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Gregg Levy 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 two decades, Mr. Levy has been the principal outside counsel for the National Football League.
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).
- Evans v. Arizona Football Cardinals Club LLC et al., 2017 WL 3115143 (N.D. Cal. 2017), aff'd, No. 17-16693 (9th Cir. 2019) granting the NFL clubs summary judgment and dismissing purported class action alleging that NFL club doctors and trainers had provided prescription medications to NFL players without adequate disclosure of their risks and side effects.
- In re National Football League's Sunday Ticket Antitrust Litigation, ML 15-02668-BRO (JEMx) (C.D. Cal. June 30, 2017) (app. pending), dismissing with prejudice purported class actions alleging that the NFL and its member clubs had violated the antitrust laws by entering into an exclusive agreement with DirecTV for the distribution of the NFL's Sunday Ticket product.
- White v. National Football League, 2015 WL 5229386 (D. Minn. 2015), dismissing claims that the NFL clubs had engaged in collusion to suppress player compensation in the uncapped 2010 NFL season.
- Washington v. National Football League, 880 F.Supp.2d 1004 (D. Minn. 2012), dismissing a purported class action antitrust suit brought by retired players alleging a conspiracy to restrain a market for the sale of their images and likenesses.
- Brady v. National Football League, 644 F.3d 661 (8th Cir. 2011), in which the Eighth Circuit vacated an injunction, premised on an asserted violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, that would have ended the NFL clubs' lockout of their player-employees.
- American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League, 560 U.S. 183 (2010), addressing application of the single entity doctrine to professional sports leagues.
- 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.
- 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.
- Warnock v. National Football League, 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 24167 (3d Cir. Oct. 21, 2005), affirming dismissal of an antitrust claim challenging the terms of the Pittsburgh Steelers' stadium lease.
- Clarett v. National Football League, 369 F.3d 124 (2d Cir. 2004), rejecting an antitrust challenge brought by an undergraduate to the NFL's college eligibility rule.
- VKK Corp. v. National Football League, 244 F.3d 114 (2d Cir. 2001), affirming a jury verdict for the NFL in an antitrust case brought by a former owner of the New England Patriots.
- St. Louis Convention & Visitors Comm'n v. NFL, 154 F.3d 851 (8th Cir. 1998), affirming a directed verdict for the NFL, which followed six weeks of trial, in an antitrust case addressing the Rams' relocation from Los Angeles.
Memberships and Affiliations
- CPR Institute’s Panel of Distinguished Neutrals
Sports Group Of The Year: Covington & Burling
February 7, 2017, Law360
Law360 selected Covington’s Sports practice as a “Practice Group of the Year,” profiling the team’s successful representation of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) in an antitrust challenge over its advertising restrictions, involvement in significant deals, and continued representation of the National Football League. Derek Ludwin, commenting on the USOC case, ...
December 5, 2016
WASHINGTON—SportsBusiness Journal has named Doug Gibson and Gregg Levy to its list of the “50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Gibson and Mr. Levy are two of only four lawyers in private practice on the list, which also includes league commissioners and team owners, broadcast industry and sponsor company CEOs, and other high-profile executives in ...
June 27, 2016
WASHINGTON—SportsBusiness Journal has named Covington partners Doug Gibson, Gregg Levy, Bruce Wilson, and Peter Zern to the highest tier in its 2016 “Power Players: Outside Counsel” rankings. Included in the SportsBusiness Journal’s “Chairman’s Club,” the Covington team is recognized in the “dominant tier in sports law” because of “a long history in the space” ...
October 6, 2014, The American Lawyer
Covington is featured in this article regarding the firm advising the National Basketball Association on a media rights deals with Walt Disney Co. and Time Warner Inc.’s Turner Broadcasting System. "The agreement comes on the heels of the NFL's renewal of its Sunday Ticket game package with DirecTV last week. Covington counseled its longtime client the NFL on ...
Covington Advises NFL on DirecTV Deal
10/03/2014
WASHINGTON, DC, October 3, 2014 — Covington & Burling represented the National Football League in connection with its recently announced deal to extend DirecTV's exclusive rights to carry NFL Sunday Ticket in a multi-year agreement. The agreement also extends DirecTV’s rights to stream NFL Sunday Ticket, a package that enables subscribers to view out-of-market ...
August 18, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC, August 18, 2014 — Best Lawyers named Covington & Burling’s Stuart Eizenstat and Gregg Levy each a 2015 “Lawyer of the Year” in international trade and sports law, respectively, citing their “abilities, professionalism and integrity.” Overall, Covington lawyers received 217 individual mentions in 58 areas of law in the newly released annual survey ...
November 21, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC, November 21, 2013 — Washingtonian magazine has named 34 Covington & Burling attorneys as “Best Lawyers” in its December issue. The biennial list, compiled by the magazine’s editorial staff, identifies leading lawyers in the Washington area. Of the hundreds of “Best Lawyers” identified in the issue, Washingtonian spotlights 14 leading Washington ...
