RSHC news

In Bruce Wagman’s recent American Bar Association newsletter article, "Animals Are Wild," he explains how Animal Law has grown for all species of animal wildlife and its path from past to future.

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila has been recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers®, nationally in four practice areas and regionally in ten practice areas with the addition of Real Estate Law and the regions of New York City and Orange County for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers and unique credibility within the industry.

Join us in celebrating RSHC Partner Kalia M. Colman who has been chosen as one of the 2024 Top Women in Law: Leaders Leaning In honorees by Law Bulletin Media.

Crain’s Chicago Business honors RSHC Partners LaVon M. Johns and Alan S. King as 2024 Notable Black Leaders—they are role models and mentors making a difference in the Chicago community.

RSHC proudly congratulates Alan S. King and Stephen M. Hankins on their 2025 selection and multi-year recognition as Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers in America.

RSHC proudly congratulates Joe Cancila, Kalia Coleman, Matt Crowl, Patricia Brown Holmes, Shalem Massey, Rod Perry, Bob Riley, Ron Safer, and Jeff Williams on their practice area selections and well-deserved recognition as 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America.

LaVon M. Johns has been named the GlobeSt. Women of Influence Class of 2024 (Diversity Champion Category). Since 1983, this award has recognized a growing number of commercial real estate female professionals for their remarkable achievements

RSHC’s Christopher Hickey and Jen Steeve spoke on, ”AI Technology and How It Is Transforming The Practice of Law” at the ABA TIPS Aviation & Aerospace Law Conference.

We are happy to announce that RSHC Partner Michael Fleck has been named by the Law Bulletin Media as one of this year’s 40 Under Forty.

RSHC is proud to announce that Keyonn L. Pope and Ronald S. Safer have been selected by Crain's Chicago Business for inclusion in the 2024 Notable Leaders in Accounting, Consulting & Law.

RSHC’s LaVon M. Johns, David Aguilar, and Peter M. Zagotta have published chapters in the IICLE® Real Estate Litigation 2024 Edition, a comprehensive handbook that provides a best-practice guidance for issues that are the subject of real property litigation.

Congratulations to RSHC’s 21 attorneys selected for inclusion in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, recognizing lawyers earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice.

On August 20, 2024, U.S. District Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of Texas entered an order granting summary judgment in Ryan LLC, et al. v. Federal Trade Commission ruling that the FTC Non-Compete Rule is unlawful and must be set aside.

Congratulations to RSHC’s 24 partners and counsel recognized by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in 17 practice areas and three geographic regions.

RSHC is proud to help Partner Christopher Hickey (Lt. Col. Hickey) celebrate his Air Force Wing’s 100th year of operation. The 146th Airlift Wing was first formed in 1924 at Santa Monica airport as part of the U.S. Army Air Service.