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Gregg Levy, Chair of the firm's litigation group and a former member of the firm's Management Committee, practices principally in the area of litigation, with an emphasis on antitrust and competition-related issues. He has extensive experience in complex, multi-party cases, and he has broad expertise with respect to a wide array of legal issues affecting professional sports leagues.
For over a decade, Mr. Levy has been the principal outside counsel for the National Football League. He has had a lead role in each of the major trial and appellate victories that the NFL has secured during that period. Mr. Levy also led the Covington team that secured the dismissal of a class action antitrust challenge to the Match and other aspects of graduate medical education. See Jung v. American Association of Medical Colleges, 339 F. Supp. 2d 26 (D.D.C. 2004), aff'd, 184 Fed.Appx. 9 (D.C. Cir. 2006).
Representative Matters
- Brown v. Pro-Football, Inc., 518 U.S. 231 (1996), in which the Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a class action antitrust claim challenging the NFL clubs' wage-fixing agreement with respect to practice players.
- American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League, No. 07-4006 (7th Cir. Aug. 18, 2008), affirming summary judgment, holding that the NFL clubs are a "single entity," immune from section 1 liability under the Sherman Act, for activities relating to the collective production and promotion of their entertainment product.
- Oakland Raiders v. National Football League, 41 Cal. 4th 624 (2007), reinstating NFL jury verdict, which had been set aside by the trial court on the ground of jury misconduct, on the Raiders' $1.2 billion claim alleging that the NFL had tortiously interfered with the Raiders' efforts to construct a new stadium in Los Angeles.
- Hamilton County Board of Commissioners v. National Football League, 491 F.3d 310 (6th Cir. 2007), affirming summary judgment for the NFL in an antitrust case challenging the League's franchise relocation rules.
- Stark v. Seattle Seahawks, et al., No.06-1719 ELR (W.D. Wa. June 22, 2007), rejecting on summary judgment a constitutional challenge to security patdowns at NFL games.
Honors and Rankings
- Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2007-2008)
- Best Lawyers in America (for Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation, and Sports Law) (2008)
- Legal Media Group's Guide to the Leading US Litigation Lawyers (2008)
- The Law Dragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2007)
Memberships and Affiliations
- CPR Institute’s Panel of Distinguished Neutrals
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