Law firm Barnes & Thornburg opens two more East Coast offices
The New Jersey and Philadelphia offices will be anchored by former attorneys from Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath.
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Taft law firm expands Midwest presence with Detroit merger
The firm’s combination with Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss P.C. will take effect Dec. 31 and grow Taft’s presence to 12 cities and about 800 attorneys.
Twitter prepares to take its fight against Elon Musk to the courts
The company is likely to face a lengthy courtroom battle with one of the world’s richest and most mercurial individuals, which could paralyze its ability to launch new initiatives and attract workers.
Katz Korin Cunningham becomes Stoll Keenon Ogden in merger
Katz Korin Cunningham, a fixture in the Indianapolis legal market since 1994, has merged with Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC, a regional law firm based in Kentucky, the firms announced Tuesday.
Ice Miller loses eight attorneys, staff members to East Coast firm’s new office
More than a dozen employees—including eight attorneys—have left law firm Ice Miller to start a Midwest office for Newark, New Jersey-based law firm McCarter & English in Carmel, the East Coast firm announced Monday.
Grand to step down as managing partner at Barnes & Thornburg
Andrew Detherage, partner in the firm’s litigation group, will take over as managing partner.
Personal injury lawyer suing Indy firm for allegedly withholding compensation
The attorney is suing her former firm, Hensley Legal Group, alleging she is owed money under a fee-sharing contract.
Millikan elected Ice Miller chief managing partner, succeeding Humke
In his new role, Michael Millikan plans to prioritize the continued expansion of the firm’s existing offices, the exploration of new markets, and the development and implementation of a new strategic plan.
NCAA hires law firm to assess gender equity at tourneys
Under sharp criticism during its marquee March Madness tournaments, the Indianapolis-based NCAA said Thursday it is hiring a law firm to review potential gender equity issues related to how it conducts its men’s and women’s championship events.
Law firm Frost Brown Todd opens office in Washington, D.C.
Frost Brown Todd said the new office will be served by newly recruited lawyers as well as nearly a dozen existing attorneys who represent clients in their home markets and on the federal level.
City’s former deputy mayor joins law firm Bose McKinney
The Indianapolis-based law firm said Thomas Cook will join its Site Selection & Economic Incentives Group, where he’ll assist clients with economic development deals, among other duties.
Wooden McLaughlin merges with national law firm Dinsmore & Shohl
Dinsmore, a national firm with more than 700 attorneys in 29 cities, will add Wooden’s 47 attorneys and offices in Indianapolis, Evansville and Bloomington.
Indiana GOP chairman joining law firm as partner
Indiana Republican Party Chairman Kyle Hupfer will focus on general corporate law and strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and government relations for Taft Stettinius & Hollister, the law firm announced Monday.
Former U.S. attorney joins Barnes & Thornburg
Josh Minkler announced his resignation as U.S. attorney on Nov. 18, saying that he was moving to the private sector but without identifying the law firm he was joining.
James Dimos, former president of Indy and Indiana bar associations, dies of heart attack
Dimos, 59, had become the general counsel of the Chicago-based American Bar Association in September.
One of city’s largest law firms closes offices amid coronavirus concerns
No staff members or lawyers at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath had tested positive for COVID-19, but a person who attended a firm event in Faegre Drinker’s Washington office had tested positive. Employees are now working remotely.
Faegre Baker Daniels confirms merger with Drinker Biddle & Reath
The combined firm, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, will have 1,300 attorneys and consultants in 22 offices, making it one of the nation’s 50 largest law firms. The merger does away with the names of Baker and Daniels, which had been part of the firm’s moniker for 130 years.
Local software firm finds fast growth with contract management platform
Tucked under the wing of law firm Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman for nearly three decades, contract management software firm Ntracts is now taking off under the leadership of John Shane, who bought the company in 2016.
Surge of new abuse claims threatens church like never before
Across the country, attorneys are scrambling to file a new wave of lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, thanks to rules enacted in 15 states that extend or suspend the statute of limitations to allow claims stretching back decades.
Entrepreneurial endeavor: New Indianapolis law firm thinks like startup
Like the entrepreneurs they represent, the three lawyers who recently formed JBJ Legal got restless working for someone else. Befitting their entrepreneurial spirit, the three have leveraged technology and capitalized on modern-day office concepts in starting their firm.