Payam represents public and private closed-end funds, such as business development companies, in their formation and launch-to-market operations.
Once the client is selling shares, Payam assists with regulatory requirements associated with being a public company. More generally, he advises companies on securities and corporate governance matters, such as maintaining their compliance with the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Payam also counsels on compliance with, and exemptions from, the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Before joining the firm, Payam served as a law clerk for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and was an Assistant Attorney General for the District of Columbia.
- Represented Triangle Capital Corporation, a US middle market lender, in its $119.7 million follow-on equity offering.
Presentations
- 2023 BDC Roundtable, April 11 - 12, 2023
Publications
- Corporate Secretary's Answer Book, Updated Annually, Aspen Publishers
- Recipient of the Client Choice Award in the category of Capital Markets for Washington DC (2018)
- Member, American Bar Association
- Leadership Committee, 50/50 Women on Boards, 2021
- District of Columbia
- B.A., magna cum laude, James Madison University
- J.D., cum laude, Suffolk University Law School
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