Imtiaz, circa 2017
Imtiaz A. Siddiqui
Bar Admissions
LOUISIANA
NEW YORK
Education
TULANE LAW SCHOOL
Juris Doctor, cum laude
Editor-in-Chief, Tulane Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property, Volume 5
Student Attorney, Tulane Civil Litigation Clinic
THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY
B.S., Biology (Chemistry Minor)
Publications & Presentations
Featured in Tulane Lawyer, Vol. 32-No. 1 (Fall 2016), "Charms & Challenges, Alumni Irresistibly Pulled Back to New Orleans."
Louisiana Insurance Litigation: Filing Claims, Best Practices in Negotiation, and Writ Applications/Appeals, Solo & Small Firms Section Luncheon CLE, December 2024
Hurricanes 2.0 - Where Things Stand Now, New Orleans Bar Association, December 2024
Business Law Boot Camp,
National Business Institute, August 2020
Business Law: Start to Finish,
National Business Institute, August 2019
Recent Developments in Construction Law in Louisiana, New Orleans Bar Association, July 2018
After graduating from Tulane Law School, I started my career as an attorney in New York City litigating antitrust and financial fraud cases for a decade. In Lehman Brothers Securities Litigation, I took several key depositions, including the deposition of the Chief Operating Officer. I participated in lengthy negotiations of a global settlement involving one of the feeder funds in the Bernie Madoff ponzi scheme. In Freight Forwarders Antitrust Litigation, I conducted several interviews in Germany of employees of a cooperating co-conspirator.
Upon returning to New Orleans, I worked for the City of New Orleans as the city attorney for the Department of Public Works and Capital Projects Administration. During my time in the City Attorney's Office, I handled every one of the City's construction contracts and assisted with construction litigation and public bid disputes. I ultimately returned to the private sector where I practiced business, construction, appellate, and employment law at two local law firms. In 2018, I fulfilled my career-long goal of starting my own firm.
Since starting IAS LAW LLC, I have successfully resolved issues and provided legal services to clients in appellate, business, civil rights, construction, education, employment, real estate, and other matters.
If you’re looking for my ADR firm, please visit www.idradr.com.
Experience
Adjunct Faculty
LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Law Office Management (2023)
Law Office Practice (2019-2022)
Tulane Law School
Civil Litigation Intersession (2014-present)
Negotiation & Mediation Advocacy (2025-present)
Trial Advocacy (2017-2020)
Arbitrator
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
National Arbitration and Mediation (NAM)
Hearing Examiner/Officer
City of New Orleans, Civil Service
City of New Orleans, Safety & Permits
Mediator
Panel of Neutrals, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, In re Hurricane Ida Claims Streamlined Settlement Program
Activities & Affiliations
American Bar Association
Solo, Small Firm, and General Practice Division
American Bar Foundation
Fellow
American Inn of Court, Tulane Law Chapter
President, 2024-2026; Board Member, 2018-present
Federal Bar Association
New Orleans Chapter
Louisiana State Bar Association
Appellate Section, Secretary-Treasurer
ADR Section
New Orleans Bar Association
Business Law and Construction Law Committees
Quality Assurance Review Advisory Committee, New Orleans Independent Police Monitor
Committee Member, 2019-2021
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