MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH, LLP
MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH, LLP is a legal & compliance vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH, LLP was paid $253K across 2 client committees.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Mar 31, 2019 → Oct 29, 2020
- spans 1.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 21
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 2
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Top buyers
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By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $247 | 0.10% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $252,426 | 99.90% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 2 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $13K | 1 | C00693093 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $13K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $40K | 4 | C00693093 99% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $53K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $42K | 3 | C00693093 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $95K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $39K | 3 | C00693093 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $134K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $39K | 3 | C00693093 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $173K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $40K | 3 | C00693093 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $213K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $39K | 3 | C00693093 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $252K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $569 | 1 | C00693093 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $253K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal & Compliance | $252,673 | 21 | $12K | 100.0% | C00693093 100% | 5y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
Geographic concentration
Where this vendor's clients are based — federal committees by state, plus implicit jurisdiction for CA and TX state filers.
| State | Total spend | % of revenue | Clients | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | $252,426 | 99.9% | 1 | |
| WI | $247 | 0.1% | 1 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.
| Reason | Date | Filer | Category | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largest all-time | 2019-09-24 | C00693093 | Legal & Compliance | LEGAL SERVICES | $14,885 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-05-23 | C00693093 | Legal & Compliance | LEGAL SERVICES | $13,912 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-08-26 | C00693093 | Legal & Compliance | LEGAL SERVICES | $13,670 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-04-14 | C00693093 | Legal & Compliance | LEGAL SERVICES | $13,586 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-07-29 | C00693093 | Legal & Compliance | LEGAL CONSULTING SERVICES | $13,314 |
| Recent | 2020-06-19 | C00693093 | Legal & Compliance | LEGAL SERVICES | $13,289 |
| Recent | 2020-09-17 | C00693093 | Legal & Compliance | LEGAL SERVICES | $13,000 |
| Recent | 2020-08-31 | C00693093 | Legal & Compliance | LEGAL SERVICES | $13,000 |
| Recent | 2020-10-29 | C00693093 | Legal & Compliance | LEGAL SERVICES | $569 |