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Jay Lefkowitz was a lead defense attorney for Jeffrey Epstein who negotiated the controversial 2007 'sweetheart' plea deal with prosecutor Alexander Acosta — a deal later found by a federal judge to have violated victims' rights under federal law.
Lefkowitz appears extensively throughout the documents as one of Epstein's principal defense attorneys, alongside Roy Black and Martin Weinberg. He is named directly in correspondence with federal prosecutors, including emails from AUSA Marie Villafafia regarding plea agreement terms, witness tampering charges, and the handling of civil claims against Epstein. Court filings and government records show him communicating directly with U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta and First Assistant Jeffrey Sloman about the plea negotiations and subsequent appeals. Some mentions bearing the 'Lefkowitz' surname (e.g., 'Elise G Lefkowitz') appear in unrelated property and financial records and do not refer to Jay Lefkowitz.
6 firm of which two attorneys, Ken Starr and Jay Lefkowitz had 17 been representing Jeffrey Epstein. Is th
Page: EFTA00009233 →executive office of the U.S. Attorneys 15 that you were seeking employment with Kirkland S Ellis, a 16 firm of which two attorneys, Ken Starr and Jay Lefkowitz had 17 been representing Jeffrey Epstein. Is that correct? 18 A We may -- we may get into it a little bit later, 19 but I think the characteri
Page: EFTA00009233 →executive office of the U.S. Attorneys 15 that you were seeking employment with Kirkland S Ellis, a 16 firm of which two attorneys, Ken Starr and Jay Lefkowitz had 17 been representing Jeffrey Epstein. Is that correct? 18 A We may -- we may get into it a little bit later, 19 but I think the characteri
Page: EFTA00009233 →irst time in the person of Ken Starr and Jay 18 Lefkowitz and company on the 7th of September. 19 A And
Page: EFTA00009415 →irst time in the person of Ken Starr and Jay 18 Lefkowitz and company on the 7th of September. 19 A And
Page: EFTA00009415 →tions with the defense team. 16 Q In the sense that you only met with the defense 17 team for the first time in the person of Ken Starr and Jay 18 Lefkowitz and company on the 7th of September. 19 A And it wasn't the 7th of -- yeah, the 7th of -- 20 Q The 7th of September. 21 A -- September. 22
Page: EFTA00009415 →ty that was going through to come up 9 with a federal plea, but eventually she and the defense 10 attorney who is most actively working on this, Jay Lefkowitz, 11 turn back to the NPA, and if you look at 17d, just to make 12 the sort of staffing clear, you know, of course 13 has left, is going on vac
Page: EFTA00009083 →y wanted to argue -- they, being defense 13 counsel, wanted to argue why we should not pursue this case. 14 Q And in this case, it was Starr and Lefkowitz from 15 Kirkland & Ellis, and Lilly Ann Sanchez, I believe who met 16 with you. 17 A Fair. I remember it was Starr and Lefkowitz. I 18 don't
Page: EFTA00009055 →y wanted to argue -- they, being defense 13 counsel, wanted to argue why we should not pursue this case. 14 Q And in this case, it was Starr and Lefkowitz from 15 Kirkland & Ellis, and Lilly Ann Sanchez, I believe who met 16 with you. 17 A Fair. I remember it was Starr and Lefkowitz. I 18 don't
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30 months, which is in Zone D. Assistant U.S. Attorney 500 S. Australian Ave, Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Phone EFTA00213724 Fax To "Jay Leflcowitz" 09/18/2007 09:14 AM CC Sub RE: Draft Agreements? ject Hi Jay I know that the U.S. Attorney will not go below 18 months of prison/jail time (an
have one week to abide by the terms and conditions of the September 24, 2007 Agreement as amended by letter from United States Attorney Acosta to Jay Lefkowitz. Jeffrey H. Sloman First Assistant U.S. Attorney Southern District of Florida EFTA00213651 a EFTA00213652 02t27/2008 09:45 PM To alla cc
discussions tomorrow. If anything else comes up, please don't hesitate to call. Thanks, EFTA00213718 n EFTA00213719 09118/2007 09:14 AM To 'Jay Letkowitz' cc bcc Subject RE: Draft Agreements? Hi Jay — I know that the U.S. Attomey will not go below 18 months of prison/jail time (and I would strongly
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Watt Alex (USAFLSr <AlexAcostaeusdoi.g ow. 1121200711:44 AM To "Jay Lefkowite <[email protected]> cc bcc Subject RE: I'm on my way to a mtg outside the office. Unlikely to be before 3pm. That said, III/ is around i
f US_Atty_Cor_00266 EFTA00235592 a U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida DELIVERY BY ELECTRONIC MAIL Jay P. Lefkowitz, Esq. • Kirkland & Ellis LLP Citigroup Center 153 East 53rd Street New York, New York 10022-4675 Re: Jeffrey Epstein Dear Jay: 500 S. Austral
ex (USAFLS)" <1.c.gos a bcc SubOct Correspondence Dear Jay: Please review the enclosed. I look forward to seeing you tomorrow. «071213 a Ltr to Lefkowitz finaipdf'> Assistant U.S. Attorney West Palm Beach, FL 33401 071213 Viafana Ltr to Lefkabitz rmat pdf US_Atty_Cor_00266 EFTA00235592 a U.S. De
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3 thru P-015186 8/25/2008 emails between A.M. Villafafia, A. Acosta, J. Sloman, R. Senior, K. Atkinson, and D. Lee regarding letter received from J. Lefkowitz (NB: Lefkowitz letter has been produced to Petitioners' counsel) Work Product Deliberative Process Attorney-Client Privilege P415187 thru P-01
olding adjudication or sentencing, and probation or community control in lieu of imprisonment." I have more than a dozen e-mails between myself and Jay Lefkowitz discussing the U.S. Attorney's insistence on eighteen months of incarceration. You will recall that at one meeting you and Ms. Sanchez raised the id
. Atkinson, R. Senior, J. Sloman, D. Lee, and A.M. Villafafia regarding scope of Epstein agreement and correspondence and telephone conference with J. Lefkowitz (NB: Emails to and from J. Lefkowitz and R. Black have been produced to Petitioners' counsel) Work Product Deliberative Process Attorney-Client
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the same day, Mr. Lefkowitz confirmed wi hat this postponement " will not affect when Epstein begins serving his sentence." 2 Correspondence from Jay Lefkowitz t. dated November 8, 2007 ("the judge has invited the parties to appear for the plea and sentencing on January 4°, we do not anticipate any delay beyon
U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida Fin:Ass:slam S A twenty DELIVERY BY FACSIMILE Jay P. Lefkowitz, Esq. Kirkland & Ellis LLP Citigroup Center 153 East 53rd Street New York, New York 10022-4675 Re: Jeffrey Epstein Dear Mr. Lefkowitz, 99 PIE
Jay P. Lefkowitz, Esq. Kirkland & Ellis LLP Citigroup Center 153 East 53rd Street New York, New York 10022-4675 Re: Jeffrey Epstein Dear Mr. Lefkowitz, 99 PIE 4 Sew May 19, 2008 I am in receipt of your e-mail dated May 19, 2008 to the United States Attorney. The U.S. Attorney would like me to ad
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M. Weinberg re Agreement; 8/14/08 emails from A. Marie Villafana to J. Lefkowitz, K. Atkinson, R. Black m interpretation of Agreement; email from J. Lefkowitz to A. Marie Villafana, K. Atkinson re questions it Agreement; email from A. Marie Villafana to J. Lefkowitz, K. Atkinson re production of Agreemen
u P-013337 File folder entitled "I 1/13/07 Sloman to Lefkowitz (was this sent?)" containing draft 11/13/07 letter from J. Sloman responding to J. Lefkowitz's letter Attorney-Client Privilege Work Product Page 2 of 14 EFTA00191251 Bates Range Description Privilege(s) Asserted Suppl. Box #3 P-013
telephone Work Product 6(e) 57 11/28/2007 correspondence between Marie Villafafta, Andrew Lourie, Drew Oosterbaan, and Rolando Garcia regarding Lefkowitz 11/27/2007 email discussing presentation to DAAG Work Product Deliberative Process 58 11/19/2007-11/28/2007 emails between Marie Villafafla, N
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ESQ. COUNSEL TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN LILLY ANN SANCHEZ, ESQ. ATTORNEY FOR JEFFREY EPSTEIN Page 6 of 6 EFTA00296692 ri EFTA00296693 01:27 PM To "Jay Leficowitz" bcc Subject RE: Epstein agreement as reviewed by the U.S. Attorney wspas\)..=MiniMillinn iRMAISWIP M W , •• • Nab • ••.: . •„.? , , Hi Ja
contains Mr. Epstein's signature? I need to pins it along to the powers that be. Thanks. EFTA00296714 a EFTA00296715 09/25/2007 12:11 PM To "Jay Lefkowilz" c:c boo Subject Conference call ,'JtV 4..-O,SVIEcalfrtsj Hi Jay — Have you approved Mr. Ocariz as the girls' representative? And can we have a
achments. t***** Mt ******** ********•**************•************ ***St EFTA00296734 . . . . . EFTA00296735 09/27/2007 03:06 PM To •Jay Lefkowite MEMO cc bcc Subject RE: Conference Cell with Bert Ocariz -144mktam• :‘,14,44ies , .,MOWSIngaSidifi Hi Jay — I already told Bert that there is no
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hru P-013337 File folder entitled "11/13/07 Sloman to Lefkowitz (was this sent?)" containing draft 11/13/07 letter from J. Sloman responding to J. Lefkowitz's letter Attorney-Client Privilege Work Product Page 2 of 14 EFTA00209309 Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 216-1 Entered on FLSD Docket 07/27/20
response to letter Attorney-Client Privilege Work Product Suppl. Box #3 P-013326 Thru P-013329 File folder entitled "9/17/07 Villafafia to Lefkowitz containing 9/17/07 e-mail from A. Marie Villafafia to R. Garcia, A. Lourie and from R. Garcia to A. Marie Villafafia concerning status of plea neg
P-013279 Thru P-013280 8/15108 Emails between A. Acosta and A. Marie Villafafia, R. Senior, D. Lee and K. Atkinson re proposed correspondence to Jay Lefkowitz Attorney-Client Privilege Work Product Suppl. Box #3 P-013281 Handwritten note re Epstein investigation Attorney-Client Privilege Work Product
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Box #3 P-013338 Thru 013341 File folder entitled "12/6/07 Sloman to Lefkowitz" containing 12/5/07 faxed letter w/ cover sheet from K. Starr and J. Lefkowitz to A. Acosta [Not considered privileged. Will be produced to opposing counsel upon lifting of stay] N/A Suppl. Box #3 P-013342 Thru P-01335
ter with attached 8/15/08 emails from A. Marie Villafafia to A. Acosta, J. Sloman, R. Senior, K. Atkinson, D. Lee re Agreement; 8/15/08 email from J. Lefkowitz to A. Marie Villafana, K. Atkinson, R. Black, M. Weinberg re Agreement; 8/14/08 emails from A. Marie Villafafia to J. Leflcowitz, K. Atkinson, R.
[not being withheld as privileged — produced to opposing counsel] N/A Box #2 P-009116 Thru P-009125 12/6/2007 Letter from Jeffrey Sloman to Jay P. Lefkowitz re Jeffrey Epstein (victim notification) [pursuant to Court's Order, not being withheld as privileged — will be produced to opposing counsel upon
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itely decline your suggestion. tlorney dra isimpb iss -- Original Message -- From: "Villafana. Ann Marie C. SAFLS\)" t: 09 007 11:03 AM AS To: Jay Lefkowitz Subject: One more thing Hi Jay — Did you send me the original signed agreement? I would like to sign that copy and return copies to you. Thank you
T, ESQ. COUNSEL TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN Dated LILLY ANN SANCHEZ, ESQ. ATTORNEY FOR JEFFREY EPSTEIN Page 6 of 6 EFTA00213474 94 EFTA00213475 To "Jay Lefkowite cc bcc Subject RE: Epstein agreement as reviewed by the U.S. Attorney Hi Jay - Sony for the delay. The U.S. Attorney had a last-minute concern,
ve, Suite 400 West Palm Beac FL 33401 Phone EFTA00213518 Fax as isammiS fir sissimaall risme 111111pla • ent 09/272007 10:51 AM AST To: Jay Leftcowitz Subject Conference Call with Bon Ocariz Hi Jay — Bert's firm has raised a number of good questions about how they are going to get paid and settin
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in Weinberg. Filing Fee $ 75.00. Receipt # 16719. (ksa) (Entered: 04/05/2011) 04/07/2011 5_¢ MOTION to Intervene of Roy Black Martin Weinberg, and Jay LeJkowitz by Roy Black. (Perczek, Jacqueline) (Entered: 04/07/2011) 04/07/2011 57 Defendant's MOTION for Leave to File Memorandum of Law In Excess of Twenty
2011. (ir) (Entered: 09/26/2011) 09/27/2011 100 RESPONSE/REPLY to 94 Supplement Briefing in Support of Motion to Intervene of Black, Weinberg, and Lefkowitz by United States of America. ( Ann Marie) (Entered: 09/27/2011) 09/28/2011 i (Court only) ***Motions terminated: 41 Plaintiffs MOTION for Summa
oy Black Martin Weinberg, and Jay Lefkowitz Response to Supplemental Briefing in Support of Motion to Intervene of Roy Black, Martin Weinberg, and Jay Leficowitz (DE 94) filed by Jane Doe. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Jan. 18, 2011 Hrg. TranscriptXEdwards, Bradley) (Entered: 10/10/2011) 10/11/2011 107 ENDORSE
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l, at Mr. Epstein's expense (and I get to pick the attorney), that is alright with me. — Original Message .I.JSAFLEN)" eat: 9 3 007 1.21 3 1/ To: Jay Leflcowitz Subject: Revised agreement Hi Jay - Can you look at this? Especially paragraph 7. I think this covers the exclusive remedy concern you had. «0709
500 S. Australian Ave, Suite 400 EFTA00213424 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Phone Fax EFTA00213425 t ow EFTA00213426 09/21/2007 02:54 PM To 'Jay Lefitowitz" cc bcc Subject RE: Reminder Hi Jay — I thought there was 5 years' probation with 18 months in jail followed by 12 months' home confinement. I o
ing all attachments. ****************************************************** * * * * * EFTA00213414 . . EFTA00213415 09121/2007 02:12 PM To "Jay Lofkowitz" cc bcc Subject Revised Non-Prosecution Agreement message heat3Cen • -Ow; Hi Jay — Here is my attempt at combining our thoughts. I need to tal
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tion Letter AtSeni*M 1-7. .:4C.AVP g'"`I • Hi Jay — The only attachment is my letter, did I miss something? Thanks. MK: 11/28/2007 04:46 PM To.Jay Letkowitz" ceSloman, Jeff (USAFLSY' "Acosta. Alex (USAFLSr SuEpetein: Victim Notification Letter bie ct Dear Jay: Jeff asked that I forward the victim n
to the Special Master. «PROPOSED Letter to Special Master.pdf» Assistant O.S. Attorney Fax EFTA00213748 EFTA00213749 10/05/2007 07:48 AM To Lefkowitz' cc bcc Subject RE: Proposed Letter to Special Master ,Ringreq 1114 Good morning, Jay. We need to resolve the attorney issue today. It has bee
