About Ben Levine

Ben Levine concentrates his practice on litigation and enforcement matters with a focus on the financial services industry. Ben represents individuals and companies facing litigation and enforcement, white collar cases, internal investigations and other complex commercial litigation.

Trusted litigator and regulatory advisor for the financial services industry

Ben represents banks, broker-dealers, investment banks, trading firms, futures commission merchants and individuals in high stakes-litigation in state and federal courts around the country, and throughout arbitration proceedings. His experience includes class-action and derivative suits alleging violations of federal securities laws, class-action suits alleging antitrust violations, white-collar criminal proceedings, and dozens of arbitrations involving allegations of fraud, negligence, and violations of federal securities and commodities laws.

Ben has handled cases at every phase of litigation, including managing e-discovery and document review teams in large document-intensive matters, drafting motions to dismiss and motions to compel, drafting motions for summary judgment, taking and defending depositions, trial preparation, and advocating on behalf of clients during trial, arbitrations and at hearings.

In addition to his litigation experience, Ben advises clients throughout regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings before the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), self-regulatory bodies, and at stock, option and futures exchanges. Ben also has experience advising clients in white-collar criminal matters, including investigations initiated by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the SEC.

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Practice Focus

  • Regulatory litigation and enforcement
  • White collar defense and investigations
  • Antitrust litigation
  • Internal investigations
  • Arbitrations
  • Commercial litigation

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Practices
Education
  • Boston University School of Law, JD
  • University of Illinois, BA
Bar Admissions
  • Illinois
Court Admissions
  • US District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • US District Court, Central District of Illinois
  • US District Court, Southern District of Illinois
  • US Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit