Kynat Akram focuses her practice on business and finance and mergers and acquisitions. She also advises clients on commercial transactions, corporate governance, and debt financings.
Prior to joining the firm, Kynat was an associate in the Business and Finance Group at HMB Legal Counsel, a well-established, corporate-focused law firm based in Chicago, Illinois where she focused her practice on general corporate and transactional matters and acted as outside general counsel to clients on day-to-day operational matters. Previously, Kynat worked there as a law clerk where she partnered with attorneys on a wide range of general corporate matters and research.
While attending law school, Kynat was a student attorney in the Business Law Clinic where she advised entrepreneurs, small business owners, and not-for-profit organizations on transactional matters. She served as an extern for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Kynat was Associate Editor for the Loyola University Chicago International Law Review.
Kynat was recognized in 2026 as one of the “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” for Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Venture Capital Law by The Best Lawyers in America®.
Kynat is proficient in Urdu.
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Loyola University Chicago School of Law J.D., Transactional Skills Certificate (2022)
The George Washington University B.A., Political Science (2017)
Admitted in Illinois. Not admitted in New York.
Illinois (2022)
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