On March 22, the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA) held its 13th Annual Origins Banquet. Founded in 2005 by Ice Miller partner Reena R. Bajowala, the Banquet celebrates Asian Pacific American diversity and culture at the University of Michigan Law School and in the legal profession. In addition, the APALSA awards its George Ariyoshi Fellowship at the Banquet each year.

The U.S. Census Bureau, for the first time, included franchising data and information in its Economic Census. The data shows franchises are vital to many industries in our economy, providing further proof that the franchise business model is growing.

Ice Miller LLP hosted a training session for Equip for Equality’s Voting Access Chicago Initiative on March 7. The goal of the initiative is to ensure polling location compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and to make polling sites in Chicago accessible to individuals with diverse disabilities and older adults.

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on January 12, 2017 issued a green paper Fostering the Advancement of the Internet of Things to identify elements of an approach and areas of engagement for the Department to pursue as it seeks broad input in its future work on the Internet of Things (“IoT”). The paper asserts that the federal government needs to develop a long term strategy, a collaborative approach with the private sector and a global perspective to permit IoT technology to reach its full potential to create new industries and new consumer goods. It rejects the idea that standards for privacy and security can be left to market forces.

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