Partner Fred Rivera practices in the areas of internal investigations and civil litigation. Fred recently returned to Perkins Coie after serving for two years as the Vice President for Internal Investigations at Fannie Mae, where he developed and ran the company's first corporate-wide internal investigation program responsible for investigating Whistleblower claims of fraud and accounting improprieties, as well as employment-related complaints. In his civil litigation practice, Fred represents corporate clients in litigation and government enforcement matters concerning consumer lending compliance, financial products sales practices, mortgage fraud, fair housing and fair lending claims, and ADA compliance. Mr. Rivera also represents public and corporate clients in class action cases and commercial disputes involving complex construction projects, business disputes, and employment claims. From 1993 to 1998, Fred was a trial attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he handled cases filed under the Fair Housing Act and other civil rights statutes. He is the co-author of a chapter on predatory lending laws and regulations in Why the Poor Pay More: How to Stop Predatory Lending (Greenwood Press, 2004).
