Rikisha focuses her practice on corporate law. She served as a summer associate at Cozen O’Connor for two years prior to joining the firm. During her time as a summer associate, she gained valuable experience conducting legal research on state securities and broker dealer registration exemptions and drafting legal memorandum on a wide variety of issues.
Rikisha received her bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, in political science from Florida State University where she was inducted in the Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society. She received her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. While attending law school, Rikisha served as the managing editor of the Georgetown Journal for Poverty Law and Policy, the special events coordinator for the Black Law Students Association and the communications director for the Women of Color Collective. She received the Cali award for her study of race, law and inequality. Rikisha also served as a student intern for the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law in their Fair Housing and Community Development Project.