Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that 80 lawyers are recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, with ten receiving this honor for the first time. Additionally, 22 Hinshaw lawyers are included in The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

View Hinshaw's firm and attorney recognitions in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business.

The national law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that 75 of the firm's lawyers have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. In addition, 30 Hinshaw lawyers were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Read a byline featured in The Business Lawyer, in which Hinshaw attorneys Dustin Alonzo and Adair Kingsmill analyze the evolving landscape of state commercial financing disclosure laws, highlighting key compliance challenges and trends for lenders and brokers.

Hinshaw partner Dustin Alonzo discussed with Auto Finance News new disclosure requirements and regulations for commercial fleet lessors imposed by a recently enacted California law. The law requires a series of disclosures for lease financing, including annual percentage rate, total amount financed, itemized finance charges, and prepayment terms.

Hinshaw partner Dustin Alonzo discussed in an Auto Finance News article how several states have enacted or are considering laws that require improved disclosure practices in commercial financing transactions.

Join industry-leading automotive finance attorneys in Chicago on May 1, 2025, for a day-long complimentary seminar on the latest federal and state developments impacting consumer and commercial lending within the industry.

Join industry-leading automotive finance attorneys in Chicago on May 16, 2024, for a day-long complimentary seminar to discuss the latest federal and state developments impacting the industry.

Join our team of industry-leading automotive finance attorneys in Chicago on Thursday, May 4, 2023, for a day-long complimentary seminar to discuss the latest federal and state developments impacting the industry.

Hinshaw is pleased to continue the Automotive Finance Virtual Series, where our team of auto finance attorneys deliver webinars focused on current issues in the regulatory compliance, retail, and commercial space.

Hinshaw is pleased to introduce our new Automotive Finance Virtual Series! Hinshaw's team of auto finance attorneys will deliver webinars focused on current issues in the commercial, retail, or regulatory compliance space. 

On December 17, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its final trade regulation rule, "Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees," commonly referred to as the "Junk Fees Rule." We review the significance of the Final Rule as it applies to the auto industry.

Effective May 3, 2023, Utah House Bill 20 (Collection Agency Amendments) will repeal a majority of Utah's collection agency statutes located in Title 12 of the Utah Code. Signed by Utah Governor Spencer Cox on March 13, 2023, the bill will repeal long-standing requirements for collection agencies to file a collection agency application, pay the registration fees, and obtain a surety bond with the Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations and Commercial Code (the Division) in order to receive approval for conducting business in Utah.

In its recent Special Edition of Supervisory Highlights on COVID-19 Prioritized Assessments, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) summarized challenges and risks with respect to several industries it had informally examined since the start of the pandemic. Beginning in May 2020, the Bureau rescheduled about half of its planned examinations and instead conducted "prioritized assessments" in response to the pandemic. These assessments included seeking information on how institutions were responding and communicating with consumers, and also examining how institutions were confronting and adapting compliance in response to the pandemic.