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Rikki has regularly acted as counsel for both investors and States in multi-billion dollar international commercial and investment arbitrations. With over a decade of experience, Rikki has represented clients in a wide range of sectors, including energy, telecommunications, mining, water and sewerage, semiconductor design and manufacturing, and banking.
Rikki regularly appears as counsel in commercial arbitrations administered by the American Arbitration Association/International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA/ICDR), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), and International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), as well as investor-State disputes administered by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). She has also represented athletes in anti-doping appeals administered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Rikki was a New York-qualified attorney resident in London from 2014-2019. Rikki was recently recognized in America’s Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2024 edition).
B.A. Sociology, Northwestern University, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
J.D., New York University School of Law, cum laude
Georgia
New York
August 10, 2023
Javier Rubinstein, Kevin Mohr, Lauren Friedman, Cedric Soule, Rikki Stern and Tamsin Parzen represent Westmoreland in an arbitration dispute
Representing Mexican investors in €500 million investor-arbitration against the Kingdom of Spain, arising from the resolution of their interests in the fifth largest bank in Spain
Represented the Hellenic Republic in two ICSID arbitrations under the Cyprus-Hellenic Republic bilateral investment treaty arising out of measures taken by the Hellenic Republic in 2012 to address its financial and sovereign debt crisis.
Represented Vale S.A. in LCIA arbitration seated in London in a dispute arising out of a joint venture agreement related to a West African project governed by English law.
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July 12, 2022
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August 10, 2023
Javier Rubinstein, Kevin Mohr, Lauren Friedman, Cedric Soule, Rikki Stern and Tamsin Parzen represent Westmoreland in an arbitration dispute
Representing Mexican investors in €500 million investor-arbitration against the Kingdom of Spain, arising from the resolution of their interests in the fifth largest bank in Spain
Represented the Hellenic Republic in two ICSID arbitrations under the Cyprus-Hellenic Republic bilateral investment treaty arising out of measures taken by the Hellenic Republic in 2012 to address its financial and sovereign debt crisis.
Represented Vale S.A. in LCIA arbitration seated in London in a dispute arising out of a joint venture agreement related to a West African project governed by English law.
See more
July 12, 2022
Why Investors May Pursue Int'l Arbitration On Russian Default
August 10, 2023
Javier Rubinstein, Kevin Mohr, Lauren Friedman, Cedric Soule, Rikki Stern and Tamsin Parzen represent Westmoreland in an arbitration dispute
B.A. Sociology, Northwestern University, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
J.D., New York University School of Law, cum laude
Georgia
New York