Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Nia Binns has been re-appointed Health and Wellness Committee Co-Chair of the Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago Inc. (BWLA) for the 2026 – 2027 bar year.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is very pleased to announce that partner Vaishali Rao has been named to the 2026 INvolve Heroes Role Model list. She is featured in the Top 100 Executives directory, which honors leaders who are “leading by example and driving change to increase gender diversity in the workplace.”

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Fernando Rivera-Maissonet has been elected as the Hispanic National Bar Association’s (HNBA) Region II (New York) Governor for the 2026–2028 term.

Hinshaw partner Megan Lopp Mathias recently joined the Innangard Global Podcast for the episode titled “DEI & Populism in 2026–Global Perspectives from Japan, Turkey, and the USA,” featuring a cross‑border discussion about DEI employment policies and populism.

Read a Daily Business Review analysis written by Hinshaw attorneys Jenelle La Chuisa, Wadad Barakat, and Lauren Swanson, which breaks down the two-front DEI claims landscape, the DOJ’s False Claims Act push, and the coverage terms that will impact defense and indemnity.

Read about Hinshaw partner Connie Montoya's recent feature by the influential Filipino publication the Philippine Daily Inquirer in a story about "10 Filipino American LGBTQ+ changemakers you might not know about."

Hinshaw is proud to serve as a sponsor of the 2026 Lavender Law Conference & Career Fair, taking place July 13–15 in Chicago, Illinois.

Hinshaw is pleased to serve as a sponsor for the Metropolitan Black Bar Association’s (MBBA) 42nd Anniversary Award Gala on Friday, May 15.

Join Kelechi Ajoku on April 23, 2026, for a panel celebrating BIPOC alumni's path to partnership in law, hosted by St. John's University AoCC.

Hinshaw partner Vincent Rizzo will present at the BARBRI CLE webinar "Advancing Inclusion for LGBTQIA+ Legal Professionals" on March 26, 2026.

Hinshaw attorney Mohamed F. Sweify, chair of the Egypt Chapter of the New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) International Section, and past chair of NYSBA’s International Dispute Resolution Committee, will moderate the webinar "Voices of Impact: Arab Leading Women Driving Change in the Arab Middle East," on March 25, 2026.

Hinshaw attorney and co-chair of the American Bar Association's (ABA) LGBT Law & Litigator Committee, Ali Degan, will moderate the CLE webinar, "LGBTQ+ Litigation Trends and Legal Realities Before the Supreme Court: What Lawyers Need to Know," on February 20, 2026.