Ropes & Gray announced that former United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Joshua Levy will rejoin the firm on March 31 as a partner. With his case experience in health care fraud, white collar crime, public corruption, and government procurement, Levy will expand the capabilities of the firm’s litigation and enforcement practice.
As U.S. Attorney from May 2023 to January 2025, Levy headed an office of over 120 prosecutors. He previously served as the First Assistant U.S. Attorney, the number two position in the office, from January 2022 to May 2023. And Levy’s tenure as U.S. Attorney followed nearly two decades as a partner at Ropes & Gray, during which he secured trial victories for clients in high-profile criminal prosecutions and was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers.
As the U.S. Attorney’s Office leader for the District of Massachusetts, Levy directed criminal and civil prosecutions. And during Levy’s tenure, the office was one of the most active and productive in the country in terms of False Claims Act enforcement. His team brought numerous high-profile cases, including the conviction at trial of Vladislav Klyushin, a Russian businessman, in a sophisticated $93 million cyber fraud and insider trading case.
He also supervised the $42 million criminal resolution with Magellan Diagnostics over fraud and Food Drug and Cosmetic Act violations. Levy also served on the white-collar crime and national security subcommittees of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee and the Deputy Attorney General’s Corporate Crime Advisory Group.
As a partner at Ropes & Gray from 2004 to 2021, Levy served in several management roles, including practice group leader of the litigation & enforcement practice and co-managing partner of the firm’s Boston office. And he specialized in white collar defense and complex civil litigation, focusing on the healthcare, pharmaceutical, medical device, and health IT industries. Levy also worked as an assistant United States attorney for seven years earlier in his career, prosecuting white collar crime.
Along with Levy, Ropes & Gray is also welcoming back James R. Drabick to the litigation & enforcement practice group. And he joins the firm as counsel, after serving for eight years as Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts and the Eastern District of Michigan, and as senior enforcement counsel at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. J.R. was as an associate at Ropes & Gray from 2006 to 2012.
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“We are thrilled to have Josh back at Ropes & Gray, especially as the enforcement landscape gets more complex for our clients. Josh has been a powerhouse on both sides of the enforcement table, recently spearheading some of the government’s most notable prosecutions and investigations. He’ll be an incredible asset to our clients, forging strong relationships and delivering great outcomes on their most sensitive and critical issues.”
– Julie Jones, chair
“Returning to Ropes & Gray was never a question for me. The firm has an incomparable culture of teamwork and a high-powered enforcement team that clients turn to for high-stakes investigations and bet-the-company matters. I hope to draw on my recent experience leading the U.S. attorney’s office to advise clients on how to navigate government investigations and steer them to successful outcomes.”
– Joshua Levy
“Josh’s track record of success speaks for itself, and his impact on the firm and our clients will be felt immediately. Josh is the greatest of mentors, and developing young lawyers is one of his superpowers. I’m thrilled that our team will once again have the benefit of his knowledge and experience.”
– Laura Hoey, co-head of the firm’s litigation & enforcement group
