Background
Rifkind, Robert Singer was born on August 31, 1936 in New York City. Son of Simon H. and Adele (Singer) Rifkind.
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Robert Singer Rifkind
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Bachelor, Yale University, 1958; Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1961; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Jewish Theological Seminary American, 1998.
Career
Assistant to solicitor general, Department Justice, 1965-1968; associate firm, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, 1962-1965, 68-70; partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, since 1971.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Dalton School, New York City, 1975-1983, honorary trustee, since 1983, president, 1977-1979. Trustee Brandeis U., since 1998, The Loomis Institute, 1987-1995, CitizensBudget Commission. Board directors Charles H. Revson Foundation, since 1991, chairman, since 1997.
Board directors Jewish Theological Seminary American, since 1983, Benjamin N. Cardozo Sch.Law, 1984-1989. President American Jewish Committee, 1994-1998, honorary president, since 1998. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers, American Bar Foundation.
Member American Bar Association, Council Foreign Rels., American Law Institute, Association of Bar of City of New York, Phi Beta Kappa.
Connections
Married Arleen Brenner, December 24, 1961. Children: Amy, Nina.
