Before joining Venable, Sanam performed analyses in various federal investigations, including Securities and Exchange (SEC) fraud investigations, a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation regarding market manipulation, and an Office of Foreign Assets (OFAC) investigation, where she reviewed audio communications in Urdu.
Sanam previously worked with a compliance testing group within a global banking firm and began her career as a legal analyst with the Pakistan mission to the United Nations, where she focused on international trade law.