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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.

Chambers Review

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Litigation: General Commercial - Illinois

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What the Team is Known For

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila has a breadth of experience spanning commercial litigation, including contract disputes, business tort claims and insurance cases. It has notable capabilities in handling class actions, with experience defending against allegations of false advertising, insurance bad faith and consumer protection breaches. It is frequently sought after by clients in the insurance and food and beverage sectors, among others.

Work Highlights

  • 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.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Patricia Brown Holmes
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Patricia Brown Holmes
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Eminent Practitioners

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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Patricia Brown Holmes
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Patricia Brown Holmes
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Eminent Practitioners

Members

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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

Industries

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Aerospace & Aviation

Airport Concessions

Automotive

Blockchain & Cryptocurrency

Chemical

Construction

Consumer Products

Energy / Utilities

Financial Services & Asset Management

Food & Beverage

Health Care & Life Sciences

Industrial Manufacturing

Insurance

Media, Entertainment & Sports

Medical Devices

Pharmaceutical

Primary, Secondary & Higher Education

Private Equity & Venture Capital

Real Estate

Retail

Technology

Telecommunications

Transportation & Logistics