Azniv (Oz) Nalbandian

Associate
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Oz Nalbandian focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and other corporate transactions. Oz works with a broad range of clients, from entrepreneurs and emerging businesses to established companies, private equity sponsors, and strategic buyers and sellers. She advises clients throughout the transaction life cycle. Her experience includes conducting and coordinating due diligence, drafting and negotiating transaction documents, preparing disclosure schedules, and managing transactions through signing and closing. Oz also has experience with debt financing transactions and regularly advises clients on corporate governance, reorganizations, commercial agreements, and other strategic business matters.

Oz has worked on transactions across a variety of industries, including highly regulated sectors. She has particular experience in healthcare, hospitality, and veterinary services, as well as professional services, consumer products, and industrial businesses. She brings a practical and detail-oriented approach to complex legal and regulatory issues and works closely with clients to understand their business objectives.

Experience

Representative Matters

  • Represented Johnstone Supply, a leading North American HVACR supplier, in the acquisition of a New Orleans-based HVACR distributor with locations throughout Louisiana, Alabama, and Texas 

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Credentials
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Education

  • J.D. George Washington University Law School 2024
    • Notes editor, George Washington International Law Review
      • Author, India's 2021 Surrogacy (Regulation) Act: From the "Rent-a-Womb" Capital of the World to an Outright Ban on Commercial Surrogacy, Vol. 56, Issues 1 & 2
    • Judicial intern, Chief Judge William T. Newman, Jr., Arlington County Circuit Court
    • Student attorney, Civil Access to Justice Clinic's Family Law Division
    • Co-President, Armenian Law Students Association
    • Dean's Recognition for Professional Development
  • B.A. Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Russian cum laude Pennsylvania State University 2019
    • Schreyers Honors College
    • Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship for Russian Language
    • Women's Rugby Division I Elite Athlete
      • Team captain, 2018 – 2019
    • USA Rugby Division I Elite National Champion, 2016, 2017
      • BIG 10 Forward of the Year, 2017
      • Division I Collegiate National Championship MVP, 2016

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • U.S. Women's National Rugby Team, 2018 – 2021

Community
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Personal Activities

  • Detailing cars, grilling, and photography