Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced that Frank A. Mazzagatti has joined the firm's Health Care industry group as a partner in the New York office. Mazzagatti brings extensive experience with health care regulatory compliance, licensing matters, and transactions.

The law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Scott Seaman—Chicago-based partner and co-chair of Hinshaw's global Insurance Services Practice Group—has been named a Top Author in the Insurance category of the 2024 JD Supra Readers' Choice Awards. This marks the fourth consecutive year Seaman was named a Top Insurance Author in the JD Supra Readers' Choice Awards. Honorees were selected from a pool of 2,600 insurance law authors.  

The U.S. law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Hinshaw partner Michael Dowell has been recognized as a "Top Health Care Lawyer" in California by The Daily Journal. The list honors leading California attorneys who focus on health care litigation, transactions, and counseling, with honorees selected by Daily Journal editors from nominations submitted by lawyers statewide. The Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals provide information on the legal industry, real estate and general business in California.

Read Hinshaw partner Michael Dowell’s US Pharmacist column, which analyzes the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2026, one of the most significant pieces of federal legislation to reshape pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) regulation in the United States.

Read Michael Dowell’s BioXconomy interview, where he explains California SB 41 PBM reforms—rebate pass-throughs, fiduciary duties, and transparency—and offers practical compliance steps.

Read Hinshaw partner Michael Dowell's article in the October 2025 edition of the U.S. Pharmacist, which explores how telepharmacy and remote dispensing are being used to combat the rising number of pharmacy closures and pharmacy deserts in underserved urban and rural areas.

Learn how to comply with California’s AB 1587, which fixes a pharmacist notification gap for emergency refills, but leaves PBM billing and audit issues unresolved, before the law takes effect on January 1, 2027.

Read key takeaways from the landmark Aspen Dental settlement and what it means for California DSO/MSO compliance.

Learn about the New York Medical Aid in Dying Law’s key provisions, compliance guidance, and next steps to ensure your healthcare organization is prepared for when the law takes effect on August 6, 2026.