The recently announced call for proposals issued by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) and the Israel Innovation Authority presents a positive opportunity for Indiana companies to partner with foreign businesses. The two organizations are collaborating on ways to enhance and grow innovation in the agbiosciences sector and support research focused on these high-tech solutions.

Partner Thomas Kesoglou is the office managing partner of Ice Miller’s New York Office, where he leads the Firm’s Private Equity Practice. He also serves as President of the New York City Chapter of the Alliance of Mergers & Acquisitions Advisors (AM&AA), an organization that connects CPAs, attorneys and other experienced corporate financial investors and advisors to better support their educational, transactional and relational needs.

Tom spoke with us about how he got started with the AM&AA, on what projects the organization is working and what advice he has for young professionals just starting their careers.

Ice Miller’s Indianapolis paralegals won the Teddy Bear Challenge, sponsored by the Indianapolis Bar Association Paralegal Committee, for the third year in a row. The Firm received a Certificate of Recognition at the Indianapolis Bar Association paralegal Committee’s Holiday Luncheon on Dec. 6.

Ice Miller partner Reena Bajowala won the Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) Fellow Alumni Award on Dec. 5. The PILI Fellow Alumni Award recognizes one former PILI Fellow for outstanding contributions to public interest or pro bono work.

Heather James, a partner in Ice Miller’s Municipal Finance Group, participated in the Diversity in Law Fall Hackathon hosted by Diversity Lab, UC Hastings and Northwestern Law, Nov. 1-2. Heather competed on Team Spectra, which won “Crowd Favorite.” Each of the winning teams will each receive an investment from Diversity Lab to implement their pitches.

Ice Miller partner Myra Selby was an honored guest on a panel discussion, titled “Civil Rights and the First Wave of African-American State Supreme Court Justices,” at the March on Washington Film Festival on July 18. Myra Selby is the first woman and first African-American to serve as an associate justice on the Indiana Supreme Court. She now serves as partner-in-charge of Diversity & Inclusion in addition to her law practice at Ice Miller.

The Ice Miller Women’s Initiative Committee hosted a table for attorneys and clients at the Indiana Conference for Women on November 8 in Indianapolis. Attendees had the opportunity to network with a diverse group of women in a variety of professional backgrounds.

Ice Miller signed the Columbus Commitment: Achieving Pay Equity pledge at the Columbus Women’s Commission Latina Women’s Equal Pay Day event on Nov. 1. Mike Reese, Ice Miller Whiteboard’s Director of Public Advocacy and Business Development, spoke at the event, while Richard Barnhart, a managing partner for Ice Miller, signed the pledge on behalf of the Firm.

Ice Miller continues to donate legal services to Trinity Haven, the first residence in Indiana dedicated to LGBTQ youth who are experiencing homelessness. The Trinity Haven initiative is a work in progress and continues to benefit from the support of various organizations from the surrounding community.

Ice Miller and Steve Humke were honored as 2018 Top Performers at the Ninth Annual Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Membership Meeting, which was held in Washington, D.C. from Oct. 15-16.