People Preview Attorney's BiographyStephen focuses his practice on corporate and transactional law as well as commercial litigation. He advises clients ranging from entrepreneurs to large corporations across industries, including consumer products, technology, marketing and advertising, and manufacturing. Stephen is a dedicated business partner who spends time getting to know his clients and understanding their unique goals and legal concerns before developing innovative solutions to achieve their objectives.  Preview Attorney's BiographyAaron advises clients on a range of corporate and transactional matters. He specializes in equity and debt financing transactions, private equity and venture capital investments, and a wide variety of strategic transactions such as mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, spin-outs, and buying and selling assets, as well as general corporate law and governance matters. He has also assisted public companies with public offerings, SEC compliance and reporting obligations.Aaron counsels technol ...  Preview Attorney's BiographyAs Director of Information Security at Michael Best, Demetrius leads the development and implementation of information security and risk management protocols across the firm. He ensures Michael Best is in compliance with applicable regulations surrounding information governance, data security, and privacy.
R. Demetrius Ekpa* Director of Information Security & Infrastructure *Names that appear with an asterisk indicate a Michael Best professional not admitted to practice law.  Preview Attorney's BiographyKatie practices in the areas of trial, complex commercial, health law, and government relations. She has experience with high-stakes commercial litigation, appeals, legal and regulatory compliance, and mass-tort pharmaceutical and medical device litigation. Katie is an advocate for clients in the courtroom as well as before legislatorial and regulatory bodies.Katie has first-chair and solo trial experience in state and federal courts and has successfully argued cases on appeal. She has extensive ...  Preview Attorney's BiographyDarren Gibson is a zealous advocate and trusted advisor to private businesses and public sector employers. Darren vigorously defends his clients in restrictive covenant and trade secret litigation, discrimination and retaliation claims, and class and collective actions, among others. Darren loves the courtroom, is not afraid to take cases to trial, and regularly handles temporary injunction hearings and appeals. In addition, he conducts workplace investigations across the country, with deep expe ...  Preview Attorney's BiographyYuri is an experienced attorney, focusing on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications for inventions in the electrical, optical, chemical, and mechanical arts. His diverse technical experience spans optics, acoustics, electrical engineering, IC fabrication, signal processing, networking, communication protocols, MEMS technologies, spectroscopy, medical devices and instruments, and more.  Preview Attorney's BiographyEric represents clients in a variety of practice areas with a primary focus on complex litigation matters ranging from employment law to government liability and products liability law. His cases include commercial disputes, litigation involving governmental entities, employment discrimination claims, Fair Labor Standards Act claims, and claims of violations of the United States Constitution. His additional experience includes defending products liability actions on behalf of pharmaceutical and ...  Preview Attorney's BiographyReese is a member of Michael Best’s Venture Best practice group, where he focuses on corporate and transactional matters, catering to start-up, early-stage, and established companies.Prior to joining the firm, Reese worked as an associate in the Finance Group at a global law firm in Houston, Texas. He reviewed, analyzed, and drafted documents for various types of debt financings across multiple industries, including oil and gas, renewable energy, construction, and real estate. Reese played ...
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