Mara Leventhal is a Partner with the Firm. Ms. Leventhal litigates complex, multi-billion dollar business disputes on behalf of prominent individuals, corporations and institutional clients.  She defends attorneys and major law firms in high stakes legal malpractice, disciplinary and sanction proceedings.  Ms. Leventhal has extensive experience representing domestic and international clients in a broad range of commercial disputes before federal and state courts, as well as in arbitration and mediation.

Ms. Leventhal is one of the Firm founders. Before joining the Firm, she was a partner at Joseph Hage Aaronson LLC, where she practiced for over 20 years. Previously, she practiced at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jed S. Rakoff of the Southern District of New York.  Ms. Leventhal received a J.D. degree from New York University School of Law and a B.A., cum laude, from Dartmouth College.

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Education

• New York University School of Law (J.D.)
• Dartmouth College (B.A., cum laude)

Bar admissions

• New York
• Supreme Court of the United States
• U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Eighth, Ninth, District of Columbia, and Federal Circuits
• U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Honors

• New York Metro Super Lawyers, since 2019
• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, the Trial Lawyer Honor Society

Professional associations

• New York City Bar Association, Committee on Federal Courts (2017 to 2021)
• New York City Bar Association, Committee on Professional Responsibility (2012 to 2015)
• New York City Bar Association, Committee on Professional and Judicial Ethics (2003 to 2006)