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Fortune 500 companies and business leaders turn to Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP (RSHC) to handle their most challenging commercial litigation, especially matters involving reputational risk and media attention. RSHC is nationally renowned for its class actions practice and for its elite team of trial lawyers, including numerous former Assistant U.S. Attorneys and former state prosecutors.
RSHC attorneys have successfully tried over 200 high-stakes cases to verdict in courts across the country and won thousands more cases through pretrial motions. The firm’s formidable reputation for fearless advocacy is based on its record of success, often in cases where other firms initially failed to achieve positive results.
RSHC’s litigators are united by a culture of excellence that is relentlessly client focused, dynamically innovative, and passionately committed to winning. They excel at delivering solutions, whether by helping clients devise plans to avoid or resolve litigation, securing dismissals and summary judgment, or winning at trial and on appeal.
Twice shortlisted by Chambers USA as an outstanding firm for diversity and inclusion, RSHC draws from its authentic diversity to assemble bespoke teams for each lawsuit depending on the client’s needs. This nimble team structure, coupled with deep experience executing bold strategies, enables RSHC litigators to go toe-to-toe with the toughest adversaries in the most difficult jurisdictions and consistenly win.
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Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila represented United Airlines in an appeal brought by a former communications worker, who alleged age bias and retaliation after she was placed on a performance improvement plan and allegedly constructively discharged from employment.
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The partners are experienced litigators and many are former US attorneys. They have keen insights into trial strategy, discovery, witness preparation and trial technology. The firm is a formidable force.
Riley Safer has a deep understanding of complex business processes within the insurance industry, as well as stellar litigation skills. Most of their lawyers have represented the insurance industry for years, and even decades, and bring not just legal and analytical expertise, but also institutional memory.
They are solution-oriented, nimble and they win. They get the results that you want and they bring really great experience and talent for matters in an efficient way.
They are good creative and strategic thinkers, who focus on winning positive outcomes.
They're smart, kind, organized, detail-oriented and strategic. It's rare to find a combination of all these traits in all legal members of a team.
The partners are experienced litigators and many are former US attorneys. They have keen insights into trial strategy, discovery, witness preparation and trial technology. The firm is a formidable force.
Riley Safer has a deep understanding of complex business processes within the insurance industry, as well as stellar litigation skills. Most of their lawyers have represented the insurance industry for years, and even decades, and bring not just legal and analytical expertise, but also institutional memory.
They are solution-oriented, nimble and they win. They get the results that you want and they bring really great experience and talent for matters in an efficient way.
They are good creative and strategic thinkers, who focus on winning positive outcomes.
They're smart, kind, organized, detail-oriented and strategic. It's rare to find a combination of all these traits in all legal members of a team.
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Patricia Brown Holmes sits as managing partner of the firm. She is noted for her experience in representing public and private corporate clients in high stakes commercial disputes.
She has superb judgment and perspective.
Patricia is an exceptional adviser, litigator and strategist. She is also a great thought partner.
She is a great attorney, with a depth of knowledge and skill that is unmatched.
She is fantastic.
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Abigail L. Peluso
Amy C. Andrews
Ariel Wilson
Brendan J. Gerdes
Brian O'Connor Watson
C. Matt Alva
Christopher S. Hickey
David H. Resnicoff
Eli Litoff
Geoffrey G. Young
Gregory L. Curtner
Jacob Kahn
James P. Gaughan
Jeffrey R. Williams
Jeffrey W. Gordon
Jeffrey W. Morof
Jennifer Steeve
Joseph A. Cancila, Jr.
Kalia M. Coleman
Kate Stimeling
Keyonn L. Pope
Lauren Abendshien
Lauren Jaffe
Lucas T. Rael
Maegan McAdam
Matthew J. Fischer
Michael H. Fleck
Monique B. Howery
Nick Kahlon
Head of Department
Olivia Luk Bedi
Robert H. Riley
Rodney Perry
Head of Department
Shalem A. Massey
Shaun Zhang
Sondra A. Hemeryck
Stephen M. Hankins
Thomas B. Quinn
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