Janet Irene Levine

1980, California

of the American College of Trial Lawyers. In July 2009, she received the Charles R. English Award, presented each year by the Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association to a member of the section who has distinguished themselves in the field of criminal justice. She is recognized by many publications as being among the best lawyers in the white-collar crime arena, including being named one of the best white collar criminal defense lawyers in California by Chambers USA. Ms. Levine has also been named one of the Top 10 Southern California Super Lawyers and has been included for many years as one of the top 100 lawyers in Southern California by Los Angeles Magazine. She was listed as among the "Best in the West" lawyers for business crime matters by California Lawyer and named one of the top women litigators in California, according to the Los Angeles Daily Journal. She has also appeared in multiple editions of the "Best Lawyers in America."

In 2012, Ms. Levine also received the California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) award in the "criminal law" category for her work in the landmark Foreign Corrupt Practices (FCPA) case, the first trial and conviction of a corporation in an FCPA prosecution. In a stunning reversal for her client, Lindsey Manufacturing's CFO, Steven Lee, the federal judge in the case found a pattern of serious prosecutorial misconduct and threw out Lee's conviction before sentencing.

In 2012 Ms. Levine also received the inaugural White Collar Criminal Defense Award from the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and was named Defense Counsel of the Year by Loyola Law School. She was also chosen to be profiled in 2012 as one of ten "Top Female Trial Attorneys" by Law360.

In 2006, Ms. Levine and John Vandevelde received CLAY awards for their representation of accused double-agent Katrina Leung. After a widely publicized legal battle, they obtained a dismissal of all charges based on prosecutorial misconduct. They then negotiated a global resolution of all criminal and tax matters, no additional time in custody, and the return of most of the client's seized assets. Ms. Levine also received the Los Angeles County Bar Association Criminal Justice Section's 2006 Defense Attorney of the Year award.

After graduating from law school, Ms. Levine served as law clerk to the Honorable Arthur L. Alarcon, United States Circuit Judge, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and as a Deputy Federal Public Defender, where she represented indigent defendants charged with a variety of federal crimes. She received her undergraduate degree with honors in 1977 from the University of California at Los Angeles and her law degree in 1980 from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, where she graduated summa cum laude and was an editor of the Loyola Law Review. Before joining Crowell & Moring, Ms. Levine was a partner in the Los Angeles firm Lightfoot Vandevelde Sadowsky Crouchley Rutherford & Levine LLP.

Highlights News & Knowledge

Speeches & Presentations

· "Litigating FCPA Cases: Prosecution and Defense Strategies," 27th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime (March 6-8, 2013). Panelist: Janet Levine.

· "The DOJ/SEC Resource Guide on the FCPA: Considerations for Government Contractors," L2 Federal Resources Webinar (January 17, 2013). Presenters: Alan W. H. Gourley, Stephen M. Byers, Janet Levine, and Kelly T. Currie.

· "Representing the Small Corporation and Individuals and Going To Trial," 2nd Annual NACDL White Collar Criminal Defense College at Stetson University College of Law (January 9-13, 2013). Speaker: Janet Levine.

· "Inside the Defense of the Lindsey Manufacturing, Africa Sting, and O'Shea Prosecutions: What Recent Cases Reveal About the Future of FCPA Enforcement against Individuals," American Conference Institute 15th FCPA Boot Camp (June 26-27, 2012). Panelist: Janet Levine.

· "Caipirinhas and Corruption," International Bar Association Conference - 15th Transnational Crime Conference (June 14-16, 2012). Panelist: Janet Levine.

· "Dealing With an Unethical Prosecution: Fighting Back...and Winning!," National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, NACDL's 2nd Annual West Coast White Collar Seminar, "Turning the Tables on the Government" (June 7-8, 2012). Panelist: Janet Levine.

· "The Future of White Collar Prosecutions: Challenges for Both Sides of the Bar," Landers Memorial Lecture: Roundtable on Prosecutorial Ethics, Fidler Institute on Criminal Justice, Loyola Law School (April 20, 2012). Panelist: Janet Levine.

