David Levine

Partner

David M. Levine is a founding partner of Sanchez Fischer Levine, LLP and heads the firm’s Miami office.  David has extensive experience serving as lead trial counsel in a broad range of complex domestic and international commercial disputes spanning multiple industries in federal and state courts, as well as in arbitration proceedings. 

Over his career, David has successfully represented the South American Soccer  Confederation in the civil fallout from the FIFA-gate corruption scandal; helped secure a multi-million-dollar jury verdict in the Southern District of Florida on behalf of an individual inventor in a patent infringement lawsuit against one of the world’s largest corporations; and successfully represented several major cruise lines as lead counsel in numerous complex commercial litigation matters, including in the international commercial arena. 

David’s legal achievements have been recognized and honoured by publications such as Chambers USA, Florida Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers, Florida Trend Magazine, and by the South Florida Business & Wealth Magazine. David also serves as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, which is limited to just one per cent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. Outside of the courtroom, David is the former co-chair of the International Ethics Committee of the American Bar Association’s Section of International Law, and he regularly speaks on ABA panels around the country on cutting-edge legal and ethical issues facing attorneys. 

Representative matters:  

• Represented a major cruise line in defense of class action lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida; obtained dismissal. 

• Represented inventor in a patent infringement lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida against one of the world’s largest corporations. Obtained multi-million dollar jury verdict in favor of inventor. 

• Defended the South American Soccer Confederation in civil fallout from the FIFA-gate corruption scandal for claims arising under federal antitrust and state unfair competition laws. Obtained dismissal on personal jurisdiction grounds. 

• Defended individuals sued by Central American produce grower in federal court arising under various Perishable Agricultural and Commodities Act (PACA) violations for purported breach of parties’ marketing and distribution agreement. Obtained dismissal on behalf of all defendants. 

• Represented a major cruise line in vacating a Section 1782 proceeding in the Southern District of Florida. 

• Represented foreign entity in domesticating foreign judgment and ultimately collected 100% of the judgment plus interest. 

• Florida 

• New York 

• United States District Court, Southern District of Florida 

• United States District Court, Middle District of Florida 

• United States District Court, Southern District of New York 

• United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 

• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 

• United States Court of International Trade 

• United States Supreme Court 

J.D., Florida International University College of Law 

• Law Review 

• Board of Advocates 

• Negotiation Team 

B.S., cum laude, Political Science, Florida State University