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Brian Levy

Brian J. Levy

Partner
Phone: 404.364.4579
Fax: 404.365.9532
blevy@mmmlaw.com

As a pragmatic creditors’ rights and litigation partner, Brian Levy represents financial institutions, non-traditional lenders, mortgage servicers, secondary debt purchasers, and other creditors in out-of-court loan workouts and restructurings, bankruptcy proceedings, and related litigation.

Brian regularly represents creditors in loan workouts, suits on notes and guarantees, enforcing rights under the Uniform Commercial Code and real estate foreclosure law, and post-judgment enforcement proceedings, as well as in defensive litigation involving allegations of lender liability and various statutory claims. He also represents creditors in claims for the avoidance and recovery of fraudulent transfers under the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act.

Brian also has extensive experience in litigation and arbitration of complex real estate and business disputes involving claims under the federal and Georgia RICO Acts, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference, breach of contract, and business torts, including substantial appellate experience. This includes beginning his legal career as a staff attorney for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Brian services clients across a range of industries, including financial services, real estate, manufacturing, technology, and insurance.

Representative Experience

  • Recovered disputed earnest money deposit for multi-family real estate investor after unsuccessful attempt to purchase apartment complex for $11 million.
  • Obtained dismissal of defamation and negligence claims brought by customer against one of the nation's largest regional banks under Georgia's revised anti-SLAPP statute.
  • Obtained dismissals and summary judgments on behalf of financial institutions and mortgage servicers on claims for wrongful foreclosure, attempted wrongful foreclosure, TILA, RESPA, and other statutory and regulatory violations described as "abusive lending."
  • Obtained summary judgment in favor of a real estate developer and against an adjacent homeowners' association over easement access rights.
  • Obtained summary judgment in favor of an asset management firm and against the former declarant that sought property owner assessments under restrictive covenants governing REO property.
  • Achieved prompt and favorable settlement for commercial real estate lender from parties who induced lender into making a $2.1 million loan to a Ponzi scheme.

Accolades

  • Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law since 2023, Commercial Litigation since 2022

Membership

  • Atlanta Bar Association
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Member of the Law360 Georgia Editorial Board (2023)

MMMPact in the Community

  • American Jewish Committee, Board member; Berman Leadership Program, co-chair
  • Jewish Interest-Free Loan Association of Atlanta, Loan and Finance Committees
  • Temple Sinai Atlanta
  • Leadership Sandy Springs (Class of 2020)