· "What Every Southern California Business Should Know About Government Regulations and Enforcement in 2012," Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), Southern California Chapter, MCLE Program (March 21, 2012). Presenters: Janet Levine, Christopher K. Lui, Angela B. Styles, and Mark R. Troy.

· "Self Report? Or Roll the Dice?" Sixth Annual National Institute on Securities Fraud, New Orleans, LA (November 3-4, 2011). Panelist: Janet Levine.

· "Hot Topics in International Complex Criminal Investigations," 14th Annual Transnational Crime Conference, Amsterdam (June 9-11, 2011). Panelist: Janet Levine.

· "Ponzi Schemes - When There is Nothing There," 25th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime, San Diego, CA (March 2-4, 2011). Panelist: Janet Levine.

· "Discussion of Honest Services Mail Fraud Legislation," Town Hall Meeting on the State of White Collar Crime, American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section Fall Meeting, Washington D.C. (November 4-7, 2010). Panelist: Janet Levine.

· "Sentencing Advocacy for the 21st Century," Third Annual Sentencing and Reentry Institute and Criminal Justice Legal Educators Colloquium, American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section Fall Meeting, Washington D.C. (November 4-7, 2010). Moderator: Janet Levine.

· "Sentencing Guidelines in a Securities Fraud Case: Ouch," American Bar Association's Fifth Annual National Institute on Securities Fraud, New Orleans, LA (October 7 & 8, 2010). Panelist: Janet Levine.

· "DOJ on Line One, WSJ on Line Two: How to Make the Right Calls in the Worst Case Scenario," Association of Corporate Counsel, Southern California Chapter, August ACCess MCLE program (August 2010). Presenters: Kelly Currie, Michael Cypers, Janet Levine, Jeff Rutherford, Mark Troy, and Katie Balderrama.

· "How Technology is Changing the Law," The Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (March 15, 2010). Presenter: Janet Levine.

· "Obstruction of Justice and Making False Statements: Where the Cover-Up is Worse than the Crime," American Bar Association's 24th Annual Institute on White Collar Crime, Miami, FL (February 24, 2010). Panelist: Janet Levine.

· "Sentencing Mitigation and Advocacy: Crafting and Presenting a Sufficient Sentence," The American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section 2009 Fall Conference (November 6, 2009). Presenter: Janet Levine.

· "Practical Advice for Defending a Securities Fraud Prosecution or Enforcement Action," Fourth Annual National Institute on Securities Fraud (October 15-16, 2009). Panelist: Janet Levine.

· "Sentencing Advocacy in White Collar Cases," National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 2009 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA (August 5-9, 2009). Panel Participant: Janet I. Levine.

· "Representing the Individual," National Institute on Internal Corporate Investigations and In-House Council, presented by the American Bar Association, Washington, D.C. (May 6-8, 2009). Moderator: Janet I. Levine.

· "Political Corruption Prosecutions: From City Hall to the Halls of Congress: How are Political Corruption Cases Investigated, Prosecuted and Defended?," Fidler Institute on Criminal Justice, reception for Los Angeles Superior Court Judges, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (May 1, 2009). Panel Participant: Janet I. Levine.

Publications

· "Who Is a Foreign Official? The Individual Element of the Definition and the Significance of the Business Context," ABA's 27th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime (2013). Co-Authors: Janet Levine, Ann Mason Rigby, and Dalal Hasan.

· "Litigation Forecast 2013: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know for the Coming Year," a Crowell & Moring LLP publication (January 2013). Mark Klapow, Creator and Editor; Contributors.

· "Active Compliance Programs for Lobbying and Election Law," ABA Internal Corporate Investigations and Forum for In-House Counsel 2010 (2010). Co-Authors: Janet Levine, Ashley N. Bailey and Brian Roemer.

· "'E-Discovery' in the Criminal Context: Emerging Issues and Trends," 2009 ABA National Institute on White Collar Crime (March 2009). Co-Authors: Justin P. Murphy, Stephen M. Byers and Janet I. Levine.

Client Alerts & Newsletters

· "Top Five Takeaways From the New FCPA Guide," White Collar Alert (November 21, 2012). Contacts: Stephen M. Byers, Alan W. H. Gourley, Thomas A. Hanusik, Ann Mason Rigby, Kelly T. Currie, Daniel L. Zelenko, Janet Levine, Jeffrey H. Rutherford.

