Head of the Financial Regulation and Derivatives practice, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Ray enjoys a market-leading practice in structured products and derivatives, advising on transactional and trading regulatory issues. His practice covers equity, currency, commodity and fixed-income structured products and derivatives. He is particularly noted for his work in equity derivatives, involving structured products and capital markets.

Clients benefit from Mr. Shirazi’s familiarity with the federal securities, commodities laws and regulations which allows him to quickly present clients with a wide range of workable structural options. Mr. Shirazi has represented end users on a variety of OTC derivatives transactions, major corporations on hybrid securities and derivatives products, “at the market offerings,” equity forwards, convertible call spreads, and hedging and monetization products.

Mr. Shirazi has been consistently recognized as a leading lawyer in his area of expertise by independent commentators, including Chambers Global and Chambers USA, in which he is ranked Band 1 in both Capital Markets: Derivatives – USA Nationwide and Capital Markets: Structured Products – USA Nationwide. Clients in Chambers praise Mr. Shirazi as “brilliant” and commend his ability to “synthesize lots of moving parts in a manageable way, whether in traditional equity derivatives or complex new structured products.” Clients also describe Mr. Shirazi as “thoughtful about the technical issues, intelligent, and at the same time [he] understands the need to figure out a way to get deals done.”