Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Miami partner-in-charge Barbara Fernandez has been selected as one of Florida Legal Elite’s 2025 Most Notable Women Leaders in Law by Florida Trend Magazine for the third consecutive year.

Hinshaw is pleased to announce that it has boosted its Business Litigation practice group with the addition of complex civil defense litigation attorney Heather M. Calhoon as a partner in the firm’s Miami office.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced that Miami partner Steven D. Gonzalez has been selected as one of Florida Legal Elite’s 2025 Notable Real Estate/Land Use Attorneys by Florida Trend Magazine.

Read Francesco Palanda's byline titled "Best Practices in Presenting Business Interruption Claims," which was published in an American Bar Association Insurance Committee newsletter and outlines essential strategies for handling business interruption claims for catastrophic losses.

Read insights from Hinshaw partner Francesco Palanda on the challenges facing the home insurance market due to increased natural disasters, drawing parallels between California and South Florida.

Barbara Fernandez, Hinshaw's Miami office partner-in-charge, was recently featured in articles by the Daily Business Review and The American Lawyer that discussed trends in area law firm office real estate. Last year, Hinshaw relocated to The Plaza Coral Gables, and several other firms have since also relocated to Coral Gables.

Hinshaw is proud to serve as a gold sponsor of the 2025 Impact Awards, hosted by the Miami-Dade Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers (MDFAWL) on March 5, 2025, in Miami Beach, Florida. At the event, Miami partner-in-charge Barbara Fernandez will accept her award as one of ten Women of Distinction for her work in advancing women in the legal profession.

Miami-based Hinshaw partner Siobhan Grant will co-present at a Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) panel titled "Navigating Troubled Waters: Bankruptcy, Loan Workouts, and Distressed Assets in CRE," on February 19, 2025, in Miami, Florida.

Hinshaw and the Hispanic National Bar Association are proud to co-sponsor a diverse panel of in-house counsel from various industries who have made significant contributions to their fields. The event will take place on October 17, 2024, at Hinshaw's Miami office and virtually, and will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month under the theme "Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together." Partner Fernando C. Rivera-Maissonet will moderate the discussion, where distinguished legal professionals will share their unique journeys and insights on shaping the future of the legal industry.