Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Environmental, Regulatory, Environmental Compliance, Litigation and Defense, Energy Transition, Air Quality, Climate Change, Environmental Release and Incident Response

Partner

Rachel has over a decade of experience in private practice, government service, and as in-house counsel at a top-20 Fortune Global 500 company. With a practice focused on environmental law and sustainability, she helps her clients develop forward-thinking processes to achieve regulatory compliance and advance business goals, including in high-pressure situations. When needed, she defends clients in environmental enforcement actions.

Rachel assists clients with navigating all aspects of environmental compliance and enforcement. As a former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforcement attorney and experienced defense attorney, she is well-positioned to guide clients through internal investigations and pursue negotiated resolutions with government agencies. She also has direct experience with designing and implementing compliance programs to prevent or remediate compliance missteps, having played a leading role in developing new compliance processes and management systems while in-house during a monitorship.

In addition to environmental compliance and enforcement defense work, Rachel has first-hand experience working with executive leadership teams on sustainability strategy and ESG risk management. She routinely counsels clients on setting and tracking sustainability targets and reporting on their progress related to a range of subject matter, including decarbonization and climate disclosures, supply chain due diligence, and product stewardship.

Admitted to the District of Columbia and California State Bars

JD, Yale Law School, 2011

BA, English, Yale University, cum laude, 2008