Levine Lee LLP is proud to announce the addition of Jillian B. Berman as a partner of the firm. She previously served for nine years as an Assistant United States Attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. In that role she directed investigations and tried a variety of cases, including complex white collar matters, and argued a number of appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

As a member of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force, Ms. Berman investigated and prosecuted a broad range of federal securities and commodities fraud offenses, and coordinated parallel civil enforcement proceedings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission and other regulatory agencies. She also directed white collar investigations and prosecutions related to insider trading, investment adviser fraud, market manipulation, stock loan fraud, Ponzi schemes and private placement offerings, among others. In addition, she has extensive experience litigating restitution and asset forfeiture issues.

"We are thrilled to have Jillian on board. She is an outstanding trial and appellate lawyer who is equally comfortable appearing before judges and juries," says Levine Lee partner and co-founder Kenneth E. Lee.

Ms. Berman will further enhance Levine Lee's already extensive white collar, securities enforcement, investigations and complex litigation experience and, with partners and co-founders Seth L. Levine and Scott B. Klugman, will be the third former federal prosecutor at the firm.

"Jillian's deep experience investigating and prosecuting complex white collar matters, combined with her well-earned reputation as a stellar lawyer and person of integrity, will be a tremendous asset to our firm and clients," says Mr. Levine.

Before entering government service, Ms. Berman clerked for the Hon. Dennis Jacobs, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and Hon. Richard L. Williams, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and practiced complex commercial litigation at Covington & Burling LLP in Washington D.C. Ms. Berman graduated from the University of Chicago Law School and Cornell University.

"I'm very excited to be joining a dynamic, growing firm that has developed a reputation for practicing law at the highest standards," Ms. Berman says. "I also value the firm's collegial and collaborative culture."

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Levine Lee LLP provides creative solutions to the most challenging civil litigation, white collar and securities enforcement matters. We combine forceful advocacy and sophisticated counsel to tackle complex problems faced by companies and individuals. Our attorneys are skilled trial lawyers, appellate advocates, legal counselors and crisis managers, with broad experience from serving as private practitioners and federal prosecutors. Our structure allows us to provide the highest levels of professional service rapidly and efficiently, in a manner aligned and customized to our clients' needs.

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