Practice Areas
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center (J.D. 1970)
- University of Delaware (B.A. 1967)
Bar Admissions
- Delaware, 1970
- U.S. District Court District of Delaware, 1970
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1971
Professional ExperienceU.S. Department of Justice, Assistant United States Attorney, Delaware, 1970 - 1973
Levin, Goldlust & Clark (and predecessors), Wilmington, Delaware, Partner, 1973 - 1983
Classes & Seminars Taught- Various Real Estate & Business Seminars, Practising Law Institute, DSBA, NBI
Certifications & Specialities
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Richard D. Levin is a partner in the firm’s Business Law Group. He represents clients in a variety of areas including business planning, real estate acquisitions, commercial leasing, development and finance, securitized conduit loans and transactional banking.
Richard has written and lectured on Delaware Alternative Entities and the requirements of the Delaware Opinion in commercial real estate financing on a national level as well as business acquisitions, mortgage financing and the lawyer's responsibilities in real estate closings at the state level.
A former Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, Richard has tried cases before the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, the Delaware Court of Chancery and the Delaware Superior Court and has argued cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit as well as the Delaware Supreme Court and was extensively involved in the damage and financial aspects of the firm's intellectual property litigation practice.
He has been an active member of many community and national organizations. He has served as President of the Wilmington Jewish Community Center and as a board member of the Jewish Community Center Association of North America.
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association
- Committee of 100
- Delaware Chamber of Commerce
- Delaware State Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
Legal Publications
- Gottesman, Brian, and Richard Levin. "Delaware Entities and Opinion Letters." Commercial Real Estate Financing 2006: What Borrowers and Lenders Need to Know." Practising Law Institute, 2006.
- Levin, Richard. "Lawyer's Responsibility in Residential Real Estate Closings." 1982, 1986, 1989, 1992.
- Levin, Richard. "Basic Real Estate Law in Delaware." National Business Institute, (1990).
- Levin, Richard. "Considerations in Buying or Selling a Business in Delaware." National Business Institute, (1985).
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