Mr Marc E. Kasowitz > Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Marc Kasowitz – Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP. New York-based Marc Kasowitz is one of the nation’s preeminent trial lawyers, active across the gamut of commercial litigation from antitrust and banking to environmental and breach of contract; also having extensive experience of dealing with investigations and lawsuits brought by state attorneys general. Recent highlights include achieving a favorable settlement for client Pilgrim’s Pride, one of the largest chicken producers in the US and embroiled in a high-profile price fixing allegation.

Marc Kasowitz – Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP. New York-based Marc Kasowitz is one of the nation’s preeminent trial lawyers, active across the gamut of commercial litigation from antitrust and banking to environmental and breach of contract; also having extensive experience of dealing with investigations and lawsuits brought by state attorneys general. Recent highlights include achieving a favorable settlement for client Pilgrim’s Pride, one of the largest chicken producers in the US and embroiled in a high-profile price fixing allegation.

David Rosner heads Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP’s bankruptcy litigation and restructuring practice, which is well known for its courtroom litigation expertise. The practice has recently represented an ad hoc group of first lien term loan lenders of multibillion dollar healthcare company Envision Healthcare in connection with its ‘liquidity management’ transaction, a key involvement for senior practitioners Marc Kasowitz and Matthew Stein. Kasowitz is a leading trial lawyer, while Stein represents a wide range of clients, including debtors, creditors, statutory and ad hoc committees, indenture trustees, and private equity funds, in connection with complex restructurings, reorganizations, and liquidation proceedings and specializes in litigation arising from distressed situations and leveraged buyouts. Moreover, having joined from Allen & Overy LLP in June 2022, Ken Coleman brings impressive experience in multijurisdictional reorganizations and restructurings. All lawyers mentioned are based in New York.

New York-based Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP handle a steady stream of work from asset managers, hedge funds and private equity firms, also representing pharma, real estate and energy companies, as well as high net worth individuals. Marc Kasowitz leads a broadly experienced team of litigators: Sheron Korpus boasts over deep experience in the field, Jennifer Recine is noted by clients as highly effective, while Paul Burgo  and Kenneth R. David  both have extensive knowledge in corporate governance, commercial law, and securities law. UK qualified Rob Rathmell joined the firm’s Washington DC office in July 2022 from Serle Court, along with internationally experienced Jason Short in New York, who arrived in August 2022 from Kobre & Kim.

Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP in New York is one of few firms that handles both plaintiff and defense work in the securities litigation arena, giving it a rare perspective on what it takes to settle successfully resolve a case. It frequently handles bet-the-company matters on behalf of institutional investors such as hedge funds, international banks and foreign sovereigns, against major financial institutions. Renowned litigator Marc Kasowitz  ‘has a great reputation in securities litigation’ and continues to be involved in high-profile matters. A prime example is his work for MBIA Insurance Corporation in matters against RMBS securitization trusts concerning breaches of representations and warranties made by the sellers and loan originators with respect to defective mortgage loans pooled in these mortgage-backed securitizations. The other key partners in the practice are Sheron Korpus and Michael Hanin, who both acted for investors in Student National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts – securitizations of student loans worth more than $2bn – and Stephen Tountas who is leading the firm’s work for Public Employees’ Retirement System of the State of Mississippi against Valeant Pharmaceuticals, claiming that the company misled shareholders regarding its core business model and improperly accounted for the sales of certain unreported subsidiaries due to the ‘improper conduct’ of certain former officers.

Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP is home to extensively experienced practitioners, many of whom have backgrounds in government agencies, and oversees significant criminal and regulatory investigations, for both corporations and individuals. Daniel Fetterman leads the team and is renowned for his white-collar expertise, and he regularly represents domestic and international companies and senior executives in an assortment of internal and criminal investigations. Brian Choi advises boards of directors, companies and individuals who are being investigated by the DOJ and the Securities Exchange Commission, among other regulatory enforcement agencies. Marc Kasowitz routinely acts as national trail counsel in significant commercial litigation in mandates concerning antitrust, banking, corporate governance, and securities. All mentioned individuals are located in New York.