Postal regulatory and appellate lawyer David Levy has joined law firm Venable LLP as a partner in its Washington office.
Levy was previously with Sidley Austin LLP, where he practiced postal rate work since 1983. Over the years, he has represented many of the nation’s largest mailers and their trade associations, including the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, the Magazine Publishers of America, the National Postal Policy Council and the National Association of Presort Mailers.
He also counsels large companies and institutions – including large banks, magazine publishers and nonprofit organizations – that rely heavily on direct mail to correspond with customers.
“The nuances and complexities of postal regulations create many ways for bulk mailers to get in hot water with the Postal Service,” Levy said in a statement. “I spend a great deal of time making sure our clients stay in compliance on rates, negotiated service agreements and other key areas.”
Levy has served as first-chair counsel for mailers in major postal rate cases before the Postal Regulatory Commission since 1983, according to a statement from Venable. He also counsels mailers in appeals regarding USPS revenue deficiency claims and other adverse rulings concerning mail classification, rate eligibility, mailability and organizational eligibility. He has also helped mailers defend against claims under the False Claims Act.
According to a release from Venable, Levy negotiated and won regulatory approval for three of the five largest rate contracts struck by the Postal Service with individual mailers. He has testified before Congress and drafted amendments to the postal laws that preserved nonprofit rates. In 2007, he was one of two members of the postal bar invited to appear as panelists at a Postal Rate Commission/USPS summit on the implementation of the Postal Accountability and Enforcement Act of 2006.
“We’re extremely fortunate to add David Levy to our group – he brings a remarkable range of regulatory, litigation and appellate experience on behalf of companies that either depend on the postal service as a prime form of communication or do extensive business with the USPS – from magazine publishers, banks and insurance companies to nonprofit organizations,” said Ian Volner, the chair of Venable's Regulatory Practice Group, in a statement.
Levy received his J.D. from the University of Michigan and his B.A. from Cornell University.
