Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
135 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov 		Secretary of the Senate
Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
1/22/2025
2. House Identification
 35706
 Senate Identification
 67854

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
Ice Miller LLP
Address
One American Square, Suite 2900
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City
Indianapolis
 State
IN
 Zip
46282-0200
 Country
USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Ms. Robin Beck
 Telephone
​3172362455
 E-mail
​robin.beck@icemiller.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Law Firm

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​Proximo Spirits
Address
​3 Second Street, Suite 1101
City
​Jersey City
 State
​NJ
 Zip
​07302
 Country
​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Alocholic beverage company

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

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​Michael ​Stroud ​ ​Deputy Chief Counsel House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee; Deputy Assistant Secretary Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Assistant Secretary Private Sector Office (Acting), U.S. Department of Homeland Security
​Michael J. ​Heaton ​ ​Former Legislative Director for Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH)
​Timothy ​Day ​ ​Chief of Staff - Former Congresswoman Deborah Pryce
​Meagan ​Sunn ​ ​Office of U.S. Senator Gary Peters, Legislative Counsel and U.S. House Committee on Small Business, Counsel, and various roles at FCC.
​Thomas ​Cassidy ​ ​

LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Issues regarding cross-border trade laws and tariffs related to distilled spirits.

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

15. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Michael Stroud
 Date
1/24/2025 1:21:39 PM