Darius Mehraban

Darius J. Mehraban is a partner in the New York office of Gibson Dunn. He is a member of the firm's Finance Practice Group, focusing on loan and other debt financing transactions, as well as swaps and other derivative transactions.

Darius' debt finance experience includes syndicated credit facilities for leveraged and investment-grade corporate borrowers, project financings, credit facilities for private investment funds, investment-grade, high-yield and convertible note issuances, and structured finance transactions. He has represented borrowers, issuers, arrangers and lenders in many types of secured and unsecured financing structures in a wide range of industries, with particular concentrations in the energy, natural resources and technology sectors.

Darius' derivative transactional representations for a range of end-user and dealer clients cover many types of equity derivative structures, as well as commodity, currency, interest and credit hedging and total return and synthetic debt products.

Darius is recognized as a leading lawyer in the area of Banking and Finance Law by The Best Lawyers in America® 2026.

Darius earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in December of 1996, where he was an editor of the Michigan Law Review. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Philosophy with high honors from the University of Michigan in 1994.

Capabilities

• Finance
• Derivatives
• Energy and Infrastructure
• Power and Renewables

Credentials

Education:

• University of Michigan - 1996 Juris Doctor
• University of Michigan - 1994 Bachelor of Arts

Admissions:

• New York Bar