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“Arguably the best defense attorney of our time.”

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“Prominent New-York based criminal defense”

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“Expert in financial crime”

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Duncan Levin leads a
world-renowned defense firm

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Levin & Associates, PLLC provides highly-skilled representation and strategic advice to individuals, families, and companies in complex domestic and international business affairs, internal investigations and white collar regulatory and criminal matters. The firm is dedicated to achieving successful outcomes for its clients through meticulous preparation, thoughtful counseling and leveraging unique relationships.

The firm is led by Managing Partner Duncan Levin. Mr. Levin is a Yale and Yale Law-educated, highly-regarded defense attorney specializing in criminal law, anti-money laundering, and OFAC sanctions risk and enforcement, asset forfeiture and anti-fraud investigations. His experience includes years of prosecution at the United States Department of Justice and on the senior staff of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. After graduating from Yale College (Phi Beta Kappa, with honors) and Yale Law School, Mr. Levin got his start in the courtroom trying cases at the Manhattan DA’s Office under the legendary DA Robert Morgenthau.  There he conducted countless jury trials and honed his litigation skills, which he brought to the U.S. Department of Justice as a federal prosecutor and to the senior staff of the Manhattan DA’s Office under Cy Vance, where he oversaw financial recoveries and helped run the Office’s financial crimes program as Chief of Asset Forfeiture.  Since leaving government practice, Mr. Levin has developed a world-renowned defense practice at Levin & Associates, PLLC.

 

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Criminal Defense Practice

Complex criminal, financial, and commercial investigations and charges require an experienced legal team.

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Crisis Management & Risk Mitigation

Our best result is that no one knows how well we did our job — because no one never found out about your crisis.

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Notable Cases

United States v. Clare Bronfman (“NXIVM” case)

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Jennifer Weisselberg (Trump Organization criminal case)

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Oleg Deripaska v. Janet Yellen

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Wiz Khalifa (“Khalifa Kush”)

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Miles Kwok (aka Guo Wengui)

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People v. Steven Etkind

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Harvey Weinstein

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Gen. Khalifa Hafter

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Charlie Walk

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Mark Nordlicht (Platinum Partners) Acquittal

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Bill Browder

Author of “Red Notice” and “Freezing Order”

Duncan Levin is a formidable lawyer and strategist, who is deeply experienced in financial crime and brings that background to bear for his clients.

Prof. Ronald Sullivan Jr.

Harvard Law School and famed criminal defense attorney

Duncan Levin is a giant of the criminal defense bar: the best of the best. Confident and professional, he gets impressive results and serves his clients with honor and dignity. Levin & Associates deserves every accolade it gets.

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NY Times Features Duncan Levin

Alan Weisselberg’s former daughter-in-law has been in a public war with him and his family and was interviewed by the district attorney’s office. Her lawyer, Duncan Levin, said: “The jury has spoken and clearly saw what Ms. Weisselberg has been saying all along.”

CNN Features Duncan Levin

CNN obtained a copy of the subpoena, which was sent to Jennifer Weisselberg, … Weisselberg’s attorney, Duncan Levin, told CNN on Thursday.

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Industry leading legal representation for criminal defense, complex financial investigations, and international business affairs.

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