Brian J. Paul—an experienced and accomplished appellate lawyer—has joined Faegre Baker Daniels’ litigation team in Indianapolis.

A graduate of Vanderbilt Law School, Paul has worked on dozens of state and federal appeals. His cases have run the gamut. He has briefed and argued everything from weighty abstract constitutional issues to concrete dollars-and-cents commercial issues and any number of issues in-between. The clients he has served have run the gamut too. While he has argued cases on behalf of Fortune 500 companies in a variety of different industries, he has also represented family-owned businesses and individual shareholders; state and local governmental entities; colleges and universities; non-profit organizations; trustees, guardians and estate representatives; employee benefit plans, plan sponsors, and third-party administrators; hospitals and medical practices; doctors and lawyers; trade associations; and criminal defendants. More >>

Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that attorney Amy J. Adolay has rejoined the Firm as Partner. Ms. Adolay, who spent several years with the firm until 2012, will be rejoining as a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment and Litigation Practice Groups. She will focus her practice on employment litigation and counseling. More >>

Taft is pleased to announce that four lateral partners have joined its Indianapolis office as part of the firm’s intellectual property team. Joining the firm are four patent attorneys:
•John H. Allie
•Douglas A. Collier
•Jason A. Houdek
•Mark T. Stephenson

“We are thrilled to welcome these outstanding, well-respected practitioners to Taft. With this addition, we add significant experience and bench strength to our existing intellectual property team, growing to more than 40 IP attorneys firm wide,” said Robert J. Hicks, partner-in-charge of Taft’s Indianapolis office. More >>

Frost Brown Todd is pleased to announce the addition of member attorney Kandi Hidde to its Business Litigation practice group in Indianapolis. Hidde is an experienced litigator, representing corporate and individual clients across a range of industries, including healthcare, insurance, emerging business and intellectual property.

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Faegre Baker Daniels is representing Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (Couche-Tard) in the acquisition of The Pantry in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.7 billion including debt assumed. The companies signed a definitive merger agreement on Dec. 18, 2014, and the deal is expected to close in the first half of 2015, subject to the approval of The Pantry shareholders and customary regulatory approvals. More >>