Matthew Levine

Matthew Levine

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+1 (646) 777-4513   |   mlevine@ekljnlaw.com

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Education

Columbia Law School

  • J.D., Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
  • Editor, Columbia Human Rights Law Review

Lehigh University, B.A.

  • Government with Highest Honors

Admissions

New York

U.S. District Court, SDNY

U.S. District Court, EDNY

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Professional Memberships

New York Council of Defense Lawyers

New York State Bar Association; White Collar Subcommittee, Commercial Federal Litigation Section

Federal Bar Council

Federal Bar Foundation, Director

Copyrights Society

Matthew Levine is an experienced trial lawyer who has litigated numerous complex civil and criminal matters over a 30-year career. Having tried more than 50 cases to verdict, Matt has expertise in every aspect of criminal, civil and regulatory litigation.

For nearly a decade Matt served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, first in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, and later in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. In the Eastern District, Matt served as Acting Chief of the Business & Securities Fraud Section, supervising a group of federal prosecutors conducting major securities fraud, cybercrime, money laundering, health care fraud, tax fraud and other white-collar prosecutions.

Matt also served as the first Executive Deputy Superintendent for Enforcement for the New York State Department of Financial Services. There he oversaw complex investigations involving money laundering, terrorist financing, cybercrime, virtual currency fraud, tax fraud, and consumer fraud. He also supervised major monitorships implemented by NYDFS at financial institutions, and served as the main point of contact for other criminal and civil governmental authorities. Additionally, Matt represented NYDFS in high impact litigation in both federal and state court.

Matt has also litigated on behalf of a wide range of clients, including Fortune 100 companies, high-tech startups, and individuals at two major law firms: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and Fish & Richardson. His representations include numerous intellectual property matters involving disputes involving trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks, patents and technology licensing.

In addition to litigation counseling and advocacy, Matt assists companies in compliance matters and investigations, including risk assessments, strengthening risk management and compliance programs, remediation efforts, corporate monitorships, and internal investigations. Representative matters involve the financial markets, anti-bribery, cybercrime and intellectual property.

Publications

State, Federal Regulatory a Focus as Cyber Crime Grows, The Insuring Cyber Podcast (July 28, 2021)

State, Federal Regulatory Enforcement a Focus as Cyber Crime GrowsThe Insurance Journal (quoted) (August 4, 2021)

What’s Old Is New Again: DOJ’s New Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies Equip Prosecutors with More Tools and Information, Compliance & Enforcement at New York University School of Law (October 29, 2021)

The 3 Regulatory Mandates Banks Fear the Most: Monitorships, Lookbacks and KYC Remediations, Fraud Eats Strategy podcast with Scott Moritz of FTI Consulting (August 16, 2021)

State, Federal Regulatory Enforcement a Focus as Cyber Crime GrowsThe Insurance Journal (quoted) (August 4, 2021)

State, Federal Regulatory a Focus as Cyber Crime Grows, The Insuring Cyber Podcast (July 28, 2021)

Cybersecurity Enforcement Activity From NYDFS Fashions Regulatory Expectations and Suggests More Enforcement Is To ComeNew York Law Journal (June 7, 2021)

A Deficiency Letter to (Not From) The SEC: Please Provide More Transparency When Charging a Chief Compliance Officer With Personal Liability, Compliance & Enforcement at New York University School of Law

The SEC (Sort of) Weighs In on How Personal Liability for Chief Compliance Officers May Undercut Effective Compliance Programs, Compliance & Enforcement at New York University School of Law (December 17, 2020)