. EFTA00213740 (uSAFIS • 10/03/2007 03:38 PM To "Jay Lefkowite •c==. cc bcc Subject RE: That is fine. I'm sorry I didn't get your e-mail sooner. Since I am out of the office, the best way to reach me is on
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tein's counsel U.S. Attorney's Correspondence at 153 (emphases added). 14. On about September 25, 2007, the U.S. Attorney's Office sent an email to Lefkowitz stain . SIMIMMISIO U.S. Attorney's Correspondence at 156. 15. On about September 26, 2007, the U.S. Attorney's Office sent an e-mail to Lefkowitz
ound September 2007. plea discussions took place between Jeffrey Epstein, represented by numerous attorneys (including lead criminal defense counsel Jay Leflcowitz), and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneyed others. The plea discussions gener
Lefkowitz stain . SIMIMMISIO U.S. Attorney's Correspondence at 156. 15. On about September 26, 2007, the U.S. Attorney's Office sent an e-mail to Lefkowitz in which she stated• arnale EFTA00229924 Case 9:O8-cv-80736-KAM Document 48 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/21/2011 Page 9 of 42 Apparently the ' gree
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1V31/200711:05 AM 'Acosta, Alex Will do. 3 min. To "Jay Lefkowitt cc bcc Subject RE: Original Message From: Jay Lefkowitz [mailto: Sent: Monday, December 31, 2111.1. To: Acosta, Alex (USAFLS) Subject: 111
bcc Subject RE: Original Message From: Jay Lefkowitz [mailto: Sent: Monday, December 31, 2111.1. To:
bcc Subject REll Actually, the morning is bad. How about 3pm or 4pm? From: Acosta, Alex (USAFLS) Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 3:33 PM To: Jay Lefkowitz Cc: Castillo, Annette (USAFLS); Sloman, Jeff (USAFLS) Subject: RE: 11 am? From: Jay Lefkowitz [mailto Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 2:46 PM To:
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materials (if any) could be only to Jeffrey Epstein." Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2's Response To Motion To Intervene of Roy Black, Martin Weinberg, and Jay Lefkowitz [DE 78] at 6. Second, also in opposing the intervention of attorneys Black, Weinberg, and Lefkowtiz, the plaintiffs argued that "[o]nly Epstein has
ment 93 Entered on FLSD Docket 09/02/2011 Page 3 of 9 First, they argued in their opposition to the intervention of attorneys Black, Weinberg, and Lefkowitz that Mr. Epstein "is the real party in interest" and that "harm from the release of the materials (if any) could be only to Jeffrey Epstein." Jane D
ment of inconvenience does not go far because many of the issues raised by Mr. Epstein parallel the issues raised by attorneys Black, Weinberg, and Letkowitz as well as those raised during the August 12, 2011 hearing, and Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 do not have to file their responsive pleadings addressing
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LSD Docket 03/21/2011 Page 7 of 42 felony offenses and would serve only county jail time. Many of the negotiations are reflected in e-mails between Lcfkowitz and the U.S. Attorney's Office. See generally Exhibit "A." 10. The evidence supporting these charges was overwhelming, including the interlocking
ein's counsel U.S. Attorney's Correspondence at 153 (emphases added). 14. On about September 25, 2007, the U.S. Attorney's Office sent an e-mail to Lefkowitz stating: U.S. Attorney's Correspondence at 156. 15. On about September 26, 2007, the U.S. Attorney's Office sent an e-mail to Lefkowitz in which
ly to reach the;Palm Beach area. U.S. Attorney's Correspondence at 29. 13. On about September 24, 2007, the U.S. Attorney's Office sent an e-mail to Jay Lefkowitz, criminal defense counsel for Epstein, regarding the agreement. The e-mail stated that the Government and Epstein's counsel U.S. Attorney's Corresp
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14354 11/29/2007-12/1/2007 emails between Marie Villafafia, Alex Acosta, Jeff Sloman, Cyndee Campos, and Andrew Lourie regarding draft response to Jay Leflcowitz and victim notification letters Work Product Deliberative Process P-014355 thru P-014361 12/3/2007 emails between Marie Villafaila, Alex Acosta
7 emails between Marie Villafaila, Alex Acosta, and Jeff Sloman regarding history of plea negotiations and drafting response to correspondence from Jay Lekowitz and Ken Starr Work Product Deliberative Process P-014362 thru P-014402 12/3/2007-12/5/2007 correspondence between Alex Acosta, Jeff Sloman, Ma
on P-014277 thru P-014282 11/2/2007-11/5/2007 emails between Marie Villafafia and Jeff Sloman regarding drafting 11/5/2007 letter from Sloman to Lefkowitz Work Product Deliberative Process P-014283 thru P-014284 11/5/2007-11/7/2007 emails from Marie Villafaila to Jeff Sloman inquiring about statu

