Eugene J. Chikowski '87

Eugene "Gene" Chikowski is a Philadelphia consumer compliance and bankruptcy attorney with strong relationships to decision-makers at Fortune 500 companies. He focuses his practice on consumer compliance issues, along with advertising, bankruptcy and ligation matters. Mr. Chikowski represents large corporate institutions in bankruptcy and bankruptcy-related matters. He has extensive experience with both commercial and consumer-related bankruptcy issues including matters for a Fortune 100 worldwide financial services company, an international media company, a leading petroleum refining company and other New York-based companies. Moreover, he has been lead or a team member of consumer compliance projects for several financial institutions. In addition to his traditional attorney role, Mr. Chikowski works directly with corporate clients in varied industries by bringing the law of a particular area into the business practices of the client. His particular experience and knowledge is in the area of financial risk management analysis and thinking "outside the box" to solve problems. In this capacity, his work with industry executives in business deals entails development of new strategies for process improvement and management of financial risk by conforming business practices to law. When litigation issues arise, in addition to the representation on the particular case, after the case is concluded, he provides a root cause analysis aimed at reducing further exposure. A frequent lecturer, he has presented seminars for the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and clients on bankruptcy-related issues and Chapter 11 proceedings.