Lewis D. Lowenfels
The world of securities laws is in a state of constant change. A startling variety of securities transactions face fraud provisions under today's laws. Definitions are frequently obscured. Judicial and administrative interpretations can shift dramatically. Now more than ever, securities attorneys need expert guidance in this complex area of practice.
Lewis D. Lowenfels has been at the epicenter of this world of securities laws for over 40 years, uniquely and successfully combining his talents as practitioner, scholar and teacher. He has been hailed by Forbes Magazine as "one of the best securities lawyers in the business." He is often quoted as an "expert" by The New York Times and other major media outlets in corporate and securities reporting. Lew has also served as a public governor of the American Stock Exchange. As a founding partner in the New York law firm of Tolins & Lowenfels, for over 40 years he has represented many prominent Wall Street individuals and investment banking firms in all aspects of their businesses, including public offerings, private placements, investigations, disciplinary proceedings and arbitrations.
During the last 40 years, Lew has authored over 50 articles analyzing all facets of corporate and securities laws which have appeared in leading law reviews such as Columbia Law Review, Virginia Law Review, Michigan Law Review and The Business Lawyer. He is the coauthor of Bromberg & Lowenfels on Securities Fraud and Commodities Fraud (West 2d ed.) — a seven-volume legal treatise considered the standard work in the field that has been cited regularly by the U.S. Supreme Court and lower federal courts for over 25 years. Lew serves as an expert witness in litigations and securities arbitrations. He serves as an Adjunct Professor at Seton Hall University Law School, and has also lectured at the Practicing Law Institute, the American Bar Association, the University of Minnesota, and the Federal Bar Association.
Lew graduated from Harvard College Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude and received his juris doctor's degree from Harvard Law School. He played varsity basketball at Harvard College. He resides in New York City and Montebello, NY, with his wife, Fern. They have two children, Joshua and Jackie, and two grandsons, Benjamin and Vassily.