Ralph M. Levene joined the Firm in 1988 and has been a partner in the Litigation Department since 1994. His practice includes the representation of major financial institutions, as well as Fortune 500 companies, in connection with the defense of regulatory, white-collar criminal and related complex civil litigation matters. He also advises clients on the development and implementation of compliance programs and the conduct of internal investigations.

Mr. Levene writes frequently on regulatory and white-collar litigation topics. Recent publications include: Increasing International Cooperation and Other Key Trends in Anti-Corruption Investigations, Securities Litigation Report (April 2010) (co-authored with John Savarese and Carol Miller); U.K. Passes Strict New Bribery Act, Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation (April 29, 2010) (co-authored with John Savarese and David Anders); New Tools for the Government’s Fight Against Financial Fraud, Securities Litigation Report (July/August 2009) (co-authored with John Savarese and Carol Miller).

Mr. Levene received his bachelor’s degree in philosophy, magna cum laude, from Duke University in 1983. He received his law degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law where he was elected to the Order of the Coif. While at the University of Pennsylvania, Mr. Levene served as an associate editor and articles editor for the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. Following law school, Mr. Levene served as a law clerk to the Honorable James Dickson Phillips, Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Mr. Levene is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the American Bar Association.