Amanda Levine

Counsel

T 212.402.4061 New York
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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

Robert S. Trump v. Mary L. Trump

Successfully defended Simon & Schuster from a motion brought by the president's younger brother seeking to enjoin the publication of a memoir written by Mary Trump, the president's niece. (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2020)

Guo v. Cable News Network, Inc.

Successfully defended CNN and Erin Burnett in a defamation action arising out of a news report on a member of Mar-a-Lago who had been accused of being a Chinese spy. (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2020)

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

Professional Recognition

    • Named "One to Watch" by Best Lawyers in Intellectual Property Law, 2024-2025
    • Selected to "New York Rising Stars" in Entertainment and Sports, Thomson Reuters, 2020-2024
    • Named a "Rising Star," New York Law Journal, 2024

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
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