Milbank

Litigation & Arbitration Group

Partner

Mr. Rangwala specializes in defending global financial institutions, multinational companies, asset managers, accounting firms and senior executives facing high-stakes government investigations and proceedings, and is called on by companies, boards and special committees to lead internal investigations relating to complex business activities and sensitive workplace and cultural topics. He also handles a wide range of contested litigation in federal and state courts and advises clients on corporate governance and compliance matters.

For over two decades, institutions and individuals have turned to Mr. Rangwala to handle their most pressing investigations and litigation involving alleged securities/accounting fraud, bank fraud, market manipulation, money laundering, bribery, cyber incidents, whistleblower complaints, and workplace misconduct. He advocates for clients before federal and state regulators including the Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Justice, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, Federal Reserve, New York Department of Financial Services, FINRA and State Attorneys General, and advises international clients on cross-border matters involving regulators in the UK, Europe and Asia.

Mr. Rangwala has significant expertise representing “Big 4” accounting firms in the US and globally in investigations by the SEC and PCAOB and civil litigation relating to audit deficiencies, auditor independence and alleged failures to comply with professional and quality control standards.

Beyond his white-collar investigations and litigation practice, Mr. Rangwala has received significant praise for leading the fight against injustices in criminal cases (including death penalty cases) and challenging unconstitutional systemic discrimination in state and federal courts. He was awarded the Federal Bar Council’s Thurgood Marshall Award for his pro bono litigation work and Chambers named Mr. Rangwala Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year for North America in 2021.

Mr. Rangwala is the author of a #1 best-selling non-fiction book regarding a major political scandal in Canada. Released in May 2022, the book is called What We Lost: Inside the Attack on Canada's Largest Children's Charity. The foreword to the book is written by former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell and the audio book is narrated by civil rights icon Martin Luther King III.

Mr. Rangwala serves as Chair of the firm’s Inclusion Committee and is a member of the Board of Directors of Legal Services NYC.

Mr. Rangwala received his J.D. from Osgoode Hall Law School and his B.A. from McGill University.