Professor Kovvali came to Cardozo in July 2025 from Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law, where his research and teaching focused on corporate law and governance. Prior to joining the Maurer School of Law faculty, Professor Kovvali was a Harry A. Bigelow Teaching Fellow and Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School. He previously worked as a litigation associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and clerked for the Honorable Christopher F. Droney on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Professor Kovvali earned his J.D. and B.A. from Harvard University.

Featured Scholarship

Private Profits and Public Business

103 Tex. L. Rev. 711 (2025) (with Joshua C. Macey)

ESG and Securities Litigation: A Basic Contradiction

73 Duke L.J. 1229 (2024)

Stark Choices for Corporate Reform 

123 Colum. L. Rev. 693 (2023)

Stakeholderism Silo Busting

90 U. Chi. L. Rev. 203 (2022)