Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

About this office:

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is a national law firm with more than 460 lawyers in 24 offices. The firm offers a full-service practice, with an emphasis in litigation, business law and corporate transactions, environmental, intellectual property, labor and employment law, professional liability defense, estate planning and taxation matters. Our attorneys provide services to a range of for-profit and not-for-profit clients in industries that include alarm and security services, construction, financial services, health care, hospitality, insurance, legal, manufacturing, real estate, retail and transportation. Our clients also include government agencies, municipalities and schools.

Hinshaw was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Chicago and has offices in 12 states: Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.

Appellate, Banking & Financing, Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights, Class Action Litigation, Civil Rights Defense, Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Construction Law, Director & Officer Liability, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Fidelity & Surety, General Liability Litigation, Government, Health Care, Insurance Coverage, Insurance and Reinsurance, Labor & Employment, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Mergers & Acquisitions, Municipal Liability, Personal Injury Defense, Public Law, Products Liability Litigation, Professional Liability, Regulatory, Real Estate, School Law, Securities, Taxation, Transportation, White Collar Crime and Workers' Compensation Defense.

FTC Implements Blogging Disclosure Rules
Christopher J. Borders, November 18, 2009
Not long after individuals started using social media to share their opinions on even the most obscure persons, places and things, did some marketers start to influence opinion by means of "seeded" posts, encouraging Facebook "fans," blog posts, tweets, and other testimonials...

Your Trademarks Sold to Your Competitor: The World of Google Keyword Auctions
Christopher J. Borders, June 11, 2009
Many trademark owners are surprised to learn that current law does not prohibit search engines from making their trademarks available for use by competitors as keywords. A great deal of search engine revenue is derived from the sale of keywords -- terms entered into a search engine query to...

Going Green: Guidance Coming in Updated FTC Green Guide
Christopher J. Borders, March 11, 2009
In light of increased consumer and employee expectations as to businesses' "green" initiatives and an increasing volume of governmental mandates related to environmental law, saving energy and changing processes to benefit the environment is becoming almost mandatory for any business.

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