Andrés Rivero

Career

Andrés Rivero is a commercial litigator and white-collar criminal defense lawyer who, for 37 years, has handled the full range of civil and criminal cases. Chambers USA notes, “His deep litigation experience, paired with a sharp legal mind, allows him to navigate complex cases with confidence and precision.” A skilled trial lawyer, Rivero has, during his career, tried many cases to jury verdict in federal and state courts. He was one of the lead prosecutors in U.S. v. Brown, et al., one of the longest trials in the history of the Southern District of Florida. He has also argued many cases before the United States Courts of Appeals for the First Circuit, Second Circuit, Third Circuit, Eleventh Circuit, and Florida appellate courts. His background in government service as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of Florida and in private practice as a litigation partner at Greenberg Traurig and as a founding partner of his medium-sized litigation law firm gives him a broad perspective on legal practice in South Florida.

Rivero has substantial experience in representing corporations and individuals in intellectual property disputes, antitrust and securities claims, partnership and shareholder controversies, and significant white-collar criminal matters. Along with many other members of the firm, Rivero is fluent in Spanish and has conducted numerous litigations and arbitrations, including an arbitration trial in Mexico, in Spanish.

Rivero has served as an adjunct professor in the LL.M. program at University of Miami Law School, where he taught U.S. litigation practice, and has taught at the Attorney General’s Advocacy Institute. He also has served as chairman of the Judicial Nominating Commission for the 11th Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Florida.