Ovsanna Takvoryan, Esq.
Ms. Takvoryan is Chief Legal Officer of Saliba Group. In her capacity as CLO, she oversees all legal aspects of the firm’s business, ensuring regulatory compliance across multiple global jurisdictions and providing counsel and legal oversight on operations, contracts, employment, capital projects and investments, and acquisitions.
She has over 20 years of international legal and transaction experience specializing in corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, international trade and finance, and risk management.
Previously, she was a partner at both global and boutique law firms advising clients engaged in a myriad of different industries including financial services, construction and real estate, retail, entertainment, technology and manufacturing also serving as outside general counsel to numerous enterprises. As special restructuring counsel, she has negotiated and documented various types of transactions and agreements including but not limited to distressed financing agreements and asset sales including correlated M&A agreements.
Ms. Takvoryan has been recognized for her achievements as a practicing attorney most notably named among the top 2.5% attorneys in the state of California as a “Super Lawyer Rising Star” by the Southern California Super Lawyers in Los Angeles Magazine and Law & Politics Magazine each year from 2007-2010.
She is an active member of multiple bar associations including the Beverly Hills Bar Association and the Armenian Bar Association where she has served on multiple board memberships and advisory positions. Recognized for her contributions, she has received esteemed awards such as the AIWA-SF THRIVE Nomination, solidifying her position as a driving force in both legal excellence and community leadership.
She holds a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Diplomacy and World Affairs graduating magna cum laude from Occidental College.