Mr Babak Nikravesh > Greenberg Traurig LLP > Silicon Valley, California, United States > Lawyer Profile
Greenberg Traurig LLP Offices
1900 UNIVERSITY AVENUE
5TH FLOOR
EAST PALO ALTO, CA 94303
CALIFORNIA
United States
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Mr Babak Nikravesh
Work Department
Tax
Position
Shareholder
Career
Babak Nikravesh focuses his practice on investment transactions and international tax planning. He advises institutional investors, including sovereign investors and sovereign wealth funds, public sector pension funds, social security funds, and other global organizations, on investments in the United States and abroad. He structures inbound and outbound investment transactions across diverse asset classes, including funds, co-investments, and direct investments in private equity, infrastructure, venture capital, and real estate, and works closely with sponsors and managers of investment funds on formation, operational matters, and investments. He also represents universities and endowments on cross-border activities.
Languages
English
Education
- M.A., Stanford University
- LL.M., The London School of Economics and Political Science
- J.D., University of California at Los Angeles, School of Law
- B.A., University of California at Berkeley
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Greenberg Traurig LLP is recommended for its capabilities in domestic and international M&A, capital markets and financial products, real estate investments, and SALT planning. Tampa-based James Lang handles a significant volume of tax-related matters; his practice encompasses tax incentive programs, qualified opportunity zones and related financings, tax credits, and state and federal incentive programs. Babak Nikravesh joined the firm’s Silicon Valley office in September 2023 coming from Morrison Foerster.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Industry focus > Native American law
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Real estate > Real estate
Firm Rankings
- Healthcare > Health insurers
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Industry focus > Native American law
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: litigation and regulation
- Government > Government contracts
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)