Jeffrey Epstein
PersonAmerican sex offender and financier (1953–2019)

Alexander Acosta
PersonAmerican attorney and politician, 27th U.S. Secretary of Labor (born 1969)
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
OrganizationLarge law firm in the United States, based in Chicago, Illinois
Leon Black
PersonAmerican billionaire businessman (born 1951)
Roy Black
PersonAmerican lawyer (1945–2025)

A. Marie Villafana
PersonFormer Assistant U.S. Attorney, lead federal prosecutor in the 2008 Epstein case
Jack Goldberger
PersonAmerican criminal defense attorney who represented Jeffrey Epstein, partner at Goldberger Weiss P.A. in West Palm Beach, Florida

Kenneth Marra
PersonAmerican judge

United States
LocationCountry located primarily in North America
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
OrganizationInternational law firm

Jeffrey Sloman
PersonFederal prosecutor, referenced in Epstein case legal proceedings
Jane Doe
PersonPseudonym for anonymous victims/witnesses in Epstein legal proceedings

Department of Justice
OrganizationUnited States Department of Justice, federal executive department responsible for law enforcement

Ken Starr
PersonAmerican judge and educational administrator (1946–2022)
Martin Weinberg
PersonAmerican attorney (born 1946)

Bradley Edwards
PersonAmerican attorney who represented Epstein victims, author of Relentless Pursuit
the Southern District
LocationFederal judicial district in New York City

Alan Dershowitz
PersonAmerican lawyer, author, and art collector (born 1938)
Robert C. Josefsberg
PersonFlorida criminal defense attorney, appeared in Epstein legal proceedings
Gerald Lefcourt
PersonAmerican lawyer