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Kasowitz was born in New Haven, Connecticut and is of Polish decent. He attended the Hopkins Grammar School in New Haven. He graduated from [[Yale College]] ''cum laude'' with a B.A. in American history. In 1977, he earned a [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Cornell University]], where he was an editor of the ''Cornell Law Review''. | Kasowitz was born in New Haven, Connecticut and is of Polish decent. He attended the Hopkins Grammar School in New Haven. He graduated from [[Yale College]] ''cum laude'' with a B.A. in American history. In 1977, he earned a [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Cornell University]], where he was an editor of the ''Cornell Law Review''. | ||
| − | Upon graduation, Kasowitz passed the New York bar exam and joined the Mayer, Brown & Platt law firm. In 1993 Kasowitz, 18 lawyers and two clients left Mayer Brown to establish the [[Kasowitz Benson Torres]] law firm.<ref name="bizjournals_Kasowitz_bio_2017">{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2017/05/24/what-to-know-about-trump-lawyer-marc-kasowitz.html |title=What you need to know about Trump lawyer Marc Kasowitz |date=May 24, 2017 |access-date=June 8, 2017 |work=Biz Journals |first=Anthony |last=Noto}}</ref><ref name="American Lawyer">{{cite news|url=http://www.kasowitz.com/files/FastRise-NoWhitePage.pdf|last=Amon|first=Elizabeth|title=Fast Rise to the Top|date=August 2004|work= | + | Upon graduation, Kasowitz passed the New York bar exam and joined the Mayer, Brown & Platt law firm. In 1993 Kasowitz, 18 lawyers and two clients left Mayer Brown to establish the [[Kasowitz Benson Torres]] law firm.<ref name="bizjournals_Kasowitz_bio_2017">{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2017/05/24/what-to-know-about-trump-lawyer-marc-kasowitz.html |title=What you need to know about Trump lawyer Marc Kasowitz |date=May 24, 2017 |access-date=June 8, 2017 |work=Biz Journals |first=Anthony |last=Noto}}</ref><ref name="American Lawyer">{{cite news|url=http://www.kasowitz.com/files/FastRise-NoWhitePage.pdf|last=Amon|first=Elizabeth|title=Fast Rise to the Top|date=August 2004|work=The American Lawyer|publisher=Incisive Media|pages=11|accessdate=June 8, 2017}}</ref> |
Kasowitz has represented [[Bill O'Reilly]] and [[Donald Trump]]. Additionally, Kasowitz represents a company run by a Russian oligarch [[Oleg Deripaska]], who is a very close associate of [[Vladimir Putin]] and who employed Trump campaign manager [[Paul Manafort]] for several years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/24/politics/trump-attorney-kasowitz/index.html|title=Trump lawyer in Russia probes has Russian ties of his own|first=Curt|last=Devine|publisher=CNN|date=May 24, 2017|accessdate=June 8, 2017}}</ref> | Kasowitz has represented [[Bill O'Reilly]] and [[Donald Trump]]. Additionally, Kasowitz represents a company run by a Russian oligarch [[Oleg Deripaska]], who is a very close associate of [[Vladimir Putin]] and who employed Trump campaign manager [[Paul Manafort]] for several years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/24/politics/trump-attorney-kasowitz/index.html|title=Trump lawyer in Russia probes has Russian ties of his own|first=Curt|last=Devine|publisher=CNN|date=May 24, 2017|accessdate=June 8, 2017}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 09:07, June 9, 2017
Marc Elliot Kasowitz (born June 28, 1952) is an American trial lawyer and partner of the New York City-based law firm Kasowitz Benson Torres.
Kasowitz was born in New Haven, Connecticut and is of Polish decent. He attended the Hopkins Grammar School in New Haven. He graduated from Yale College cum laude with a B.A. in American history. In 1977, he earned a Juris Doctor from Cornell University, where he was an editor of the Cornell Law Review.
Upon graduation, Kasowitz passed the New York bar exam and joined the Mayer, Brown & Platt law firm. In 1993 Kasowitz, 18 lawyers and two clients left Mayer Brown to establish the Kasowitz Benson Torres law firm.[1][2]
Kasowitz has represented Bill O'Reilly and Donald Trump. Additionally, Kasowitz represents a company run by a Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, who is a very close associate of Vladimir Putin and who employed Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort for several years.[3]
References
- ↑ Noto, Anthony. "What you need to know about Trump lawyer Marc Kasowitz", Biz Journals, May 24, 2017.
- ↑ Amon, Elizabeth. "Fast Rise to the Top", The American Lawyer, Incisive Media, August 2004, pp. 11. Retrieved on June 8, 2017.
- ↑ Devine, Curt (May 24, 2017). Trump lawyer in Russia probes has Russian ties of his own. CNN. Retrieved on June 8, 2017.