Brian Levine

Managing Director, Cybersecurity and Data Privacy, Strategy and Transactions, Ernst & Young LLP

Former US Department of Justice cybercrime prosecutor. Musical comedy writer and swing dancer. A proud parent of two.

Areas of focus

Brian leads a team of 30 cybersecurity and data privacy professionals, focused on the strategic application of security in the context of capital transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, real estate transactions and restructurings.

He joined EY from the US Department of Justice (DOJ), where he served as the National Coordinator for more than 300 federal prosecutors focused on investigating and prosecuting computer crime and intellectual property crime. He also served as a federal prosecutor and senior counsel with the DOJ’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section.

Prior to joining the DOJ, Brian served as an Assistant Attorney General for the Internet & Technology Bureau of the New York Attorney General’s Office, a civil litigator for international law firms, and a law clerk to federal district and appellate judges.

He earned his BA, summa cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania and his JD, magna cum laude, from New York University School of Law.

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