Carl H. Loewenson, Jr.
Arbitrator, Mediator, Counsel
chl@loewenson.com
(646) 229-7655
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Chip Loewenson focuses his practice on arbitrations, mediations, receiverships, and monitorships. He is a member of the Commercial Arbitration panel of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and has presided at arbitrations as the sole arbitrator and as a party-appointed arbitrator.
Arbitration topics have included: a multi-hundred-million-dollar valuation dispute in the alternative energy industry; complex dispute between hedge fund founders; conflict of interest claims involving a web of businesses; and impact of tax benefits on a buyout amount.
Relevant Experience
Mr. Loewenson was a litigation partner at a major international law firm for 30 years. Earlier in his career, Mr. Loewenson served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York. For most of his time there, he served on the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force, where he prosecuted cases involving insider trading, stock manipulation, other securities fraud offenses, and tax evasion. As an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Mr. Loewenson was successful in 15 out of 16 verdicts in the cases he tried.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York appointed Mr. Loewenson as receiver in three separate SEC enforcement actions, including SEC v. Credit Bancorp, Ltd., in which he led a 14-year effort resulting in the recovery of most of the $200 million that customers lost in a Ponzi scheme. The SEC also appointed him Independent Consultant in an enforcement action against the notorious securities boiler room Stratton Oakmont, which was featured in “The Wolf of Wall Street.”
From 2001–2007, Mr. Loewenson was a member of the New York State Ethics Commission, a body charged with interpreting and enforcing New York State’s ethics in government statutes. From 2007–2013, he was chairman of the board of the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. He is presently a member of the boards of Scenic Hudson, the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, and the Exoneration Initiative.
At Yale Law School, Mr. Loewenson was a Note Editor of the Yale Law Journal, and at Princeton, he was the Editorial Chairman of the Daily Princetonian. Mr. Loewenson was a Fulbright Scholar and was a visiting scholar at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.
Services
- Arbitration
Emphasis on efficiency and economy, including streamlined discovery and prompt rulings on preliminary matters. Focus on matters involving financial instruments, financial markets, and disputes relating to alleged fraud. - Mediation
Fully trained as mediator under Part 146 of Rules of Chief Administrator of New York State Courts.
- Receiverships
Track record of successful recoveries in court-appointed receiverships in SEC enforcement matters. - Monitorships
Deep investigations experience as federal prosecutor in SDNY, as court-appointed receiver, and as partner at major international law firm leading and defending complex cross-border investigations.
Carl H. Loewenson, Jr.(646) 229-7655chl@loewenson.com