Rachel Owsley
Rachel is a transactional attorney focusing on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and compliance matters, ESOP transactions, and other strategic commercial transactions. Rachel represents domestic and international businesses operating across the United States.
Serves as outside general and corporate counsel to clients in the aerospace, telecommunications, engineering, manufacturing, and construction industries (including state and federal contractors in these industries).
Represents businesses, fiduciaries, and shareholders in transactions involving the establishment, maintenance, administration, and termination of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), including Department of Labor investigations.
Advises businesses entering into a wide variety of significant commercial transactions, including supply agreements, manufacturing agreements, distribution agreements, teaming agreements, confidentiality or nondisclosure agreements, and services agreements.
Leads teams through M&A transactions and other strategic corporate transactions, including coordinating or advising on investment bank agreements, deal structure analysis, due diligence, deal negotiations, and post-closing integration.
Audit Letter Response Committee, Member
Diversity Committee, Member
Opinions Committee, Member
Hispanic National Bar Association Latina Executive Leadership Program, Class of 2021
Leadership Louisville, Class of 2021
Maryhurst, Inc., Board of Directors and Corporate Secretary (2012-18)
magna cum laude
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
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University of Louisville Law Review (formerly Brandeis Law Journal), Editor in Chief
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Brandeis Honor Society
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Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
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Stites & Harbison Leadership Award
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Chief Justice John S. Palmore Award
summa cum laude
Hanover College
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Alumni Association Award for Exemplary Scholarship, Character and Citizenship
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Department Honors; Distinguished Award in Spanish
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Richter Grant Recipient
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Student Athlete Award
Rachel joined Stites & Harbison in September 2007 after participating in the firm's summer associate program in 2005 and 2006.
In her spare time, Rachel loves to travel and explore new places with her husband and sons.
Spanish
Martindale-Hubbell® AV-Preeminent® Peer Review Rated
Best Lawyers in America®, Corporate Law (2024)
Benchmark Litigation 2024 Honors 14 Stites & Harbison Attorneys
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The 2024 edition of Benchmark Litigation names 11 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys as “Litigation Stars” and three as “Future Stars” in Kentucky.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2024 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 101 of its lawyers are included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
Stites & Harbison Promotes Six Attorneys
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC announced that six attorneys have been promoted within the law firm effective January 2020.
Stites & Harbison promotes 15 attorneys in 2016