Levenfeld Pearlstein Names Mark Levin as Director of Business Development and Marketing
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Jason Milch
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CHICAGO – Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC is pleased to announce that it has named Mark J. Levin as Director of Business Development and Marketing. He was previously a principal at Akina Corporation, a consulting and training firm that helps corporations and law firms improve sales productivity and increase revenue.
In his new position, Mr. Levin and his marketing team will help formulate and execute the firm’s strategic business initiatives while creating and promoting Levenfeld Pearlstein’s identity, building its brand and supporting its business development efforts through advertising, internet presence, strategic sponsorships, charitable giving and other promotional activities. He will also work with the firm’s practice groups and individual attorneys to help communicate their key messages to the market.
“We are excited to welcome Mark to the firm,” said Bryan I. Schwartz, Chairman of Levenfeld Pearlstein. “His new position is part of our ongoing effort to enhance the firm’s marketing, communication and business development services and we look forward to undertaking a number of exciting new initiatives under Mark’s leadership.”
Mr. Levin has an extensive background in strategy, acquisitions and strategic partnerships, and product development, from ideation through launch, and has spent more than 13 years in the legal industry in various consulting, marketing and business development roles. Prior to joining Akina, he served as Director of Strategy and Business Development for Thomson-West Education Group, where he was responsible for identifying and leveraging synergies within existing West Education Group businesses, proposing and building new businesses within the Group’s space, and investigating “white space” opportunities and partnerships. Mr. Levin was also responsible for integration, assimilation and cultural change of newly acquired companies.
Prior to moving over to the marketing side of the industry, Mr. Levin worked as a practicing attorney, focusing on entertainment, media and intellectual property law, and representing rock bands, record labels and theater groups in recording, management and performance contracts.
Mr. Levin is a past board member of Chicago's Lawyers for the Creative Arts and is currently an active member of the Chicago Yacht Club and the Chicago sailing community. He is also active in the music and arts community, attending music conferences and consulting with bands, artists and independent record labels about viral marketing, community building and protection of intellectual property in the digital era.
Mr. Levin received his B.A. from Northwestern University, his J.D. from the Chicago-Kent College of Law, and his MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
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About Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC: Founded in 1999, Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC (www.lplegal.com) provides outstanding legal counsel and business advice to sophisticated clients in matters involving corporate and securities law, real estate, and litigation. With more than 75 attorneys and offices in Chicago and Northbrook, Ill., the firm possesses the resources and depth to manage the most complex matters, while ensuring that the needs of all clients are met in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible.
