Lewis Brisbois Enhances Toxic Tort Capabilities in Indiana With New Partner Hire

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to announce that it has expanded its toxic tort capabilities in Indiana by adding Sue Mehringer as a Partner in its Indianapolis office and a member of its Class Action & Toxic Tort and Asbestos Litigation Practices. Sue comes to Lewis Brisbois from regional firm Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC. Her practice focuses on asbestos and talc litigation.

More >>

Tags:  Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP | Indianapolis

Crowell & Moring and Brinks Gilson & Lione Join Forces

Crowell & Moring and Chicago-based Brinks Gilson & Lione have joined forces. The deal brings together the practice of the premier 100-year old IP firm, recognized for its deep technical experience and scientific savvy, with Crowell & Moring’s intellectual property, technology, brand protection, and digital transformation capabilities. Brinks Gilson & Lione is renowned for assisting clients to maximize the value of cutting-edge technologies and advancing the interests of intellectual property owners.

More >>

Tags:  Crowell & Moring, LLP | Chicago | Indianapolis

Former United States Attorney Joshua Minkler Joins Barnes & Thornburg in Indianapolis

Joshua J. Minkler has joined Barnes & Thornburg’s white collar and investigations practice in Indianapolis after serving as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. He is a career criminal prosecutor who joined the U.S. Attorney’s office in Indianapolis in 1994 as an assistant U.S. Attorney, and then served as chief of the Drug and Violent Crimes Unit and as first Assistant U.S. Attorney until he was selected as interim U.S. Attorney in 2014. He was subsequently appointed U.S. Attorney in 2017.

More >>

Tags:  Barnes & Thornburg LLP | Indianapolis

Ogletree Deakins Boosts Employment and Benefits Capabilities in Indiana

Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that Scott Preston and Tiffany Hofmeister have joined the firm’s Indianapolis office as shareholder and of counsel respectively. Preston joins the firm from Jackson Lewis, where he was a principal and the Indianapolis office litigation manager. Hofmeister joins from Krieg DeVault, where she was senior corporate counsel. With the addition of Preston and Hofmeister, the Indianapolis office has grown to more than 50 attorneys and 14 professionals concentrating in employee benefits. More >>

Tags:  Ogletree Deakins | Indianapolis

Ice Miller Welcomes Partner Christine Hansen

Ice Miller LLP is pleased to welcome Christine Hansen, a partner in the Firm’s Intellectual Property Group. Christine has over twenty years of experience counseling life sciences and chemical companies on patent prosecution, due diligence and freedom-to-operate issues. She works extensively with innovator pharmaceutical companies and handles Orange Book submissions, patent term extensions and other issues at the intersection of patent and FDA law. More >>

Tags:  Ice Miller LLP | Indianapolis

Littler Adds Shareholder Craig Borowski in Indianapolis

Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Craig M. Borowski as a shareholder in the firm’s Indianapolis office. Borowski was previously a partner at Faegre Baker Daniels LLP. Littler has seen a flurry of lateral activity in 2018. Borowski’s arrival marks the sixth lateral shareholder the firm has recruited since January. More >>

Tags:  Littler Mendelson, P.C. | Indianapolis

Ice Miller Welcomes Experienced Public Affairs Attorney Kip Tew

Ice Miller LLP is pleased to announce that Kipper V. Tew has joined the Firm as a partner in the Public Affairs Group.

“Kip is a welcome addition to our respected Public Affairs Group,” said Steve Humke, chief managing partner at Ice Miller. “He brings experience in national, state and local public affairs, and most importantly, shares our values of integrity and hard work.” More >>

Tags:  Ice Miller LLP | Indianapolis

April R. Schilling Joins Quarles & Brady’s Real Estate Practice Group

The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that April R. Schilling has joined the firm’s Indianapolis office as a partner in its Real Estate Practice Group.

Schilling has served as counsel for Fortune 200 corporate clients in real estate acquisition, disposition, leasing, and subleasing transactions throughout the United States. She has broad real estate transactional experience, assisting developers, public, and private companies, landlords, tenants, and lenders in commercial, residential, and industrial matters. More >>

Tags:  Quarles & Brady LLP | Indianapolis