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Ron Levine is Counsel to Herrick, Feinstein LLP. He is an accomplished litigator with 45 years of experience advising consumer products companies in complex commercial litigation, with a focus on class actions and other multi-party litigation. A pragmatic advisor who helps clients anticipate, minimize and resolve the financial and reputational damage arising from litigation, Ron regularly counsels clients on crisis management strategies, social media and privacy issues, and professional responsibility concerns. 

Ron served as Herrick, Feinstein’s Co-Chair of its Litigation Department for 15 years, and as its General Counsel. 

Exceptional client service is a hallmark of Ron’s practice. He was one of only 125 U.S. litigators named to BTI Consulting Group’s Client Service All-Star list, based upon feedback from corporate counsel at major corporations. Ron has ranked as one of New Jersey’s top 10 product liability litigators by Chambers USA and has ranked nationally for product liability and mass torts. In Chambers USA, clients recommend Ron for his “high-level expertise in labeling, food claims and consumer fraud.” He is also recognized for his creativity in “thinking about how to approach a case so that it satisfies the client’s objectives,” and for being “very thorough, very reliable, and can give accurate answers in a pinch.”

Ron is an Adjunct Professor at Rutgers University, where he has taught electronic discovery at the Law School and food, cosmetics and alcoholic beverage regulation at the Master of Business Science program. He has also guest lectured at Harvard Law School. In addition, he is an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association. 

Ron is also a prolific author, who has written dozens of articles on trial practice, artificial intelligence and litigation strategy for a variety of national publications. He serves on the Editorial Board of Law360 Consumer Protection. The New York County Lawyers’ Association awarded him the Boris Kostelanetz President’s Medal, in recognition of his contribution to Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts, a seminal publication about New York State law, legal strategies and the rules of procedure. 

He is a graduate of Harvard Law School with honors and received his undergraduate degree summa cum laude from Princeton University. He is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey.