After working in New York City for the law firm of Cravath Swaine and Moore and the international private investigative firm Corporate Resolutions, Ms. Rifkin embarked upon her career as a lawyer joining the firm in 1998. In addition to her general business, civil litigation and securities law experience she has specialized in the representation of multi-national corporations, skilled professionals, entrepreneurs and investors from the US and abroad in all aspects of US immigration law, US trademark matters, and navigating the complex and rapidly changing field of intellectual property. Her practice includes employment and family based immigration matters as well as individual issues such as naturalization and employment visas on behalf of professionals, investors, and athletes. Ms. Rifkin’s expertise extends to all aspects of trademark matters and protecting individual and corporate intellectual property.

BACKGROUND
Born New York, N.Y., June 5, 1969; admitted to bar: Colorado (1998) and Michigan (1999).

EDUCATION
Franklin and Marshall College (B.A., Political Science and American Studies with Honors, 1991); University of Detroit (J.D., 1998). Moot Court Executive Board, 1998. Recipient: Outstanding Brief, Tax Law Competition, University of Buffalo School of Law, Spring 1998.

MEMBER
State Bar of Michigan; U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Michigan; State Bar of Colorado.

PRACTICE AREAS
Civil Litigation; Immigration Law; Trademark and Intellectual Property.