Legal Director, Appeal for Justice, A Human Rights and Civil Liberties Law Practice
David Remes is a human rights lawyer and one of the lawyers for the plaintiffs in the Hedges case. Best known for his representation of Guantánamo detainees, David has also represented individuals in dozens of cases involving freedom of speech and religion, equal protection, and due process of law. For many years, David was a partner at Covington & Burling LLP, a premier Washington, D.C. law firm. He left the firm in 2008 to devote himself exclusively to human rights matters; he calls his practice Appeal for Justice. David also assists advocacy groups in federal legislative matters. David is a frequent guest on public affairs programs and is widely quoted in the US and foreign media. He has also been extensively profiled. David received his B.A. from Columbia University, magna cum laude, in 1976, and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1979.
Partner, Baker Hostetler LLP
David Rivkin is a member of the firm's litigation, international and environmental teams and is co-leader of the firm's national appellate practice. He has extensive experience in constitutional, administrative and international law litigation and has been involved in numerous high-profile cases. With his prior experience in the government sector, David draws on a wealth of knowledge when providing compliance advice to companies and handling enforcement proceedings before government agencies on issues arising out of multilateral and unilateral sanctions, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), anti-boycott issues, bankruptcy and financial fraud matters, and environmental and energy issues.
David has developed and implemented legislative, regulatory and litigation initiatives for two presidential administrations. Over the years, he has published hundreds of articles, op-eds, book reviews and book chapters on a variety of international, legal, constitutional, defense, arms control, foreign policy, environmental and energy issues for various newspapers and magazines, including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, USA Today and The Los Angeles Times, and has been a frequent commentator and guest on TV and radio shows including ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News, NPR and PBS.
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