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 the BTI Consulting Group has recognized partner Lauren Campisi as a 2026 BTI Client Service All-Star.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is excited to announce that Brian McGrath, partner and co-chair of the firm’s Consumer Financial Services group, has been selected by Crain’s New York Business as a 2026 Notable Leader in Accounting, Consulting & Law.

Read David Schultz’s ARM Compliance Digest column discussing a judge’s humorous—but important—ruling invoking a 154-year-old precedent to deny default judgment in an FDCPA case.

Read two Hinshaw-authored articles—“Fair Access and Debanking: Recent Developments and Unanswered Questions” and “State Survey of Coerced Debt Laws”—in the latest issue of the CCFL Quarterly Report.

Read about the significance of the CFPB’s now-vacated rule that would have slashed late fees from $30 to $8 for large credit card issuers.

Hinshaw partners Brian McGrath, Lauren Campisi, and Leslie Meredith will speak at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA’s) 2026 Compliance and Risk Management Conference at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, DC, from September 27–29, 2026.

Hinshaw partners Justin Penn and James (Jim) Sandy will present on a panel at the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Business Law Fall Meeting 2026 on September 4, 2026.

Hinshaw partners Vaishali Rao, Akeela White, and Joe Sanders will lead a panel on "Regulatory Landscape from a State Perspective" at the Chicagoland Compliance Association's (CCA) Annual Conference on October 16, 2025, in Oak Brook, Illinois.

Hinshaw partner Justin Penn will present at an Association of Credit and Collection Professionals (ACA) Huddle, “Signed, Sealed … Coerced? Understanding Coerced Debt,” on June 17.

Hinshaw partner Akeela White will present during the Accounts Recovery webinar, “Breaking Down the Most Common FCRA Disputes You're Seeing Right Now — and What to Do With Them,” on June 5 at 12:00 PM CST.

Hinshaw partner Vaishali Rao will present at the Receivables Management Association International (RMAI) webinar, “State Oversight in an Era of Federal Deregulation,” on April 28 from 9:00 to 10:00 am PDT.

Read about two significant wins for Illinois mortgage lenders that provide critical certainty for lenders enforcing HELOCs and long-pending foreclosure actions in Illinois.

Ten state attorneys general are challenging the OCC’s mortgage escrow and preemption rules, raising significant questions about federal banking authority and state consumer protection laws. Read our full analysis to understand the potential implications for lenders, regulators, and the consumer financial services industry.

Learn about the Seventh Circuit’s significant ruling holding that text messages are not considered “calls” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

Learn how the New York AVOID Act significantly changes third-party practice and the key compliance steps to prepare for the law taking effect on April 19, 2026.

Read part one, "A Bronx Tale: A New York State Trial Judge Calls Out New York State's Long-Standing Heightened Standard of Proving the Making of an Agreement to Arbitrate," about the trial court's decision in Wu v. Uber Tech., Inc.