Robert Rivera, Jr., an honors graduate of the University of Texas and the Yale Law School, joined Susman Godfrey in 1990 and became a partner in 1995. He has had tremendous success representing plaintiffs and defendants in complex high-stakes litigation throughout the United States.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor |
Year |
Practice |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America |
2026 |
Litigation |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America |
2026 |
Complex Litigation |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers |
2025 |
Commercial Litigation, inc. Antitrust, IP, Securities Litigation |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers |
2025 |
International Litigation |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America |
2025 |
Litigation |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America |
2025 |
Complex Litigation |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers |
2024 |
Commercial Litigation, inc. Antitrust, IP, Securities Litigation |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers |
2024 |
International Litigation |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America |
2024 |
Complex Litigation |
| The 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers |
2023 |
Commercial Litigation, inc. Antitrust, IP, Securities Litigation |
| The 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers |
2022 |
Commercial Litigation, inc. Antitrust, IP, Securities Litigation |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America |
2022 |
Complex Litigation |
| The 2021 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers |
2021 |
Commercial Litigation, inc. Antitrust, IP, Securities Litigation |
| The 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers |
2020 |
Commercial Litigation, inc. Antitrust, IP, Securities Litigation |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers |
2019 |
Commercial Litigation, inc. Antitrust, IP, Securities Litigation |
Rivera has a nationwide practice and has successfully handled cases in Texas, California, New York, Iowa, North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana. His cases, which have arisen under the laws of the United States and foreign countries, have taken him to England, Brazil, Bolivia, Scotland, and France. Rivera has substantial experience in various types of commercial litigation, including antitrust, patent and trademark, securities, contract disputes, fraud, accounting, and insurance coverage, as well as mass tort and products liability.
