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Marc Kasowitz
Marc Elliot Kasowitz (/ˈkæzəwɪts/; born June 28, 1952) is an American trial lawyer and partner of the New York–based law firm Kasowitz, which he co-founded in 1993. He has represented companies such as TPG, Douglas Elliman Realty, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Pilgrim's Pride, Fairfax Financial Holdings, Liggett, MBIA, Woodstock 50, and Hoechst Celanese. He was a personal outside attorney for U.S. President Donald Trump. On May 24, 2017, Kasowitz was retained to represent Trump personally in connection with investigations into the role of Trump's presidential campaign in Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. He later resigned on July 20, 2017. Kasowitz also represents two Russian clients with close ties to Vladimir Putin.
Kasowitz was born in New Haven, Connecticut, to Jewish parents, late Robert (1923–2015) and late Felice (née Molaver; 1930–2004) Kasowitz. He has a fraternal twin brother, Stephen, and a younger sister, Susan. His father ran a scrap metal business. Kasowitz's fraternal grandparents, Samuel and Rose Kasowitz, emigrated from Poland to Connecticut.
He went to the Hopkins School in New Haven. He graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in American history and from Cornell Law School with a J.D. in 1977.
Kasowitz worked for the law firm Mayer Brown until 1993, when Kasowitz, 18 other lawyers, and two clients left Mayer Brown to establish the Kasowitz Benson Torres law firm.
After the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, Kasowitz defended the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in a lawsuit filed by victims of the attack. In 2005, the Port Authority was ruled to be negligent. He has also defended Bill O'Reilly from allegations of sexual harassment, who was ultimately forced out at Fox News in April 2017.
Early wins for Kasowitz included obtaining a $300 million settlement on behalf of 3,500 Alabama residents who were allegedly poisoned by seepage from a Monsanto Company plant manufacturing PCBs. On the defense side, Kasowitz has represented cigarette manufacturer Liggett Group for over 20 years, and in the late 1990s broke ranks with Big Tobacco in negotiated historic settlements of smoking and health litigation, which led to industry-wide settlements.
According to a May 23, 2017, article in The Forward, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres, and Friedman has been a "go-to source" for Donald Trump for decades. He has represented Donald Trump in his divorce proceedings, bankruptcy cases, Trump University lawsuits, during the 2016 presidential campaign regarding sexual misconduct allegations, and during the Trump presidency in the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.
In Spring 2017, Kasowitz told associates that he had been personally responsible for the abrupt dismissal of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara on March 11, 2017, having previously warned Trump, "This guy is going to get you".
Marc Kasowitz
Marc Elliot Kasowitz (/ˈkæzəwɪts/; born June 28, 1952) is an American trial lawyer and partner of the New York–based law firm Kasowitz, which he co-founded in 1993. He has represented companies such as TPG, Douglas Elliman Realty, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Pilgrim's Pride, Fairfax Financial Holdings, Liggett, MBIA, Woodstock 50, and Hoechst Celanese. He was a personal outside attorney for U.S. President Donald Trump. On May 24, 2017, Kasowitz was retained to represent Trump personally in connection with investigations into the role of Trump's presidential campaign in Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. He later resigned on July 20, 2017. Kasowitz also represents two Russian clients with close ties to Vladimir Putin.
Kasowitz was born in New Haven, Connecticut, to Jewish parents, late Robert (1923–2015) and late Felice (née Molaver; 1930–2004) Kasowitz. He has a fraternal twin brother, Stephen, and a younger sister, Susan. His father ran a scrap metal business. Kasowitz's fraternal grandparents, Samuel and Rose Kasowitz, emigrated from Poland to Connecticut.
He went to the Hopkins School in New Haven. He graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in American history and from Cornell Law School with a J.D. in 1977.
Kasowitz worked for the law firm Mayer Brown until 1993, when Kasowitz, 18 other lawyers, and two clients left Mayer Brown to establish the Kasowitz Benson Torres law firm.
After the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, Kasowitz defended the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in a lawsuit filed by victims of the attack. In 2005, the Port Authority was ruled to be negligent. He has also defended Bill O'Reilly from allegations of sexual harassment, who was ultimately forced out at Fox News in April 2017.
Early wins for Kasowitz included obtaining a $300 million settlement on behalf of 3,500 Alabama residents who were allegedly poisoned by seepage from a Monsanto Company plant manufacturing PCBs. On the defense side, Kasowitz has represented cigarette manufacturer Liggett Group for over 20 years, and in the late 1990s broke ranks with Big Tobacco in negotiated historic settlements of smoking and health litigation, which led to industry-wide settlements.
According to a May 23, 2017, article in The Forward, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres, and Friedman has been a "go-to source" for Donald Trump for decades. He has represented Donald Trump in his divorce proceedings, bankruptcy cases, Trump University lawsuits, during the 2016 presidential campaign regarding sexual misconduct allegations, and during the Trump presidency in the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.
In Spring 2017, Kasowitz told associates that he had been personally responsible for the abrupt dismissal of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara on March 11, 2017, having previously warned Trump, "This guy is going to get you".