On April 1, the Department of Labor issued a proposed regulation intended to minimize a franchisor's joint employer liability by narrowing the circumstances in which businesses (including franchisors) can be considered joint employers.

Indiana IoT Lab’s 2019 Inaugural State of IoT Report contains unique industry perspective on the business climate for connected technologies in central Indiana from a wide range of companies involved in the Internet of Things. Ice Miller is proud to have contributed to this effort as the only law firm involved. The full report focuses on how the Internet of Things is affecting Indiana’s core economic pillars of manufacturing, agriculture and logistics.

Ice Miller was named in Columbus Business First’s 2019 Law Firms List and 2019 Law Firms: Bankruptcy Law List.

Guillermo Christensen, a partner in Ice Miller’s Litigation and White Collar Defense Groups, participated in two Risk Assistance Network Exchange (RANE) webinars, which focused on the potential risks of conducting business in China and how to circumvent them.

Ice Miller LLP, accounting firm John Kasperek Co., Inc. and public finance municipal advisor Speer Financial, Inc. hosted the inaugural South Suburban Economic Development Incentives Breakfast event in South Holland, Illinois on March 7.

Erik Long, a partner in Ice Miller’s Public Finance Group, won the Inspire Awards’ 2019 Mentor of the Year in Accounting, Legal & Finance on Feb. 21. The Inspire Awards, presented by College Mentors for Kids, recognizes mentors for the impact they make on the lives and careers of youth in their workplaces and communities.

Ice Miller is excited to once again serve as the title sponsor for this year’s WFYI Ice Miller Wine Fest. The event will be held at the Biltwell Event Center on Friday, March 1 from 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Ice Miller attorney Heather Adams presented “An ADA Update,” a webinar sponsored by The National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (NARTC) on February 13.

Reena Bajowala, a partner in Ice Miller’s Litigation and Data Security and Privacy Groups, moderated “Blockchain Can Help Lawyers – Inside and Out” at the American Bar Association Corporate Counsel CLE Seminar on Feb. 15.

Erik Long, a partner in Ice Miller’s Public Finance Group, is a finalist for the College Mentors for Kids 2019 Inspire Awards. The awards luncheon will be hosted Feb. 21 at 12 p.m. at the Indiana Roof Ballroom.