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Rachel Lee

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Overview

Rachel Lee is an associate in Crowell & Moring’s San Francisco office, where she practices in the Litigation and the Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources groups.

Rachel received her J.D. from UCLA School of Law. While in school, Rachel was Co-Chair of the Asian Pacific Islander Law Students Association, Chief Articles Editor of the Asian Pacific American Law Journal, and on the Moot Court Honors Board.

Prior to joining Crowell, she served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Hernán D. Vera at the U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Rachel was also a legal extern with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California in the criminal and national security divisions.

Career & Education

    • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
      Judicial Extern, 2024
    • Superior Court of San Francisco County
      Judicial Extern, 2020
    • Department of Justice: United States Attorneys' Office
      Central District of California, Criminal & National Security Extern, 2023
    • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
      Judicial Extern, 2024
    • Superior Court of San Francisco County
      Judicial Extern, 2020
    • Department of Justice: United States Attorneys' Office
      Central District of California, Criminal & National Security Extern, 2023

    • Bark & Co Solicitors, Intern, 2021
    • Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association, Family and Guardianship Unit Intern, 2021
    • Boston Court Service Center, Intern, 2020-2021
    • Bark & Co Solicitors, Intern, 2021
    • Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association, Family and Guardianship Unit Intern, 2021
    • Boston Court Service Center, Intern, 2020-2021

    • University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., 2025
    • Boston University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2022
    • University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., 2025
    • Boston University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2022

    • California
    • California

    • Cantonese
    • Cantonese

Rachel's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 03.30.26

Landmark Verdicts Against Meta and YouTube Signal New Era of Social Media Platform Liability

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