Syma Shulman Levine
Counsel
Syma Shulman Levine
Counsel
Valuing the opportunity to work closely with people, Syma takes the time to truly understand her clients and then uses her sharp acumen to help them achieve their goals. Syma’s clients choose to work with her for her fierce loyalty, availability, diligence, experience and superior intellect.
Syma Shulman Levine focuses her practice on health care transactions and general corporate matters, representing commercial businesses, medical practices and individuals in a variety of settings. She also has substantial experience in employment counseling and litigation, as well as general commercial litigation.
Syma counsels physicians and physician practice groups with their practice development, acquisitions and separations. Her practice includes counseling on regulatory and compliance issues, development of business structures, and implementation of compliance plans.
Syma provides her individual and corporate clients with advice on shareholder and operating agreements as well as employment agreements and related issues (hiring, discipline, terminations and benefits); and providing or reviewing the relevant contracts, policy statements and manuals. In addition, she has substantial experience in executive employment, compensation and separation agreements. Syma has often dealt with novel approaches to employment issues, including restrictive covenants and protection of trade secrets. She also has had significant success in initiating and defending all types of litigation.
Court Admissions
U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
Education
Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude
Columbia Law School, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
Barnard College, B.A., summa cum laude
News & Publications
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Health Law Executive Briefings: Restrictive Covenants and Related Topics in the Health Care Space and Beyond
February 12 | 2026 -
March Lunch and Learn Series- Physician Employment Arrangements: Assuring Compliance while Maximizing Opportunities and Obligations
February 28 | 2024 -
Noted Healthcare Attorney Shulman Levine Joins Rivkin Radler
September 14 | 2022
Webinars
- Physician Employment Arrangements: Assuring Compliance while Maximizing Opportunities and Obligations
March 15 | 2024
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