Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced that 16 attorneys, including eight partners, have joined the firm’s Consumer Financial Services and Insurance Services industry groups.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Hinshaw attorneys Daniel (D.L.) Morriss and Mohamed Sweify have been elected to serve as officers of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) International Section. 

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Consumer Financial Services partner Fernando Rivera-Maissonet has been selected for the 2026 Class of Fellows of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD). Additionally, associates Mariam Chubinidze and Melinda Oliver have been selected to participate in the 2026 LCLD Pathfinders Program.

Hinshaw partners Joseph (Joe) Sanders and Brian Turetsky have been quoted in a series of media reports discussing the potential impact and practical significance of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) recent $145 million funding request.

Read Hinshaw partner Mitch Chargo’s insights in media stories by AZ Big Media and KTTC Rochester discussing the significant impact of President Donald Trump’s Executive Order that reschedules cannabis from a Schedule I to Schedule III substance.

Read Hinshaw partner Brian McGrath’s analysis in recent National Mortgage News coverage about the New York Court of Appeals’ consideration of the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA) and its retroactive application to legacy loans.

When a significant incident strikes, the first 72 hours can define your company’s future. Join the Hinshaw legal team and the Florida Bar Corporate Counsel Committee on February 11, 2026, at Hinshaw's Fort Lauderdale office for a practical, interactive session designed for corporate in-house counsel. 

Partners Dustin Alonzo and Leslie Meredith will serve as panelists on November 20, 2025, at the Fall Conference of Consumer Finance Law (CCFL) in Fort Worth, Texas.

Hinshaw partners Vaishali Rao, Akeela White, and Joe Sanders will lead a panel on "Regulatory Landscape from a State Perspective" at the Chicagoland Compliance Association's (CCA) Annual Conference on October 16, 2025, in Oak Brook, Illinois.

Hinshaw partner Justin Penn will co-present an AccountsRecovery.net webinar titled “Dealing with Sovereign Citizen Situations” on September 12, 2025.

Chicago-based partner Vaishali Rao will co-present the webinar, "Back In Repayment: What Student Loan Servicers Need to Know About Licensing Before Collecting," on June 26, 2025.

Mohamed F. Sweify, is set to deliver opening remarks for the first global event organized by NYSBA’s Egypt Chapter at a virtual panel titled "Crypto, ESG and Global Markets: U.S., Egypt and Brazil Regulatory Shifts & Trends," on April 30, 2025.

Learn what would change under the CFPB’s proposal to delete disparate impact references from Regulation B and its Official Staff Commentary, refine the discouragement standards, impose new SPCP restrictions, and what to watch for and remain mindful of if the proposed rule is adopted in the form proposed.

Read how New York’s FAIR Act expands consumer protection to unfair and abusive practices, broadens the Attorney General’s enforcement authority, and raises compliance risks for businesses in the state.