In addition to her public finance practice at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Ms. Richards-Yellen serves as the firm’s Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and as Chair of the Diversity Committee. Prior to relocating to Chicago, Ms. Richards-Yellen was associate General Counsel with a leading mutual fund company where she provided legal services and analysis for the Fixed Income Group. Ms. Richards-Yellen was a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers Steering Committee. She is Chair of the Board of the Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms and sits on the boards of NAWL and Blackburn College, as well as the advisory board of the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession. Ms. Richards-Yellen can be reached at 312.704.3562 or lry@hinshawlaw.com