Today, the law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP announced the publication of its updated Real Estate Deal Book, which highlights some of the major commercial real estate deals closed by the firm’s commercial transactions practice in 2023.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Daniel (D.L.) Morriss, a partner in our Business Litigation practice group based in Chicago and New York, has been selected for the 2024 Class of Fellows of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD).

Ross Manella—partner-in-charge of Hinshaw's Fort Lauderdale office—and Hinshaw associate Sabrina Janeiro recently discussed with the Daily Business Review South Florida's luxury real estate market and potential challenges for global real estate investors.

Read our Privacy, Cyber, & AI Decoded alert to learn more about each 2025 NYDFS cybersecurity requirement and the steps to take in response to ensure your organization meets these new regulations.

The Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA), which became effective on January 1 this year, was enacted by Congress to combat sources of financial criminal activity and abuse of anonymous companies. The CTA requires a majority of privately held corporations, limited liability companies, and similar entities to file beneficial ownership information reports (BOIR) with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which requires the disclosure of beneficial owners and other persons who benefit from the business.

Over two years ago, Congress enacted the little-known Corporate Transparency Act (the Act) in a stated effort to increase the transparency of private company ownership and to "help prevent and combat money laundering, terrorist, financing, tax fraud, and other illicit activity." The Act was specifically intended to, and will, affect and obligate virtually every company formed or otherwise licensed to operate in the United States. While the reporting requirement under the Act will not formally take effect until January 1, 2024, all private U.S. companies, as well as their owners, should determine and understand exactly what their new obligations are under the Act, or they could find themselves facing serious penalties once the Act goes into effect.

Explore this month’s Privacy, Cyber, & AI Decoded alert for key updates on the federal AI Action Plan, new state privacy laws in California and Colorado, and more.

Read our latest Privacy, Cyber & AI Decoded alert covering key compliance deadlines involving five state privacy laws, along with enforcement of the DOJ's Bulk Sensitive Data Rule taking effect.

Understand essential compliance requirements and steps for your business to prepare for the 2025 New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) cybersecurity regulations.