Joshua Levy is a partner in Ropes & Gray’s award-winning litigation & enforcement practice, with deep experience both defending and prosecuting high-stakes health care fraud and white-collar cases. Josh was inducted into the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers in 2022 based on his courtroom advocacy over the course of his career.
Josh returned to Ropes & Gray in 2025 after serving as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. In that capacity, he supervised approximately 125 federal prosecutors who investigated and prosecuted cases involving health care fraud, securities fraud, False Claims Act violations, national security matters and public corruption violations, among other criminal offenses. Josh assisted with developing DOJ’s corporate fraud policies as a member of the Deputy Attorney General's Corporate Crime Advisory Group. He also served on White Collar Crime and the Terrorism and National Security subcommittees of Attorney General Merrick Garland's Advisory Committee
As a Ropes & Gray partner for nearly two decades before his most recent government service, Josh defended corporate and individual clients in several high-stakes DOJ and state Attorneys General investigations. Josh was lead counsel on two criminal jury trials against DOJ that resulted in exoneration of the firm’s clients. Josh has also litigated numerous False Claims Act cases in federal district courts and Courts of Appeals.
Josh has also served in numerous management roles at Ropes & Gray, including as co-chair of the 325-lawyer litigation & enforcement practice and co-managing partner of the firm's Boston office.
Earlier in his career, Josh spent seven years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, prosecuting a wide range of white-collar crimes. During that tenure, Josh received the prestigious U.S. Attorney General's Award for Exceptional Service for his work on the National Medical Care prosecution.
Experience
- Lead trial counsel in an acquittal of a real estate developer indicted on federal wire fraud and conspiracy charges in connection with Wynn Resorts’ purchase of land to develop a $2 billion luxury casino resort outside Boston. Not guilty jury verdict on all counts after three-week trial.
- Co-lead counsel in criminal trial for a subsidiary of a Fortune 500 medical device manufacturer; government agreed to dismiss all felony charges against client following opening statements.
- Represented former Chair of international law firm in “Varsity Blues” college admissions prosecutions.
- Represented two electronic health records companies under DOJ investigation relating to FCA and kickback allegations.
- Lead counsel on DOJ/SEC FCPA investigation for a leading tech company relating to conduct in China, resulting in first ever public declination by DOJ under FCPA pilot program and rare Non-Prosecution Agreement with SEC.
- Served for over 10 years on the U.S. District Court Criminal Justice Act panel representing numerous indigent individuals charged with federal criminal offenses.
- Represented a Fortune 100 company in an FCA procurement case relating to Massport supplies contracts.
- Secured a $491 million global resolution of an off-label promotion investigation on behalf of an international pharmaceutical company.
- Represented a government service provider in a novel IRS criminal tax investigation that resulted in a complete declination of prosecution despite the execution of a search at corporate headquarters.
- Represented a major pharmaceutical manufacturer in multi-year wide-ranging criminal investigation into Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act allegations and kickback allegations.
- Represented an international pharmaceutical company on a health care fraud matter that resulted in a favorable agreed-upon resolution.
- Represented a major medical device company in an off-label promotion and criminal regulatory investigation.
- Represented an individual indicted for over 135 felonies arising out of the Big Dig investigation; secured no jail resolution for client.