26 Jan 2026
Willkie Farr & Gallagher Adds Private Equity Partner Payom M. Pirahesh in Los Angeles
"Payom M. Pirahesh joins Willkie Farr & Gallagher in Los Angeles as a partner in the Private Equity Practice Group, focusing on private equity transactions and related governance and compensation matters."
Pirahesh’s practice focuses on representing private equity funds, their portfolio companies and other sophisticated market participants in a wide range of transactions, including acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, sales, carve-outs, joint ventures, co-investments, minority investments, dividend recapitalizations and corporate governance matters. He has led deals across the technology; media, entertainment and live events; consumer and retail; financial services; construction services; and professional services sectors, and he regularly advises private equity funds and corporate executives on private equity-style employment arrangements, management incentive plans and sale bonus plans.
He brings significant experience advising private equity funds, asset managers and other stakeholders on complex corporate transactions. Pirahesh joins Willkie as a partner and was previously a partner at Sidley.