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Ken Rivlin

Partner at Allen & Overy
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Ken, a long-time partner in A&O’s New York office, founded the Firm’s U.S. Environmental Law Group, heads the Firm’s International Environmental Law Group, founded the Firm’s sanctions practice, and co-heads the Firm’s International Trade and Regulatory Law Group. He and his team handle a broad range of environmental, ESG, and regulatory issues in transactions, stand-alone compliance matters, and disputes.

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  • In the U.S., the process of proving imports were not made by forced labor is onerous and it's evolving, because information on the ground is evolving. The U.S. government said in a recent advisory that businesses buying goods directly or indirectly from Chinese companies are likely to face obstacles to conducting adequate due diligence to fully identify and avoid complicity. The lack of transparency in China, and the deserved skepticism that some have towards documentation provided by Chinese companies adds an element of uncertainty that's difficult to remove or to solve

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