Louis Lowenstein (June 13, 1925 – April 18, 2009) was an American attorney.
He was a founding partner of Kramer Levin (at the time known as Kramer, Lowenstein, Nessen & Kamin) now one of New York City's corporate law firms; president of Supermarkets General, a supermarket conglomerate whose operating subsidiary was known as Pathmark; professor at Columbia University School of Law; and a leading critic of the U.S. financial industry.
[1] He graduated with a B.S.from Columbia Business School in 1947, and a LL.B.
[2] He was the author of several books, including: He also coedited and contributed to Knights, Raiders, and Targets: The Impact of the Hostile Takeover, published by Oxford University Press in 1988.
[3] His son, Roger Lowenstein, is a financial journalist.