employment law, labor negotiations, independent contractor and joint employment matters. Clients rely on his years of experience in dealing with state and federal enforcement agencies to develop human resource, safety and environmental policies and practices that prevent problems and save them significant expense. Chuck has defended employers in more than 1,000 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citation cases over the past 26 years. Preview Attorney's BiographyFor more than 30 years, Todd has helped numerous clients remain in compliance with all aspects of the complex and dynamic suite of environmental laws, with a particular focus on Clean Air Act regulation. His extensive knowledge of and experience includes obtaining environmental permits, planning future activities to minimize the expense of regulation, litigation involving all manner of environmental regulation, and the defense of allegations that a company may have violated environmental laws. Todd E. Palmer Partner Practice Group Co-Chair, Regulatory Sub-Practice Leader, Environmental & Natural Resources Preview Attorney's BiographyNick Paradiso has over 30 years of experience in government relations, education policy, education management, and business development. He is nationally regarded as a strategic leader in the field of education policy.Before joining Michael Best Strategies, Nick spent 22 years with National Heritage Academies (NHA), a charter school management company partnering with 100 charter schools, and serving 65,000 students across nine states. Nick’s most recent position at NHA was Chief of Ad ... Nicholas Paradiso* Senior Advisor Michael Best Strategies LLC *Names that appear with an asterisk indicate a Michael Best professional not admitted to practice law. Preview Attorney's BiographyMatthew is a Patent Engineer in the firm’s Intellectual Property practice. He focuses on obtaining patent protection for mechanical and electro-mechanical technologies. Preview Attorney's BiographyEmi represents management in a wide variety of employment litigation matters and assists management in a number employment law compliance matters. Emi frequently represents employers in administrative proceedings and state and federal courts, defending claims of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wage and hour violations, and other alleged workplace violations. She also regularly assists employers develop and maintain compliant employment policies, including conducting employee handbook reviews for multi-state employers. Additional advising experience includes ADA accommodations, severance agreements, and WARN Act compliance and other reduction in force guidance. Preview Attorney's BiographyMichael is a Patent Engineer who assists with drafting, preparation, and prosecution of patent applications directed to mechanical innovations. He works closely with Michael Best attorneys to obtain strong patent protection for clients’ valuable intellectual assets. Michael A. Pastoria* Patent Engineer *Names that appear with an asterisk indicate a Michael Best professional not admitted to practice law. Preview Attorney's BiographyClients call on Hamang for guidance on the federal, state and local tax and business law issues stemming from complex business transactions. His strategic counsel encompasses mergers and acquisitions, tax-free reorganizations, spin-offs, new market tax credit financings, historic tax credit financings, partnerships and joint ventures, REIT acquisitions, real estate transactions, and renewable energy tax incentives.
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