Biography
Mark D. Kotwick is a partner in Seward & Kissel’s Litigation & Investigations Group, which he joined out of law school in 1989, became a partner in the Firm in 2000 and was named General Counsel of the Firm in 2020, while at the same time maintaining an active practice.
Mr. Kotwick represents clients in a wide variety of complex and sensitive matters, including those involving corporate trust disputes, securities litigation, banking and commercial controversies, trusts and estates disputes, employment law and bankruptcy and restructuring litigation. He has also led investigations in multiple bankruptcy cases with respect to potential estate claims against insiders and related third parties. Mr. Kotwick is also a contributor to Seward & Kissel’s Corporate Restructuring & Bankruptcy blog, Back in (the) Black.
Mr. Kotwick received a J.D. with Honors, from University of North Carolina School of Law, and a B.S. with High Honors from Grand Valley State University. He is a member of the New York County Lawyers’ Association; the New York State Bar Association; the American Bar Association; the Federal Bar Council; and the International Bar Association.
Capabilities
Areas of Focus
Credentials
Education
University of North Carolina School of Law
- J.D., 1989
- with honors
Grand Valley State University
- B.S., 1986
- with high honors
Bar Admissions
- New York
Areas of Focus
Credentials
Education
University of North Carolina School of Law
- J.D., 1989
- with honors
Grand Valley State University
- B.S., 1986
- with high honors
Bar Admissions
- New York