Levine Lee LLP congratulates our departing partner Miriam L. Alinikoff on her appointment as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida in the Miami office. Ms. Alinikoff was hired as the firm’s first employee in 2011 as a junior associate. In 2014, she left to serve as a judicial law clerk … Read more
We are pleased to announce that Levine Lee LLP was awarded Law360’s 2019 White Collar Practice Group of the Year, which cited the firm’s “creative arguments” and “cutting-edge litigation.” Among other “exceptional results,” Law360 highlighted the firm’s defense of Gavin Black, former Deutsche Bank trader and British national, in connection with the government’s prosecution of … Read more
Miriam Alinikoff and Christos Papapetrou have been named by Benchmark Litigation on its list of the top lawyers under 40 in the United States.
The Legal 500 recognizes Levine Lee as one of the top firms in the United States for Corporate Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense in its 2018 edition. The Legal 500 writes: ‘Top-notch’ New York advocacy boutique, Levine Lee LLP is noted for its ‘zealous and skillful’ handling of investigations and trial matters. The practice … Read more
Levine Lee LLP is pleased to announce that partner Tracy Lee Dayton has left the firm to become a Superior Court Judge for the State of Connecticut. Ms. Dayton was nominated by Governor Daniel Malloy on April 3, 2018, and confirmed on May 3, 2018. Prior to joining Levine Lee, Ms. Dayton had a long … Read more
Levine Lee is pleased to announce that it has elected two new partners from its associate ranks. Miriam L. Alinikoff and Christos G. Papapetrou will become partners effective February 1, 2018. “Miriam Alinikoff and Christos Papapetrou are exceptional lawyers who have distinguished themselves in business litigation, corporate investigations and white-collar and securities enforcement defense matters,” … Read more
On behalf of The Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance (“ATA”), Levine Lee filed an amicus curiae brief in support of Respondent American Express in State of Ohio, et al. v. American Express Company, et al., No. 16-1454, which is pending before the United States Supreme Court. The case considers whether American Express should be permitted to include … Read more
Levine Lee LLP is proud to serve as lead sponsor of the presentation of the eleventh annual Louis Auchincloss Prize to Gloria Steinem, Whoopi Goldberg, and Michiko Kakutani at the Museum of the City of New York on October 17, 2017. The Louis Auchincloss Prize is presented to writers and artists whose work is inspired … Read more
Benchmark Litigation has recognized Seth Levine, Kenneth Lee, and Scott Klugman as Local Litigation Stars, and Tracy Dayton as a Future Star, in its 2018 edition.
Levine Lee obtained a vacatur on behalf of its client, Virginia Properties, of one of the largest sanctions awards ever issued in the Southern District of New York. Virginia Properties retained Levine Lee after the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York sanctioned Virginia Properties for, according to the District Court, bringing … Read more