INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 15 -- Barnes and Thornburg, a law firm, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Barnes & Thornburg announced today that Maggi Lazarus and John (Jack) T. O'Rourke have joined the firm's Washington, D.C., office as of counsel in the Government Services and Finance Department. They join from a Washington, D.C.-based boutique law firm focused on legislative and regulatory advocacy that O'Rourke founded in 1991. Lazarus, vice chair of Barne  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 15 -- Barnes and Thornburg, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Simmonds to take the helm of one of the largest IP practices in the country, building on years of strategic growth * * * Barnes & Thornburg announced today that Scott M. Simmonds has been named chair of the firm's Intellectual Property Department, where he will lead one of the largest and fastest-growing intellectual property (IP) practices in the country. Simmonds succeeds Julia Spo  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs issued the following news release: Black men on buses and trains -- whether as passengers or transit workers -- face hostile encounters that threaten their sense of safety and well-being, according to a new study by a Keough School of Global Affairs sociologist. By reinforcing racist tropes that they are dangerous or invisible, these encounters also can erode Black mens' sense of dignity and se  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Nov. 14 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: The union representing dockworkers at U.S. ports walked away from the negotiating table with port employers this week over automation concerns as the two sides face a mid-January deadline to finalize a deal and prevent the resumption of a strike. Kaitlin Wowak is the Robert and Sara Lumpkins Associate Professor of Business Analytics at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business. An award-win  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 15 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, November 18, 2024 CAUSE NO.: 46097; ALJ: SEYFRIED; TIME: 9:30 A.M.; COMMISSIONER: BENNETT; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 IN THE MATTER OF THE VERIFIED PETITION OF INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF MODIFICATIONS TO ITS INDUSTRIAL POWER TARIFF - TARIFF I.P. * * * Monday, November 18, 2024 CAUSE NO.: 43629-GCA72; ALJ: KRESGE; TIME: 1:30 P.M.; ROOM  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Nov. 14 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: Momodou B. Bah wants to help prevent atrocities across coastal West Africa, a region at risk for violent conflict. He has interviewed local leaders in Guinea and experts in to support this work. Ishika Sharan is also helping to promote peace and stability in the region, which includes the countries of Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea and Togo. She has studied the bureaucratic hurdles that limit donors' a  more