About the Author

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Nisha Mistry serves as Director of the Fordham Urban Law Center at Fordham Law School. Previously, she served as a policy advisor to the City of Newark, New Jersey (U.S.A.) on matters related to manufacturing and industrial revitalization. She has also served as a Mayor's Office Fellow and Nonresident Fellow with the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program.Nestor M. Davidson is a Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Fordham Law School, as well as the Faculty Director of the Fordham Urban Law Center. Professor Davidson previously practiced with the firm of Latham & Watkins and served as Special Counsel and Principal Deputy General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.