For more than 40 years, Mr. Rivkin practiced private and public international law at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP,[3] where he served as co-chair of its International Dispute Resolution Group for more than 20 years and was a founder of its Business Integrity/ESG Group.
[9] For more than 40 years, Mr. Rivkin practiced private and public international law at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, where he served as co-chair of its International Dispute Resolution Group for more than 20 years and was a founder of its Business Integrity/ESG Group.
[13] Chambers publications have described him as “the best arbitration practitioner anywhere,” “a true giant in the field, whose depth of knowledge is incredible,” “an accomplished arbitrator” who has demonstrated “aptitude for complex, high-stakes disputes,” and “an extraordinarily bright, thoughtful and clear advocate.”[14] Mr. Rivkin has also routinely received the top recognition in Legal 500, which has praised him as “a brilliant lawyer and tactician” whose “oral advocacy was the best I have ever seen,” and in other publications such as Who's Who Legal and Euromoney.
[17] In addition, he has held prominent positions in arbitration institutions, government committees and other NGOs across the world.
Mr. Rivkin worked on initial government efforts to encourage alternative dispute resolution under NAFTA and advised on negotiations to create a worldwide judgments convention, US sanctions policy and nuclear deterrence.
[25] Among other publications and speeches, his influential article Towards a New Paradigm in International Arbitration: The Town Elder Model Revisited (2012)[26] urged arbitrators and counsel to adopt only procedures necessary for each case rather than standardized procedural orders.
He now devotes his practice full-time to serving as an arbitrator in major international cases.