Michael Best & Friedrich
Jill Toporkiewicz has over 20 years of experience in the legal industry. Jill has worked at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP since 2016, starting as the Director of Business Development and later becoming the Director and then Senior Director of Client Value. In these roles, they led the firm's client value initiatives, focusing on improving the delivery of legal services and enhancing the value received by clients. Jill also oversaw teams responsible for pricing, matter management, process improvement, knowledge management, and innovation strategies. Prior to joining Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Jill worked at Littler Mendelson as a Senior Manager and Proposal Content Manager, and at McGuireWoods as a Proposal Coordinator and Regional Marketing Coordinator.
Jill Toporkiewicz holds a Bachelor's Degree in Leadership and Organizational Behavior from Northwestern University. Additionally, they obtained a Master's degree in Law Firm Management from The George Washington University in the years 2017 to 2018. Jill has further certifications, including an Accredited Legal Pricing Professional (ALPP) from the True Value Partnering Institute obtained in January 2020, as well as a Yellow Belt in Legal Lean Sigma® and Project Management from the Legal Lean Sigma Institute, obtained in 2018.
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Michael Best & Friedrich
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.