Michael M. Kowsari is a Senior Counsel at Call & Jensen and an experienced trial and appellate litigator who has tried numerous cases in state and federal courts and arbitration proceedings and successfully briefed and argued matters before state and federal appellate courts. Before entering private practice, Michael clerked for two federal judges, the Honorable Ronald Lee Gilman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the Honorable Stephen G. Larson of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, a distinction held by very few practicing litigators and one that gives him a firsthand understanding of how federal judges think, write, and decide.

Michael has advised clients across a diverse range of industries including real estate, entertainment, media, construction, and advertising.

Litigation Practice

Michael represents businesses facing high-stake he financial and legal challenges across a broad range of civil matters, including:

• Business disputes and complex commercial litigation
• Intellectual property matters
• Labor and employment litigation
• Real estate disputes
• Right of publicity claims
• Licensing disputes

Background

Before joining Call & Jensen, Michael practiced in the litigation department of Arent Fox’s Los Angeles office for nearly five years and subsequently served as Of Counsel in the Irvine office of Jackson Lewis.

Education

B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, magna cum laude

J.D., The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, with honors — Editor, Ohio State Law Journal