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Payvand Abghari

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Senior Counsel at WNC & Associates
📍 Newport Beach, California, United States

Payvand Abghari is a Senior Real Estate Counsel at WNC & Associates with over a decade of experience in complex transactions, having been involved in closing over $1 billion in deals. An alumna of UCLA and Loyola Law School, she is also a licensed Real Estate Broker and the founder of her own firm, Abghari Law.

Outside of her legal and entrepreneurial work, Payvand is an avid traveler and photographer. She is also dedicated to fitness, with personal interests in cycling and weightlifting, demonstrating a disciplined and active lifestyle beyond the office.

Unique fact: She has been actively involved in the closing of over $1 billion in real estate acquisition and finance transactions.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Senior Counsel
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Newport Beach, California, United States
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Priorities

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Real Estate Transactions
Her entire career focuses on complex real estate deals, including acquisitions, financing, development, and joint venture arrangements.
Affordable Housing
Has significant in-house counsel experience with firms specializing in affordable multi-family properties, including tax-exempt bond and LIHTC deals.
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Career

Work history

6-2023
Senior Counsel
WNC & Associates
12-2020
Founder and Shareholder
Abghari Law, APC
6-2018 - 11-2020
Assistant General Counsel
Sage Apartment Communities
12-2014 - 5-2018
Associate - Real Estate & Land Use
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
4-2012 - 12-2014
Associate Attorney
Archer Norris
In the press

Media appearances

WNC & Associates and Community Preservation Partners Announce New Leadership Promotions. Featured in GlobeNewswire
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Education
2007 - 2010
J.D.
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
B.A.
UCLA
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