Rachel practises in public law and commercial law.

Before coming to the Bar, Rachel was at the Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office for several years, most recently as a Special Counsel.  Prior to that, Rachel worked in commercial litigation, as a Senior Associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London; at Fried Frank in New York; and at Blake Dawson Waldron (now Ashurst) in Sydney.  Rachel was an Associate to Justice O’Loughlin in the Federal Court of Australia.

Rachel has experience advising in various contexts including commissions, inquiries and regulatory investigations and has advised across a range of issues (eg constitutional law, intergovernmental agreements, statutory interpretation and water resources).

Rachel holds a Master of Laws from Columbia University in New York, where she was named a Kent Scholar in recognition of outstanding academic achievement.  She holds a Master of Public and International Law from Melbourne Law School, where she graduated with a first class honours average mark.  Rachel also holds first class honours degrees in politics and in law from the University of Adelaide, where she received various academic prizes in law. 

Rachel is reading with Emrys Nekvapil.  Her senior mentor is Rowena Orr QC.