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Rachael Kent

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1 202 663 6976 RACHAEL.KENT@WILMERHALE.COM

Work Department

Litigation ; International Arbitration ; Construction and Infrastructure ; Trials ; Latin America

Position

Partner

Vice Chair, International Arbitration Practice Group

Career

Rachael Kent is a partner and vice chair of the International Arbitration Practice Group at WilmerHale, based in Washington, DC. She joined the firm in 1998.

Ms. Kent has more than 20 years of experience representing clients in a wide variety of commercial and investment disputes in arbitration proceedings seated in common law and civil law jurisdictions worldwide. Her experience includes ad hoc and institutional arbitrations under the rules of the ICC, LCIA, HKIAC, ICDR, WIPO, ICSID, UNCITRAL and others. She has recently represented parties in disputes in the energy, mining, aerospace, defense, pharmaceutical, construction, insurance, telecommunications, technology and retail sectors, among others.

Ms. Kent has taught International Commercial Arbitration at the Georgetown University Law Center and the Duke University School of Law. She also frequently speaks and writes on topics related to international arbitration.

Memberships

  • District of Columbia
  • England and Wales, Registered Foreign Lawyer
  • Maryland

Education

JD, Duke University, 1998

BA, Georgetown University, 1995

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > International arbitration

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Rachael Kent – WilmerHale

WilmerHale sets itself apart through its cross-office approach to international arbitration, which sees the US team act hand-in-hand with its premier London practice to provide seamless cross-border firepower in multi-jurisdictional disputes. Well weighted between commercial and investor-state cases, the group is particularly recognized for its expertise in IP-related proceedings, where it can lean on the wider firm’s thriving IP disputes offering. Rachael Kent is vice-chair of the global department and has recently represented major corporations in commercial and investor-state arbitrations involving the life sciences, technology and infrastructure sectors, among others. Other recommended names include Danielle Morris, who is noted for her strong recent experience in investment-treaty arbitrations, and John Trenor, who paired up with the London office to handle a string of major multi-jurisdictional disputes over the past year. All named partners are based in Washington DC. John Pierce recently left the practice, while special counsel James Carter retired.

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