PERSON: Marc Kasowitz

Kasowitz Benson Torres

Co‑Founding & Managing Partner

Marc Elliot Kasowitz (born June 28, 1952) is an American trial lawyer and partner of the New York–based law firm Kasowitz Benson Torres, 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 (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.

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