Jack Levin

Mediator | Arbitrator

For nearly forty years, Jack Levin litigated in courts and arbitral forums throughout the United States, beginning his career with a federal clerkship and then with Davis Polk & Wardwell. He was a founding partner of the New York City firm of Howard, Darby & Levin and its successor firm, Howard, Smith & Levin LLP, which merged with Covington & Burling LLP.

Beginning in the late 1990s, he began to acquire training and experience in mediation, arbitration, and other alternatives to litigation, as clients increasingly sought conflict

solutions with reduced cost and risk. In 2001, while a Covington partner, he served as acting head of litigation (North America) for UBS Warburg. In 2011, he retired from Covington to become a full-time domestic and international arbitrator, mediator, and creator of conflict solutions.

Representative Matters

Mediation

Mediation of dispute between issuer and insurer of mortgage-backed securities
Mediation of dispute between state pension fund and global investment bank
Mediation of dispute between holder of pharmaceutical patents and licensee
Mediation of dispute between manufacturers of medical devices
Mediation of trademark dispute between competitors in on-line businesses
Mediation of disputes between investment management firms and former employees
Mediation of international dispute between manufacturers of turbines
Mediation of international dispute between supplier and purchaser of equipment for transmission of electric power
Mediation of disputes among owners of family-held businesses
Mediation-arbitration of dispute between owners of commercial properties in New York City

Arbitration

Chair of arbitration panel in dispute between owners and servicers of residential mortgage loans and issuer of mortgage insurance policies
Sole arbitrator in consolidated arbitrations between a financial institution and a servicer arising out of the financial institution’s consent decree settlements with federal regulators
Sole arbitrator in hedge fund break-up
Sole arbitrator in ad hoc international arbitration concerning blockchain instrument and U.S. securities laws
Chair of arbitration panels in disputes between pharmaceutical patent holders and licensees
Chair of arbitration panel in dispute between electric utility and owners of power plant
Chair of arbitration panel in family business dispute between minority member and parents over the conduct of limited liability corporations holding and managing New York City real estate
Chair of arbitration panel in dispute between real estate developer and parties financing the construction of major Manhattan residential tower
Sole arbitrator in dispute between senior partner and global law firm
Sole arbitrator in dispute between hospital system and provider of software systems Sole arbitrator in dispute between terminated CEO and private equity firm
Co-arbitrator in an M&A insurance dispute