Jared Levine

Counsel

Overview

Jared Levine is a counsel in the Litigation Group at Crowell & Moring's New York office.

Jared's practice focuses on complex litigation at both the trial and appellate levels, with an emphasis on post-closing merger and asset sale disputes, energy and commodities trading disputes, antitrust litigation, class action defense, and product liability and false advertising claims.

Jared appears regularly in state and federal trial courts, as well as commercial arbitrations, where he represents clients from a broad range of industries, including private equity firms, telecommunications companies, industrial manufacturers, renewable energy producers, investment banks, commodity traders, and insurers.

Jared also devotes a substantial portion of his practice to pro bono litigation and has represented dozens of individuals in immigration proceedings, employment disputes, criminal appeals, and landlord-tenant litigation. In November 2020, the National Law Journal named Jared to its list of 2020 Immigration Law Trailblazer for his work on behalf of victims of the Trump Administration’s family separation policy.

Jared also currently serves as the Impact Litigation Fellow at the non-profit Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation, where he focuses on representing low income tenants in impact litigation designed to expand access to affordable rent stabilized housing in New York City.

Jared was a class valedictorian and the recipient of the Saul Tischler Memorial Award, the Harry A. Moore Prize, and the Rutgers Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award for International Law.

Career & Education

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    • Global College, Long Island University, B.A., 2006
    • Rutgers University, M.A., 2007
    • Rutgers Law School, J.D., 2010
    • Global College, Long Island University, B.A., 2006
    • Rutgers University, M.A., 2007
    • Rutgers Law School, J.D., 2010
    • New Jersey
    • New York
    • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
    • Supreme Court of the United States
    • New Jersey
    • New York
    • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
    • Supreme Court of the United States

Jared's Insights

Client Alert | 1 min read | 07.07.21

New Jersey District Court Adopts Rule Requiring Broad Disclosure of Litigation Funding

The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey adopted a new local rule, starting on June 21, 2021, requiring disclosure by litigants regarding the use of litigation funding. While several federal courts have implemented rules requiring disclosure of the existence and identity of litigation funders, New Jersey’s rule goes much further, requiring all parties to further disclose: ...

Representative Matters

  • Represented health insurance companies in nationwide and statewide class actions asserting antitrust claims.
  • Represented commodities trading firm in successful appeal to the New York Appellate Division, First Department, resulting in summary judgment dismissal of claim for breach of an international petrochemical sales contract.
  • Represented wind energy provider in dispute under energy hedge agreement.
  • Represented Multichannel Video Programming Distributor in antitrust claim against television broadcasters.
  • Represented telecommunications company in state attorneys general antitrust enforcement litigation.
  • Represented industrial manufacturer in international arbitration over construction of liquid natural gas plant.
  • Represented health insurer in obtaining resolution of private antitrust claims by medical providers.
  • Represented global auto manufacturer in obtaining pre-answer dismissal of a federal, nationwide class action lawsuit alleging false advertising and product liability claims.
  • Represented private equity firm in successful appeal to the New York Appellate Division, First Department, resulting in dismissal of a fraud claim arising from a terminated joint investment agreement.
  • Represented shareholder in successful appeal to Delaware Supreme Court in lawsuit seeking to establish personal jurisdiction over foreign-resident director in connection with breach of share purchase agreement.
  • Represented Hong Kong securities brokerage firm in obtaining pre-answer dismissal of a business tort lawsuit arising from an international securities-lending agreement.
  • Represented national retail marketing firm in AAA arbitration, obtaining summary judgment dismissal in a post-closing earn-out dispute arising from an asset purchase agreement.
  • Represented insurer in successful appeal to the New York Court of Appeals, obtaining reversal of summary judgment decision and dismissal of high exposure construction liability claim.
  • Represented head of asset backed securities trading desk for an international bank in successful resolution of civil litigation brought by the United States Department of Justice.

Jared's Insights

Client Alert | 1 min read | 07.07.21

New Jersey District Court Adopts Rule Requiring Broad Disclosure of Litigation Funding

The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey adopted a new local rule, starting on June 21, 2021, requiring disclosure by litigants regarding the use of litigation funding. While several federal courts have implemented rules requiring disclosure of the existence and identity of litigation funders, New Jersey’s rule goes much further, requiring all parties to further disclose: ...

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Jared's Insights

Client Alert | 1 min read | 07.07.21

New Jersey District Court Adopts Rule Requiring Broad Disclosure of Litigation Funding

The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey adopted a new local rule, starting on June 21, 2021, requiring disclosure by litigants regarding the use of litigation funding. While several federal courts have implemented rules requiring disclosure of the existence and identity of litigation funders, New Jersey’s rule goes much further, requiring all parties to further disclose: ...