Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that partner Jennifer Driscoll has been reappointed to serve on the Connecticut Bar Association’s (CBA) Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section Executive Committee for the 2026-2027 term.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that 80 of its lawyers have been recognized by their peers for inclusion in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Fernando Rivera-Maissonet has been elected as the Hispanic National Bar Association’s (HNBA) Region II (New York) Governor for the 2026–2028 term.

Hinshaw partner Jennifer Driscoll was featured in a new Law.com article examining a lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 22 states, accusing the digital retailer Amazon of secretly overriding the results of its digital advertising auctions and imposing higher, undisclosed prices.

Read Hinshaw partner Jennifer Driscoll’s analysis in Global Competition Review on the significant antitrust challenge to Paramount’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros.

Read about the significance of New York’s Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA) for mortgage lenders and loan servicers, as Hinshaw partner Brian McGrath discusses in a recent Newsday article.

Attorneys D.L. Morriss and Mohamed F. Sweify will travel to Hamburg, Germany, on October 15, 2025, to present at the International Arbitration Conference. Both attorneys serve on the conference Steering Committee.

New York-based attorney and chair of the New York State Bar Association's (NYSBA) International Dispute Resolution Committee, Mohamed Sweify, is set to moderate a virtual panel titled "The Battle of the Seats in International Arbitration" on March 28, 2024. The panel will consist of representatives from various jurisdictions, highlighting the key developments and advantages their jurisdictions offer to convince parties to choose that jurisdiction as an arbitral seat. The panelists will argue in favor of their jurisdiction based on various elements, including the latest developments in international arbitration, arbitration-friendly laws, neutrality, court support, challenging awards, digital arbitration, cost, and logistics. Following the panel discussion, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in an interactive discussion.

New York-based attorney Mohamed Sweify will participate in a panel discussion titled "The Role of Arbitral Institutions and the Future of Ad Hoc Arbitration in Africa" at the 2023 Global Conference: Africa Arbitration Day on December 8, 2023. The panel will focus on the challenges faced by African arbitral institutions, propose solutions, and address why ad hoc arbitration is preferred in some African jurisdictions.

New York-based attorney Mohamed Sweify will participate in a VSkolar webinar titled "Challenges and Future of Legal Education—How to prepare yourself for your legal industry" on February 15, 2025.

New York-based partner Connie Montoya will present as part of a "Power Panel with Pinay Trial Lawyers" webinar, an event organized by the National Filipino American Lawyers Association (NFALA) Women's Committee and the Pinay Powerhouse Collective. The panel, scheduled for April 20, will discuss how gender bias impacts women litigators, and provide practical advice on how women can navigate these challenges to succeed in their careers.

Hinshaw Partner Brian McGrath will present at the Annual Advocacy Conference presented by the New York Mortgage Bank Association (New York MBA). McGrath’s presentation—titled “Anti-Engel Proposed Legislation (S.5473D/A.7737B) and S.2143/A.2428”—will discuss how these proposed bills would change existing laws and rules that govern mortgage foreclosures, the statute of limitations, potential impacts to default servicers, and the foreclosure process.