Business Formation, Governance & Commercial Contracts

Read Jason Rosen’s insights in the Daily Business Review regarding the key benefits and litigation risks of Florida’s new Series LLC law, taking effect on July 1, 2026.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is delighted to announce that partner Marcia Mueller has been named the winner of the 2026 Mentorship Award, presented by YWCA Northwestern Illinois.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that partner Justyna Regan, PhD, has been appointed to a new Officer position with the Advocates Society, where she will serve as Secretary for the 2026–2027 term. 

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is very pleased to announce that partner Marcia Mueller has been selected among four finalists for the 2026 Mentorship Award, presented by YWCA Northwestern Illinois.

Read about Hinshaw partner Anthony Jacob’s chapter in the newly released 2026 edition of the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) “S Corporations” handbook.

Chicago-based partner Megan Mathias will co-present at the Hinshaw-sponsored event "Breaking the ICE: Capital Formation and RegTech" on March 3, 2025, in New York City.

Hinshaw partners Todd Young and Connie Mayer recently co-authored a chapter in the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) 2023 handbook titled "Elements of Illinois Law." IICLE is the premier provider of continuing legal education in Illinois. Founded in 1961, the Institute publishes a comprehensive set of handbooks designed by and for Illinois attorneys.

The U.S. law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Andrew May, a seasoned securities and commodities attorney, has joined the firm as a partner in the Chicago office. Formerly a principal at Chuhak & Tecson, May has two decades of futures and securities law experience and provides a powerful combination of industry-specific knowledge and personal investment in his clients' success.

Hinshaw is pleased to announce the publication of a new white paper—titled “Partnership and LLC Agreements Require Changes by 2018”—that reviews new partnership audit rules scheduled to go into effect in 2018, and looks at their impact on partnerships and multiple-member limited liability companies (LLCs) taxed as partnerships. Authored by estate planning and wealth management attorney Steve Frost—a Certified Public Accountant—the paper focuses on the prospect that these entities may be obliged to pay federal income tax audit assessments at the partnership level, which could have negative effects unless steps are taken to mitigate the impact of the new law.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP partner Adam L. Saper will present as part of a panel on the topic "LLC and S Corporations: Funding Options, Liability Limitations, Dispute Processes, and Leadership/Management Structures," at the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education's (IICLE's) "LLCs vs. S Corporations" program from 1:15 – 3:00 on June 8, 2015. Specific issues to be addressed include:

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Anthony J. Jacob recently gave a lecture for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) on entity selection for the formation of a business, the tax ramifications of each, and certain compensation arrangements (e.g., stock options) that affect entity choice. "Starting Points: Fundamentals of Forming a Business Entity - Entity Selection 101," April 2014.