Rodolfo Rivera

Adjunct Professor


About Rodolfo Rivera

Rodolfo Rivera is an adjunct professor teaching International business transactions and criminal law. He is the Chief International Counsel for Fidelity National Financial, a Fortune 500 Company, since 2007, and was primarily responsible for the Company’s global expansion. He opened offices in Mexico and Malta. He established a network of attorneys in 34 countries to work as the company’s preferred counsel. He currently manages a multimillion-dollar domestic and international litigation budget on matters with a combined exposure of over $250 million dollars. He is a frequent guest speaker and lecturer on managing litigation, litigating in multicultural jurisdictions, and managing outside counsel.

Education

  • J.D., St. Louis University School of Law, 1980
  • Hague Academy of International Law,  Summer 1979
  • B.A., Ohio Northern University, Spanish and Political Science, 1977

Courses

  • International Business Transactions
  • Criminal Law

Areas of Expertise

  • International litigation (Civil and Common Law Jurisdictions)
  • Criminal law/International and Domestic
  • Arbitration
  • Insurance

Scholarship

  • ACC Docket: Winning the Unwinnable Case
  • ACC Docket:  Can We Learn Anything from Mock Trial Exercises If We Rarely Go to Trial
  • Special Report on Latin America-Litigating in Latin America
  • Association of Corporate Counsel News Letter – Risk with Notaries and Public Registries
  • New York Real Estate Journal – Title Insurance in a Global Economy

Media

Honors & Awards

  • GC Power List: US: Latin America Specialists for 2019.
  • Certified Professional Speaker LatAm Speakers Association