Five RSHC attorneys have been selected by the editors of Law360 to serve on the editorial boards that will provide feedback on the publication’s coverage and expert insight on how best to shape future coverage of specific areas of legal practice and law firm management.

Bob Riley is a faculty member and speaker for the virtual March 29 Tenth Annual Chicago Legal Market Conference 2022 hosted by Sandpiper Partners.

RSHC spotlights for #WHM Regina Dinkes, she has wide-ranging commercial transactional legal experience, including as in-house counsel and as a Corporate attorney at a large international law firm.

On March 16, RSHC Partner Jake Kahn will join other leading industry professionals on a panel presented by the CBA's Futures and Derivatives Law Committee: "To SEF or Not to SEF, That is the Question."

In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth RSHC spotlights Counsel Monique Howery. She focuses her practice on business disputes and litigation and is a advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession.

In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth RSHC spotlights Associate Jasmine Morton. Jasmine is a former prosecutor for the Illinois Office of the State’s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor. She focuses her practice on complex civil litigation and has experience in both criminal and civil practice.

RSHC spotlights Associate Nacenté Seabury for #BlackHistoryMonth. Nacenté is a former Attorney-Advisor for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and focuses her practice on environmental litigation and regulatory matters.

RSHC spotlights Associate Reginald Guy II, Esq for #BlackHistoryMonth. Reggie has experience in handling a wide range of business and real estate transactions, and serves his community as a CPS Local School Council Member, Board Member of the Black Men Lawyers’ Association and the South Side YMCA and as a pro bono attorney for Cabrini Green Legal Aid.

RSHC Managing Partner Patricia Brown Holmes will be a co-panelist at the March 3 ABA White Collar Crime Institute discussing “The Impact of Environmental, Social and Governance Issues on White Collar Enforcement” to be held at the San Francisco Hilton, Union Square.

RSHC Partner Joe Cancila is delighted to serve as a new member of the Chicago State Foundation (CSF) Board of Directors. CSF Directors are trusted advisors helping to guide the Foundation’s work and advance the interests and welfare of Chicago State University.

RSHC Partner Edward Casmere is a featured panelist at the Cutting-Edge Issues in Asbestos Litigation Conference to be held in-person on March 7-8 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. RSHC is a proud sponsor of this event that features prominent plaintiff and defense attorneys, in-house counsel, and insurance professionals.

RSHC proudly congratulates Joe Cancila on his two-time selection as a BTI Client Service All-Star 2022 (MVP), a high honor that can only be given by a client. In 2020 and 2022, Joe has been singled out and recognized for delivering exceptional client service.

Celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth RSHC spotlights Partner Kalia Coleman. Kalia is a former federal prosecutor, has led high-stakes criminal investigations, and has litigated in local, state, federal, and appellate levels.

We are proud to announce 11 RSHC attorneys have been selected to the 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers and 2022 Illinois Rising Stars lists. RSHC Managing Partner Patricia Brown Holmes has received the Top 10 Illinois Super Lawyers distinction. For more than decade, Patricia Brown Holmes has been ranked a Top 50 Women Super Lawyer. Both Ron Safer and Patricia Brown Holmes have been recognized as Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyers.

Nick Kahlon and Sarah Finch provide an in-depth analysis of a new amendment to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act and how it significantly alters the restrictive covenant landscape in Illinois. As they explain, the amendment prohibits employers from entering into non-competition or non-solicitation agreements with many Illinois employees after January 1, 2022, and also contains provisions regarding employer notice, fee recovery for prevailing employees, and oversight by the Illinois Attorney General.

RSHC partner Ronald S. Safer was interviewed for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin’s “How I Did It” feature, discussing the record-setting verdict in a recent civil suit related to his wrongful conviction work. A former federal prosecutor and experienced commercial litigator, Ron has successfully handled numerous wrongful conviction cases and has a long history of trying civil matters, but this case was the first he took on that would combine both areas of law.

RSHC Managing Partner and retired Cook County Associate Judge, Patricia Brown Holmes, has been appointed as a new member and Co-Chair to the Illinois Supreme Court Judicial Screening Committee. The screening committee assesses the qualifications of candidates applying for appointment to the Office of Judge of the Circuit Court for Cook County due to vacancies created by recent judicial retirements.

RSHC Managing Partner Patricia Brown Holmes and Labor & Employment Practice Chair Alan King are among the prominent business and community leaders honored by Crain’s Chicago Business this week as Notable Black Leaders and Executives. Crain’s editors selected 71 Chicagoans who have not only reached prominent places in their own professions but have, this year, “seized the moment” of reckoning over systemic racism following the murder of George Floyd and redoubled their efforts to contribute to the Black community through service and philanthropy.

Health care providers may face new challenges under the DOJ’s recently launched Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, which will use the False Claims Act to target cybersecurity-related fraud by ensuring the technology-related representations by government contractors and grant recipients are accurate. RSHC is prepared to counsel industry executives on best practices for compliance.