· "Are Members of Royalty "Foreign Officials" Under the FCPA? Not Always, But Tread Carefully in the Arabian Gulf States," (November 20, 2012). Contacts: Thomas A. Hanusik, Alan W. H. Gourley, Ann Mason Rigby, Dalal Hasan, Amelia Schmidt, Kelly T. Currie, Daniel L. Zelenko, Janet Levine, Jeffrey H. Rutherford.

· "As U.S. Eases Burma/Myanmar Sanctions, Many Challenges Remain for U.S. Business, Including Money Laundering and Corruption Risks," White Collar Alert (November 19, 2012). Contacts: Thomas A. Hanusik, Philip T. Inglima, Stephen M. Byers, Alan W. H. Gourley, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Cari N. Stinebower, Kelly T. Currie, Daniel L. Zelenko, Janet Levine, Jeffrey H. Rutherford.

· "DOJ and SEC Issue Long-Awaited FCPA Guidance," White Collar Alert (November 14, 2012). Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Thomas A. Hanusik, Kelly T. Currie, Stephen M. Byers, Ann Mason Rigby, Janet Levine.

· "Supreme Court Upholds Reasonable Doubt Standard for Criminal Fines," (June 22, 2012). Contacts: Janet Levine, Thomas A. Hanusik, Kelly T. Currie, Jody Goodman.

· ""Crisis Handbook for Government Contractors: A Desktop Survival Guide for In-House Counsel" Is Now Available," Government Contracts Bullet Points (June 5, 2012). Contacts: Janet Levine, Angela B. Styles, Andy Liu, Christopher K. Lui.

· "C&M Top Ranked, Again," Government Contracts Bullet Points (February 6, 2012). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, Janet Levine.

· "UK Bribery Act - Ready or Not, Here It Comes," White Collar Alert (June 30, 2011). Contacts: Janet Levine, Thomas A. Hanusik, Alan W. H. Gourley, Kelly T. Currie, Daniel L. Zelenko.

· "UK Bribery Act - UK Government succumbs to pressure and delays implementation of the Act," White Collar Alert (February 1, 2011). Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Janet Levine, Philip T. Inglima.

· "Court of Appeals Rules That Grand Jury Subpoenas Trump Civil Protective Orders Covering Foreign Documents," White Collar Alert (December 9, 2010). Contacts: Stephen M. Byers, Michael L. Cypers, Janet Levine, Kelly T. Currie.

· "The UK Bribery Act 2010 - avoid being the 'April fool' next year," White Collar Alert (July 22, 2010). Contacts: Janet Levine, Philip T. Inglima.

· "New Amendments to Corporate Sentencing Guidelines: Important Changes in Requirements for Effective Compliance and Ethics Programs," White Collar Alert (May 3, 2010). Contacts: Daniel L. Zelenko, Shamiso Maswoswe, Stephen M. Byers, Philip T. Inglima, Janet Levine.

· "DOJ Appoints New Prosecutors and FBI Agents to Fight IP Crime," White Collar Alert (April 27, 2010). Contacts: Stephen M. Byers, Michael J. Songer, Douglas W. Sullivan, Janet Levine, Daniel L. Zelenko.

· "DOJ Allows Hiring of Foreign Official under the FCPA," White Collar Alert (April 23, 2010). Contacts: Thomas A. Hanusik, Alan W. H. Gourley, Janet Levine, Daniel L. Zelenko.

· "Take Two -- Charging The Bribe Recipient," White Collar Alert (January 25, 2010). Contacts: Thomas A. Hanusik, Janet Levine, Alan W. H. Gourley.

· "President Creates Interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force," White Collar Alert (November 19, 2009). Contacts: Janet Levine, Thomas A. Hanusik, Daniel L. Zelenko.

· "Attorney General Commits to "Smart on Crime" Approach to Economic Crimes," White Collar Alert (August 5, 2009). Contacts: Janet Levine, Andy Liu, Shamiso Maswoswe.

· "C&M Top Ranked," White Collar Alert Contacts: Janet Levine, Angela B. Styles.