Amanda Levine

Associate

Amanda Levine represents and defends news and entertainment companies in a broad spectrum of media and First Amendment litigation and content-related matters, ranging from intellectual property, defamation, records and courtroom access, privacy, right-of-publicity, libel, copyright, and trademark issues. She also has experience representing individuals and corporations in commercial and civil litigations, securities litigations, government investigation, and white-collar matters.

Practice Highlights

Mohamed v. Tesfaye et al. (SDNY)

Representing Abel Tesfaye, UMG Recordings, Inc., and other defendants in copyright infringement case involving allegations that the sound recording “Starboy” infringed on plaintiff’s composition and sound recording. (S.D.N.Y. Ongoing)

Mitchell v. Telegraph Media Group Limited (S.D. Fla.)

Representing The Telegraph in a dispute involving allegations that an article reporting on the use of performance enhancing drugs in track and field defamed plaintiff. (S.D. Fla. Ongoing)

Admitted to Practice

New York, 2017
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York

Education

J.D., Harvard Law School, 2016, cum laude
- Board of Student Advisers
B.A., Political Science and English, University of Florida, 2013,
cum laude
- Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society

Background

- Associate, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, N.Y., 2016-2018
- Summer Associate, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, N.Y., 2015
- Legal Intern, Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General, Boston, 2015
- Legal Intern, Office of the Senate Counsel, Boston, 2014