RSHC news

Patricia Brown Holmes will be speaking at the September 22-24 Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Corporate Social Conscience virtual event. Prominent speakers who help shape the current legal markets will discuss corporate and securities law including M&A, corporate governance, and SEC updates.

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP is excited to host our inaugural Autonomous Vehicles Spring Symposium, “Future Technologies; Present Challenges,” on April 22, 2022. This three-hour conference offers valuable information for industry leaders in ground, aerial, and maritime autonomous vehicle development and all associated industries. The symposium will feature influential keynote speakers and informative cross-disciplinary panels, enabling participants to wrestle through some of the most challenging issues facing autonomous vehicle industries.

While the economy recovers from the pandemic, regulators in the futures and derivatives industry continue to move forward with significant regulatory and enforcement efforts. Regulators and leading industry professionals will provide guidance and insight regarding current and anticipated issues impacting participants in the futures and derivatives industry. Attorneys who attend can earn two hours of CLE in Illinois and California, free of charge (pending approval).

RSHC Managing Partner Patricia Brown Holmes will be a panelist on the July 29, 2021 ABA Profile of the Legal Profession: Returning to the Law Office … Or Not webinar. After 16 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, a distinguished panel will discuss what comes next, post-pandemic – how to decide, new rules, changes in expectations, and the effect on recruiting.

RSHC’s environmental attorney Brian Dodds is presenting on “Environmental Justice: What the Developing EJ Standards Mean for You” at the June 29 Perrin Environmental Risk & Litigation Conference.

RSHC Partner Josh Lee will be a panelist on the “Class Action, MDL or Bankruptcy: What is the Best Option for Global Resolution?” at the June 24 Perrin Mass Tort Litigation Conference virtual event. Topics covered will be the history of mass tort resolution of current and contingent liabilities, changes in class certification, and the advancements and disadvantages of global resolution.

RSHC’s Sandy Musumeci and Brittney Denley are speaking at the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) 2021 Virtual Conference June 21 session, “Bias Incidents and Student Codes of Conduct.” Brittney will moderate an informative discussion by a panel of industry-leading speakers about the effect of bias on institutions, current statistics on campus trends, current law concerning bias incidents on campus, examples affecting schools, policies and training, and legal exposure.

RSHC Partner Josh Lee is the featured products liability and mass torts panelist at the June 17 Black In-House Counsel (BIHC) Elevating Black Excellence Regional Summit virtual event. Josh will provide an overview of considerations for high-stakes products liability and mass tort cases as well as explore how changes in technology and the events of 2020 will impact litigation and trials.

RSHC Partner Dave Resnicoff will moderate the April 14 panel on measuring effectiveness of global compliance programs at ACI’s Advanced Forum on FCPA & Anti-Corruption for the Life Sciences Industry. A panel of distinguished in-house compliance executives will join Dave to discuss the impact of the DOJ’s June 2020 compliance guidance and perspectives on building compliance programs that withstand government scrutiny.

Attorney Bruce Wagman will present on the Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act and on cases involving the Act. Bruce will go over the statutory language, discuss the interpretation of the law by the courts and the government in the last two decades, and provide his thoughts on the current state of the law in this area.

RSHC attorney Bruce Wagman will be a panelist at the Tennessee Bar Association (TBA)’s From Cruelty to Compassion: Animal Rescue and Animal Law webinar. Topics covered will be a case study involving the discovery and rescue of neglected animals, many in need of immediate medical care, and the corresponding and complex legal consequences of these efforts.

RSHC attorney Bruce Wagman will be presenting at the California Animal Law Symposium 2021. At the Symposium, “Exotic Animals: Understanding the Issues and Using Litigation and Legislation to Combat Abuse,” Bruce will discuss the use of exotic animals in entertainment. Other panels will address the overfishing of sharks and rays, ending exotic animal ownership, and the “Tiger King” tragedy.

RSHC Partner Dave Resincoff will moderate the March 18 “Prosecutorial Perspectives on Recent Settlements, OIG’s Guidance, and Enforcement Priorities for 2021” session at the American Conference Institute (ACI) Special Briefing, Fraud & Abuse in the Sales and Marketing of Drugs & Medical Devices. A panel of top federal healthcare fraud prosecutors will discuss the state of industry compliance, DOJ interpretation of the OIG’s Special Fraud Alert and its impact on future enforcement, industry practices under scrutiny, and potential shifts in priorities under the Biden administration.

RSHC Associate Raymond Rushing will participate in the engaging conversation, “The State of the Black Male Lawyer,” hosted by the Glenn T. Johnson Chapter of the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) at UIC John Marshall Law School on March 13th. Honored guests will discuss navigating the effects of the pandemic and social injustices occurring in our nation.

The Illinois Judges Association (IJA) and the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism (2Civility) are launching a three-part educational series, “Building Confidence in Our Legal System,” aimed at addressing racial disparities and other equity issues in Illinois’ legal system. RSHC Managing Partner Patricia Brown Holmes will lead the March 11 session, “Civil Procedures.”