Rabia P. Chaudhry

Rabia is a seasoned real estate attorney at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, a full-service law firm with a global reach and a reputation for excellence. She has over 10 years of experience in advising clients on a full range of real estate transactions. Investors, property owners, developers and landlords rely on her counsel when buying, selling and leasing real property across the United States. She is experienced at handling all asset classes, including retail, office, industrial, storage and multifamily properties. She is adept at leasing, sale-leasebacks, purchases and sales, management agreements, CC&Rs and other real estate matters. She is passionate about delivering solutions that meet the needs and objectives of her clients, keeping their long-term goals in mind. She serves a broad range of clientele, including publicly traded companies, real estate investment firms, retail chains and other real estate investors.

Rabia was the lead attorney on the successful closing of real estate transactions totaling more than $4 Billion in 2023 alone. Adding to that number, she has already closed over $400 million in transactions in 2024. Rabia is trusted by clients as their go-to real estate attorney and recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers and a Top Young Lawyer by Los Angeles Magazine in Southern California, 2020-2024.

Rabia is an active member of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW-OC Programs Committee), Muslim Bar Association of Southern California (Board Member), NAIOP (Commercial Real Estate Development Association), National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAIOP Real Estate Committee), National Multi-Family Housing Counsel (NMHC Advisory Committee) and the South Asian Bar Association of North America (SABA). While in law school, Rabia served as the Managing Editor of the UC Davis Business Law Journal and President of the Law Students Association.

• Transactional Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions

California

Since 2012

United States District Court (Central District of California)

Since 2012

University of California, Davis, School of Law

J.D. (2012)

University of California - San Diego

B.A. (2008)