SharePrinter-friendly versionSend by emailA TitleA TitleA Title A A A Michael M. Kowsari TabsetOverviewBar & Court Admission Bar & Court Admissions California Bar Ohio Bar US District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaUS Court of Appeals, Federal CircuitUS Court of Appeals, 9th CircuitUS Court of Appeals, 6th CircuitUS District Court, Central District of CaliforniaUS District Court, Southern District of CaliforniaUS District Court, Eastern District of California Education Ohio State University College of Law, JD, (with honors), 1996 University of California, Los Angeles, BA, (magna cum laude), 1992 Michael M. KowsariAssociateLos Angeles, CA T 213.443.7620 E michael.kowsari@arentfox.com Download vCard Michael M. Kowsari is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Arent Fox. His practice focuses on litigation involving complex business disputes, and media and entertainment disputes, particularly copyright and trademark matters. Previous Work Prior to joining Arent Fox, Michael was an associate at a boutique litigation firm where he prosecuted copyright and trademark infringement actions. He also handled numerous complex multidistrict antitrust actions involving international price fixing conspiracies. Michael served as a judicial clerk to Chief Judge Walter H. Rice of the US District Court for Southern District of Ohio; Circuit Judge Ronald Lee Gilman for the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; and as the career judicial clerk to Judge Stephen G. Larson of the US District Court for the Central District of California. As a judicial clerk, Michael became well versed in the complex area of copyright terminations. Most notably, Michael worked on the high-profile Siegel v. Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. case, involving the ownership of the copyright to the iconic comic superhero character Superman. Professional Activities Associate Member, Los Angeles Copyright Society Member, The Copyright Society of the U.S.A. Publications, Presentations and Recognitions “Conflict of Laws, Intangible Property, and the Inter-Connected Globe,” University of LaVerne College of Law, December, 2009 While attending law school, Michael was on the editorial staff for the Ohio State Law Journal and was the winner of the Ohio State Law Journal Outstanding Service Award. Life Beyond the Law Michael enjoys gardening, doodling pictures on a notepad, boxing, listening to retro music, and especially, spending time with his wife and two children.
