The 2026 edition of Best Lawyers' "Best Law Firms" Directory has been published, with Hinshaw picking up 13 national and 56 metropolitan rankings in the guide.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Dallas-based attorney Sharonda Roberson has been elected to serve as the President of the J.L. Turner Legal Association, effective January 1, 2026. 

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Miami partner-in-charge Barbara Fernandez has been selected as one of Florida Legal Elite’s 2025 Most Notable Women Leaders in Law by Florida Trend Magazine for the third consecutive year.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced the launch of its new website and refreshed brand identity with an updated logo and brand colors, underscoring the firm’s evolution, momentum, and focus on delivering exceptional results for its clients.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Fernando C. Rivera-Maissonet has been reappointed as the Co-Chair of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA)’s Business Law Section for the 2025–2026 term.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced that Rachel Nudel has joined the firm’s Defense Litigation Practice as a partner, operating from the firm’s offices in New York and New Jersey.

Hinshaw is pleased to announce that it has boosted its Business Litigation practice group with the addition of complex civil defense litigation attorney Heather M. Calhoon as a partner in the firm’s Miami office.

The law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Scott Seaman, Palma Yanni, and Ian Wagreich have been recognized in the 2026 edition of the Lexology Index Thought Leaders: USA guide.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that partner April Toy has been recognized among “Wisconsin’s 31 Most Influential Latino Leaders of 2025” by Madison365.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that BTI Consulting has ranked the firm as a “Leader in Litigation” in its BTI Litigation Outlook 2026 client survey.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that partner Kate Schnake of the firm’s Professional Liability practice group has been selected by Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer among its "40 Under Forty 2025 Illinois Attorneys to Watch."

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced that the firm has continued the strategic expansion of its nationally recognized Consumer Financial Services Practice Group with the addition of partners Leslie Meredith in Washington, D.C., and Joseph (Joe) Sanders in Chicago.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is proud to announce that Diversity Lab, the managing organization of the Mansfield Certification initiative, has certified the firm as a 2024–2025 Mansfield Rule Certified Plus Law Firm.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that San Francisco attorney Eugene (“Gene”) Brown Jr. has been named to Lawdragon’s 2026 guide of 500 Leading Litigators in America.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced that Miami partner Steven D. Gonzalez has been selected as one of Florida Legal Elite’s 2025 Notable Real Estate/Land Use Attorneys by Florida Trend Magazine.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Mitchel Chargo, a partner and head of its Cannabis Law Committee, has been named by Cannabis Law Report to the Sixth Edition of the Global Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers 2025/2026.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is proud to announce that Minneapolis partner Amy DuMond Kottke was named among Minnesota Lawyer’s 2025 Top Women in Law.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced that Palma Yanni has joined the firm’s immigration law team, in the Labor & Employment Practice Group, as senior counsel in Chicago.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) has elected Hinshaw partner Craig Liljestrand to serve on the Defense Counsel Journal’s Editorial Board.

Read how Hinshaw partner J. Logan Rappaport and our client’s in-house counsel Heather Mooneyham recently secured a significant summary judgment in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York for the Sheet Metal Workers’ National Pension Fund.