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Sanjiv Sarma
Associate / ChicagoSanjiv Sarma is an Associate in the Bankruptcy practice at Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.
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Full Bio
Mr. Sarma brings substantial experience from the federal judiciary, having clerked for the Hon. Benjamin A. Kahn in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. In that role, he drafted hundreds of opinions and orders—several of which were published—and managed the court’s bankruptcy docket.
With a background that includes work on Chapter 11 cases, fraudulent transfer claims, and creditors’ committee representation, Mr. Sarma offers a practical understanding of insolvency issues from both the court and client perspectives. He is especially skilled at navigating contested matters, adversary proceedings, and procedural strategy in bankruptcy court.
Mr. Sarma earned his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Illinois College of Law, where he served as Internet and Symposium Editor of the Law Review and received the CALI Award for Judicial Opinion Writing.
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Bar Admissions
Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois -
Education
Undergraduate- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Law School- University of Illinois College of Law
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Memberships
American Bankruptcy Institute
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SGR Publications
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Press