Indianapolis-based Ice Miller has opened an office in Philadelphia, taking three lawyers from Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel.

Ice Miller hired Frederick Tecce and Aaron Ettelman as partners and Bryon Wasserman as of counsel to launch the office. Tecce will be Philadelphia office managing partner and will lead the IP practice there.

Chief managing partner Steve Humke said Philadelphia, the firm's eighth location, offered the opportunity to work with Tecce and his team to grow the IP practice. Tecce said Ice Miller first asked him to join the firm a year or two ago.