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 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, releveraging, and termination of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs).
Advises businesses entering into a wide variety of significant commercial transactions, including supply agreements, manufacturing agreements, distribution agreements, marketing agreements, advertising agreements, confidentiality or nondisclosure agreements, services agreements, warehouse agreements, and licensing agreements.
Counsels contractors, airports, and other agencies on matters relating to compliance with state and federal legal requirements, including issues relating to the Kentucky Open Records Act, state or federally-funded procurement and contracting, and civil rights programs.
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®.
U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Registering to Do Business in a State May Constitute Consent to Jurisdiction
Rachel Owsley and Daniel Boswell take a look at what registering to do business in a state may mean in regards to jurisdiction in this Stites & Harbison Client Alert.
Amendments to Kentucky Open Records Act Set to Become Effective June 29, 2021
In its 2021 regular session, the Kentucky General Assembly passed, and ultimately overrode Governor Andy Beshear’s veto of, House Bill 312 to amend the Kentucky Open Records Act, KRS 61.870 to KRS 61.884. Effective as of June 29, 2021, among other changes, the amended Act will restrict inspection rights to Kentucky “residents,” require public agencies to accept emailed open records requests, and extend public agencies’ time for handling requests from three days to five days.
Information You Need on the COVID-19 Coronavirus
Stites & Harbison has assembled a Coronavirus Response Team which consists of a cross-disciplinary task force of attorneys and critical staff members to ensure our firm remains “On the Job” for you. Updated 02/04/21
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