Levi, LEE vee, Edward Hirsch (1911-2000), served as attorney general of the United States from 1975 to 1977 under President Gerald R. Ford. One of Levi's chief goals in office was to restore public confidence in the Department of Justice. Trust in the department had declined because of the Watergate scandal (see Watergate). Another of Levi's main concerns as attorney general was enforcement of antitrust laws, which prohibit monopolies and conspiracies to curb competition. He was known as an expert on these laws.