Jamie A. Levitt is a partner in the Litigation Department of Morrison & Foerster’s New York office.  Ms. Levitt’s practice involves all aspects of complex commercial litigation in federal and state court, including appeals, trials, arbitrations, mediations, and administrative proceedings.  Ms. Levitt specializes in the areas of securities litigation and regulatory/white collar defense.  In addition to litigating securities fraud and derivative actions, Ms. Levitt has defended corporations and individuals against claims asserted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, other regulators and the Department of Justice.  Ms. Levitt has experience conducting corporate internal investigations and advising board committees with respect to investigations and defending individuals in investigations. 

In addition, Ms. Levitt has an active practice representing and counseling companies in commercial disputes, as well as intellectual property cases involving trademark, trade secret, copyright and unfair competition claims. 

Prior to joining Morrison & Foerster in 1996, Ms. Levitt was an associate in the litigation department of White & Case in New York, where she focused primarily on the discovery and trial preparation stages of complex international litigation.  She also worked for the Commission des Operations de Bourse, the French equivalent of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

From 1993 to 1994, Ms. Levitt served as a law clerk to the Honorable Nathaniel M. Gorton of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Representative Matters

• Represented officers and directors in securities litigations, including current representation of directors of Metromedia Fiber Networks, Inc. in securities and related litigation. Obtained a dismissal of one of two class actions complaints filed against our clients in the MFN action.
• Conducted or defended clients in internal investigations of public companies, including conducting an accounting investigation on behalf of the Audit Committee of Interpool, Inc., and an investigation of issues arising out of a merger on behalf of the Audit Committee of Viatel, Ltd.
• Represented Cheap Tickets, Inc. in trademark litigation regarding Cheaptickets.com. Obtained summary judgment on Cheap Tickets’ claims of trademark infringement and cybersquatting, as well as sanctions against the plaintiff for discovery abuses. Obtained an order for damages and an injunction to stop plaintiff from operating its infringing website.
• Represented RemoteReality Corporation, a manufacturer of 360º imaging technology, and certain of its officers and directors in a successful four-week arbitration against a business partner claiming breach of contract and fraud in the inducement. Simultaneously represented the company, its officers, directors and venture investors in vacating a temporary restraining order in order to let a securities offering proceed.
• Defended Market Data Corporation in a preliminary injunction hearing and four-month trial in Delaware Chancery Court regarding aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duties.

Ms. Levitt received her B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania in 1988 and her J.D. degree from Columbia University School of Law in 1992, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.  Ms. Levitt was an Articles Editor of the Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems. 

Ms. Levitt is on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, and she is the President of the Board of Directors of Advocates for Children of New York, Inc.  She also serves on the Advisory Boards of Inwood House and Sanctuary For Families.  Ms. Levitt serves on the Public Service Committee of the Federal Bar Council and is a member of the Women in the Profession Committee of the Bar Association of the City of New York.  In addition, Ms. Levitt is Chair of Morrison & Foerster’s Pro Bono Committee and serves on the Board of Directors of the Morrison & Foerster Foundation.