Frost Brown Todd (FBT) has added commercial litigator Simon Levy as a Partner in the firm’s Business & Commercial Litigation practice in San Francisco.
“Simon’s robust trial experience in both securities and employment matters offers significant value to our clients navigating an uncertain economic environment and an increasingly dynamic regulatory landscape,” said Peter Cummins, Chair of FBT’s Business & Commercial Litigation practice group. “His years of experience helping companies prevent and resolve complex disputes make him the ideal advisor to our clients looking for guidance at the critical juncture. We’re excited to welcome him to the team.”
Levy is a trial lawyer whose practice focuses on civil litigation matters related to securities, employment, and general business litigation. In his securities practice, he represents broker-dealer firms and other licensed individuals in the securities industry, having personally handled dozens of successful securities arbitrations. Levy has defended a wide variety of cases involving claims of suitability, churning, fraud, negligence, violation of federal and state securities laws, breach of contract, elder abuse, and breach of fiduciary duty.
Levy’s practice also includes defending employers in state and federal courts, arbitration, and administrative proceedings involving claims for discrimination, wrongful termination, retaliation, harassment, breach of contract, defamation, indemnification, whistleblower, and various wage and hour and unfair competition claims, including class action, collective action, and representative claims, such as those under the California Private Attorney General Act (PAGA). He has extensive experience advising employers on compliance with employment laws, rules and regulations, including wage and hour laws, and issues involving employee hiring and discipline.
“I’m excited to work alongside such talented colleagues at a firm with a strong reputation for delivering the practical counsel businesses need to mitigate risk and achieve their strategic goals,” said Levy. “Frost Brown Todd’s nationwide platform and continued growth in California offer key benefits to my clients throughout the Bay Area.”
Levy earned his bachelor’s degree from New York University and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from University of San Francisco School of Law. He served as an Articles Editor on the USF Law Review Executive Board and was also a member of USF’s National Moot Court Competition team.
