About
Joining the faculty in Fall 2024, Professor Ngcobo has expertise in dispute resolution, mediation and health law with past experience in teaching and practice, including as the founder/director of his own firm.
He has taught property law, torts, bioethics and public health law and international law at law schools in Africa and Asia, including North-West University in South Africa and O.P. Jindal Global University in India. His practice experience has been with M.T. Ngcobo Attorneys and Abdool Gaffoor Parasram, both of South Africa. Additionally, he held a fellowship with the American Bar Association Section on Dispute Resolution and the Ivan Rugema Fellowship at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
During his ABA fellowship, Professor Ngcobo conducted research, data collection and analysis of the impact of technology in dispute resolution. At Missouri, his work focused on arbitration and mediation. His past and upcoming publications look at alternatives to the high cost of litigation in dispute resolution, the role of judges as mediators, effective management of emotions in conflict resolution and artificial intelligence and blockchain technology in online dispute resolution.
Professor Ngcobo is currently at work on his thesis, “Legal and Ethical Implications of Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Decision-Making,” for his Ph.D. from the University of South Africa in 2025. He earned master of laws degrees at the University of Missouri-Columbia and the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, and his bachelor of laws degree at the University of South Africa.