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Norman Levine is a member of Greenberg Glusker's Litigation Department and handles complex commercial disputes in federal and state courts and before arbitration panels.

Norm has represented parties engaged in virtually every aspect of the real estate industry, handling disputes between joint owners of property, buyers and sellers, landlords and tenants, adjacent landowners, borrowers and lenders, clients and brokers, and developers and investors. He has also litigated significant intellectual property issues of first impression, resulting in favorable appellate decisions. He has also represented parties in shareholder and partnership disputes and in disputes between management and investors.

He served on the Firm’s Management Committee for 33 years and was Firm's Managing Partner from 1998 until 2011.

    • Member, Board of Directors, and Past President, Valley Beth Shalom Synagogue, Encino, California
    • Director, American Jewish University
    • Member, Board of Directors, and Immediate Part Chair, Advisory Board, Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, American Jewish University
    • Director, San Fernando Valley Master Chorale
    • Listed, Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Real Estate, 2007-2026
    • Listed, Southern California Super Lawyers, 2004-2006, 2009-2019
    • Rated, "AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5," Martindale Hubbell
    • California
    • United States District Court for the Central, Northern, and Southern Districts of California
    • Stanford University School of Law (J.D., 1974)
    • University of Pennsylvania (M.A., 1971)
    • University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1971)

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Omega Drops 'Gray Market' High Court Case Against Costco

November 12, 2015

Law360, New York (November 12, 2015, 9:27 PM EST) -- Watchmaker Omega has ended its decadelong copyright lawsuit against retail giant Costco over so-called “gray market goods,” voluntarily dropping a bid for a second trip the U.S. Supreme Court. Omega SA voluntarily dismissed its petition asking the high court to overturn a January ruling by the Ninth Circuit in favor of Costco Wholesale Corp., finally putting to rest a case filed in 2004 over “gray market” Omega watches — authentic items that Costco legally purchased overseas but then imported and sold in the U.S. against the watchmaker's wishes. To view full article, click here (subscription required)

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Thirteen Greenberg Glusker Attorneys Recognized As Rising Stars

June 15, 2009

Recognition in Entertainment, Real Estate, Environment, Sustainability, IP, and Litigation Practices Greenberg Glusker today announced that 13 of its attorneys have been selected as 2009 Southern California Rising Stars by Super Lawyers Magazine. These lawyers include: Sedina Banks, Bob Baradaran, Ricardo Cestero, Matt Galsor, Ryan Iwasaka, Stefanie Lipson, and Jesse Saivar. These attorneys practice in Greenberg Glusker’s Land Use, Intellectual Property, Corporate, Wealth Planning, Employment, Climate Change and Sustainability, Environment, Real Estate, Entertainment and Litigation practice groups. “These talented attorneys define the future of our Firm,” said Greenberg Glusker’s Managing Partner Norman H. Levine. "They demonstrate the breadth and depth of our Firm’s practice and our values of unparalleled legal skills and client dedication.  I extend the Firm’s appreciation to them for their commitment to excellence and to the selection committee for their consideration and recognition.” Southern California Rising Stars uses a survey and research selection process to recognize talented attorneys who are 40 or under, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less. The full listing of the region’s Rising Stars attorneys is published in July in a special advertising section in Los Angeles magazine.