Joshua S. Levy is a litigation partner in the Boston office of Ropes & Gray. Since re-joining Ropes & Gray in 2004, Joshua has focused on white collar criminal matters, particularly in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and heath care industries.
Professional Experience
Joshua's practice includes representation of individuals and corporate clients in criminal litigation, government enforcement actions, and federal and state grand jury investigations, involving health care fraud, anti-kickback violations, off-label marketing practices, securities fraud, criminal tax matters, environmental crimes, and construction fraud investigations.
Joshua's recent activities include representation of several major pharmaceutical and medical device companies in separate criminal and civil investigations conducted by U.S. Attorneys' offices, the Department of Justice, and state Attorneys General into allegations of off-label promotion, fraudulent marketing, anti-kickback violations, and pricing practices; defense of a pharmaceutical benefit manager in both criminal and civil investigations; representation of a nationally prominent company in a criminal tax investigation; defense of an individual charged with fraud in connection with the Big Dig; and individuals charge with environmental crimes. He also has conducted numerous internal investigations and represented many individuals in grand jury proceedings.
Joshua spent seven years as a federal prosecutor with the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. He prosecuted a wide range of white collar crimes, including health care fraud, securities fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, terrorism financing, investor fraud, embezzlement, export violations, environmental crimes, and telemarketing fraud. In 2003, Josh was profiled in an American Lawyer story about leading federal prosecutors for his work at the U.S. Attorney's Office. In 2000, Josh received the Attorney General's Award for Exceptional Service for his outstanding contributions to the prosecution of National Medical Care. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney's Office, Joshua spent four years at Ropes & Gray as a litigation associate.
Honors & Awards
- Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers (2006-2011)
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2007-2011)
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers - Rising Stars (2005-2006)
- Attorney General's Award for Exceptional Service (2000)
Professional & Civic Activities
- Member, Criminal Justice Act Panel, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 2007-present
- Member, Discovering Justice Board of Directors, 2009-present
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Courts
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 1994
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
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