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Provided by Frances Bivens
Frances is a member of Davis Polk’s Civil Litigation practice. She serves as lead counsel in a broad range of high-stakes commercial litigation matters in federal and state courts around the United States and arbitrations around the globe. She has an electrical engineering degree and is particularly experienced in litigation involving technical issues, including product liability and mass tort cases. She also regularly handles complex financial matters.
Her practice has included cross-border disputes arising out of the United Kingdom, India, China, Korea, Hungary, France, Switzerland, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Papua New Guinea.
Frances is the chair of the International Commercial Disputes Committee of the New York City Bar and second vice-chair of the New York International Arbitration Center.
Provided by Chambers
Frances Bivens draws from her experience as a litigator and is well versed in enforcing arbitral awards. She has also developed a sophisticated arbitration practice where she acts as counsel in commercial arbitrations.
Provided by Chambers
"She is brilliant. She has very clearly in mind what has to be done and takes all the necessary steps to try to achieve the goal."
"She covers both angles - her litigation is very strong and she can argue both sides of the coin. She's very creative in the way that she interprets contracts and looks for loopholes. Those skills are also important for arbitrations and, as a person, she's very versatile from a cultural perspective."
"Frances has a really terrific manner in understanding us as a client and what makes us tick. She provides good business-oriented perspectives about the challenges we face."
"She is brilliant. She has very clearly in mind what has to be done and takes all the necessary steps to try to achieve the goal."
"She covers both angles - her litigation is very strong and she can argue both sides of the coin. She's very creative in the way that she interprets contracts and looks for loopholes. Those skills are also important for arbitrations and, as a person, she's very versatile from a cultural perspective."
"Frances has a really terrific manner in understanding us as a client and what makes us tick. She provides good business-oriented perspectives about the challenges we face."
