Bio

Rezwan Pavri is a corporate and securities partner in the Palo Alto office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he works with private and public technology and life sciences companies through all stages of their growth, as well as with investment banks, venture capital firms, and private equity firms. He currently serves on the firm's board of directors and leads the firm's capital markets practice. Rezwan represents an extensive number of private and public companies in transactional matters, including financings, IPOs, and mergers and acquisitions. He also regularly represents companies in SEC reporting, board fiduciary duties, and corporate governance. In addition, he has extensive experience in counseling public companies and their boards of directors on defensive measures, disclosure matters, and other complex securities and corporate law issues. Further, he frequently represents investment banks in their underwriting transactions, and has broad transactional experience representing venture capital firms in connection with their investments. Listed in the 2014-2023 editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Rezwan has received substantial market endorsement for his practice. Sources describe him as “one of the most talented capital market lawyers in the Bay Area” who is “very smart and sharp” and “truly beloved by clients because he works so hard and understands their businesses.” Prior to rejoining Wilson Sonsini in 2017, Rezwan was a partner at Goodwin in Menlo Park. From 2008 to 2014, he was a corporate partner in Wilson Sonsini's Palo Alto office, after joining the firm as an associate in 2004. Earlier in his career, he was an associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York and London.