Ara Babaian is an associate in ECJ's Business and Corporate Law Department. Mr. Babaian advises individuals and companies in the areas of business formation and governance, corporate finance and securities, private placements, mergers and acquisitions, loan transactions, and 34 Act and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. He also handles matters relating to shareholder rights, intellectual property licensing, executive compensation and confidentiality agreements.

A graduate of UC, Berkeley, Mr. Babaian double majored in English literature and molecular/cell biology and minored in creative writing. He received his law degree from Loyola Law School in 2001. While at Loyola, Mr. Babaian served as Symposium Editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review. He also served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Margaret M. Morrow in the U.S. District Court, District of California.

Mr. Babaian has authored articles, including "Delaware High Court Holds 'Quasi-California Corporation' Statute Violates Delaware's Internal Affairs Doctrine", published in Andrews Delaware Corporate Litigation Reporter (2005); "How the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Fits into Your Company's Growth", published in the Los Angeles Business Journal (2005); and "Striving for Perfection: The Reform Proposals for Copyright-Secured Financing", published in the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review (2000).

In his pro bono representation, Mr. Babaian has handled numerous adoptions through the Alliance for Children's Rights Foster Child Adoption Program and has represented various non-profit organizations, including the West Hollywood Recovery Center, the Armenian Center for the Arts, and the Genocide Project. He is also a mentor to law students through the Loyola Alumni Mentor Program and the Armenian Bar Association Mentorship Program. Mr. Babaian is fluent in Armenian.

Mr. Babaian is a member of the California State Bar Association and the Armenian Bar Association, where he is the co-chairperson of the Grants Committee.