Joseph Levy

Joseph Levy

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As a trial lawyer specializing in high-stakes business litigation, gaming, and appeals, Joseph’s enthusiasm for philosophy and history fuels his analytical skills, helping him navigate intricate legal matters with deeper understanding and strategic insight. As an avid gamer, Joseph understands the unique legal and practical issues involved in resolving disputes among studios, developers, digital agencies, and UGC creators.

Recent Successes:

  • Defeating Nike's $15 million claims at trial against NFL star Odell Beckham Jr. 
  • Negotiating a favorable settlement for a Steam developer in a partnership and copyright dispute.
  • Receiving a default judgment award against a foreign copyright infringer profiting off one of the most popular Roblox games.
  • Convincing a federal court at oral argument to reverse its tentative decision and deny a motion to add clients as judgment debtors.
  • Stepping in as appellate counsel to undo a major trial loss in an appellate settlement.
  • Securing a multi-million-dollar settlement for a historical Oregon farm in a negligence and defamation dispute. 
  • Negotiating a significant settlement in a lease dispute, where the tenant attempted to prematurely terminate its commercial lease. 
  • Winning a motion to dismiss a multi-million-dollar suit in federal court for lack of jurisdiction.

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 law school.

Read and subscribe to Joseph's appellate Substack, Part of the Appeal, here.


February 17, 2026

The Oregon Court of Appeals edition

October 13, 2025

One of my first blog posts was about the Ninth Circuit’s decision to consider, en banc, whether the denial of an anti-SLAPP motion is immediately appealable.

September 16, 2025

You just got a bad ruling.
  • Ones to Watch, Best Lawyers in America, 2027
  • Executive Committee, Constitutional Law Section, Oregon State Bar
  • Member, Video Gam Bar Association
  • Member, CLE Committee, Multnomah Bar Association
  • Member, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel
  • Oregon
  • California
  • U.S. District Court, Oregon
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals


  • New York University School of Law — J.D., cum laude, Robert McKay Scholar, Annual Survey of American Law, Notes Editor, Board of Directors
  • Western Washington University — B.A., cum laude, Philosophy & Political Science, Minor in English

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