Louis Lowenstein (lawyer) explained

Louis Lowenstein (June 13, 1925  - April 18, 2009) was an American attorney. He was a founding partner of Kramer Levin (at the time known as Kramer, Lowenstein, Nessen & Kamin) now one of New York City's corporate law firms; president of Supermarkets General, a supermarket conglomerate whose operating subsidiary was known as Pathmark; professor at Columbia University School of Law; and a leading critic of the U.S. financial industry.^[1]

He graduated with a B.S.from Columbia Business School in 1947, and a LL.B. from Columbia Law School in 1953.^[2]

He was the author of several books, including:

• What’s Wrong With Wall Street: Short Term Gain and the Absentee Shareholder, Addison-Wesley, 1988
• Sense and Nonsense in Corporate Finance, 1991
• The Investor’s Dilemma: How Mutual Funds Are Betraying Your Trust and What to Do About It, Wiley, 2008

He also coedited and contributed to Knights, Raiders, and Targets: The Impact of the Hostile Takeover, published by Oxford University Press in 1988.^[3]

His son, Roger Lowenstein, is a financial journalist.^[1]

External links

• In Memoriam: Louis Lowenstein, Columbia Law Review, v. 109, no. 6, October 2009; pages 1263–1277
• William Glaberson, Crusading Professor: Louis Lowenstein; From C.E.O. to Corporate Critic, New York Times, July 17, 1988

Notes and References

1. News: Louis Lowenstein, Professor of Business Law and Critic of Wall St., Dies at 83. Dennis. Hevesi. April 25, 2009. April 27, 2009. The New York Times.
2. Web site: Louis Lowenstein. 2020-06-14. www.law.columbia.edu. en.
3. Goldschmid. Harvey J.. Kopelman. Kenneth P.. Murphy. Arthur W.. Savitt. William. Schizer. David M.. 2009. In Memoriam: Louis Lowenstein. Columbia Law Review. 109. 6. 1263–1277. 40380363. 0010-1958.