July 13, 2011

 

MILWAUKEE, WIS. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that Andrew P. Beilfuss and Thomas J. Phillips, attorneys in the Firm’s Milwaukee office, have been elected as District Representatives on the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Board of Governors. They began their two-year terms on July 1, 2011.

Mr. Beilfuss, an attorney in the Litigation and Corporate Services Groups, focuses his practice primarily on litigation, often in the franchise and product marketing and distribution context. He also advises on contract drafting and regulatory matters including advising on product distribution, state and federal franchise laws, the Uniform Commercial Code, terms and conditions of sale and state distribution, and relationship laws. He earned his J.D., cum laude, from Marquette University Law School and his B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Mr. Phillips, a partner in the Corporate Services Group, focuses his practice in the area of taxation providing tax analysis, advice and tax opinions to publicly held and closely held business entities. His more than 36 years of experience include representation of clients in and structuring tax-free reorganizations and mergers, spinoffs, cross border transactions, taxable asset and stock purchase transactions, partnership transactions, and private placement investments in limited partnerships and limited liability companies involving hedge funds, distressed company investments, commercial real estate, value company investments and low income housing tax credit projects. He earned his LL.M. (in Taxation) from New York University School of Law, his J.D. from the University of Utah College of Law and his B.A. from the University of Minnesota.

The Board of Governors, the State Bar’s policy-making body, manages and directs the affairs and activities of the State Bar of Wisconsin.

The State Bar of Wisconsin is the mandatory professional association, created by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, for attorneys who hold a Wisconsin law license. With more than 23,000 members, the State Bar aids the courts in improving the administration of justice, provides continuing legal education for its members to help them maintain their expertise, and assists Wisconsin lawyers in carrying out community service initiatives to educate the public about the legal system and the value of lawyers.

Quarles & Brady LLP is a full-service law firm with 425 attorneys practicing from offices in Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Chicago, Ill.; Naples and Tampa, Fla.; Milwaukee and Madison, Wis.; and Shanghai, China. The Firm offers an array of legal services to corporate and individual clients that range from small entrepreneurial businesses to Fortune 100 companies. Additional information about the Firm may be found at www.quarles.com.