Dunning Rievman & MacDonald LLP

Dunning Rievman & MacDonald LLP ("DR&M") specializes in dispute resolution (litigation and arbitration, domestic and international), M&A and other commercial transactions, project finance, corporate matters and tax. DR&M was founded in 2019 with the intention of combining the experience and quality of a larger firm with the more personal approach of a boutique firm. The firm has grown steadily since 2019 but has stayed true to these purposes. Prior to working at DR&M, all our partners gained experience at large US and international law firms.

Given our firm’s structure, we have great flexibility to adapt to our client’s specific needs. We are known to be extremely efficient and responsive. DR&M also has significant capabilities to help international clients, with several multilingual attorneys admitted to practice in other jurisdictions. We provide legal advice, at a native level, in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Turkish.

Dispute Resolution Practice

The dispute resolution team at DR&M advises clients on domestic and international commercial & business disputes of great complexity and in connection with a wide variety of industries and issues. Our practice includes, but is not limited to, the representation of companies, individuals and sovereign states, advising them in their more complex disputes. We represent both plaintiffs and defendants in multiple fora.

Our team has extensive experience in all aspects of arbitration practice, representing clients in the Americas and the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, and Asia, under different legal systems, including common law and civil law. In addition, our practice group covers almost all industries including, but not limited to, energy, construction, oil and gas, concessions (and the financing and construction agreements related to these projects),joint ventures, intellectual property, telecommunications, chemical products, mining, transportation, marine and customs, as well as pharmaceutical products, real estate investments, financial services, medical devices, insurance, and reinsurance, among others.

We frequently appear before U.S. state and federal courts, as well as the world’s leading arbitration institutions such as, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), the American Arbitration Association (AAA), the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the Singapore International Arbitration Center (SIAC), the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC), among others. We also represent clients in ad hoc proceedings, which are often governed by the rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law.

In the Investment Arbitration area, we advise our clients on the use of treaties and/or agreements for investment protection, the design of mechanisms for resolving disputes, conducting pre-litigious negotiations, hearings, advising on the execution of judgments and arbitration awards, and advising on third-party funding.

Our team has a deep understanding of the litigation finance world (third-party funding) and we regularly assist clients to obtain financing for their most challenging disputes. We also usually work with funders in helping them underwrite their potential investments, as well as acting as transactional counsel.

Lastly, our team takes a client-oriented approach, and we pride ourselves on being proactive and decisive.

Main Areas of Practice

• Commercial Litigation
• International Commercial Arbitration
• Investor-State Arbitration
• Arbitration and Litigation Finance (Third-Party Funding)
• Corporate Transactions and M&A
• Investment, Debt and Equity Finance (including Infrastructure Project Finance)
• Employment Law
• Venture Capital

Offices

Dunning Rievman & MacDonald LLP is a boutique with a single office, located in Manhattan, New York.

Recent Representative Matters

- Represented a minority shareholder and a US entity in an ICDR arbitration against Canadian and US entities in a shareholders dispute.

- Represented three foreign entities in an ICC international commercial arbitration against a Panamanian entity in relation with a breach of contract claim related to the management and operation of a hotel in connection with state measures adopted during the Covid-19 pandemic.

- Represented United Arab Emirates party in a ICDR international arbitration proceeding against a US financial entity in a dispute arising from investment in financial derivatives related to commodities and over-the-counter options.

- Represented a multinational construction company in an ICC international commercial arbitration arising out of an energy project (combined cycle) in a Latin American country.

- Represented two subsidiaries of a multinational construction company in an international commercial arbitration administered by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arising out of two energy projects (simple cycles) in a Latin American country.

- Represented two subsidiaries of a multinational construction company in an international commercial arbitration emergency arbitrator proceeding administered by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

- Due diligence counsel for a litigation and arbitration funder in an arbitration before the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) arising out of several violations of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) related to multiple mining projects.

- Due diligence counsel for a litigation and arbitration funder in an arbitration before the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) against a Latin American sovereign arising out of several violations of multiple Bilateral Investment Treaties related to a gas concession.