Erik Kundu
- Seattle
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Erik is an experienced litigator who represents and counsels clients from a broad range of industries, including those leading their respective fields in the aviation, online marketplace, technology, banking, and consumer products sectors.
Erik Kundu is often brought in on high-stakes litigation matters to assist with dispositive and key pre-trial motions.
Erik also has an active appellate practice. He has successfully argued and written briefs in state and federal appellate courts, including in the Supreme Court of the United States.
Erik's practice is informed by his experience clerking for the Hon. Richard Clifton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Hon. Samuel Mays of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. He also externed for the Hon. Marsha Berzon of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Education & Credentials
Education
- UC Berkeley School of Law, J.D., Articles and Essays Editor, California Law Review; Associate Editor, Ecology Law Quarterly, 2019
- The University of British Columbia, B.A., Philosophy, Political Science & Economics, with honors, 2016
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Related Employment
- Clyde & Co. US LLP, San Francisco, CA, Summer Associate, 2018
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, San Francisco, CA, Judicial Extern for the Hon. Marsha S. Berzon, 2018
- Hawai’i Gas, Honolulu, HI, Law Clerk, 2017
Clerkships
- Hon. Richard R. Clifton, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Hon. Samuel H. Mays, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee