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 is a member of the firm’s Real Estate, Energy, Land Use & Environmental Practice Group as well as the Corporate, Real Estate and Finance Team (CRAFT), Portfolio Transactions Team, and Multifamily Housing Team.
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, saleleasebacks, 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 approximately $500 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 also a passionate advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal and business communities. She is an active member of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW-OC Programs Committee), NAIOP (Commercial Real Estate Development Association), National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (Real Estate Committee), National Multi-Family Housing Counsel (NMHC Advisory Committee), South Asian Bar Association of North America (SABA-SC Board Member), Muslim Bar Association of Southern California (Board Member), and Orange County Muslim Bar Association (Founding Board Member).
While in law school, Rabia served as the Managing Editor of the UC Davis Business Law Journal and President of the Law Students Association. While completing her undergraduate studies, Rabia served as Vice President – Academic Affairs of the Associated Students of the University of California, San Diego and a National Board Member of the United States Students Association.
Rabia is also committed to pro bono legal services for worthy causes. She serves as pro-bono counsel to
Trauma Resource Institute (TRI) — an international non-profit organization devoted to cultivating traumainformed and resiliency-focused individuals and communities by uplifting and empowering the global community through innovative ideas and skills based on neuroscience. She also remains active with cases for the Innocence Project and for indigent clients seeking asylum. This work follows Rabia’s work in law school successfully representing a Vietnamese refugee in removal proceedings and completing her JD studies with a certificate from the King Hall Public Service Program.
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