New York, January 8, 2010 - Davis & Gilbert LLP is pleased to announce the promotion of James R. Levine to partner, effective January 1, 2010.
James R. Levine has a broad range of experience in complex commercial, business-related litigation with emphasis in corporate, securities, antitrust, and contractual disputes. He also counsels clients on corporate governance issues and responding to investigations by government agencies. Recently, Mr. Levine successfully represented an investment bank in an arbitration proceeding before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority regarding the termination of the two heads of the bank's leveraged buyout division and the denial of multimillion dollar guaranteed bonuses. He is currently representing a global investment bank in a nationwide antitrust class action brought against several major financial institutions and a related government investigation.
Upon graduating law school, Mr. Levine served as a law clerk to the Honorable Sonia Sotomayor, then a Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and now an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Levine received his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law, where he served as the Writing & Research Editor of the Columbia Law Review and was named a James Kent Scholar in each of his three years. Mr. Levine received his B.A., cum laude, from Princeton University.
"Jim is an excellent trial lawyer and a fine addition to the firm's partnership," said Michael Ditzian, Davis & Gilbert's Managing Partner.
About Davis & Gilbert LLP
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Dawn M. Gertz
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