Richard Levine

About Richard Levine

I am a retired partner from Weil’s New York office, where I had been a key member of the Firm’s Securities Litigation practice from 1984 to 2019. I played a leading role in complex matters for some of the world’s most prominent corporations and financial institutions and devoted much of my career to litigation and counseling relating to prominent, “bet the company” legal disputes.My experience includes matters concerning the 2008 financial crisis, derivatives and other complex financial products, shareholder litigation, intellectual property disputes, and some of the largest corporate bankruptcies in history. My practice encompasses federal and state court litigation; arbitration; mediation; SEC investigations and other securities regulatory matters; internal corporate investigations; and litigation-related counseling on matters involving crisis management, fiduciary duties, disclosure obligations, securities law compliance, monoline insurance, and contract interpretation. I have also been involved in the representation of both creditors and debtors in complex bankruptcy and related adversary proceedings, including representing Lehman, Enron, Global Crossing, Advanta, XL Capital, and Pirelli. I am on the Committee of the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice and have worked with Human Rights Watch on the submission of amicus briefs. I also have an active pro bono practice and have provided pro bono civil legal counsel in tandem with MFY Legal Services, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Volunteer Appellate Defenders and the New York Legal Assistance Group. I am admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the courts of the State of New York and the State of New Jersey.This material may be considered attorney advertising under certain rules of professional attorney conduct.

Experience

1. Partner

   Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

   Jan 1991 — Present

Education

• Wesleyan University

  B.A., Government

  1976 — 1980

• New York University School of Law

  JD, Law

  1980 — 1983

Skills

• Civil Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Bankruptcy
• Business Litigation
• Appeals
• Class Actions
• Securities Regulation
• Securities
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Legal Research
• Arbitration
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Securities Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Intellectual Property
• Corporate Governance