Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP stands as a nationally recognized law firm known for legal excellence, ethical advocacy, and strategic representation in high-stakes matters. The firm is widely trusted by Fortune 500 companies, publicly traded corporations, and market-leading organizations to navigate critical disputes and complex business challenges. A reputation for disciplined judgment, trial readiness, and innovative problem-solving defines its approach across courtrooms, boardrooms, and regulatory environments.

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP delivers personalized legal solutions shaped by thorough preparation and authentic diversity. The firm is recognized by the Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Awards as a pioneer in advancing inclusion within the legal profession. Diverse teams are intentionally assembled for each matter, integrating multiple perspectives to strengthen strategy, sharpen analysis, and produce practical business insights. Every engagement reflects a commitment to confidentiality, efficiency, and alignment with client priorities.

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP maintains deep experience across litigation, trial advocacy, investigations, compliance, and business transactions. Practice areas include class actions, white collar defense, product liability, mass torts, antitrust, appellate litigation, intellectual property, labor and employment, and risk and crisis management. Transactional capabilities extend to corporate governance, finance, real estate, construction, airport concessions, private equity, and venture capital transactions completed nationwide.

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP has achieved notable results in complex and precedent-setting matters. Appellate victories include reversals of class certifications for Fortune 50 companies and affirmances dismissing nationwide class actions in multiple federal circuits. Trial teams have secured defense verdicts for Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 clients, including exclusions of “junk science” expert testimony and unanimous jury verdicts after brief deliberations. Wrongful conviction advocacy has resulted in a $25.2 million jury verdict and multiple certificates of innocence for clients wrongfully imprisoned.

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP is led by attorneys with extensive government and in-house experience, including former Assistant United States Attorneys, prosecutors, judges, and senior government officials. Counsel is provided with a focus on prevention, risk management, and long-term success, guided by the belief that the best dispute is often the one avoided through sound strategy and trusted judgment.