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Michael Best & Friedrich
- Kate Sturdevant
Kate Sturdevant is an experienced Intellectual Property Administrator at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, a position held since October 1998, overseeing maintenance and annuity fees for domestic and foreign patents. Prior to this role, Kate served as a Legal Secretary in the Litigation Department at Trebon & Mayhew, supporting a Senior Partner in corporate law, estate planning, and real estate matters while also assisting a Junior Partner with commercial litigation and other legal areas. Kate holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and Corrections from Carroll University.
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Businesses need more from a law firm than skilled advice and representation alone — they need a long-term strategic partner like Michael Best. Michael Best is a leading law firm, providing a full range of legal services to clients on a global, regional, and local basis. The firm has more than 400 legal professionals, including nearly 300 attorneys, serving clients in 17 offices across the U.S. in Colorado; Illinois; North Carolina; Texas; Utah; Washington, D.C.; and Wisconsin. Michael Best’s areas of practice include: intellectual property, labor and employment relations (including employee benefits), litigation, corporate and transactional, environmental and natural resources, privacy and cybersecurity, real estate, regulatory, and tax. The firm serves a variety of industries, such as advanced manufacturing, agribusiness, digital technology, energy, food and beverage, higher education, and life sciences.
