Simone Rivera is a litigation associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn.
Simone received her Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 2022, where she served as an executive articles editor for the Yale Journal of International Law. During law school, Simone also served as a research assistant for Professor George Priest and as a legal extern in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut.
Simone received her Bachelor of Arts and graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Northwestern University in 2017. After graduating from Northwestern, Simone worked as a trial preparation assistant in the New York County District Attorney’s Office.
Simone served as a law clerk for the Honorable William F. Kuntz, II in the Eastern District of New York.
Simone is admitted to practice law in the State of New York.
Capabilities
- Litigation
- Class Actions
- Crisis Management
- Securities Enforcement
- Securities Litigation
- Trials
- White Collar Defense and Investigations
Credentials
Education:
- Yale University - 2022 Juris Doctor
- Northwestern University - 2017 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- New York Bar
Clerkships:
- USDC, Eastern District of New York, Hon. William F. Kuntz, II, 2023