A New York-based litigation boutique that has made a distinct impression on the legal landscape – including much larger community peers – Levine Lee has become a favorite of clients that have benefited from its steadfast counsel. One champions them as “persuasive advocates with good analyses.” Another voices appreciation for the firm’s “litigation strategy and negotiation with counterparties as well as D&O carriers for a winning settlement.” Still another raves, “They give you personal attention, they are willing to dig in against the government, and they give you smart and practical advice. You feel like a client, not a commodity.” Both individual name partners,
Kenneth Lee and Seth Levine, who are primarily white-collar practitioners, garner their own respective accolades. “Kenneth is very experienced, [with] good judgment and [is an] effective litigator,” testifies one client. Lee is investigation and litigation counsel for the Special Litigation Committee of the Board of Directors of Xerox Holdings Corporation in connection with the derivative claims filed in a matter in which shareholders of Xerox have alleged that activist investor Carl Icahn committed various insider trading and related violations through his acquisition of over 4% of HP common stock, prior to the announcement of merger discussions between HP and Xerox. Lee is also lead counsel to Eros Media World, a global media and entertainment company, in two separate class actions pending in the District of New Jersey. The first is a longstanding class action securities litigation alleging violations of the Exchange Act, and the second is a recent class action alleging violations of the Video Privacy Protection Act. In the longstanding securities class action, Lee had secured dismissal of the most consequential claims against the company, and recently achieved a complete settlement of the matter. A client also testifies on Levine’s behalf. “He is very smart, [a] brilliant tactician, [with] lots of knowledge of the ins and outs of litigation of similar cases. You feel like your problems are his. He fights for his clients, he is passionate, smart and tenacious. You feel you could put your life, livelihood and reputation in his hands. In fact, my only suggestion to him is to take a deep breath every once in a while!” Levine is counsel for a former Deutsche Bank derivatives trader in connection with global investigations into the alleged manipulation of LIBOR. After more than five years of litigation, Levine secured a complete and consequential acquittal in the Second Circuit for the client in April 2022.
