Stephen Cowen is a partner at the law firm Jones Day. His teaching interests include constitutional law and the structure of government; federal jurisdiction; statutory interpretation; national security and intelligence law; and foreign relations law. He represents clients in high-stakes trials and appeals; complex business, accounting, and other commercial disputes; and internal and government investigations involving highly sensitive topics and crisis management. He routinely counsels and presents to senior management and boards of directors.

Stephen was previously a Senior Counsel at The Boeing Company, and earlier in his career he was a partner at the law firm Bartlit Beck in Chicago. Stephen graduated from the Law School with high honors after graduating magna cum laude from Harvard College. While at the Law School he was Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif. He also holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, with concentrations in finance, accounting, and economics. Following graduation from the Law School, Stephen clerked for Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg on the DC Circuit and Justice Anthony M. Kennedy at the US Supreme Court. Stephen is a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan.