Prior to seeking election, Iqwinder was a lawyer engaged in commercial litigation in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice entailed appearing before courts in a broad range of matters, including securities and M&A litigation, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract. He also practiced law as a summer-law-student at the Toronto office of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on Bay Street.
Iqwinder earned a degree from Harvard Law. During law school, he was a member of the Canadian Law Students Association, and worked at the Massachusetts State Attorney General’s Office and at the Massachusetts Superior Court. He also graduated from the Schulich School of Business, at York University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration.