Rachel C. Lee
Experience
Rachel Lee is a trial attorney in the Litigation practice group. She has experience
working on a variety of business litigation, with a specific focus on appellate matters.
Prior to joining Stoel Rives, Rachel was a judicial clerk for Judge Susan P. Graber of
the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2009-2010, a summer associate at Stoel Rives in
2008, and a summer associate at Cable Huston Benedict Haagensen & Lloyd LLP in
Portland in 2007.
Representative Work
Appellate
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Successfully obtained Ninth Circuit decision affirming dismissal of False Claims
Associate
Act suit against federal contractors.
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Assisted with Ninth Circuit appeal resulting in successful affirmance of summary
judgment against breach of contract claim.
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Portland, OR
(503) 294-9403 direct
(503) 220-2480 fax
Assisted with successful opposition to a petition for a rehearing in Ninth Circuit
appeal involving a standby letter of credit.
rachel.lee@stoel.com
Assisted with successfully obtaining opinion from Oregon Supreme Court rejecting
Education
challenge to electricity rates set by Oregon Public Utility Commission.
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Order of the Coif and Pro Bono
Assisting with consolidated interlocutory appeals to Ninth Circuit from entry of
Distinction
preliminary injunction and denial of motion to compel arbitration in antitrust
Senior Notes Editor, Stanford Law
action.
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Drafting briefing in appeal to Ninth Circuit from district court decision denying a
Review
Stanford Supreme Court Litigation
public official qualified immunity against Fourteenth Amendment due process
Clinic, 2007-2008
Hilmer Oehlman, Jr. Award, 2006
claim by terminated employee.
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Represented contractor in Ninth Circuit appeal involving breach of contract
claim.
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Stanford Law School, J.D., 2009
Filed amicus brief in Ninth Circuit appeal involving First Amendment violations
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University of Utah, Doctoral student,
Biology Department, 1994-1997
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Carleton College, B.A., 1993, summa
cum laude
and the standard for granting prospective injunctive relief.
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Drafted amicus brief regarding scope of Oregon's Unfair Trade Practices Act in
Oregon Supreme Court case involving theft of personal information.
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Assisted with Oregon Court of Appeals case involving outdoor mass gathering
permit for festival.
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Assisted with United States Supreme Court petition for certiorari in case involving
procedural due process rights of hotel development company.
Admissions
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Oregon
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Washington
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U.S. District Court for the District of
Oregon
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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Supreme Court of the United States
Rachel C. Lee
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Assisted with United States Supreme Court petition for certiorari in medical malpractice suit.
Trial Level
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Member of the litigation team that successfully established validity and priority of design-build contractor’s lien for construction
of manufacturing facility.
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Successfully obtained summary judgment against shareholder class action claiming that directors of public corporation breached
their fiduciary duties in connection with attempted takeover.
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Assisted in obtaining dismissal of state and federal civil RICO claims against corporation and its executives.
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Member of litigation team that obtained dismissal of § 1983 claim and summary judgment against state constitutional claim in
suit by union against municipal corporation and its directors.
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Assisting with physicians’ defense against suit by former clinic employee alleging violations of False Claims Act.
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Assisting with quiet title suit involving adverse possession.
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Member of the litigation team representing joint defense group of online service companies in tax disputes with the city and
county and with the state of Oregon.
Professional Honors and Activities
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Listed among Rising Stars (Business Litigation), Oregon Super Lawyers®, 2013-2015
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Oregon Women Lawyers
Presentations
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"Ninth Circuit Boot Camp: A Beginning and Intermediate Guide to Ninth Circuit Practice," Pincus Professional Education Seminar,
Nov. 9, 2011.
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"Ex Parte Blogging: The Legal Ethics of Supreme Court Advocacy in the Internet Era," Stanford Law Review, 2009.
Civic Activities
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Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods, Board Member
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Sabin Community Association, Board Member and Chair of Land Use & Transportation Committee
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Grant High School Mock Trial Program, Assistant Coach