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Bik Cheema
Associate

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New York
45 Rockefeller Plaza
11th Floor
New York, NY 10111

T 212.589.4613
F 212.589.4201

Bar Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
  • New York

Education

  • J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2006
  • Certificate in Business and Public Policy, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, 2006
  • LL.M., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2002
  • LL.B., Honours, The University of Edinburgh School of Law (Edinburgh, Scotland), 1999

Bik Cheema

Bik Cheema focuses his practice in the areas of bankruptcy, debtors’ and creditors’ rights, corporate, financial restructuring and insolvency.‬‪ Mr. Cheema represents debtors, secured and unsecured creditors in chapter 11. He has also worked on commercial litigation matters, mergers and acquisitions and bond offerings.

Some of Mr. Cheema’s recent representative matters include:‬‪‬

  • SIPA Trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC
  • State Workers Compensation Group in sale of General Motors
  • Non-defaulting swap participant in Lehman Brothers chapter 11
  • The official creditors’ committees of LWD, Inc., and Iron Horse Bicycle Company LLC
  • Chapter 11 representation of single asset real estate debtor

Mr. Cheema is currently managing the process respecting objections filed to the Trustee’s claims determinations in the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC.

Mr. Cheema is a member of the New York State Bar and New York City Bar Associations. He is also a member of the American Bar Association.‬