August 27, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC, August 27, 2012 — Covington & Burling LLP lawyers received 196 individual mentions in 57 areas of law in the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top U.S. lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The Covington lawyers recognized are as ...
Covington Named to NLJ’s Appellate Hot List
June 19, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC, June 19, 2012 — For the fourth time, The National Law Journal has named Covington & Burling to its “Appellate Hot List.” The 2012 list recognizes firms whose appellate track records over the past year have included significant victories in cases that affect the course of industries, vindicate important constitutional rights, and have high ...
Covington Lawyers Recognized by D.C. Super Lawyers
May 2, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC, May 2, 2012 — D.C. Super Lawyers selected 64 Covington & Burling lawyers for its 2012 list of top legal talent. Super Lawyers selects no more than five percent of the total lawyers who practice in Washington based on peer review and the publication’s independent research. Deborah Garza and Robert Long have been named among the “Top 100” for ...
February 15, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC, February 15, 2012 — BTI Consulting Group named Tim Hester, chair of Covington & Burling’s management committee, as one of its 2012 “Client Service All-Stars.” The BTI “Client Service All-Stars” are North American and European lawyers who have been identified based on the unprompted, unequivocal recommendations from corporate counsel for ...
Covington Advises NFL on Major Network TV Deal
December 15, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, December 15, 2011 — Covington advised the National Football League in negotiating nine-year extensions of its Sunday broadcast television packages with CBS, FOX and NBC networks. The NFL owners voted to approve the package of TV deals with FOX, CBS and NBC on Wednesday. The new agreements, announced yesterday, run through the 2022 season, and ...
November 30, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, November 30, 2011 — Washingtonian magazine has named 34 Covington & Burling attorneys as “Best Lawyers” in its December issue. The biennial list, compiled by the magazine’s editorial staff, identifies leading lawyers in the Washington area. Of the approximately 800 “Best Lawyers” identified in the issue, Washingtonian included profiles of 31 ...
September 7, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, September 7, 2011 — Covington & Burling LLP lawyers received 184 individual mentions in 56 areas of law in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top US lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The Covington lawyers recognized are as follows: ...
June 10, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, June 10, 2011 — Covington & Burling LLP received 123 individual mentions and 45 practice mentions in Chambers USA 2011. The guidebook, which ranks lawyers by state and national practice area, is designed to identify the most skilled legal practitioners based on the qualities most valued by clients. Here are the Covington lawyers and practices ...
June 9, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, June 10, 2011 — Covington & Burling LLP received 92 individual mentions and 32 practice mentions in the Legal 500 US 2011 edition. Legal 500 reviews the strengths and strategies of law firms in more than 90 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North and South America, and the Caribbean. Here are the Covington lawyers and practices ...
Covington Lawyers Recognized by D.C. Super Lawyers
May 17, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, May 17, 2011 — D.C. Super Lawyers selected 55 Covington & Burling lawyers for its 2011 list of top legal talent. Super Lawyers selects no more than five percent of the total lawyers who practice in Washington based on peer review and the publication’s independent research. Deborah Garza has been named among the “Top 50 Women,” and Robert Long ...
Four Covington Lawyers Named ‘2011 Lawyer of the Year’
November 16, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC, November 16, 2010 — Four Covington & Burling LLP lawyers have been recognized as the "2011 Lawyer of the Year" in their respective practice areas by The Best Lawyers in America. Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is honored. The Covington lawyers recognized for this honor are: Jonathan Blake, Washington Communications ...
August 9, 2010
REDWOOD SHORES, CA, August 9, 2010 — Covington & Burling LLP is pleased to announce that three partners from its Washington, D.C. office, Kurt Calia, Emily Henn, and Emily Leonard, have relocated to the Silicon Valley office. Their move will strengthen the link to the firm’s deep regulatory roots as well as further enhance the firm’s transactional and litigation ...
August 6, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC, August 6, 2010 — Covington & Burling LLP received 138 individual mentions in 40 areas of law in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top US lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The Covington lawyers recognized are as follows: Administrative: ...
June 23, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC, June 23, 2010 — Covington & Burling LLP received 85 individual mentions and 23 practice mentions in the Legal 500 US 2010 edition. Legal 500 reviews the strengths and strategies of law firms in more than 90 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North and South America, and the Caribbean. Here are the Covington lawyers and practices ...
June 16, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC, June 16, 2010 — Covington & Burling LLP received 112 individual mentions and 44 practice mentions in Chambers USA 2010. The guidebook, which ranks lawyers by state and national practice area, is designed to identify the most skilled legal practitioners based on the qualities most valued by clients. Here are the Covington lawyers and practices ...
March 18, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC, March 18, 2010 — Forty-five Covington & Burling LLP lawyers are recognized in the 2010 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers. The annual list by Super Lawyers selects only five percent of the total lawyers who practice in Washington based on peer review and the publication’s independent research. In addition, partners Deborah Garza and Robert Long have ...
