Sheku Sheikholeslami

As assistant general counsel, Sheku Sheikholeslami works closely with Dechert’s general counsel and the firm’s attorneys and personnel to create and implement risk management and compliance procedures, resolve conflicts of interest, advise on issues involving firm policies and internal controls, handle professional responsibility matters, and draft and negotiate commercial contracts and policies.

Ms. Sheikholeslami was previously an associate in the white collar, securities, and complex commercial litigation group. She also has substantial experience in pro bono work, including the representation of plaintiffs in prisoner civil rights actions and of petitioners in habeas corpus proceedings in federal courts.

Ms. Sheikholeslami joined Dechert after a two-year clerkship for the Honorable James T. Giles of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Prior to law school, she provided ...Continue Reading

Representation of a major international financial institution in a False Claims Act action brought by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Representation of a large creditor of a foreign sovereign in judgment enforcement proceedings in sovereign debt actions.
Representation of the former controller of AIG in a securities fraud action.
Defense of private equity funds that invested in municipal bonds and financed healthcare facilities and low-income housing projects, in complex commercial contract and business tort actions, leading to favorable summary judgment outcomes and settlement.
Defense of an individual in an action for punitive sanctions arising out of bankruptcy proceedings.

Includes matters handled at Dechert or prior to joining the firm.