This story was updated at 5:02 p.m. EST.
David Rivkin, a Washington attorney who worked for Republican presidents and argued in prominent environmental cases, died in December. He was 68.
Rivkin died on Dec. 27 after a prolonged illness, according to an obituary published online by the DeVol Funeral Home. His law firm, BakerHostetler, confirmed Rivkin’s death in a statement on its website.
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“We mourn the passing of our longtime partner and friend David Rivkin,” said BakerHostetler Chair Paul Schmidt. “He was one of the nation’s foremost appellate lawyers and constitutional scholars.”
