Andrew S. Kowlowitz is a partner focusing on attorney malpractice, professional liability and the defense of high exposure construction liability claims. Mr. Kowlowitz has successfully defended professionals, property owners and large construction companies in all phases of litigation in federal and state court, including trial. His practice also involves representing lawyers in grievance matters and partnership disputes. Mr. Kowlowitz has extensive appellate experience having argued numerous appeals involving attorney malpractice, professional liability and general liability.
Mr. Kowlowitz frequently lectures to attorneys and conducts risk management seminars. He has appeared as a lecturer in connection with numerous New York State Bar Association-sponsored CLE programs. Mr. Kowlowitz is frequently published in the New York Law Journal, the New York State Bar Association Journal, the New York State Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section Digest and the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) Journal.
Mr. Kowlowitz is the editor of the New York State Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section Digest, and a member of the New York State Bar Association, Law Practice Management Committee.
Mr. Kowlowitz also drafts insurance policies and represents insurers in coverage disputes involving financial institutions, professional liability, marine and non-marine risks both in the London and U.S. insurance markets. Mr. Kowlowitz has represented the London insurance market in several high-profile, high exposure matters including the World Trade Center/September 11, 2001 liability insurance coverage litigation, IPO Laddering litigation, Adelphia class action lawsuit and the Lernout & Hauspie-related litigation.
Mr. Kowlowitz is a graduate, cum laude, of the State University of New York at New Paltz with a Bachelors of Science in accounting, and has received a Juris Doctorate from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law with a concentration in taxation. He is admitted to practice in the State of New York, New Jersey and Florida, the U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern District of New York and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
188-90 Eighth Ave. Hous. Dev. Fund Corp. v. Filemyr, 2014 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 2261, 2014 NY Slip Op 31281(U) (N.Y. Sup. Ct. May 13, 2014)
Am. Mfrs. Mut. Ins. Co. v. Barry, McTiernan & Moore, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89553 (S.D.N.Y. 2010)
Balkheimer v. Spanton, 103 A.D.3d 603, 959 N.Y.S.2d 697 (2d Dep’t 2013)
Board of Mgrs. of Bridge Tower Place Condominium v. Starr Assoc. LLP, 111 A.D.3d 526, 975 N.Y.S.2d 41 (1st Dep’t 2013)
Casolo v. Locascio, 2014 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 6412 (Sup. Ct. Essex Cnty. 2014)
Charles v. Broad St. Dev., LLC, 89 A.D.3d 885, 932 N.Y.S.2d 537 (2d Dep’t 2011)
Charles v. Broad St. Dev., LLC, 100 A.D. 3d 476 (2nd Dep’t 2012)
Depetris & Bachrach, LLP v. Srour, 2011 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 7088 (N.Y. Cty. Sup. 2011)
Dinhofer v Medical Liab. Mut. Ins. Co., 92 A.D.3d 480, 938 N.Y.S.2d 525 (1st Dep’t 2012)
Ferrandino & Son, Inc. v. Wheaton Bldrs., Inc., LLC, 82 A.D.3d 1035, 920 N.Y.S.2d 123 (2d Dep’t 2011)
Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Md. v. Levine, Levine & Meyrowitz, CPAs, P.C., 66 A.D.3d 514, 886 N.Y.S.2d 693 (1st Dep’t 2009)
Fleyshman v. Suckle & Schlesinger, PLLC, 91 A.D.3d 591, 937 N.Y.S.2d 92 (2d Dep’t 2012)
Gabayzadeh v. Brafman, 502 Fed. Appx. 83 (2d Cir. 2012), affirming 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 142965, 2010 WL 6620688 (S.D.N.Y. 2010).
Harvey v. Greenberg, 82 A.D.3d 683, 919 N.Y.S.2d 519 (1st Dep’t 2011)
Hayat Masudi v. Wireless Channels Inc., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 110185 (E.D.N.Y. 2009)
Kaloakas Mgt. Corp. v. Lawrence & Walsh, P.C., 157 A.D. 3d 778 (2nd Dep’t 2018)
Kashelkar v. Bluestone, 306 Fed. Appx. 690 (2d Cir. N.Y. 2009)
Katebi v. Fink, 51 A.D.3d 424, 857 N.Y.S.2d 109 (1st Dep’t 2008)
Kempf v. Magida, 982 N.Y.S.2d 916, 2014 NY Slip Op 2410 (2d Dep’t 2014)
Lavian v. Tokayer, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25912, 2009 WL 812065 (S.D.N.Y. 2009)
Magnetic Media Holdings, Inc. v. Zahakos, 2013 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 2058, 2013 NY Slip Op 31044(U) (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2013)
Masudi v. Wireless Channels, Inc., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21472, 2010 WL 816156 (E.D.N.Y. 2010)
Mizuno v. Nunberg, 122 A.D.3d 594, 996 N.Y.S.2d 301 (2nd Dep’t 2014)
Morad Assoc., LLC v. Lee, 112 A.D.3d 463, 975 N.Y.S.2d 881 (1st Dep’t 2013)
Murdock v. Legal Aid Soc’y, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1487 (E.D.N.Y. 2015)
Optical Communications Groups, INC. v. Rubin, Fioerlla & Friedman, LLP, 145 A.D. 3d 469 (1st Dep’t 2016)
Perkins v. Am. Transit Ins. Co., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6703, 2013 WL 174426 (S.D.N.Y. 2013)
Purchase Real Estate Group, Inc. v. Jones, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43201, 2010 WL 1837809 (S.D.N.Y. 2010)
Red Hook/Gowanus Chamber of Commerce, Inc. v. Brightbill,72 A.D.3d 403, 898 N.Y.S.2d 125 (1st Dep’t 2010)
Russo v. Rozenholc, 130 A.D.3d 492, 13 N.Y.S.3d 391 (1st Dep’t 2015)
Schloss v. Steinberg, 100 A.D.3d 476, 954 N.Y.S.2d 37 (1st Dep’t 2012)
Schottland v. Brown Harris Stevens Brooklyn, LLC, 137 A.D. 3d 995 (2nd Dep’t 2016)
Schutz v. Kagan Lubic Lepper Finkelstein & Gold LLP, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 1519, 2014 WL 278399 (2d Cir. N.Y. Jan. 27, 2014) affirming, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93762, 2013 WL 3357921 (S.D.N.Y. 2013)
Sosa v. Chase Manhattan Bank, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21580, 2012 WL 560453 (E.D.N.Y. 2012)
St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. Sledjeski & Tierney, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61393, 2009 WL 2151425 (E.D.N.Y. 2009)
Stang LLC v. Hudson Sq. Hotel, LLC, 158 A.D. 3d 446 (1st Dep’t 2018)
Stankey v. Tishman Constr. Corp. of N.Y., 131 A.D.3d 430, 2015 NY Slip Op 06643 (2015) (1st Dep’t 2015)
Steele v. First Nat’l Bank of Mifflintown, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 187604 (M.D. Pa. 2012)
Travelers Indem Co. v. Paris & Chaikin, PLLC, 2016 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 4404 (Sup. C.t. New York Cnty. 2016)
Win Hay LLC v. Chin, 83 A.D.3d 450, 920 N.Y.S.2d 340 (1st Dep’t 2011)
WIN Radio Broadcasting Corp. v. Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, PLC, 94 A.D.3d 985, 942 N.Y.S.2d 211 (2d Dep’t 2012)
Yuan v. Kaplan, 129 A.D.3d 714, 8 N.Y.S.3d 916 (2nd Dep’t 2015)
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