David Rivkin is the heavyweight dispute-resolution attorney whom the biggest companies in the world want in their corner.
He is co-chairman of Debevoise & Plimpton’s international dispute-resolution group, one of the busiest practices of its kind. He secured for Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. a $750 million arbitration award against International Petroleum Investment Corp., an investment arm of the Abu Dhabi government, and has handled high-dollar arbitration matters in just about every arbitration forum in the world. Those matters have involved energy concessions, intellectual property issues, construction cases, investment treaties and more.
