Michael F. Iasparro, the partner-in-charge of the firm's Rockford office, has been appointed by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to serve as the next U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District.

Hinshaw's Managing Partner, Robert T. Shannon, has been selected to the Leadership Greater Chicago (LGC) 2025 Cohort of The Daniel Burnham Fellowship for Executives.

The law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is very pleased to announce the election of eleven attorneys as new partners, effective January 1, 2025. The new partners are based in seven Hinshaw offices nationwide and represent multiple industry groups and practice areas.

Read how Hinshaw’s Managing Partner, Robert (“Bob”) T. Shannon, and fellow members of the Leadership Greater Chicago (LGC) 2025 Cohort of the Daniel Burnham Fellowship for Executives were profiled in Crain’s Chicago Business this week.

Read Hinshaw partner David Cole's co-authored Compliance Week guide, which provides in-house counsel and compliance professionals with best practices and practical steps for conducting internal investigations.

Hinshaw attorney David S. Weinstein, a Miami-based partner and former federal prosecutor, was quoted extensively in an ABC News story about the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. The opening statements in the case are scheduled for Monday.

Hinshaw's David S. Weinstein will present a Lunch & Learn program at a meeting of the Florida Foreign Trade Association (FFTA) on January 16, 2020. Titled "Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement Update: DOJ Continues to Revise its Corporate Enforcement Policy," the presentation will address changes made by the Department of Justice to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Corporate Enforcement Policy and discuss the potential impact these changes will have on businesses with international operations.

On October 23, 2019, David S. Weinstein will present to members of the Florida Foreign Trade Association (FFTA), as part of the group's Lunch & Learn series. In a presentation titled "FCPA Enforcement Update: What's Changed and How to Navigate the Rules of the Road," Weinstein will discuss changes made by the Department of Justice to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the potential impact of these changes on businesses with international operations.

Read an in-house compliance guide for responding to Executive Order (EO) 14209, which paused all future investigations and enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for at least 180 days.

On March 4, 2020, the SEC proposed a set of amendments designed to simplify and improve the exempt offering framework. The SEC's stated goal is to make it easier for issuers to access the capital markets and to provide additional investment opportunities for investors.

On June 25, 2014, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) released a Special Fraud Alert ("Alert") addressing arrangements between clinical laboratories and referring physicians. The Alert provides insight into those payment arrangements which the OIG believes raise enforcement concerns under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS).

On March 15, 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published for public comment proposed amendments to the Municipal Disclosure Rule, Rule 15c2-12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The proposed amendments add two new events to the list that a broker, dealer or municipal securities dealer acting as an underwriter in a primary offering of municipal securities must reasonably determine that an issuer has undertaken to provide to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).