Mehrnaz (Naz) focuses her practice in the areas of capital markets, securities, and corporate governance. Known for her attention to detail, responsiveness, and collaborative approach, she ensures every matter and transaction is handled with care and works seamlessly with clients, colleagues, and counterparties. Naz brings her thoughtfulness to every matter while balancing the time pressures and practicalities of the corporate environment. She represents companies in a broad range of industries with a variety of capital-raising transactions, including public and private offerings of equity and debt. She regularly advises public companies on securities compliance, SEC disclosure and reporting, annual meeting and proxy matters, corporate governance, compliance with stock exchange listing standards, and general corporate matters.
Naz works with management teams of companies in various sectors (both regulated and unregulated), including life sciences and biotechnology, energy, gaming, specialty products, utilities, aerospace, and automated test equipment.
Prior to joining the firm, Naz practiced at a national law firm where she handled securities law matters and capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and other business transactions.
Naz earned her bachelor’s degree, on the Dean’s honor roll, from the University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business. Naz earned her law degree, cum laude, from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. She was the notes editor for the University of Memphis Law Review. Naz is fluent in Farsi.