Alidad Damooei is a trusted partner who anchors the firm's corporate and business transactional capabilities in the Los Angeles area. With 12+ years of experience representing high-profile clients—including Fortune 500 companies, private equity funds and their portfolio companies, real estate investment trusts, and innovative growth-stage ventures—Alidad advises businesses in key markets on sophisticated mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, rollovers, minority investments, corporate governance, and complex cross-border deals.
Known for his entrepreneurial approach and deep market insight, Alidad has earned a reputation for precision and strategic vision, particularly in buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions. He guides clients across varied industries—including consumer products, food + beverage, retail, media and entertainment, technology, industrials, healthcare and telemedicine—through deal structuring, process management, and contract negotiations. He is hands-on in drafting critical terms in agreements and leading cross-disciplinary teams during due diligence. His comprehensive approach covers every facet of a deal, including coordinating specialists across intellectual property, employment, tax, and regulatory compliance—ensuring seamless execution even in the most challenging situations.
Admitted in California and New York, Alidad previously practiced at AmLaw 20 firms in both states as well as at a prominent Southern California business law firm. He has in-house experience at a global asset manager through a client secondment and he is a board member of the Association for Corporate Growth's 101 Chapter.
Practice Highlights
Private equity
Food + beverage
Real estate M&A
Admitted to Practice
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California, 2016
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New York, 2014
Education
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B.A., Economics, Columbia University, 2009, summa cum laude
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J.D., Yale Law School, 2013
- Co-President, Law & Business Society
- Financial Markets Teaching Fellow for Nobel Laureate Robert Shiller
Memberships & Affiliations
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- Board Member, Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) 101 Chapter
Professional Recognition
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- Named "One to Watch" by Best Lawyers in Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2023
Background
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- Partner, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP, Westlake Village, Calif., 2023-2025
- Associate, Lantham & Watkins LLP, Los Angeles, 2017-2023
- In-House Counsel (Seconded), Ares Management LLC, Los Angeles, 2020
- Associate, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, 2013-2017