Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that partner April Toy has been recognized among “Wisconsin’s 31 Most Influential Latino Leaders of 2025” by Madison365.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that 80 lawyers are recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, with ten receiving this honor for the first time. Additionally, 22 Hinshaw lawyers are included in The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that partner April Toy has been elected to serve as the Vice President of Divisions, Sections, and Committees on the Hispanic National Bar Association’s (HNBA) National Executive Committee.

Hinshaw partner Tom Kuzmanovic joined a legal edition of the Political Power Hour show on 620 WTMJ with former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janine Geske to review various legal developments, including the Trump v. United States classified documents case and international law tribunals.

Hinshaw partner April Toy served as a contributing author for a book, published by The Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE) titled LEGACY: Women of HACE & 40 Stories of Impact. The book tells the personal stories of 40 alumnae from the Mujeres de HACE Women’s Leadership Program, which started in 2008. The alumnae discuss how HACE has impacted them and how they have shared that impact with the world.

Hinshaw partner Noah Fiedler was recently quoted in Bloomberg Law about potential downstream consequences of lawyers and law firms accepting payment in cryptocurrency. The District of Columbia Bar recently joined bars in New York City and North Carolina in approving bitcoin and other cryptocurrency as payment for legal services.

Hinshaw is pleased to sponsor the Milwaukee Bar Association (MBA) Judges Night on February 7, 2023, at the Grain Exchange in Milwaukee – an evening to mingle with colleagues and members of the judiciary.

Jane Schlicht and Kyle Fonjemie will participate in the State Bar of Wisconsin's "Complex Commercial Contracts: The Legal Principles You Need to Know for Effective Drafting" CLE on January 13, 2023. Schlicht will serve as program chair and moderator. Fonjemie will present "Drafting Remedy Clauses for Breach of Confidentiality Obligations in Commercial Contracts: Prevention, Cessation, and Compensation."

Hinshaw's Russell Klingaman will present a session titled "Separate Business Entity Legal Issues: Recognizing and Avoiding FAA Regulatory Traps" on October 19, 2022. Business entities that exist solely to own and operate aircraft (i.e., LLCs or corporations) are generally considered commercial operators by the FAA. Commercial operators must possess FAA FAR Part 135 certificates if they have operational control when their aircraft are used as non-scheduled commercial transportation for any affiliated individuals and/or companies—"corporate flight department trap."

Hinshaw partners Alyssa Johnson and Kate Schnake will participate in a presentation on July 28, 2021, titled, "Legal Ethics: Handling Difficult Client Dilemmas." Presented by the National Business Institute (NBI), the program will address how lawyers can prevent and address client-related ethical dilemmas involving client communications, disputes, and deceitful clients.

Hinshaw's Jane Schlicht, Connie Mayer, and Andrew May will participate in "Complex Commercial Contracts: The Legal Principles You Need to Know for Effective Drafting," on February 24, 2021. Presented by the State Bar of Wisconsin, the virtual event will provide attendees with a variety of drafting-related insights.

A group of Hinshaw attorneys—Russ Klingaman, David Levitt, Roger Masson, and Jane Schlicht—will present as part of the State Bar of Wisconsin's virtual conference on January 12, 2021. Collectively, their session will explore intellectual property protection considerations. Summaries of their individual presentations are below.