Primary Focus & Experience

Mr. Ganji advises clients operating or investing across borders on global commerce and foreign investment matters, including economic sanctions administered by the US Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the US Department of State, Office of Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation, export controls administered by the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the US Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), national security investment reviews conducted by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), foreign ownership, control & influence rules administered by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) and the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) and US anti-boycott laws and regulations.

Mr. Ganji represents investment banks, private equity firms, commercial banks and various corporate and institutional actors, including in the aerospace, communications, infrastructure, energy and natural resources industries, in their roles as lenders, underwriters, borrowers, issuers, purchasers and sellers in a variety of contexts, including leveraged, project and vendor financings, public offerings and high yield debt issuances, financial restructurings and reorganizations and general corporate and strategic activities, including mergers & acquisitions and joint ventures. He also advises on project development, purchase and leasing transactions and related services agreements involving aircraft, aerospace, space infrastructure, satellites, launch services and other high-value assets. 

Recognition & Accomplishments

As a leading practitioner in the field, Mr. Ganji is ranked as a Recommended Lawyer in Legal 500’s USA 2024 guide for Media, Technology and Telecoms: Telecoms and Broadcast: Transactions, where he was highlighted in the rankings guide for being “well-versed in the aerospace and communications industries” and for “bringing in-depth knowledge of national security to the team.”

Mr. Ganji has spoken at international trade symposia and published articles on international trade regulatory matters. He earned his Juris Doctor, with honors, from The George Washington University Law School and his Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service, cum laude, from Georgetown University. He is fluent in Persian and conversational in French and Italian.