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Mahnoor Misbah

Associate
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Mahnoor Misbah Associate

Mahnoor Misbah focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation. 

Mahnoor’s clients, which include high-net-worth individuals, corporations, financial institutions and start-ups, turn to her for representation in matters involving contract, real estate and shareholder disputes, as well as bankruptcy-related issues in court and through alternative dispute resolution. Mahnoor assists clients at all stages of litigation, and uses her prior experience clerking at the Appellate Division, First Department to assist clients seeking appellate guidance. She has extensive experience working for the New York State Unified Court System.

Prior to joining Morrison Cohen, Mahnoor clerked for the Hon. Lizbeth González in the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, where she assisted in drafting appellate opinions.

Mahnoor clerked at the trial court level for the Hon. Saliann Scarpulla in the New York State Supreme Court, Commercial Division, where she assisted in drafting decisions concerning issues related to commercial law, including breach of contract and fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment and business torts. Prior to that role, Mahnoor clerked for the Hon. Arlene P. Bluth in the New York State Supreme Court, Center for Complex Litigation, where she assisted in drafting trial-level decisions and conducting discovery conferences.

Misbah is an active member of the New York State and New York City Bar Associations. She serves as secretary of the Judiciary Committee of the New York City Bar Association and as co-chair of the State Court Counsel Subcommittee of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association. She is also on the Board of Trustees for Adelphi University. She is fluent in both English and Urdu.

Professional Activities

Professional
Secretary, Judiciary Committee, New York City Bar Association
Co-Chair, State Courts Committee of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, New York State Bar Association
Board of Trustees, Adelphi University

Community
Volunteer, English & U.S. History Tutor, Women for Afghan Women, 2014 - present: Tutor Afghan women in English and U.S. History and help prepare them for U.S. Citizenship Exam

Speaking Engagements

Panelist, “Judicial Clerkships,” hosted by Fordham University School of Law’s Bridge the Gap Program, January 15, 2023

Panelist, “How Law Firms and Attorneys Can Help Foster Diversity & Inclusion in the New Normal,” hosted by the New York State Bar Association Commercial and Federal Litigation Section at the Annual Commercial and Federal Litigation Section Spring Meeting 2022, May 14, 2022

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Education

  • Fordham University School of Law, J.D.
  • Adelphi University, B.A., magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • New York

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