RegulatoryOverviewAll businesses have to comply with government regulations—some more so than others. Michael Best’s Regulatory practice is designed to serve clients in heavily regulated industries, such as manufacturing and utility services, as well as across various industries in regulated areas that impact business as a whole, such as environmental regulation. We have deep experience assisting clients with regulatory compliance and defense in each of these areas, combined with the capability to deliver a broad range of legal services. Our lawyers work in collaborative teams to advise clients in virtually all aspects of regulatory compliance, across practice areas including environmental, energy, corporate, intellectual property, labor and employment, M&A, real estate, tax, and more.
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Michael Best’s multidisciplinary Energy team has experience in energy regulation, transactions, and litigation, including leadership positions in state and federal government agencies. Our experience covers energy project permitting and financing, state and federal regulatory proceedings, land acquisition and sales, procurement, construction, and energy production, distribution, and trading. MORE
Our Environmental & Natural Resources practice group assists clients in the areas of environmental compliance counseling and advocacy, enforcement defense and litigation, contaminated property development and remediation, climate change and sustainability, and water-related matters. We practice before federal and state agencies, and try cases as needed at both administrative agencies and state and federal courts. Our experience, approach, and connections enable us to help clients find innovative solutions that can transform risk into reward, such as cross-industry emissions agreements or converting waste into energy for sale. MORE
Michael Best’s broad-based FDA Regulatory practice covers the full spectrum of matters related to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other product regulation agencies. Whether a client’s product is food, drugs, medical devices, software, cosmetics, dietary supplements, or lasers, our team has the experience to match. We assist clients throughout the entire product life cycle, starting with premarket services. MORE
Related People Preview Attorney's BiographyBill, who leads the firm’s Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) practice, has 25 years’ experience counseling a wide range of clients in the energy sector, including Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs), retail regulators, investor-owned utilities and their affiliates, public power entities, transmission-dependent utilities, independent transmission developers, and cooperatives and municipals.  Preview Attorney's BiographyDavid’s practice sits squarely at the intersection of the food-water-energy nexus. His work in the areas of environmental, regulatory, agricultural production, manufacturing and distribution, and renewable energy projects gives him the depth of experience necessary to counsel clients who will be feeding and powering a projected global population of nine billion people by 2050—at a time when resource scarcity and consumer confidence require an ongoing commitment to stewardship and sustainability.  Preview Attorney's BiographyRenee has over 20 years of experience as a paralegal in both the environmental and real estate practice areas. She assists attorneys in all aspects of management and closing of residential and commercial real estate transactions. Renee has experience with drafting real estate documents, analyzing surveys and title documents and land use planning. Renee V. Exum* *Names that appear with an asterisk indicate a Michael Best professional not admitted to practice law. Preview Attorney's BiographyA member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, Julie helps clients build strong patent portfolios that can withstand future validity challenges and protect against infringement. She navigates clients through clearance and design changes to avoid patent infringement challenges while developing effective enforcement strategies to safeguard their IP assets. .jpg) Preview Attorney's BiographyMark brings a wealth of experience as a seasoned senior executive with a proven track record in solving the toughest problems at all levels of government. Before joining Michael Best, Mark served as Chief Clerk and Deputy Land Commissioner for the Texas General Land Office, where he led an agency of over 750 employees. During his tenure there, Mark played a pivotal role in disaster recovery efforts, particularly in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey—the State’s most devastating storm ...  Preview Attorney's BiographyAllison assists clients with a variety of complex regulatory issues. She also counsels clients on other related business matters.Prior to joining Michael Best in her current role, Allison gained experience as a Summer Associate with the firm. Earlier, she was a law clerk at a boutique law firm in Milwaukee where she established corporations for clients and filed documents with the Department of Financial Institutions, drafted client communications and motions for the court, analyzed and made rec ...  Preview Attorney's BiographyJordan helps energy companies and other sophisticated businesses structure and contract for large scale capital expansion and procurement, including representation in siting and certification cases for large power generation facilities, electric transmission lines, private energy facilities, and large agricultural projects.  Preview Attorney's BiographyChris focuses his practice on the intersection of business and government, particularly in the renewable energy and traditional energy sectors, where he represents clients in regulatory advocacy and compliance, legislative and policy matters, and contested cases before regulatory bodies including the Public Utility Commission of Texas and matters before the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). Chris’s experience spans a wide range of energy industry clients, including advising a ...
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