Joseph Levy

Recent Successes:

• Defeating Nike's $15 million claims at trial against NFL star Odell Beckham Jr. Joseph helped lead the oral argument and briefing process during trial, including argument on motions to amend, motions in limine, jury instructions, and a directed verdict motion.
• Securing a multi-million-dollar settlement in a negligence and defamation dispute between a historical Oregon farm and its herbicide consultant. 
• Negotiating a significant settlement in a lease dispute, where the tenant attempted to prematurely terminate its commercial lease. 
• Taking over a loss at trial for the appeal and reaching a settlement that nearly undid the entire trial loss. 
• Convincing a federal court at oral argument to reverse its tentative decision and deny a motion to add judgment debtors.
• Winning a motion to dismiss a multi-million-dollar suit in federal court for lack of jurisdiction.
• Achieving reversal in the California Court of Appeals of a trade secret misappropriation claim. 

Video Gaming:

Joseph understands the unique legal and practical issues involved in resolving disputes among studios, developers, digital agencies, and creators. As an avid gamer himself, he brings a firsthand appreciation for the industry’s creative and commercial dynamics. 

His experience includes: 

• Intellectual property protection and enforcement issues
• The purchase and sale of games
• License agreements
• DMCA and copyright disputes

Background:

Joseph began his legal career as an associate at the esteemed Amlaw 10 firm, WilmerHale, in Palo Alto, California. Before joining Markowitz Herbold, he also served as a law clerk to the Honorable David M. Ebel at the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, Colorado. 

Joseph achieved his J.D. from New York University School of Law, cum laude. Joseph was a fellow at the NYU School of Law, Institute of Judicial Administration, during his time in law school.

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