Taft partner Barbara Duncombe has been appointed as a member of the Indiana Defense Network (IDN) Board of Directors. IDN is a nonprofit organization created by the state of Indiana with the purpose of reducing the burdens of government by promoting economic development through the facilitation of the development and testing of new military and civilian products.

Duncombe is the chair of Taft’s Government Contracts practice and serves on the firm’s Executive Committee. For over 25 years, she has worked with clients in handling all types of government contract issues as well as responding to government investigations and False Claims Act cases and in conducting internal compliance investigations. She has been selected for the Dayton BizWomen Power 50 list annually since 2014 and has received numerous other recognitions for her accomplishments, including named to The Business Journal’s Influencers Law list and selected as one of NAWBO Indianapolis’ 2019 Trailblazers.