Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that partner James (Jim) Sandy has been appointed to serve as Chair of the American Bar Association’s (ABA’s) Debt Collection Practices and Bankruptcy Subcommittee, for a two-year term effective today. Senior counsel Marisa Roman also serves on the subcommittee leadership team as the Young Lawyers Liaison.

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 Chloë White has been appointed to serve as an Associate Editor on the Editorial and Content Board of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Young Lawyers Division (YLD).

Read Hinshaw attorney Jack Shadid’s two chapters in the newly released 2026 edition of the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) "Business Bankruptcy Practice" handbook.

Hinshaw partner Brad Dunn was one of seven attorneys featured in Bloomberg Law's "Making Partner in a Pandemic" series. The series features personal stories of what it was like to make partner in the middle of a widening COVID-19 pandemic.

Chicago-based partner Mark Carter will moderate the panel "Limited Liability Company Issues in Chapter 11" at the American Bankruptcy Institute's (ABI) Central States Bankruptcy Workshop on June 19, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois.

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.

Explore how a debtor’s intent to surrender collateral in bankruptcy impacts foreclosure litigation, including judicial estoppel arguments and court guidance for mortgage lenders.

In its December 2023 Bulletin, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation ("DFPI") announced that debt collectors licensed prior to January 1, 2024, will be required to file an annual report by March 15, 2024, through the DFPI portal.