- Member, Board of Directors, UJA-Federation of New York
- Member, Board of Trustees, Iranian American Jewish Federation of New York
- Member, Board of Directors, American Friends of the Israel National Museum of Science
Education
- The George Washington University Law School, J.D., Order of the Coif, with highest honors, 1996
- Clark University, B.A., with honors, 1993
Bar Admissions
- New York
- Panel co-chair, “Managing Shareholder Meetings and Priorities of Institutional Investors,” International Bar Association’s 9th Annual Corporate Governance Conference, December 4-5, 2024.
- Speaker, “Deal Value: Where’s the Growth,” 15th Annual M&A Atlas Awards | Growth + Deals Intelligence Forum, January 30, 2024.
- Panelist, “Activist Investors & Boards – An Invaluable Dynamic in Corporate Governance & Strategy,” Women in the Boardroom, November 18, 2014.
- Moderator and panelist, “Designing the Right Capital Markets Assessment Strategy: Challenges and Opportunities,” Financial Executives International Summit, April 4, 2011.
- Moderator and panelist, “The Venture Roadmap – What Israeli Startups Need to Know to Attract US Capital,” US/Israel Venture Summit, March 30, 2011.
- “Challenges & Opportunities Accessing Capital Markets,” Interview with LegalMinds TV, January 6, 2010.
- Speaker, “Critical Changes to New York’s Power of Attorney Law Now in Effect: What You Need to Know,” Practising Law Institute Webcast Seminar, October 28, 2009.
- Speaker, “The Financial Crisis: Practical Responses for Companies,” January 27, 2009.
- Speaker, “Success Strategies for New Partners: Making Sense of Making Partner,” Practising Law Institute, March 25, 2008.
- Speaker, “Securities Law Compliance Strategies,” Reed Logic Video Seminar, 2008.
- Speaker, “Practical Skills: Forming & Advising Businesses,” NYSBA Seminar, November 16, 2006.
- Co-author, “New York LLC Transparency Act Enacted … Again,” Troutman Pepper, June 10, 2024.
- Co-author, “SEC Adopts Final Rules Enhancing Disclosures and Providing Additional Investor Protections Related to SPACs,” Troutman Pepper, January 30, 2024.
- Co-author, “New York LLC Transparency Act Enacted,” Troutman Pepper, January 11, 2024.
- Co-author, “Mergers & Acquisitions,” Global Legal Insights, July 5, 2023.
- Co-author, “SEC Seeks to Enhance Disclosures and Provide Additional Investor Protections Related to SPACs,” Troutman Pepper, March 31, 2022.
- Co-author, “SEC Approves Nasdaq’s Proposed Listing Standards for Board Diversity,” Troutman Pepper, August 9, 2021.
- Co-author, “SPAC Lifecycle and Considerations for Private Companies,” Bloomberg Law, November 2020.
- Co-author, “SEC Tailors the Accelerated and Large Accelerated Filer Definitions,” Troutman Sanders, March 17, 2020.
- Co-author, “The SEC’s Fortified Stance on Metrics Presentations in MD&A,” Troutman Sanders, February 12, 2020.
- Co-author, “Potential Changes Coming to Insider Trading Policies,” Troutman Sanders, January 15, 2020.
- Co-author, “Changes Coming to SEC Responses to Rule 14a-8 No-Action Requests,” Troutman Sanders, September 16, 2019.
- Co-author, “SEC Proposes Amendments to Further Modernize Disclosures under Regulation S-K,” Troutman Sanders, August 15, 2019.
- Co-author, “Short-Termism: Should the SEC Take Action?,” Troutman Sanders, July 29, 2019.
- Interviewed, “Steven Khadavi Walks Through His Path to Corporate Law and Shares Advice for a New Generation of Lawyers,” In Discovery by Thine Podcast, December 15, 2020.
- Mentioned, “Troutman Sanders Hires Restructuring Partner From Dorsey,” Bloomberg Law Big Law Business, June 6, 2019.
- Quoted, “Dorsey’s New York Office Leader Joins Troutman’s Corporate Practice,” New York Law Journal, April 12, 2019.
- Mentioned, “Transactional Attorney Khadavi Joins Troutman Sanders,” ABF Journal, April 12, 2019.
- Mentioned, “Lawyers, Law Firms, Deals,” Bloomberg Law, April 12, 2019.