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Marc E Kasowitz

Marc E Kasowitz

USA 2026

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Described by CNBC as the “toughest lawyer on Wall Street” and by Bloomberg Financial News as an “uberlitigator,” Marc E. Kasowitz is widely regarded as one of the preeminent trial lawyers in the country.

Marc has been recognized by Benchmark Litigation as one of the country’s top 100 trial lawyers, honored as a Litigation Trailblazer by the National Law Journal and was designated a Securities MVP by Law360. Marc has also been recognized by Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation; The Legal 500, The American Lawyer, The Globe and Mail and Lawdragon. Law360 profiled Marc as one of the country’s most innovative managing partners.

Marc regularly serves as national trial counsel in complex commercial litigation in the areas of antitrust, banking, securities, product liability, mass tort, corporate governance, fraudulent conveyance, RICO, environmental, breach of contract, and other cases. Marc also has an extensive and successful track record in dealing with investigations and lawsuits by state attorneys general, including path-breaking settlements of tobacco litigation. Marc has conducted numerous internal investigations on behalf of boards of directors, management and special committees regarding alleged corporate misfeasance, conflicts of interest, challenges to board authority, insider trading, accounting fraud, market timing, obstruction of justice and market manipulation.

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: General Commercial - New York

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial
Marc Kasowitz is held in high regard for his broad civil litigation capabilities, which span from high-stakes commercial litigation to major securities cases. He advises clients on both the defense and plaintiffs' sides.

Strengths

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  • Marc is a very aggressive, excellent lawyer.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • Marc is a very senior litigator who is well known in the industry as hard charging and creative.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA

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