Attorneys Dorn “Bo” McGrath, David Hickey, Will Jack, and senior public policy advisor Joseph Corrigan have joined the firm from Greenberg Traurig LLP’s Washington, D.C., office. “We are really excited to welcome Bo, David, Will, and Joe to our Washington, D.C., office,” said Karen McGee, managing partner of Barnes & Thornburg’s D.C. office. “Their arrival is the latest sign of our continued commitment to grow this office by adding seasoned laterals across strategic areas of focus.”

McGrath noted that he and his colleagues were drawn to Barnes & Thornburg because of the firm’s efficient and sophisticated methods of offering services to clients who seek greater control over their outside legal costs. He also said that he and his peers are excited about the move as it provides the opportunity to offer additional services of interest to clients in the defense and homeland security industries.

“Their extensive experience and skill sets are a great complement to the many key services we offer clients, including through our litigation, corporate, intellectual property, and labor and employment practices,” said Alan A. Levin, Barnes & Thornburg’s managing partner.

McGrath and Hickey are partners, and Will Jack is of counsel in Barnes & Thornburg’s Corporate Department; Corrigan is a member of the firm’s Governmental Services & Finance Department and Federal Relations Group.

About the Attorneys

Bo McGrath has more than 30 years of experience representing contractors, subcontractors, owners, and engineering firms involved in projects throughout the United States and the Middle East. He focuses his practice primarily on federal, state, and local government contracts and construction contracts, including bid protests, claims, litigation, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution. He also has extensive experience in government contract accounting, contract compliance, ethics programs, and matters involving fraud investigations and suspension or debarment.

McGrath is a member of the American Bar Association’s Public Contract Law Section, the District of Columbia Bar and the Virginia State Bar. He earned his law degree from the George Washington University Law School. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Davidson College.

David Hickey has more than 15 years of experience as a government contracts attorney and government affairs professional representing clients on a wide spectrum of legal and legislative matters related to federal contracts and defense and national security issues. Hickey, a former U.S. Army infantry officer, has years of experience advising clients on procurement and compliance issues, including conducting internal investigations and defending clients facing government inquiries, audits, or investigations. He represents clients on contract disputes, and drafts and negotiates teaming agreements, compliance agreements, contracts, and subcontracts. He also advises contractors on due diligence matters related to the purchase or sale of a government contractor, including small business contracting issues.

Prior to his private law firm practice, Hickey served as a staff investigator for the U.S. Senate Committee on governmental affairs and special investigations. He also was a manager in the U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk, where he implemented ethics responsibilities under the Lobbying Disclosure Act, Ethics in Government Act, House Gift and Travel Rules and the Federal Election Campaign Act. He also has served as an in-house counsel for General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems.

Hickey earned his law degree from the Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Virginia Military Institute.

Will Jack has represented contractors at the Government Accountability Office, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and Boards of Contract Appeals. He has also conducted internal investigations on contractor compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation, performed risk assessments for product liability issues associated with government-funded technologies, counseled contractors on intellectual property issues, and assisted clients on the government contract aspects of mergers and acquisitions. In addition, he prepared policies and procedures for ethics and compliance programs; drafted subcontracts, teaming agreements, and technology transfer control plans; and represented contractors in qui tam suits and government investigations.

Will Jack earned his law degree cum laude from the American University Washington College of Law and his bachelor’s degree from Bucknell University.

Senior Public Policy Advisor Joseph Corrigan has a deep understanding of the U.S. defense market, with a special emphasis on military hardware and equipment, federal procurement of goods and services, policy issues associated with defense depots, and in the construction and engineering services markets. He also assists clients with permits from the Army Corps of Engineers as well as represents municipalities or companies with an interest in Corps of Engineers civil works projects or programs.

He interacts with numerous parts of the federal government, including the Department of Defense, Congressional Defense Committees, and the Army Corps of Engineers, where he previously served for many years. Earlier in his career he served as a legislative liaison for the Secretary of the Army. For three years, he was the Army’s key point person on Capitol Hill for Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), land conveyances, and Army leasing programs.

