Joseph B. Levan Partner
- Office
- Grand Rapids
- Phone
- 616/336-6438
- Fax
- 616/336-7000
- jblevan@varnumlaw.com
- jblevan@varnumlaw.com
- Download
- V-Card, Resume
- Assistant
- Ruth Reickard, 616/336-6802
Corporate Experience
Joe is a partner in the Corporate Services Practice Group and has been with the firm since 1993. His practice focuses on corporate governance and counseling, securities matters, and mergers and acquisitions along with certain tax matters. He represents publicly-held and privately-held clients in a variety of industries and matters, from board governance to securities law compliance to buying and selling businesses, as well as structuring business transactions, and successions. Joe is also involved in tax planning.
Community Activities
- Serves as the Secretary to the Board for NewNorth Center
- Member of the Catholic Lawyers Association of West Michigan
- He is a parishioner at the Cathedral of St. Andrew where he sits on the Parish Council and the Finance Council
- Participated in the Grand Rapids Community Foundation's Social Venture Investors for a number of years
Professional Activities
- In 2008, he was elected to the firm's Policy Committee and was appointed chairman of the firm's Quality Control Committee
- Member of both the State Bar of Michigan and the Grand Rapids Bar Association
Education
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University of Michigan Law School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
J.D., cum laude, 1993 -
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, Indiana
B.B.A., magna cum laude, Accountancy 1990
Recognition & Rankings
- Listed in Best Lawyers 2012