Vivian Rivera Drohan

Vivian Rivera Drohan is the litigation partner with Drohan Lee. Her practice includes representation of clients in the financial, digital assets and hospitality fields in federal and state trial and appellate litigation, private arbitration and mediation, litigation before the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board and various regulatory and self- regulatory agencies including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Human Rights Division, Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Commodities Futures Trading Commission and National Futures Association. For nearly thirty years Vivian has successfully represented public and private investors and issuers, high net worth individuals, investment funds and managers, banks and brokers, as well as hospitality providers in a wide variety of complex financial and contractual disputes, regulatory enforcement, intellectual property and employment matters. Vivian is a FINRA and AAA approved arbitrator. She graduated from Fordham University in 1986, and earned her Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School, where she participated in the school’s national Moot Court Honor Society. Since 2013 she has been recognized as a Super Lawyer in the New York Super Lawyers Editions under the Business Litigation area. Vivian is admitted to practice in New York State, Colorado and Washington, DC. She is also admitted in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second and Seventh Circuits. Vivian has served as a Director on the NYWBA Board since 2019 and then served as the NYWBA Recording Secretary this past year. She has also served as a co-chair of the NYWBA Membership Committee since 2021.