Practice Areas
Known for steering clients through sophisticated, high-profile capital markets transactions, Faiza Rahman is a partner in Ropes & Gray’s capital markets group in New York. Faiza has a broad practice representing public and private corporate issuers, private equity sponsors and investment banks in a variety of equity and debt capital markets transactions, including IPOs, secondary and follow-on equity offerings, acquisition finance, high yield, investment grade and other debt offerings, PIPEs and other private placements, and liability management and other debt restructuring transactions. Faiza also advises clients on related corporate governance and securities matters.
Highly regarded by clients for her attention to detail, expansive market knowledge, and ability to skillfully manage complicated issues, Faiza has been named a “Rising Star” and “Leading Lawyer” by several guides, including The Legal 500, IFLR and Women in Business Law, among others.
Faiza is also very committed to pro bono and community service. Prior to joining Ropes & Gray, Faiza was a partner in the New York office of another global law firm.
Personal
University of Florida (B.A., cum laude, 2002); University of Florida (B.S., summa cum laude, 2002); Columbia Law School (J.D., 2005).