January 26, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC, January 26, 2010 — Over the span of eight days this month, Covington & Burling LLP lawyers presented oral argument before the Supreme Court in two significant business cases. On January 13, Covington litigation chair Gregg Levy argued on behalf of the National Football League in American Needle v. National Football League, an antitrust case that ...
Washingtonian Names 25 Covington Attorneys ‘Top Lawyers’
11/23/2009
WASHINGTON, DC, November 23, 2009 — Twenty-five Covington & Burling LLP attorneys are recognized as “Top Lawyers” in the December issue of Washingtonian magazine. The list, compiled by the magazine’s editorial staff, identifies leading lawyers in the Washington area. Of the “Top Lawyers,” Washingtonian identified 30 as “stars of the bar.” Among them is Michael ...
August 7, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC, August 7, 2009 — Covington & Burling LLP received 131 individual mentions in 38 areas of law in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top US lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The Covington lawyers recognized are as follows: Administrative: ...
June 12, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC, June 12, 2009 — Covington & Burling LLP received 100 individual mentions and 40 practice mentions in Chambers USA 2009. The guidebook, which ranks lawyers by state and national practice area, is designed to identify the most skilled legal practitioners based on the qualities most valued by clients. Here are the Covington lawyers and practices ...
Covington Again Named to NLJ’s ‘Appellate Hot List’
4/6/2009
WASHINGTON, DC, April 6, 2009 — Covington & Burling LLP has again been named to The National Law Journal’s “Appellate Hot List.” This is the second year that the publication has named a “Hot List,” which recognizes 20 firms whose appellate track records included significant recent victories in cases with high financial stakes or that presented important legal ...
September 29, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC, September 29, 2008 — Covington & Burling LLP received 124 individual mentions in 40 areas of law in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top US lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The Covington lawyers recognized are as follows: Administrative: ...
Covington Secures Victory for NFL in Seventh Circuit
8/19/2008
WASHINGTON, DC, August 19, 2008 — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on August 18 affirmed an unprecedented antitrust ruling granting the NFL member clubs summary judgment on the ground that they constitute a “single entity” whose decisions are essentially immune from challenge under Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act. Covington & Burling LLP ...
June 16, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC, June 16, 2008 — Covington & Burling LLP received 81 individual mentions and 45 practice mentions in the newly released 2008 Chambers USA. The guidebook, which ranks lawyers by state and national practice area, is designed to identify the most skilled legal practitioners based on the qualities most valued by clients. Here are the Covington ...
Covington Named to NLJ’s ‘Appellate Hot List’
4/9/2008
WASHINGTON, DC, April 9, 2008 — Covington & Burling LLP has been named to The National Law Journal’s inaugural “Appellate Hot List.” The “Hot List,” featured in the publication’s April 7 issue, recognizes 20 firms whose appellate track records included significant 2007 victories in cases with high financial stakes or that presented important legal principles. ...
11/30/2007
WASHINGTON, DC, November 30, 2007 — Nineteen Covington & Burling LLP attorneys are recognized as “Top Lawyers” in the December 2007 issue of Washingtonian magazine. The list, compiled by the magazine’s editorial staff based on peer recommendations, identifies leading lawyers in the Greater Washington area. Of the “Top Lawyers,” Washingtonian identified 30 as the ...
10/10/2007
WASHINGTON, DC, October 10, 2007 — A court-appointed special master ruled yesterday in favor of the Atlanta Falcons and the NFL Management Council in connection with the Falcons’ attempt to recover more than $19 million in bonus money paid to now-suspended quarterback Michael Vick. Special Master Stephen B. Burbank, professor at the University of Pennsylvania ...
September 6, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC, September 6, 2007 — Covington & Burling LLP received 115 individual mentions in 38 areas of law in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top US lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The recipients are as follows: Administrative: E. Edward Bruce and ...
June 18, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC, June 18, 2007 — Covington & Burling LLP received 44 practice mentions and 74 individual mentions in the newly released 2007 Chambers USA guidebook. The 2007 edition of Chambers USA attempts to identify the most skilled legal practitioners throughout the country based on the qualities most valued by clients. Covington attorneys have been ...
- Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2007-2018)
- Recognized by SportsBusiness Journal on the "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business" list (2016).
- Recognized by SportsBusiness Journal on the “Power Players: Outside Counsel” list in its highest tier, “Chairman’s Club” (2016).
- Legal 500 US, Sports (2014-2016), Antitrust - Civil Litigation/Class Actions (2017)
- Best Lawyers in America, Washington Sports Lawyer of the Year (2015)
- Best Lawyers in America (2003-2018)
- Benchmark Litigation, Litigation Star (2013-2018)
- Washingtonian, Entertainment "Top Lawyer" (2013)
- Washington DC Super Lawyers, Entertainment & Sports (2007-2018)
- Legal Media Group's Guide to the Leading US Litigation Lawyers (2010)