Corrigan earned his master’s degree from Purdue University and his bachelor’s degree from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

With more than 600 attorneys and other legal professionals, Barnes & Thornburg is one of the largest law firms in the country. The firm serves clients worldwide from its offices in Atlanta, Delaware, Chicago, Indiana, Los Angeles, Michigan, Minneapolis, Ohio, and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit us online at www.btlaw.com.

INDIANAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Indiana Business Bancorp (OTCBB: IBBI), the holding company for Indiana       Business Bank, announced results for the quarter and year ended December       31, 2012.

As part of the winter campaign, Henson also appeared in a videothat encourages people to sponsor PETA doghouses for dogs in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina—where some dogs have no shelter at all—and sat down for an exclusive interview, in which she opened up about her costar in the campaign, her beloved dog, Uncle Willie. “I never thought that I could be so in love with an animal until I had Willie,” she says. “He’s our family. … He’s just the best companion. Dogs to me are like children … they’re the closest thing to God. They’re so pure in their love, and all they do is aim to please.” Henson also discusses her rewarding experiences volunteering at animal shelters with her son.

Dogs who spend their lives at the end of a chain ache for companionship and have to endure all weather extremes, including frightening thunderstorms, bitter cold, and blistering summer heat. They are also often deprived of basic veterinary care. Chaining dogs poses a safety risk as well: Chained dogs become aggressively protective of their tiny territories, and hundreds of people—mostly children—have been mauled and even killed after wandering within reach of chained dogs or encountering dogs who had broken free from chains.

This is Henson’s second campaign with PETA. She first posed nude in the organization’s famed “Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” campaign to protest the cruel fur trade.

For more information or to view the ad, please visit PETA.org.

Neighborhood Cat Program Continues

Now is a great time to spay/neuter the outdoor cats in your neighborhood. 

Face Neighborhood Cat program offers spay/neuter and vaccines for outdoor and stray, neighborhood cats at the low cost of $20.
 

All cats are ear-tipped which is a universal indicator that the cat is neutered.  Cats who are ear-tipped are much more likely to get out of Animal Care and Control and not be euthanized than the non-ear-tipped cats taken there.

Please urge Hidden Valley Lake officials to halt bowhunting—and then forward this e-mail widely! If deer control is insisted upon, please share these tips:
Bowhunting is among the cruelest forms of hunting.

Bowhunters often spend hours following bloody tracks before finding wounded deer. Many are not found, and their deaths are slow and painful. It can take weeks for them to succumb to their injuries. Families are then torn apart, and young and weak animals starve or die of dehydration.

Send polite comments to:
Bruce Keller Community Manager Hidden Valley Lake 812-537-3091 brucekeller1 [at] comcast [dot] net
Hidden Valley Lake Property Owners Association Board donna4HVL [at] aol [dot] com

Helicopter Edit Added Scene from Englehart Group on Vimeo.

Jim Wallace (born Twentynine Palms, California, February 8, 1961)  is an Indianapolis businessman and former Fishers Town Council and Hamilton County Council member in the state of Indiana. He previously served as the Director of Management Services under Indianapolis mayor Stephen Goldsmith and liaison to the Service, Efficiency, and Limited Taxation Committee chaired by Indiana governor Mitch Daniels.

Wallace served as a captain in the U.S. Army, flying combat helicopters until leaving the service in 1987. Wallace also worked at Bain & Company, Boston, Massachusetts, from 1988 to 1990.

He is currently a candidate for the Republican nomination in the Indiana gubernatorial election, 2012.

Wallace is noted for founding TWG Capital, the first company to provide capital to the insurance industry based on the actuarial value of insurance premiums and commissions. Wallace is also noted as the head of strategy at Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield, a key architect in the Acordia IPO, merger/acquisition, and demutualization strategies that resulted in the establishment of Anthem/Wellpoint, the largest health insurer in the United States.

His hometown is DeMotte, Indiana.