MIAMI — Rivero Mestre is pleased to announce that the firm has been named among Law360’s 2025 Regional Powerhouses.

  • The firm was recognized for its remarkable results in some of the most high-profile cases in the U.S. and the world, including:
    Reviving a Helms-Burton claim against American Airlines before the Eleventh Circuit.
  • Defending Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo in litigation following a $63.5 million jury verdict, including successfully convincing a judge to dismiss a lawsuit seeking his removal from office—a decision upheld on appeal in July.
  • Securing major wins in international litigation, including pioneering the use of 28 U.S.C. 1782 discovery in connection with global disputes such as the landmark Chevron/Ecuador litigation.
  • Representing Renco Group Inc. and Doe Run Resources Corp. in Peru-related proceedings, where the firm successfully defeated privilege claims aimed at blocking 1782 discovery—now on appeal to the Eleventh Circuit.
  • Representing Héctor Dager, a Venezuelan businessman, in a complex $50 million family dispute—Rivero Mestre assumed counsel in May 2023 and has since won dismissals and trials in multiple related cases, with one still pending.

“The person who tried the case, the person who did the case, has the best understanding of the case,” Andrés Rivero said in an interview with Law360. “It’s also great training for the younger attorneys at the firm.”

“We do things very, very differently, and I think that’s kind of the magic dust,” said Jorge A. Mestre. “When you’re trying to come up with an idea that can prevail somehow, you have to be very disciplined, but you can’t come up with an idea if you’re just putting one foot in front of the other.”

Law360’s annual list of regional powerhouses showcases not only the work of exemplary firms but also emerging legal trends in each state, highlighting the firms that are shaping those trends.

Click here to read the full Powerhouse profile on Rivero Mestre.

 
About Rivero Mestre LLP

Rivero Mestre, from its offices in Miami and New York, represents clients from investigation to verdict and appeal in complex business disputes in U.S. federal courts, state courts, and domestic and international arbitration proceedings. The firm’s practice focuses primarily on representing clients in a broad range of complex commercial disputes including financial institution matters, antitrust matters, intellectual property disputes, and litigation and arbitration relating to Latin American trade and investment. For more information, visit www.riveromestre.com.