Attorneys

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Rachel Owsley

Louisville, KY
502-779-5827

Rachel is an experienced transactional attorney focusing on employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and compliance matters, and other strategic commercial transactions. Rachel represents domestic and international businesses operating across the United States.

Capabilities

Practice Areas

Airport Law

Business Services

Corporate General Services

Corporate Governance & Disclosure

Employee Benefits

Entrepreneurial Services

Franchise & Distribution

Joint Ventures

Manufacturing

Mergers & Acquisitions

Recent News, Articles & Speaking Engagements

UPDATE: FinCEN and Treasury Department Announce They Will Not Enforce CTA Despite March Deadline

with Edward H. Burrell III, William M. Joseph (Bill), Walter S. Robertson and Alison M. Zeitlin,

Stites & Harbison Client Alert, March 6, 2025

UPDATE: Corporate Transparency Act Back on as Potential Changes Loom

with Edward H. Burrell III, William M. Joseph (Bill), Walter S. Robertson and Alison M. Zeitlin,

Stites & Harbison Client Alert, February 20, 2025

Future of the Corporate Transparency Act is Uncertain

with Edward H. Burrell III, William M. Joseph (Bill), Walter S. Robertson and Alison M. Zeitlin,

Stites & Harbison Client Alert, December 5, 2024

Recent Assignments

Serves as outside general, ESOP, and corporate counsel to clients in the aerospace, telecommunications, engineering, manufacturing, and construction industries (including government contractors in these industries).

Represents businesses, fiduciaries, and shareholders in transactions involving the establishment, maintenance, administration, and termination of 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, joint ventures, confidentiality or nondisclosure agreements, and services agreements (including related government funding requirements).

Leads teams through M&A transactions and other strategic corporate transactions, including coordinating or advising on investment bank engagements, deal structuring, due diligence, and post-closing integration.

Bar Admissions

Kentucky

Firm Leadership

Business & Finance Group, Louisville Office Chair

Audit Letter Response Committee, Member

Diversity Committee, Member

Opinions Committee, Member

Recruiting Committee, Member

Corporate Transparency Act Committee, Member

Memberships

American Bar Association

Kentucky Bar Association

Louisville Bar Association

ESOP Association

National Center for Employee Ownership

Hispanic National Bar Association

Louisville Employee Benefits Council (LEBC)

Land Trust Alliance

Community Involvement

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)

Education

J.D.,

2007

magna cum laude

University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law

Org / Honor

University of Louisville Law Review (formerly Brandeis Law Journal), Editor in Chief

Brandeis Honor Society

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

Stites & Harbison Leadership Award

Chief Justice John S. Palmore Award

B.A.,

2004

summa cum laude

Hanover College

Org / Honor

Alumni Association Award for Exemplary Scholarship, Character and Citizenship

Department Honors; Distinguished Award in Spanish

Richter Grant Recipient

Student Athlete Award

Before Stites & Harbison

Rachel joined Stites & Harbison in September 2007 after participating in the firm’s summer associate program in 2005 and 2006.

More Than Stites & Harbison

In her spare time, Rachel loves to travel and explore new places with her husband and sons.

Languages

Spanish

Accolades

Martindale-Hubbell® AV-Preeminent® Peer Review Rated

Best Lawyers in America®, Corporate Law (2024-25)

Contact Resources

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Client Alerts

UPDATE: FinCEN and Treasury Department Announce They Will Not Enforce CTA Despite March Deadline

There is yet another update with respect to the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”). Less than two weeks after the U.S. Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) set a new deadline for CTA compliance, both FinCEN and the U.S. Department of Treasury issued separate press releases announcing their intent to...
by Edward H. Burrell III, William M. Joseph (Bill), Rachel Owsley, Walter S. Robertson and Alison M. Zeitlin

March 06, 2025

Client Alerts

UPDATE: Corporate Transparency Act Back on as Potential Changes Loom

Compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) is no longer voluntary. Businesses subject to the CTA, which includes the majority of entities formed or registered to do business in the United States, will have until March 21, 2025, to file their beneficial ownership information reports with the U.S. Treasury...
by Edward H. Burrell III, William M. Joseph (Bill), Rachel Owsley, Walter S. Robertson and Alison M. Zeitlin

February 20, 2025

Client Alerts

Future of the Corporate Transparency Act is Uncertain

With the January 1, 2025, deadline for beneficial ownership information filings pursuant to the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) for entities formed prior to 2024 rapidly approaching, Judge Amos L. Mazzant III of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas preliminarily enjoined the enforcement of the CTA...
by Edward H. Burrell III, William M. Joseph (Bill), Rachel Owsley, Walter S. Robertson and Alison M. Zeitlin

December 05, 2024

Press Releases

Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2025 Best Lawyers® Publications

Honorees Include 12 as “Lawyer of the Year,” 98 in Best Lawyers in America® and 31 in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 98 of its lawyers are included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®....
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August 16, 2024

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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. The guide honors the firms and attorneys who have demonstrated the ability to consistently handle complex, high-stakes cases in multiple jurisdictions. Stites & Harbison’s honorees include...
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Press Releases

Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2024 Best Lawyers® Publications

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Press Releases

Stites & Harbison Promotes Six Attorneys

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC announced in January that six attorneys have been promoted within the law firm effective January 2020. The new Members (Partners) include: J. Brittany Cross Carlson, Louisville, Ky., office, Torts & Insurance Practice Service Group. Carlson’s practice focuses on drug and medical device litigation, product liability,...
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Press Releases

Stites & Harbison promotes 15 attorneys in 2016

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC announced today that 15 attorneys have been promoted within the law firm. Twelve have been elected to membership and three have been elected to Counsel, effective January 2016. The new Members (Partners) include: Michael Kim – Alexandria office – Business Litigation Service Group Stephen Weyer...
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