Seth L. Levine is a trial and appellate lawyer who focuses his practice on complex civil litigation and white collar and securities enforcement defense. He is often called upon to provide representation and strategic counsel in high-stakes litigation matters and other crisis situations. In addition to his practice, Levine is also actively involved in the legal community, and currently serves as the President of the Federal Bar Foundation.
Levine represents clients in a wide variety of the most challenging litigation matters. With respect to White Collar matters, Levine defends clients in high-profile actions and investigations brought by federal, state and local prosecutors and regulators, and in internal investigations. These matters have involved a wide range of issues such as securities, accounting and the financial markets, insider trading, antitrust, healthcare, bank secrecy, money laundering, banking practices, financial fraud, intellectual property and political activities. In his civil practice, Levine handles a variety of complex matters including securities and derivative litigation, antitrust, the Fair Labor Standards Act, contract disputes, business torts and other commercial matters.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America | 2026 | Securities, White Collar Litigation |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2026 | Commercial Litigation, White Collar, Investigations |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America | 2025 | Securities, White Collar Litigation |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2025 | Commercial Litigation, White Collar, Investigations |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America | 2024 | Securities, White Collar Litigation |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2024 | Commercial Litigation, White Collar, Investigations |
Levine served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, where he directed complex investigations, tried cases and argued appeals relating to securities and accounting fraud, bank, wire, healthcare and tax fraud, racketeering and money laundering. Levine received the Director’s Award from the U.S. Department of Justice for superior performance as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.
After his government service, Levine was a partner at Foley & Lardner LLP where he served as the Vice-Chair of the Securities Litigation, Enforcement and Regulation Practice Group. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Levine practiced at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, where he focused on antitrust and other complex litigation and counseling matters.
Levine graduated from the University of Chicago Law School and the University of Rochester. After law school, he clerked for the Hon. Barbara B. Crabb, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. Mr. Levine has been recognized as one of Lawdragon’s 2024, 2025, and 2026 500 Leading Lawyers in America and 2024, 2025, and 2026 500 Leading Litigators in America.