AI Issue 5 2018

Acquisition International - Issue 5 2018 13 Axis Legal Counsel is a full-service law firm representing individual, business, and entertainment industry clients in a wide variety of legal matters. We profile the firm and its CEO and Managing Attorney, Rabeh Soofi to find out how she came to be named Most Influential Woman in Business Law 2018 – California in our 2018 Global Excellence Awards. eadquartered in Los Angeles, California, Axis Legal Counsel is an award-winning law firm with a national reach that has represented clients across the United States and more than 22 countries internationally. As the founder and Managing Attorney of the firm, Attorney Rabeh Soofi is one of the most decorated women lawyers in the State of California. Soofi is a 5-year recipient of recognition from Thompson Reuters SuperLawyers Rising Stars, which recognizes the top 2.5% of lawyers under 40, and has been recognized in Euromoney’s Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Firms and Attorneys, consistently ranked as one of the “Top Women Lawyer” by Los Angeles Magazine, and featured in a variety of news outlets including the Los Angeles Times, Fox News, Yahoo! Channel 7, Billboard, Random House, Examiner, Georgetown University Law Center, Lexis- Nexis, the American Bar Association, and others. Axis Legal Counsel was recently recognized by Law 500, ranked in the top thirty of the fastest growing law firms in the United States, and in the top three within the Los Angeles, California metropolitan area. “This is an incredible honor,” said Soofi. “The law is not an industry in which success is earned overnight. It is only through a persistent, unwavering, and the relentless commitment to delivering exceptional client service that excellence in the practice of law can be achieved,” Soofi added. “It is truly a gift and privilege to serve so many talented, creative, and successful clients throughout the world. My only wish is that we remain fortunate enough to continue doing so for many years to come,” said Soofi. Soofi received her legal education at the University of Notre Dame School of Law, earning a Juris Doctorate, following Bachelor of Arts degrees in History and Political Science from the University of Michigan. Soofi has since then received Certifications in Entrepreneurship from the Wharton School of Business, and in Financial Markets from Yale University. She is a former Adjunct Professor of Law in the subject of Business Organizations. Axis Legal Counsel is a full service law firm representing individual, business, and entertainment industry clients in a wide variety of legal matters. Its Business and Corporations practice area represents clients in Business Transactions, Corporate Governance, Securities Law and Regulation, Investments and Financings, Ventures and Startups, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Labour & Company: AXIS Legal Counsel Contact: Rabeh M. A. Soofi, CEO and Managing Attorney Address: Los Angeles Headquarters, 5670 Wilshire Blvd. 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90036 Phone: (213) 403-0130 Fax: (213) 403-0132 Building a Reputation for Excellence in Business Law H 1804AI03 Employment, Risk Management, Business Litigation and Disputes, and numerous other related sub-fields. Over the years since Soofi founded the firm it has represented business clients in a multitude of sectors spanning consumer products, manufacturing, sustainable products, financial services, government contractors, creative arts, entertainment, green industries, fashion, apparel, retail, professional services, distribution, transportation, consumer goods, mobile apps, software, technology, film, music, and numerous others. “The firm seeks to deliver the highest grade of legal services usually only accessible to Fortune 500 companies, but delivered with exceptional client service, responsiveness, and a holistic focus on client needs. We do not look at matters as isolated projects. Rather, we do our best to serve the clients’ needs as a whole, focusing on the most common legal issues that nearly all business clients share.” Internationally, Axis Legal Counsel has represented clients from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Spain, Italy, Egypt, Poland, India, South Africa, Korea, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco, Iran, and various others, in a wide variety of legal engagements. Despite its diverse and high-profile clientele, Soofi keeps charitable and social services at the top of the firm’s priority list, as she is proud to emphasise. “It is extremely important to me to ensure that the firm advances social responsibility. It is the core philosophy of the firm to uphold the mission of service that is inherent in the practice of law.” As part of this focus, Axis is a substantial donor to a wide variety of charitable non-profit organizations in education, arts, environmental, human rights, and other endeavour, and contributes to a number of charitable endeavours across the United States, in the spirit of giving back to the community and improving lives nationwide. Looking to the future, AXIS Legal Counsel aims to build upon its current success and grow even further, as Soofi concludes. “Ultimately this firm has been the product of a lifetime of hard work and many, many sacrifices over the course of several decades. I am proud of not only the work we have done for clients all over the world, but I am looking even more forward to the future.”