Stephen A. Cowan

Background

Cowan, Stephen A. was born on May 11, 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

Education

University of Michigan. University of California at Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, 1965. Master of Business Administration, cum laude, 1966).

Harvard University (Juris Doctor, cum laude.

Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Gamma Sigma. Angell Scholar, University of Michigan.

Career

Worked at O"Melveny & Myers Limited Liability Partnership (Los Angeles, California) specializing in General Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice, and Criminal Trials Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Administrative; Antitrust. Banking; Bankruptcy; Commercial.

Communications.

Construction. Corporation and Corporate Financing. Environmental; Immigration and Naturalization.

Insurance Coverage Defense. Intellectual Property.

International Business.

Labor and Employment. Employment Benefits; Media and Entertainment. Municipal, Municipal Zoning and Municipal Finance.

Natural Resources.

Oil and Gas. Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition. Probate, Trusts and Estate Planning.

Public Utilities. Real Estate. Securities.

And Tax Law. Admitted to the bar, 1970, California.

1970, District of Columbia. Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Gamma Sigma. Angell Scholar, University of Michigan.

Company-Author, "Attorney"s Guide of California Professional Corporations," 2nd Edition, 1973.

"Trends in Residential Mortgage Financing," Volume 13, Number. 4 Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal 1075, American Bar Association, Winter, 1978.

"Bankruptcy Considerations in Drafting Real Estate Documents," California Real Property Journal, Volume 1, Number. 1, Winter, 1982; "Applicability of Securities Laws to Real Estate Investments Contract," American Language Institute -American Bar Association/American College of Real Estate Lawyers, October, 1983.

Company-Author: "Debt/Equity Transactions: An Objective Approach to Recharacterization," 310 Real Estate Law and Practice, Practising Law Institute 153, April, 1988.

"Cutting Through the Complexities of Partnership Bankruptcy Law: An Update," 349 Real Estate Workouts and Bankruptcies 7 (April, 1990). "Partner as Partnership Creditor: Practical Issues Raised by Dual Capacity in Default Situations," 368 Real Estate Workouts and Bankruptcies 79 (April, 1991). "Pledges of Partnership Interests: Panacea or Pandora"s Box?" 368 Real Estate Workouts and Bankruptcies 121 (April, 1991).

Partner-in-Charge, San Francisco Office.

Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (Chairman, Corporations Committee, 1974 and Member, Board of Directors, 1975-1976, Barristers Club). State Bar of California (Chairman, Real Property Law Section, 1979-1981).

American Bar Association (Chairman: Real Estate Specialization Committee, 1974-1980. Real Property Legal Practice Methods, 1974-1980.

Real Property, Probate and Trust Section.

Council Member, 1979-1986. Finance Officer, 1986-1992. Division Director, 1992-1994.

Chair-Elect, 1994-1995.

Chair, 1995-1996; Member, Standing Committee on Lawyers Title Guaranty Funds, 1979-1984). American College of Real Estate Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, 1983-1985.

1990—). Anglo-American Real Property Institute.

(San Francisco, California Office). O"Melveny & Myers Limited Liability Partnership, founded over 110 years ago on January 2, 1885, is the oldest law firm in Los Los Angeles

Since that time, we have grown from two attorneys in two rooms specializing in the local concerns of a frontier community to a firm of more than 500 lawyers involved in matters of regional, national and global concern.

Achievements

• Stephen A. Cowan has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Bar Association (chairman real estate specialization committee 1974-1980, real property legal practice methods 1974-1980, county member real property probate and trust section 1979-1986, member standing committee lawyers title guaranty funds 1979-1984, finance officer 1986-1992, division director 1992-1994, chair elect 1994-1995, chair since 1995), American College Real Estate Lawyers (Board of Governors 1983-1985,90-92), Anglo-American Real Property Institute, State Bar California (chairman real property law section 1979-1981), Bar Association San Francisco (chair corporations committee 1974, board directors 1975-1976, Barristers Club), Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Gamma Sigma.