Joshua A Levine

March 26, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The CTA constitutes the most significant change to the U.S. anti-money laundering regime since the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, and legal practitioners, industry, and law enforcement should pay careful attention to its rollout, which will primarily be addressed in regulations to be promulgated by the U.S. Department of Treasury.

By Joshua A. Levine and Daniel S. Levien

7 minute read

September 10, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Mark J. Stein, a partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, and Joshua A. Levine, counsel to the firm, write that only time will tell whether the Filip Memo and the lessons of the Stein decision will result in greater respect for a company's need for confidential consultation with its attorneys and its ability to independently determine appropriate levels of employee indemnification, discipline and communication during a government investigation.

By Mark J. Stein and Joshua A. Levine

13 minute read

September 11, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

In the last week of August, the DOJ issued a memo authored by Deputy Attorney General Mark R. Filip that replaces the McNulty Memo as the DOJ's corporate charging guidelines. The Filip Memo reconsiders corporate cooperation credit in the areas of privilege waiver, employee indemnification, joint defense agreements, and employee discipline and termination. Attorneys Mark J. Stein and Joshua A. Levine examine the changes implemented by the memo and the criticism already emerging.

By Mark J. Stein and Joshua A. Levine

14 minute read