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Habiba R. Cheema

Associate She / Her / Hers
Philadelphia

Habiba Cheema is a Philadelphia litigation associate who focuses her practice on antitrust and competition matters. Prior to joining the firm full-time, Habiba worked as a summer associate at Ballard Spahr, where she researched and drafted memoranda on issues involving statute of limitations and supervisor negligence claims. She gained in-house counseling experience in this role by working directly with a client.

While attending law school, Habiba was a judicial intern for the Honorable Juan Sanchez in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In this position, she attended suppression hearings, sentencing and resentencing hearings, and pre-trial settlement agreements. Habiba also gained experience as a teaching assistant for sections of Constitutional Law and Introduction to Trial Advocacy.

Professional Highlights

Judicial Internships

Hon. Juan Sanchez, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2024

Professional Activities

Philadelphia Bar Association

Pennsylvania Bar Association

American Bar Association, Law Student Division

Credentials 

Education

Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2024)
Staff Member, Drexel Law Review
President, Asian Pacific American Law Student Association
Co-Founder, Middle Eastern Law Student Association
Vice President of Communications, Muslim Law Student Association
Drexel Trial Team

Rutgers University – New Brunswick (B.A., summa cum laude, 2019)
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Criminal Justice Honor Society

Languages

Proficient in Urdu, Hindi, and Punjabi

Conversational in Spanish

Admissions

Pennsylvania