Background
Cherkis, Laurence D. was born on September 19, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Cherkis, Laurence D. was born on September 19, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Brown University (Bachelor of Arts, 1963). New York University (Bachelor of Laws, 1966).
Worked at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. Admitted to the bar, 1967, New York. Phi Alpha Delta. John Norton Pomeroy Scholar.
Research Editor, New York University Law Review, 1965-1966. Author: "Collier Real Estate Transactions and the Bankruptcy Code," Matthew Bender, 1984. "Collier Bankruptcy Practice Guide, Chapter on Executory Contracts," Matthew Bender, 1981.
Assistant Corporation Counsel, New York City Law Department, 1967-1969. Member: New York State and American (Past Chairman, Committee on Creditors' Rights in Real Estate Financing, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
Member American Bar Association (past Chairman of Commission creditors'rights in real estate financing, section real property, probate and trust law), American College Real Estate Lawyers, New York State Bar Association Alpha Delta.