Saminaz Akhter

  • Empowerment through Enlightenment

  • 1996 Global Fellow

Saminaz Akhter
  • Empowerment through Enlightenment

  • 1996 Global Fellow

Personal Bio

Saminaz Akhter focuses her practice on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on acquisition and divestiture transactions in a variety of industries. She has also represented corporations in connection with commercial contracts, stockholder agreements, employment agreements, and other contracts. In addition to M&A work, Saminaz has represented sponsors in connection with the formation of private equity funds and counseled clients regarding compliance with the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Saminaz is active in local community efforts in the U Street/Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C., where she lives with her family, including promoting that neighborhood’s historical significance to African-American and national history.

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    Washington, United States

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    Nonprofit