Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Mitchel Chargo, a partner and head of its Cannabis Law Committee, has been named by Cannabis Law Report to the Sixth Edition of the Global Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers 2025/2026.

Partner Mitchel Chargo was among 14 honorees selected by Twin Cities Business as 2025 Notable Partners in Law. Mitchel leads the firm’s Cannabis Law practice and manages an active commercial real estate practice.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Minneapolis partners Mitchel (“Mitch”) Chargo, Amy DuMond Kottke, and Russell (“Russ”) Ponessa have been named 2025 Top Lawyers in Minnesota by Minnesota Monthly.

Read the Cannabis Industry Journal's recent coverage of key takeaways from Hinshaw partner Mitch Chargo’s panel presentations at the MJBizCon conference, which took place last month in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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.

Explore Mitch Chargo's insights featured in Forbes Magazine on how Minnesota's new cannabis regulation paves the way for innovative business opportunities.

Mitchel Chargo speaks on two panels at MJBizCon in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 3-4, 2025.

Minneapolis-based partner Mitchel Chargo will participate in two panels at the Indigenous Cannabis Industry & Policy Summit on November 13, 2025, in Washington, DC. 

Minneapolis-based partner Mitchel Chargo will present on the panel "Development, Construction, and Design Solutions in Cannabis Real Estate" at the Minnesota Cannabis Real Estate Summit at 8:00 a.m. on September 10, 2025, in Golden Valley, Minnesota.

Minneapolis-based partner Mitchel Chargo will present on the panel "Pivot & Thrive: Building a Future in Cannabis from the Ground Up" at CannaCon Midwest at 3:00 p.m. on August 10, 2025, in St. Paul, Minnesota.