In 1985, Mr. Cosentino received his Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Arizona. He received his Juris Doctorate from California Western School of Law in San Diego in 1992, graduating Magna Cum Laude. His published law review article, Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation: An Analysis of the Solutions (Cal. Western L. Rev. 1990), was identified by UCLA Professor Eugene Volokh as one of the two law review articles most frequently cited by courts since 1990.

Mr. Cosentino began his career in Washington, D.C., doing securities, financial institutions and intellectual property litigation. Since returning to California he has represented numerous large and small businesses including entertainment companies, a major medical practice management organization, and copyright royalty claimants in litigation and on a broad array of contractual and transactional matters. At Larson & Gaston, Mr. Cosentino focuses his efforts in the areas of commercial and business litigation, contract negotiation and transactions, business counseling, and copyright law.

Mr. Cosentino’s published cases include: National Association of Broadcasters v. Librarian of Congress, 146 F.3d 907 (D.C. Cir. 1998); Simon v. Internet Wire, 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4086; Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) P91,408 (D. Cal. 2001); Program Suppliers v. Librarian of Congress, 409 F.3d 395 (D.C. Cir. 2005).

Mr. Cosentino is a member of the District of Columbia Bar as well as the State Bar of California. He is also admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Courts of Appeal for the District of Columbia and Ninth Circuits, and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Central Districts of California.