LAWYER PROFILE

Dean Levitan

Asia-Pacific 2026

MinterEllison

Ranked in 1 practice area

TMT: Media

Australia

4 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Dean has experience on both dispute resolution and advisory matters for public and private sector organisations with a particular focus in media-related areas such as defamation, privacy, contempt, FOI requests and the Australian Consumer Law.

He provides pre-publication advice to local and international publishers and broadcasters, and also handles large, complex litigation in the Federal and State Supreme Courts.

For his work on the high-profile Defamation proceedings by Ben Roberts-Smith, Dean has been described by the client as "the most remarkable lawyer I’ve ever worked with..”

Chambers Review

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

TMT: Media - Australia

Up and Coming

Individual Editorial

Dean Levitan, based in Melbourne, acts for a broad range of clients on disputes involving defamation, privacy and broader reputational issues within the media and communications landscape.

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Strengths

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He’s incredibly talented and a producer of quality work, I'd have him on my team in a heartbeat. On top of that, he’s a terribly nice person too.
TMT: MediaChambers Asia & Pacific
An expert in his field and a safe pair of hands for any complex or sensitive litigation.
TMT: MediaChambers Asia & Pacific