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November 2, 2023Press Release

Michael Best Earns National Tier 1 Rankings in the 2024 “Best Law Firms” List by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®

The firm received 15 national rankings and 90 regional rankings.

Michael Best is pleased to announce the firm’s national and regional recognitions in the 2024 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” The 14th edition rankings are compiled from more than 97,000 client submissions, more than 2.8 million Best Law Firms votes on ballots and more than 13.7 million evaluations of more than 23,000 firms. This extensive research resulted in 2,202 firms earning national recognitions, and 16,324 firms earning regional recognitions.  

Michael Best received national rankings in the following areas:  

National Tier 1 

  • Employment Law – Management 
  • Litigation – Labor & Employment  
  • Patent Law 
  • Trademark Law 

National Tier 2 

  • Advertising Law  
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property 
  • Litigation – Patent 

National Tier 3 

  • Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice 
  • Commercial Litigation 
  • Corporate Law  
  • Entertainment Law – Music 
  • Labor Law – Management  
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax 
  • Project Finance Law 
  • Trusts and Estates 

Regionally, Michael Best received recognition in Metropolitan Tier 1, 2 and 3 rankings in the following legal practice areas: 

Charlotte, NC 

Metropolitan Tier 1 

  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants 

Metropolitan Tier 2 

  • Employment Law – Management 
  • Litigation – Insurance  
  • Litigation – Labor & Employment  

Metropolitan Tier 3 

  • Litigation – Health Care  

Chicago, IL 

Metropolitan Tier 1  

  • Advertising Law 
  • Commercial Litigation 
  • Employment Law – Management 
  • Litigation – Labor & Employment  
  • Patent Law 

Metropolitan Tier 2 

  • Biotechnology Law 
  • Entertainment Law – Music 
  • Trademark Law 

Metropolitan Tier 3 

  • Litigation – Intellectual Property  
  • Litigation – Patent 

Colorado 

Metropolitan Tier 2 

  • Litigation – Intellectual Property  
  • Patent Law 

Metropolitan Tier 3 

  • Litigation – Patent  
  • Technology Law  

Green Bay, WI 

Metropolitan Tier 1 

  • Mergers & Acquisitions Law 
  • Trusts & Estates Law 

Madison, WI 

Metropolitan Tier 1 

  • Commercial Litigation 
  • Communications Law 
  • Corporate Law 
  • Energy Law 
  • Environmental Law 
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Law 
  • Patent Law  
  • Tax Law  

Metropolitan Tier 2 

  • Biotechnology Law 
  • Employment Law – Management 
  • Litigation – Environmental  
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property 
  • Litigation – Patent 
  • Real Estate Law 
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law 
  • Trusts & Estates Law 
  • Venture Capital Law 

Metropolitan Tier 3 

  • Energy Regulatory Law 
  • Labor Law – Management 
  • Litigation – Labor & Employment 
  • Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) 

Milwaukee, WI 

Metropolitan Tier 1 

  • Business Organizations (Including LLCs and Partnerships) 
  • Commercial Litigation 
  • Construction Law  
  • Corporate Law 
  • Employment Law – Management 
  • Environment Law 
  • Immigration Law 
  • Labor Law – Management 
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property 
  • Litigation – Labor & Employment 
  • Litigation – Patent 
  • Litigation – Tax 
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants 
  • Patent Law 
  • Real Estate Law 
  • Tax Law 
  • Trademark Law 
  • Trusts & Estates Law 

Metropolitan Tier 2 

  • Administrative / Regulatory Law 
  • Banking and Finance Law 
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law 
  • International Trade and Finance Law 
  • Litigation – Construction 
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Law 
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants 
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants 
  • Project Finance Law 
  • Workers' Compensation Law – Employers 

Metropolitan Tier 3 

  • Commercial Finance Law 
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar  
  • Employment Law – Individuals   
  • Litigation – Environmental 

Raleigh, NC 

Metropolitan Tier 1 

  • Trademark Law  

Metropolitan Tier 2 

  • Copyright Law  
  • Patent Law 

Metropolitan Tier 3 

  • Litigation – Health Care 
  • Litigation – Insurance 
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants 
  • Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants 

Utah 

Metropolitan Tier 1 

  • Commercial Litigation 
  • Corporate Law 
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Law 

Metropolitan Tier 2 

  • Commercial Transactions / UCC Law  
  • Employment Law – Management  
  • Privacy and Data Security Law 
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law  

Metropolitan Tier 3 

  • Litigation – Insurance  

Wilmington, NC 

Metropolitan Tier 3 

  • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants 
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