RSHC news

RSHC Partner Kalia Coleman has been selected as a 2022 National Black Lawyers Top 100 in Illinois and recognized for her leadership, reputation, influence, stature, and profile as an outstanding Black lawyer.

RSHC Partner Nathan Howze and Counsel Meghan Wood have been selected to the 2022 National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 and recognized for their leadership, reputation, influence, stature, and profile as outstanding black lawyers younger than the age of 40.

Join us in congratulating RSHC Partners Alan King and Steve Hankins on their continued recognition as two of the nation’s top labor and employment advisors to businesses, universities, nonprofits, and other organizations handling today’s global workforce.

Congratulations to RSHC’s 18 attorneys selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™, recognizing associates and other lawyers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice.

Congratulations to RSHC’s 16 partners recognized by their peers for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in 11 practice areas and three geographic regions. The Best Lawyers list was first published in 1983 and is universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.

RSHC is proud to be ranked in Vault’s 2023 Top 150 Under 150 list of leading U.S. midsize law firms recognized for delivering top-notch service and big results. Vault’s editorial and research teams follow a rigorous process to assess firms for prestige, quality of life, and professional growth opportunities.

Recently, McDonald’s Corporation announced Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP (RSHC) as one of the winners of its Legal Department’s 2022 EMPOWER Award in the inaugural Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report (DEI). RSHC shares McDonald’s core values and demonstrates an innovative and strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. Through their work to embed and operationalize the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion into how they manage their organizations, RSHC, along with the other winning firm have gone above and beyond to create and drive meaningful change.

RSHC has been named a top law firm in Law360's Diversity Snapshot Report, yet again, for outpacing peer firms and having one of the most diverse equity partnerships. RSHC’s commitment to diversity and inclusion is real and demonstrable.

Law360’s annual Diversity Snapshot Report has recognized RSHC as a Top law firm for the most diverse attorney workforce nationwide for firms with 100 or fewer attorneys. RSHC was a named one of Law360’s top firms for diversity in 2021 and is honored to be recognized again for 2022.

RSHC Partner Keyonn Pope discusses his wide-ranging practice focus on intellectual property, commercial disputes, entertainment, and media. Keyonn also reflects on how he stays on the cutting edge of entertainment and tech while still having time to serve the community in a new Lawyer Limelight profile for Lawdragon.

RSHC congratulates Managing Partner Patricia Brown Holmes on her selection for the highly competitive Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) Rainmakers Award for 2022. Joining this elite group of just 15 exceptional attorneys, Holmes was chosen for her standout book of business exceeding $5 million annually and her significant contributions to the Chicago and legal-industry communitie

RSHC Partner Kalia Coleman is speaking on the panel, “Through the Looking Glass: Emerging Trends and Practices in the Digital Space,” at the June 23, GIR Live: Chicago 2022.

Managing Partner Patricia Brown Holmes was recently honored with the “Beyond in Big Law” Award, given by the Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. (BWLA). This award recognizes an attorney who has made an impact on the legal profession by blazing a new trail. Patricia is the first African American woman to manage and have her name on the door of a major law firm that is not women- or minority-owned. She has dedicated her career to mentoring and creating opportunities for up-and-coming lawyers.

Reflecting on her recent transition from the U.S. Attorney’s Office to her role as a partner with RSHC, Kalia Coleman describes her deep sense of duty to her clients in a new Lawyer Limelight profile for Lawdragon.

RSHC is delighted to announce the promotion of Nathan Howze (Business Transactions) to Partner, effective January 1, 2022. The Firm also added five partners through lateral hiring in 2021.