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 is pleased to announce that partner Fernando Rivera-Maissonet has been appointed to serve on the Consumer Affairs Committee of the New York City Bar Association (NYCBA) for the 2025 – 2026 term.

The law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is proud to announce that New York partner Fernando C. Rivera-Maissonet will further build on his commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Hispanic legal community by taking on several leadership positions in the next year.

Explore Hinshaw partner Fernando Rivera-Maissonet’s Law360 analysis on the New York Court of Appeals’ review of FAPA’s retroactive application and its far-reaching impact on the mortgage industry.

Hinshaw partner April Toy will co-present a panel at the firm-sponsored Hispanic National Bar Association/VIA 2025 Annual Convention on September 5, 2025. The panel is titled "Ethical Challenges in the Legal Profession: Maintaining Integrity in Complex Scenarios."

Hinshaw is proud to serve as a gold sponsor of the 44th Annual Scholarship Gala and Awards Dinner hosted by the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey (HBA-NJ) on July 25, 2025.

Hinshaw and the Hispanic National Bar Association are proud to co-sponsor a diverse panel of in-house counsel from various industries who have made significant contributions to their fields. The event will take place on October 17, 2024, at Hinshaw's Miami office and virtually, and will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month under the theme "Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together." Partner Fernando C. Rivera-Maissonet will moderate the discussion, where distinguished legal professionals will share their unique journeys and insights on shaping the future of the legal industry.

Read our blog post to discover the latest developments on the New York Court of Appeals' consideration of the retroactive application of the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA) and its potential impact on thousands of cases.

The New York Court of Appeals reversed four Appellate Division decisions and decided in favor of the mortgagees in a consolidated decision issued on February 18, 2021, ruling, inter alia, that:

The mortgage foreclosure world continues to experience change at a moment's notice. Lenders continue to defend against borrower actions seeking to discharge their mortgages as time-barred, which in turn has led to the development of several defenses supported by the appellate courts. Whether it is lack of standing to accelerate the mortgage debt, revocation, or re-affirmation of the debt, all of these defenses are not as interesting—and powerful—as full immunity from the statute of limitations. In Windward Bora, LLC v. Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, that's exactly what the Second Circuit found, and its decision could have a substantial impact for lenders in New York and elsewhere.