Background
Rivkin, David W. was born on October 17, 1955.
Rivkin, David W. was born on October 17, 1955.
Yale (Bachelor of Arts, 1977. Juris Doctor, 1980).
Worked at Debevoise & Plimpton (New York, NY) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1981, N.Y. Author or Co-Author: United States. chapter in "Financial and Cross-Border Litigation," International Financial Law Review (July 1994 Supplement).
"Europe Promotes the Enforcement of Foreign Suits," National Law Journal (June 13, 1994). "Americans Abroad: Hague Convention Is Passport to Discovery," New York Law Journal (May 23, 1994). "Lex Mercatoria and Force Majevre," in Transnational Rules in International Commercial Arbitration, (1993).
United States. Chapter in "Peaceful Solutions: An International Guide to Commercial Arbitration, International Financial Law Review (May 1993). Chapter on "The United States. Situation" in Competition and Arbitration Law (1993).
"Enforceability of Arbitral Awards Based on Lex Mercatoria," 9 Arbitration International 1 (1993). Chapter on "International Arbitration," Commercial Arbitration for the 1990's, 1991. "Restrictions on Foreign Counsel in International Arbitrations," XVI Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, 1991.
"In Support of the F.A.A.: An Argument Against United States. Adoption of the UNCITRAL Model Law," 1 American Review of International Arbitration 535, 1991. "The Regulations Governing Broking," International Financial Law Review (December 1991).
"Keeping Lawyers out of International Arbitrations," International Financial Law Review (February 1990). "Stockbroker Supervision: Managing Stockbrokers and Surviving Sanctions," (Butterworths 1990). "Broker-Dealer Supervision of Registered Representatives and Branch Office Operations," 44 Business Lawyer 1361 (August 1989).
"Contracts for the International Sale of Minerals," Journal of International Arbitration, Volume 2, No. 3, p. 49, 1985. Law Clerk to Judge Luther M. Swygert, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1980-1981.
Member, Board of Directors and Chair, International Arbitration Committee, Member, Panel of Arbitrators, Corporate Counsel Committee and Arbitration Practice Committee, American Arbitration Association. United States. Delegate to NAFTA Advisory Committee on Private Commercial Disputes. Member, United States.
Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Private International Law. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Committee on the United States. in a Global Economy, 1991-1993. Committee on International Trade, 1984-1989).
American (Co-Chair, International Litigation Committee of the Litigation Section, 1988-1994, 1995-1996. Co-Chair, Hong Kong Meeting, 1995. Co-Chair, New York Meeting, 1996.
Member: Task Force on Liaison With International Professional Associations, 1989-1993. Task Force on Broker-Dealer Supervision and Compliance, 1988-1989), Inter-American and International (Vice Chair, Committee D on Procedures for Settling Disputes) Bar Associations. American Branch of the International Law Association (Member, Executive Committee.
Chair, Committee on International Arbitration, 1989). Governing Council, Commercial Arbitration and Mediation Center for The Americas. Member, Advisory Board of Directors, Institute for Transnational Arbitration, 1988-1994.
Member, London Court of International Arbitration, North American Users' Council (Secretary). Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (International Committee). American Society of International Law.
Debevoise & Plimpton a preeminent international law firm, was founded in 1931 and today has over 370 lawyers with offices in New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Paris, London and Budapest.
Member, Board of Directors and Chair, International Arbitration Committee, Member, Panel of Arbitrators, Corporate Counsel Committee and Arbitration Practice Committee, American Arbitration Association. United States. Delegate to NAFTA Advisory Committee on Private Commercial Disputes. Member, United States.
Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Private International Law. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Committee on the United States. in a Global Economy, 1991-1993. Committee on International Trade, 1984-1989).
American (Co-Chair, International Litigation Committee of the Litigation Section, 1988-1994, 1995-1996. Co-Chair, Hong Kong Meeting, 1995. Co-Chair, New York Meeting, 1996.
Member: Task Force on Liaison With International Professional Associations, 1989-1993. Task Force on Broker-Dealer Supervision and Compliance, 1988-1989), Inter-American and International (Vice Chair, Committee D on Procedures for Settling Disputes) Bar Associations. American Branch of the International Law Association (Member, Executive Committee.
Chair, Committee on International Arbitration, 1989). Governing Council, Commercial Arbitration and Mediation Center for The Americas. Member, Advisory Board of Directors, Institute for Transnational Arbitration, 1988-1994.
Member, London Court of International Arbitration, North American Users' Council (Secretary). Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (International Committee). American Society of International Law.