Ice Miller is proud to serve as presenting sponsor of the new semi-permanent Children’s Museum of Indianapolis exhibit Take Me There: Greece. The exhibit will debut on Saturday, June 15 at 10 a.m.

Ice Miller attorney Heather Adams has been selected to serve on the planning committee for Just the Beginning – A Pipeline Organization’s 2020 National Conference, which will be held September 17-20 in Chicago.

Ice Miller would like to congratulate the Employment Law Alliance (ELA) on its recent recognition as a Band 1 Elite Global Employment Network by Chambers and Partners.

Ice Miller LLP selected summer associate Libby Moyer as its 2019 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) 1L Scholar. The 1L LCLD Scholars Program is designed to strengthen the legal pipeline by expanding the number of opportunities for diverse first-year students.

Ice Miller LLP signed the American Bar Association’s Well-Being Pledge in recognition of the significant challenges substance use and mental health problems present in the legal profession. The pledge acknowledges that more can and should be done to improve the health and well-being of lawyers.

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) regulates the franchise industry at the federal level, requiring that franchisors provide certain disclosures (23 items) through a Franchise Disclosure Document to prospective franchisees before they sign a franchise agreement or give the franchisor any money. Individual states can adopt additional laws. Various states have done just that – requiring the filing of the Uniform Franchise Registration Application, paying of filing fees, providing notice of intent to sell franchises, to name just a few. Some states have also passed “relationship laws” that regulate the relationship between the franchisor and its franchisee. Recently, there have been some new developments among certain states adopting laws that would regulate the franchise agreements and relationships in Alabama and Washington.

Ice Miller LLP was rated a Ranked Firm in Indiana by Managing Intellectual Property. Partners Holly Banta and T.J Cole were named IP Stars of Indiana, establishing them as leading IP practitioners globally.

A MAP policy is a program designed by franchisors to require that their franchisees not advertise or publicly offer to sell the system’s products or services below a price set by the franchisor. Why are MAP policies adopted? To name a few reasons, they are adopted to promote fair competition across the franchise system; to maintain brand identity; and to allow smaller franchisee outlets to compete with larger ones. 

Ice Miller partner Matt Ehinger will present “Selling Direct to Consumers: eCommerce Tax Implications” at the Toy Association Annual Business Conference on June 18 at 12:00 p.m. in Minneapolis.

Jason Torf, a partner in Ice Miller’s Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Group, will present The Toy Association webinar, “Best Practices for Doing Business with a Financially-Troubled Retailer,” on May 16 at 2 p.m.