Michael Best & Friedrich: Welcomes new chief information officer

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Jennifer R. Rupkey

Director, Client Development

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(November 2, 2010) Milwaukee, WI – Michael Best & Friedrich LLP welcomes Alan Ciochon as the firm’s new Chief Information Officer. Ciochon will be responsible for managing the operation and security of all of the firm’s information technology. Ciochon previously served for more than eight years as the Director of Information Technology at Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek and prior to that was the Information Systems Manager/ E-Commerce Manager at Newell Rubbermaid. A double major in mathematics and economics, he received a B.A. from Beloit College.

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Founded in 1848, Michael Best has earned its reputation as a leading Midwestern law firm. The firm has 240 attorneys in Milwaukee, Madison, Waukesha and Manitowoc, Wisconsin; and Chicago, Illinois. The firm provides a full range of legal services to clients on a local, regional, national and global basis in areas including: general corporate, health care, labor & employment, land & resources (environmental and real estate), litigation, tax, and wealth planning services.