STEWART L. LEVY – Partner
CONTACT
6 E. 43rd Street, 26th Floor
New York, New York 10017
Phone: 212-599-0777
Fax: 212-599-0770
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EDUCATION
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B.A. Columbia College, summa cum laude, 1974
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Phi Beta Kappa
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J.D. Yale Law School, 1977
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
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Associate at Schulte Roth & Zabel (né Baer & McGoldrick), 1978-1979
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Associate Kornstein Meister & Veisz, 1979-1980
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Associate, Parcher & Herbert, 1981-1985
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Partner, Parcher, Arisohn & Hayes, P.C., 1986-1990
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Partner, Eisenberg Tanchum & Levy, 1990-2019
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Partner, Eisenberg Hefler & Levy, 2019 to Present
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Past co-chairman of the Litigation and Legislation Sub-committee of the New York State Bar Association’s Entertainment and Sports Law Committee
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Member, United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; United States Courts of Appeal for the Second and Third Circuits.
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OTHER DISTINCTIONS
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Judge, Pace Law School National Environmental Law Moot Court Competitions
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Guest lecturer at University of Virginia Continuing Legal Education Program, University of Connecticut Law School, Stanford Law School and Columbia School of Business
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BIOGRAPHY
Mr. Levy’s practice at one time consisted almost exclusively of litigation in the record industry. It has since branched out to general commercial litigation, while retaining an emphasis on all facets of the entertainment business, including both litigation and transactional work. His clients include recording artists, television and film stars and athletes. The breadth of his client base, coupled with his litigation skills and expertise in copyright and trademark matters, provide a unique combination of practical and theoretical knowledge which have been applied to a wide range of matters.
His reported litigations include seminal cases on publicity rights, Groucho Marx Productions v. Day and Night Company, Inc., 689 F.2d 317 (2d Cir. 1982), the digital distribution of recordings rights, Reinhardt v. Wal-mart Stores, 547 F. Supp 2d 346 (S.D.N.Y.2008) and the termination of copyright assignments, Scorpio Music v. Willis, (series of cases beginning in 2012 and pending appeal)(S.D. Ca.)
