Babak Nikravesh represents institutional investors and managers on their cross-border investment strategies and operations.

Babak has worked closely with institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, public sector pension funds, social security funds, and international organizations, for nearly two decades, well before the term "sovereign wealth fund" was coined. He has advised investors on hundreds of investment transactions across diverse asset classes and geographies, including fund, co-invest and direct investments in venture capital, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and debt.

Babak counsels clients on the various operational and regulatory issues that arise from operating abroad, with particular emphasis on the complex tax issues relating to both sovereign institutions and their employees. He also advises the sponsors and managers of a variety of investment funds, including Opportunity Zone Funds, on formation, investment, and operational issues, and represents universities in the United States and abroad on diverse matters.

Recognized in Chambers USA and Legal 500 US, Babak speaks and writes regularly on a variety of international topics, and is the author of U.S. Income Taxation of Foreign Governments, International Organizations, Central Banks and Their Employees, the leading treatise on the taxation of government-linked investors. His works have been cited in numerous publications, including the Oxford Guide to Treaties, The Practice of Shared Responsibility in International Law and the forthcoming edition of International Law: A Treatise, Volume 1 by L. Oppenheim. An avid soccer fan, Babak coaches youth soccer in his free time.