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Gregg H. Levy

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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, Gregg has been the principal outside counsel for the National Football League.

    Gregg 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).

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    • 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.
    • 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.

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  • Credentials
    Education
    • Harvard Law School, J.D., 1977
    • Harvard University, A.B., 1974
    Bar Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    Accolades
    • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2007-2019)
    • 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 (2003-2019)
    • Benchmark Litigation, Litigation Star (2013-2018)   
    • Washingtonian, Entertainment "Top Lawyer" (2013)
    • Washington DC Super Lawyers, Entertainment & Sports (2007-2019) 
    • Legal Media Group's Guide to the Leading US Litigation Lawyers (2010)
    Memberships and Affiliations
    • CPR Institute’s Panel of Distinguished Neutrals

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