Randal J. Brotherhood
Shareholder
111 East Kilbourn Avenue, 19th Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Randal J. Brotherhood has nearly forty years of experience representing businesses and their owners in a wide variety of industries and settings. He also devotes a substantial part of his practice to representing tax-exempt organizations, foundations and trade associations of all types and sizes, ranging from local charitable organizations to large national and international membership associations.
Randy represents business clients both on a day-to-day general counsel basis and as a strategic adviser for particular transactions, including acquisition transactions and joint ventures. Randy regularly functions as a member of his clients’ upper management teams in providing timely and experienced guidance to protect their interests. He also participated in a leadership capacity in the drafting and development of state business statutes and policies.
As reflected by his ranking in The Best Lawyers in America®, the definitive guide to legal excellence in the country, as well as in other ranking venues, such as Wisconsin SuperLawyers®, Randy has earned an outstanding reputation among his clients and his peers in the legal community for his approach to legal issues, his skill in identifying creative, practical and business-oriented solutions, and his legal ethics and integrity.
Mr. Brotherhood is a frequent speaker and writer on a variety of business-related topics in areas such as business and non-stock corporations, cross-species transactions, franchising, association law, securities law, social media law, and intellectual property. . In addition, Randy serves on the firm’s Board of Directors and sits on the Executive Committee.
Honors
- The Best Lawyers in America® (2011 – Present)
- Wisconsin Super Lawyers® (2011 – Present)
- Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
- Wisconsin Law Journal’s “Leaders in the Law” (2014)
Professional Organizations
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- Board of Governors (2022 – Present)
- Member, Board of Governors Strategic Planning Committee (2022 – Present)
- Member, Board of Governors Diversity and Inclusion Oversight Committee (2019 – Present)
- Section Leaders Council, Chair (2022 – Present), Member (2016 – Present)
- Chair, Business Law Section, (2016 – 2018), Advisor to Board of Directors (2018 – Present)
- Chair, Corporations Committee (2014 – Present)
- Planning Committee, establishing State Bar of Wisconsin Real Estate and Business Law Institute (2011 – 2016)
- American Bar Association
- Section of Business Law Committee on Venture Capital and Private Equity: Committee on Fund Formation; Subcommittee on Prototype Limited Liability Company Fund Agreements
- Section of Business Law Subcommittee on Governmental Regulation: Subcommittee on Nonprofit Governance; Subcommittee on the Model Nonprofit Corporation Act; Subcommittee on Current Developments in Nonprofit Corporation Law; Subcommittee on Trade Associations
- Section of Intellectual Property Law Committee on Federal Trademark Legislation
- American Society of Association Executives, Past Member
- Independent Business Association of Wisconsin
Speeches & Publications
- Speaker, Raising Outside Capital: A Guide for the Next Phase of Your Company’s Growth, BizTimes Media Family & Closely Held Business Summit (June, 2023)
- Speaker, Business Entities – Statutory Updates and Litigation Issues, Civil Law Seminar (presentation to conference of Wisconsin circuit court judges) (December, 2022)
- Wisconsin’s New Business Entity Law, presentation to State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Meeting and Conference CLE (together with Thomas J. Nichols, Adam J. Tutaj and Prof. Nadelle Grossman) (June 16, 2022)
- Wisconsin’s New Business Entity Law, presentation to State Bar of Wisconsin CLE (together with Thomas J. Nichols and Adam J. Tutaj) (April 26, 2022)
- Navigating New Uniform Laws: Partnership, Corporate Changes, article in Wisconsin Lawyer, June 2022 (Vol. 95, No. 6) (co-author with Thomas J . Nichols)
- The European Union’s New General Data Protection Regulation: Implications for U.S. Businesses, article in September 18, 2018 edition of State Bar of Wisconsin Business Law Blog
- Essential Trademark Concepts for Business Lawyers, Presentation to State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Meeting and Convention (June 21, 2018)
- A Primer on Hotel and Meeting Agreements–Selected Issues, Presentation to association management industry executives (March 3, 2017)
- Securities Law Considerations in Closely-Held Business Transactions, Presentation to StartupMKE (November 1, 2016)
- What Every Business Needs to Know About Intellectual Property, Presentation to StartupMKE (November 1, 2016)
- Program Chair and Presenter, What Every Business Lawyer Needs to Know in Advising Clients About Social Media Law, State Bar of Wisconsin CLE (October, 2015)
Articles & Videos