Faith Charles Bio

Faith, a corporate transactions and securities partner, leads the firm’s Life Sciences practice, and is one of few women who serve as trusted advisors and outside counsel to dozens of public and emerging life sciences companies, providing valuable insights into capital markets, corporate governance and strategic collaborations. With over 30 years of industry experience, Faith has cultivated a deep understanding of how to launch and build a successful life sciences business. She also counsels companies in the health care information technology, cannabis, energy, retail and consumer product sectors. Faith skillfully leads, manages and negotiates a wide range of complex and transformative private and public financing transactions, acquisitions and dispositions, and strategic collaborations, nationally and internationally. She has completed more than 250 securities offerings, with gross proceeds totaling billions of dollars. As a member of several private and public life sciences companies’ boards, Faith provides insightful, strategic leadership on corporate governance matters, complex disclosure issues, insider trading issues, compliance with federal and state securities laws, and stock exchange listings and compliance. Faith uses a collaborative, cross-disciplinary approach to resolve clients’ issues and provides guidance on integrating advice from other legal experts, such as patent prosecutors, regulatory advisors, litigators, employment lawyers and tax advisors, aligning recommendations with the clients’ corporate strategies and directions. Faith is passionate about providing great client service, which reward both her and her clients with strong, long-lasting relationships. Faith founded the Women in Bio Metro New York chapter and was its chair for five years. She serves on the board of Women in Bio’s national organization and is a graduate of its inaugural Boardroom Ready program, an executive development course taught by George Washington University’s Executive Education School. Faith also serves on the Life Sciences Advisory Council for Springboard Enterprises. She has been recognized as a Life Sciences Star by Euromoney’s LMG Life Sciences since 2013, and she has been named a BTI Client Service All-Star.