Mark A. Levy

Partner

Business Litigation, Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights

About Mark A. Levy

As a Partner with Brinkley Morgan’s Business Litigation and Appellate group, Mark A. Levy represents a wide range of clients, assisting them with avoiding and resolving all types of business, commercial and financial disputes. His practice focuses primarily on business litigation, including creditors’ rights, business torts, contract disputes, commercial landlord-tenant disputes, corporate disputes, real property disputes, employment and non-compete agreements. He is experienced in litigating in federal and state trial and appellate courts, arbitration proceedings, administrative and regulatory proceedings, and appearing before local government bodies. Mark also assists small and mid-size businesses with their corporate transactional needs, including formation, mergers and acquisitions, contracting, employment and general legal needs. He is admitted to practice in Florida, the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

An active member of the legal community, Mr. Levy is a Past President of the Broward County Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and currently serves on the Board. He is a member of the Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida, the Business Law Section of the Florida Bar, and the Broward County Bar Association. He is also a graduate of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Fort Lauderdale Class X and previously served as Chair of The Florida Bar’s Grievance Committee 17J.

A graduate of George Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Mr. Levy earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law.

Accomplishments

AV Preeminent® rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Best Lawyers in America, U.S. News & World Report, 2016-2022
Top Lawyers, South Florida Legal Guide, 2016-2019, 2022
Florida Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2015-2022
– Florida Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2009
Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine, 2015-2017, 2022

Memberships

Federal Bar Association, Broward County Chapter
– Past President
– Board Member
The Florida Bar
– Business Law Section, Member
– Grievance Committee 17J, Former Chair
Broward County Bar Association, Member
Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida, Member
Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Fort Lauderdale, Class X

Publications and Presented Materials

“New Florida Law Voids Certain Non-Compete Agreements for Physicians,” Brinkley Morgan Legal Talk Blog, October 11, 2019
“Attorney-Client Communication from the Business May Not Work,” Brinkley Morgan Legal Talk Blog, November 8, 2016
“Non-Compete Agreements and Other Restrictive Covenants,” Brinkley Morgan Legal Talk Blog, December 1, 2015
“When Do Florida Courts Have Jurisdiction Over Out-of-State Defendants in Proceedings Supplementary?” Brinkley Morgan Legal Talk Blog, June 12, 2014
Panel Moderator, “Keys to Success in Federal Court,” Broward County Bar Association’s Bench and Bar Convention, October 18, 2013
Presenter, “Effects of Bankruptcy on Equitable Distribution,” The Florida Bar Family Law Section’s From Pots and Pans to Ferraris: Dealing with Equitable Distribution Issues in Your Family Law Practice Seminar, March 23, 2012

Admissions

Florida (1997)

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Education

George Washington University, Bachelor of Arts, 1991

University of Miami, Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1997