Mehrnoosh Aryanpour
Philadelphia,USA
Summary
Doctorate researcher and legal practitioner possessing extensive hands-on experience and a proven track record of successful project execution across multiple continents
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Founder and CEO
GREEN SWAN
Delaware, Pennsylvania
01.2019 - Current
- Conducted research on gas flaring/venting in fragile states, such as Venezuela, Iran, Ecuador, and Yemen
- Evaluated available technologies and designed attractive risk-adjusted returns across various project types, including compressed natural gas, methanol production, and electricity generation
- Conducted research and advocated with the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) licensing for capturing flared gas in Venezuela
- Successfully obtained an investment license to tackle flared gas in Venezuela
- Built relationships with major industry players, such as Chevron and Schlumberger; national oil companies, such as Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.; and key engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors to develop and execute projects that reduce flaring
- Established connections with the carbon credit rating agencies
- Established relationships with CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, the Inter-American Development Bank, and private investors in Qatar
Partner, International Trade and Regulatory Practice and Iran Country Head
GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL
Paris, France
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Advised international oil companies on major upstream, midstream, and downstream projects
- Structured and negotiated production sharing agreements, buybacks, build-operate transfers, joint ventures, public tenders, and other contracts
- Supported engineering, procurement, and construction clients and export credit agencies in structuring and financing renewable energy projects
- Advised international banks on matters pertaining to US, UK, UN, and EU sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering / Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) compliance, with extensive due diligence experience conducted in Arabic, English, French, and Persian
- Provided project-specific compliance advice to energy-sector clients for all matters ranging from due diligence to environmental representation; permitting; and health, safety, security, and environmental regulations and standards
Of Counsel, International Trade and Regulatory Compliance
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
Washington, D.C.
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Advised on all aspects of Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) licensure for aviation companies, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and charities
- Worked in export control, anti-boycott, and trade-related advisory matters
- Advised US and foreign companies on sanctions, due diligence, OFAC beneficial ownership, and the interpretation of OFAC guidance for all sanctioned jurisdictions
Legal Counsel (Secondee), Regulatory Compliance
DEUTSCHE BANK
New York, NY
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Led internal Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) audit
- Managed international offices in execution of global FATCA controls
Senior Counsel, Corporate Practice and Regulatory Compliance
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
Kabul, Afghanistan
01.2010 - 01.2015
- Worked on domestic and cross-border financing of aircraft transactions
- Established firm’s office in Kabul, serving Fortune 500 companies and NGOs
- Oversaw projects in compliance, due diligence, regulatory, tender, and trade for aviation, consumer products, energy, infrastructure, security, telecom, and transportation clients
- Retained by UK Embassy to assist in corruption investigation
- Supported multiple ministries in redrafting Afghanistan’s mining regulations
Consultant, Regulatory Compliance
WORLD BANK
Washington, D.C.
01.2007 - 01.2009
- Consulted on AML and corruption issues in Afghanistan
- Assisted in drafting a proposed commerce code for Afghanistan
Counsel, Financial Integrity Group (AML/CFT)
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Washington, D.C.
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Conducted multi-jurisdictional research on AML legislation
- Provided legal counsel to the Central Banks’ legal departments in drafting their AML statutes and bylaws and establishing Financial Intelligence Units
Education
S.J.D. -
University of Pennsylvania, Carey Law School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania05.2026
LL.M. - International Legal Studies
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER
Washington, D.C.12.2006
Certificate - Public International Law
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
London, United Kingdom12.2005
LL.B. -
TEHRAN UNIVERSITY
Tehran, Iran12.2003
M.A. - Public International Law
SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY
Tehran, IranPublications
H2 Go: A Definitive Codex and Roadmap for Hydrogen Investment and Regulatory Frameworks, Eduardo G. Pereira, Damilola S. Olawuyi, 2026, Hydrogen Regulation in the Middle East and North Africa Region: Trends, Limitations, and Ways Forward, Damilola S. Olawuyi, The Cambridge Handbook of Hydrogen and the Law, 84, 2024, Values and Principles of Natural Resources Law and Policy in a Net-Zero Era, Net Zero and Natural Resources Law: Sovereignty, Security, and Solidarity in the Clean Energy Transition, Damilola S. Olawuyi, 2024, Petroleum and Mining Legal Regimes: History and Recent Trends in the Energy Transition, Damilola S. Olawuyi, Handbook on Resource Nationalism, forthcoming, Energy Transition in the Middle East and North Africa Region: Regional Solutions for Climate Change Challenges Amid Economic Sanctions, J. Sustainable Dev., L. & Pol’y, 15, 162, 2024, The Vital Role of National Oil Companies in Environmental Stewardship During Energy Transition, Damilola S. Olawuyi, Bus. & Hum. Rts. J., forthcoming, Renew Iran: Examining Iran’s Renewables Policies and Market-Based Instruments for Achieving a Net-Zero Future, unpublished manuscript, The Implications of the U.S. Economic Sanctions on Energy Justice and Energy Transition, unpublished manuscript, Sanctioned NOCs on Death Row: Caught Between Decarbonization Pressures and SDN Designations, unpublished manuscript
Languages
- English
- Farsi
- French
- Arabic
Timeline
Founder and CEO
GREEN SWAN
01.2019 - Current
Partner, International Trade and Regulatory Practice and Iran Country Head
GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL
01.2017 - 01.2019
Of Counsel, International Trade and Regulatory Compliance
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
01.2015 - 01.2017
Legal Counsel (Secondee), Regulatory Compliance
DEUTSCHE BANK
01.2014 - 01.2015
Senior Counsel, Corporate Practice and Regulatory Compliance
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
01.2010 - 01.2015
Consultant, Regulatory Compliance
WORLD BANK
01.2007 - 01.2009
Counsel, Financial Integrity Group (AML/CFT)
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
01.2006 - 01.2007
S.J.D. -
University of Pennsylvania, Carey Law School
LL.M. - International Legal Studies
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER
Certificate - Public International Law
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
LL.B. -
TEHRAN UNIVERSITY
M.A. - Public International Law
SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY