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Ishaq Kundawala is an Assistant Professor at Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center. A member of the Texas Bar since 2002, Professor Kundawala obtained his B.A. from Austin College and his J.D. from Tulane Law School. At Tulane, he was the Editor in Chief of the Tulane Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property. Professor Kundawala clerked for the Honorable Barbara J. Houser, Chief Bankruptcy Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. Professor Kundawala was in private practice for over five years, most recently in the Dallas office of the international law firm of Baker Botts L.L.P. His area of practice was Corporate Bankruptcy. While he was at Baker Botts, Professor Kundawala handled the estimation and ultimate resolution of approximately $1.5 billion of toxic tort related bankruptcy claims filed against one of the nation’s largest copper producers. His experience in private practice also includes the representation of one of the country's leading online travel service providers in several major commercial airline bankruptcy cases and related disputes. Professor Kundawala has extensive experience conducting and participating in court hearings (trial and appellate), depositions, mediations and pre-litigation client strategy sessions. In 2006, he was named a “Rising Star” by Texas Monthly and Law & Politics. During his time in Dallas, Professor Kundawala was active in the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program. He is also the immediate Past Social Chair of the Dallas/Fort Worth Association of Young Bankruptcy Lawyers. Professor Kundawala co-authored the article, A Legal Perspective, Bankruptcy Law: The IRS Can Lookback at You a Little Longer, Texas Bar Journal, January, 2003. Professor Kundawala’s areas of expertise are Bankruptcy and Commercial Litigation. His research interests include Bankruptcy Reform and the intersection of Bankruptcy and Mass Tort Law.
Professor Kundawala teaches Contracts, Bankruptcy, UCC: Secured Transactions and UCC: Sales. He serves as Chair to the Law Faculty's Curriculum Committee, advisor to the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, co-advisor to the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund and co-coach to the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Team. He has also been appointed to serve on the Board of Ethics for the City of Pompano Beach.
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