David R. Levintow

David Levintow is an attorney with Smith Anderson’s Business Litigation practice group, representing clients in complex business disputes and guiding them through every stage of the litigation process. Before joining Smith Anderson, David completed three years of federal clerkships, serving judges in the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina, where he gained significant courtroom exposure. In those roles, he assisted in drafting hundreds of dispositive and non-dispositive orders in both civil and criminal matters, including business torts, constitutional and civil rights law, administrative law, class actions, products liability, intellectual property and more.

David also practiced at an AmLaw 50 firm in Washington, D.C., where he represented corporate clients in complex commercial disputes, government investigations by both federal and state agencies and international arbitrations. Prior to law school and over the course of five years, David held progressive roles at the Practising Law Institute in New York, managing enterprise-wide training agreements with AmLaw 250 firms and Fortune 500 companies and overseeing a multimillion-dollar client portfolio.

Outside the office, David enjoys staying active through running, biking and hiking. He is an avid traveler and dedicated college basketball fan.

NOT ADMITTED TO PRACTICE IN NORTH CAROLINA

Clerkships

• Law Clerk to the Honorable Richard E. Myers, II, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
• Law Clerk to the Honorable L. Patrick Auld, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Education

• The George Washington University Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 2021
  • Editor, Business & Finance Law Review
  • Legal Intern, Civil Division, Fraud Section, United States Department of Justice
  • Honors Intern, Division of Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Research Assistant, Dean Jessica Tillipman
  • Research Assistant, Professor Caprice Roberts
• Davidson College, B.A., 2013

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